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4 Principles Guide Every Socially Conscious Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Examples of profitable companies practicing this model include Trader Joe’s , led by Doug Rauch as retired president, and Conscious Capitalism® board member, and the Container Store , built by Kip Tindell. You can find dozens more on the Conscious Capitalism web site.

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6 New Venture Funding Realities To Guide Your Efforts

Startup Professionals Musings

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according to a classic Crunchbase article. Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down.

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Daily Crunch: Twitter will delete dormant accounts

TechCrunch LA

. “As part of our commitment to serve the public conversation, we’re working to clean up inactive accounts to present more accurate, credible information people can trust across Twitter,” the company said. This follows reports that the streaming company is also working to buy the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

And it made me come to a new realization: Every early-stage web/mobile/online startup should have at least one technical advisor, probably two. They were making some significant choices that were going to have lasting impact on their company. It just didn't dawn on me how common this need is. Strategic Technical Advisor.

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

Both Sides of the Table

The book is a layman’s guide to understanding how we as humans make decisions and is underpinned by data-oriented studies to prove his claims. Social proof is defined as “looking for others to guide our decision&# and it can be both explicit and implicit. He first worked hard to get him to be an advisor to the company.

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Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

SoCal CTO

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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Overcome Small-to Medium-Sized Company IT Infrastructure Challenges with Managed Network Solutions

Southern California Edison Blog

Small- to medium-sized businesses may lack the resources and IT expertise to manage, protect, and upgrade their networks effectively compared to larger, more enterprise-level companies. Top Small- to Medium-Sized Company Network Challenges. Small Budgets. Read More: Top Strategies to Reduce Network Cost. Slow Internet Speeds.