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Holey Grail Donuts bites into $9M for Los Angeles retail expansion

TechCrunch LA

Holey Grail Donuts started selling its hand-fried, made-to-order taro donuts on Sunday mornings out of a little red burger trailer in Kauai in 2018. What we’re doing at Holey Grail is approaching demand with a high level of integrity and a mission focused on creating healthier options with incredible taste,” Nile Dreiling added.

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8 Strategies To Capitalize On Untapped Global Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

With a singular focus on building unicorns, very rapid growth has been a key metric. Even consumers here in the US are demanding a more responsible approach. Facebook’s market value tumbled many billions in 2018 due to users’ decreased confidence in the platform. Build for sustainability and resilience, as well as growth.

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8 Keys To Real Innovation Outside of Silicon Valley

Startup Professionals Musings

With a singular focus on building unicorns, very rapid growth has been a key metric. Even consumers here in the US are demanding a more responsible approach. Facebook’s market value tumbled many billions in 2018 due to users’ decreased confidence in the platform. Build for sustainability and resilience, as well as growth.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. No prizes for guessing what some of MakeSpace’s innovations will be in 2018 and 2019. We spent a few hundred thousand dollars opening up operations in Chicago and Washington D.C. Summary Startups are fun and exhilarating and filled with challenging problems to solve.

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5 Steps To Strategy Tuning Through Machine Learning

Startup Professionals Musings

The software directs humans and trucks to balance the tide of idle bicycles to other areas of a city where the demand is higher at the moment, rather than humans directing software. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/17/2018. The efficiency gain is tremendous. Get data flowing, and machines talking to each other.

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7 Strategies To Avoid the Curse of Business-As-Usual

Startup Professionals Musings

They have to be energized and able to adapt as the market and competitors demand. You need to communicate quantified and updates goals quarterly, including the metrics to assess progress and success. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/25/2018. Define stretch goals and challenge your team to deliver.