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Tech Industry Lobby Proposes Data Privacy Laws; Critics Call Them Weak

Xconomy

The tech industry, which reaps billions of dollars by harvesting personal data and using it to sell targeted advertising and other services, opened the door to federal data privacy regulations today in a proposal by ITI, a lobbying organization for tech companies.

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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

TechCrunch LA

In 2019, for example, Google reported its attrition rates of Black and Latinx talent — which indicate the rate at which employees leave on an annual basis — were higher than the national average. Amazon Employee Warns Internal Groups They’re Being Monitored For Labor Organizing – Motherboard. ” Don’t Miss.

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10 Questions To Lead You To Timely Successful Change

Startup Professionals Musings

A while back, I spotted a book for change management leaders in large organization, and I realized that many of the issues they face are the same as ones faced in every growing startup. Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.

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Interview With Brian McCarthy, Dentistry.com

socalTECH

That was backed by BVP and Draper Fishre Jurvetson, A-league venture investors, before YouTube got bought by Google and all the wind got taken off the ocean. How do you handle recruiting, and what do you tell potential employees who might be getting recruited by local startups or even large companies with nearby offices, like Google?

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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

Both Sides of the Table

The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. They are run by smart & shrewd people or they wouldn’t become leaders in incumbent organizations in the first place.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

Both Sides of the Table

We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. This industry is so mature now that the cat-and-mouse game between companies and Google has gotten sophisticated.

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Answer These Ten Key Questions To Beat Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

A while back, I spotted a new book for change management leaders in large organization, and I realized that many of the issues they face are the same as ones faced in every growing startup. Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.

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