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6 Ways Tech Startups Are Changing in 2019

Tech.Co

Entrepreneurs preparing to launch a startup in 2019 should be aware of the latest trends that will guide their successes or failures. It’s one of the best bellwethers the tech industry relies on to predict what is on the horizon for the rest of 2018 and the first half of 2019. Gig Workers Are on the Rise. Why Tech Startups Care.

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Illumina Cuts Forecasts As Consumer Tests, Genomics Initiatives Lag

Xconomy

On Monday, Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN ) informed the markets that it had overshot the mark with its 2019 estimates. The news reflects a slowdown in the demand for mail-in genetic testing kits and a lag in the rollout of some of the government-led population studies for which Illumina provides DNA sequencing tools.

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GM exits car-sharing business and shuts down Maven

TechCrunch LA

It was an important launch for GM and its Chairman and CEO Mary Barra, who used a study commissioned in the wake of the ignition switch engineering scandal to accelerate her plans to transform the culture and operations at the automaker. The service’s demise seemed to begin after the company lost its CEO Julia Steyn in January 2019.

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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

TechCrunch LA

In 2019, for example, Google reported its attrition rates of Black and Latinx talent — which indicate the rate at which employees leave on an annual basis — were higher than the national average. A new poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that it’s going to be a close election.

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Change Your Management Style To Meet Today’s Culture

Startup Professionals Musings

I just finished a new book, “ It’s The Manager ,” by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter, leaders at Gallup, who have assembled feedback from the largest study of its kind, including over 37 million people from businesses around the world. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/10/2019. I also found it’s never too late to start.

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10 Tips To New Venture Leaders To Never Stop Learning

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, you may have noticed in a recent study , that the business CEO turnover rate last year was the highest in 10 years, and may go even higher this year. Many new venture owners have trouble disengaging from the escalating demands of their business to celebrate the small successes of the people and customers who depend on them.

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It Takes Courage In Business To Change The Status Quo

Startup Professionals Musings

They marched firmly ahead with their existing model, rather than reinvent themselves in the face of customers demanding change. Some people and companies are prone to extended studies and slow implementations of change. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01-15-2019. Commit to an authentic and memorable purpose.

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