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Are you at risk for tech killing your job?

Berkonomics

And the prime motivators of this massive destruction are the same class of entrepreneurs and innovators that have done it before. Email readers, continue here…] By 2024, at least ninety percent of the global population will have regular Internet access. Thought so. That is six-tenths of one percent of the world’s population.

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Do you really want to be the first to market?

Berkonomics

Apple as a surprising example. For argument’s sake, let’s credit the iPhone with igniting an entire product class. There are numerous examples like that one. I recall the introduction of artificial intelligence into the hotel reservation process, a “one-up” on the airline method of yield managing the price of airplane seats.

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Will tech kill your job?

Berkonomics

And the prime motivators of this massive destruction are the same class of entrepreneurs and innovators that have done it before. Email readers, continue here…] Yes, Amazon is partially to blame. For example, 81% of businesses hiring today want graduates with business or accounting degrees. Thought so. Worse, 3.1%

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What’s the minimum information to give your investors?

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] Prepare for your annual meetings well. This could include the need for audited financials, monthly financial and narrative reporting and more. But don’t worry. Few investors will show up that day. But – make it easy for them by creating a video or phone link to the meeting.

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How much information do you give to investors?

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here.] These could include the need for audited financials, monthly financial and narrative reporting and more. That burden is an ongoing cost of taking the investment, much as a public company takes on the additional burden of governmental reporting, both adding to costs over time.

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Why Startup Entrepreneurs Need to Communicate More Like George Bush Than Al Gore

Both Sides of the Table

You imagined him as the kid in your class at school at the front of the room raising his hand at every question and saying, “Oooh, me. Other tech examples: People constantly come up to me and tell me they want to start “becoming a line” which is shorthand for my post “ Lines, not Dots. Call on me.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). For example, Excel was able to read files from Lotus, and was able to save the file without losing any information. The program manager was the key person at the center of the product, yet wouldn’t have anyone reporting to him/her.