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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

TechCrunch LA

Its “content arm” Entity Mag has quite interestingly gone viral on social media and has more than 1.1 Entity uses all this to curate not just what courses it provides and what goes into the curriculum, but also how best to supplement that learning.

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Glossier just laid off one-third of its corporate employees, mostly in tech

TechCrunch LA

The company laid off its entire retail staff and closed all its physical locations, including its flagship New York City store, in August 2020. The company’s website currently says customers should “stay tuned” for more retail store openings this year. It may not be as glamorous as D2C, but beauty tech is big money.

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Shopify Plots Amazon Affiliate Marketing Attack

Tech.Co

Now, Shopify has apparently approached major publishers including Complex and Vox Media as well as getting Buzzfeed to sign on to the new program. This, of course, is potentially game-changing news for Shopify users. billion on Prime Day 2020 — that's more than the annual GDP of Monaco in just two days. Considering Shopify?

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5 Actions To Convince Your Boss You Are Accountable

Startup Professionals Musings

In the Starbucks example mentioned earlier, Kevin Johnson sent a clear message, externally on social media, and internally via memo to all employees, on what he expected, and he provided the time and training so that everyone accepted the message. Of course, talking and giving orders is no substitute for doing.

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What I Ate on My Weight Loss Journey of 2020

Both Sides of the Table

Since it’s January 1st and I know many people are scrambling to put together plans for what to eat I thought I’d just start with a question I know is on many people’s minds, “what should I eat in 2021 to make it healthier than 2020?” Well, of course it’s better with sour cream, guac, cheese and wrapped in a lovely tortilla!

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10 Marketing Strategies To Drive Exponential Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Elon Musk and Tesla made their battery patents available to anyone, to clear the path for market infrastructure growth and compatibility, which of course benefits Tesla. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/29/2020. Offer an alliance with competitors to expand the market. Market an image of exclusivity or premium only.

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5 Ways To Focus Your Strategy On Delighting Customers

Startup Professionals Musings

Of course, these new customer-facing strategies shouldn’t preclude you from focusing behind the scenes on reducing costs and broadening your product line to supersede competitors. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/10/2020. Winning customers in business is a lot more fun than the alternatives.

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