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Micromobility in limbo: Takeaways from Paris and LA

TechCrunch LA

What type of market, if any, is the right one? Paris has been an important market for the e-scooter industry at large, but the city has chafed against the vehicles, citing safety incidents , some of which were fatal. kilometers in July 2022 and 2.53 Paris: To ban or not to ban? Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images).

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5 Unfair Advantages To Help You Succeed In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

These authors speak from their own wealth of experience in creating and growing technology startups, marketing, and fundraising. Education and expertise: formal and self-learning. Don’t believe the myth that a formal education is not an advantage – it teaches you how to learn effectively. This is called the serendipity mindset.

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7 Steps To Creating An Effective Personal Brand Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Now may be the time to build new credentials is this digital age by taking time for education courses and attending digital conferences. For example, with a strong background in traditional marketing, you may reposition yourself as a digital marketing expert, with a much better opportunity. Don’t be too humble.

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6 Reasons That Managers Still Add Value In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are a few of their key points, with my own insights added: Workers today are more educated and aware of options. Market evolution is not the same as company success. Some people argue that markets evolve quickly and are optimized without managers, so why not let this happen within a business through spontaneous decision making?

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7 Steps To Making An Effective Decision in Business

Startup Professionals Musings

These seasoned executives and educators bring a pragmatic mix of scientific research and real-world experience to guide you, with my additions, through the following seven decision-making steps: Re-affirm every case and need for a change decision. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/13/2022.

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10 Key Business Founder Checks Needed Before The Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

I recommend that you look for new or emerging opportunities in new markets. Successful businesses are built around solutions that work, have a market, and are scalable. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 8/11/2022. Time is of the essence in business, so responding quickly with a solution always improves your odds.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

The second phase was the emergence of influencer marketing, or connecting those influencers to brands to leverage their audiences … Now that influencer marketing has become an established part of the marketing playbook, we are in phase three: tools to help influencers further monetize their influence, like Cameo, and then manage their lives.”.

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