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How Phyn Is Bringing The World Of High Tech To Water Conservation, With Ryan Kim

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The world of plumbing is not known for its high tech products. There's a new Michigan State University study that came out earlier this year, which says that in only five years, a third of the U.S. When we looked at our strategy and people who want to, and who are our customers, there are two to three big categories.

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TaskUs Snags Chief People Officer From Chipotle

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Santa Monica-based TaskUs , which provides back office and customer support for many prominent high tech companies, said this morning that it has appointed Mike Ferguson as the company's first Chief People officer. Ferguson was most recently Head of People Support at Chipotle Mexican Grill, which he spent the last 12 years at.

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

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Microsoft was one of the first successful high-tech companies to not distribute its profits to shareholders. Along with your cash, customers and employees, a healthy startup culture will prove to be one of your most precious assets. . In 1997, Bill finally purchased a private jet. Treasure it. Banana IP. "Intellectual

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Five Rules to Prevent Startup Project Scope Creep

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“Scope creep” (or feature creep) is an insidious disease that kills more good startups than any other, especially high-tech ones, and yet most founders (who may be the cause) never even see it happening. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements. Implement and enforce a change process.

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8 Signals That It’s Time for Change In Your Business

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New unmet consumer or customer needs. Or you notice that your line of high quality tools is being undercut by cheap knockoffs manufactured in other countries. You are still providing conventional digital wristwatches while Apple and others are delivering high-tech new versions that sync with your smartphone.

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5 Keys To Starting A New Venture In Your Local Town

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Especially in a small town, for credibility, you need to quantify your plan consistently to local leaders and organizations, as well as bankers and customers. If you are looking for comfort, stick to that nine-to-five job. Work to build memorable customer experiences today, or the store may be empty tomorrow.

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What Mattered In 2010: Scott Painter, TrueCar

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Last week, we announced our end-of-the-year project, which was to collect and share the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. At a more simple level, what Steve Jobs and the iPad has done, has totally changed how we as a business communicate with our customers. READ MORE>>.

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