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5 Strategies To Capitalize On Hard Times In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business ,” was one of the first to predict that Gen-Y would lead the charge, bounce back from the last recession, and be big winners. examines and analyses this entrepreneurial revolution to reveal critical lessons every Gen-Y entrepreneur and marketer must learn. Snap up top talent.

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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

SoCal CTO

But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times. This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then. Here's the rest.

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Almost 25% of Laid-off Tech Workers Start Their Own Businesses

Tech.Co

A huge number of tech companies have made layoffs in 2022 , whilst others have taken advantage of video conferencing software and other remote collaboration tools to offer flexible working arrangements and retain the best talent. Challenges for New Businesses.

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Interview with Minnie Ingersoll, TenOneTen Ventures

socalTECH

What's the hardest part of being a startup entrepreneur? Why did you decide to move to venture capital? We write checks from $500K to a million dollars, and we like to fund engineers turned entrepreneurs. What do you look for in entrepreneurs? Tell us a bit about yourself? Minnie Ingersoll: That's a good question.

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5 Key Recovery Strategies Counter Economic Downturns

Startup Professionals Musings

Driven by the current pandemic, smart entrepreneurs of all ages are jumping into the fray with new ideas, new recovery strategies, and discarding outmoded business models. I see it most in the newest generation of entrepreneurs (Gen-Y), who were shocked out of entitlement into action by an economic downturn. Snap up top talent.

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Ryan Blair, HashtagOne: From Gang Member, To Entrepreneur, To Anti-VC

socalTECH

I want to invest in entrepreneurs that have the capacity to be number one at whatever they are doing, and do it within our skill base, which is direct-to-consumer. So, now, as a VC, I swore I'd never treat entrepreneurs like those VCs treated me. I love entrepreneurs. It was really the same business, but with less capital.

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5 Lessons From the Recession for Young Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Driven by the recent recession, smart entrepreneurs of all ages are jumping into the fray with new ideas, new recovery strategies, and discarding outmoded business models. I see it most in the newest generation of entrepreneurs (Gen-Y), who were shocked out of entitlement into action by the recession. to capitalize on the recession.