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Family & Kids’ Advocate Shum Preston on the Tech Backlash of 2017

Xconomy

Much attention was focused this past year on the impact of social media on the 2016 presidential election, as reports emerged about the use of these platforms by entities linked with Russia to spread false, misleading, or inflammatory political messages.

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“Visibility” — A Powerful Lesson on DACA and The American Dream from @LeonKrauze

Both Sides of the Table

link] I’m tired of hearing people on social media speak of “virtue signaling,” a term meant to silence well-meaning people from speaking the truth about injustices done to immigrants, African Americans, the LGBTQ community or speaking up on gender inequality. education: bi-cultural, bi-national and bi-lingual.

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7 New Business Realities Challenging Every Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Today’s hyper connected people through social media, and linked economies through global finance cause even tiny country woes to ripple quickly through businesses around the world. Eliminating poverty, improving education, and financial literacy are issues that can no longer be separated from business. Use two-way communication.

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5 Steps To A Compelling Story For Business Proposals

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, if I don’t know you, and you didn’t sell your last company for $800 million, your story needs to educate me on why anyone would bet on you to succeed, and how you would reward me for success. Mark Zuckerberg was not the first to build a social media platform, so he had to find investors who believed in him.

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Every New Business Needs A Unique Selling Proposition

Startup Professionals Musings

Is there an educated marketplace waiting? An educated marketplace is one where your target customers already understand the problem and the impact of your technology. Truly disruptive technologies are tough, since it always takes extra time and money to educate and motivate the customers to move away from current approaches.

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How You Should Start a Business Before the Bubble

Startup Professionals Musings

In the entrepreneur world, most of the energy I see is focused on the current opportunity bubbles, now including anything mobile, the new sharing economy (Uber, Airbnb), or yet another social media app (Snapchat, WhatsApp). Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/17/2017. Now is the time to float your own.

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Are You And Your New Venture Positioned For Success?

Startup Professionals Musings

Solutions that imply a paradigm shift always take longer to sell, and more money for marketing and education than expected. Social media and other channels provide the vehicles, but everyone has to be open for the process to work. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/22/2017.