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Do you need an advisory board?

Berkonomics

How about using the names for marketing, fundraising? There is no rule as to uniformity of pay, as some advisors may be willing to serve at no cost while others are industry consultants used to receiving fair payment for services rendered. Create a formal advisor agreement listing expectations.

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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

TechCrunch LA

The process for retailers and brands to liquidate excess inventory hasn’t changed very much, if at all, and while some retailers were able to build operational infrastructure to service the off-price channels, it continues to be a constant pain point. She went on to write, “Dee and Josh are the exact right team to tackle it.

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How would you like a great advisory board?

Berkonomics

There is no rule as to uniformity of pay, as some advisors may be willing to serve at no cost while others are industry consultants used to receiving fair payment for services rendered. Advisors fill blind spots in the corporate knowledge base and guide you in areas where you feel you have a personal weakness.

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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

Tech.Co

Selz, run by a team of around 50 in Sydney, Australia, bills itself as a one-stop-shop for small businesses to start selling products and services online. To put it simply, Amazon is getting instant access to a market it used to operate in. Selz currently has a user base of more than 125,000. Service Sales. Square Online.

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Bolstering the Partner Ranks at GRP

Both Sides of the Table

I instantly hit it off with Greg because we was a fountain of knowledge. He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. I love learning so this is a great process.

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How NinjaThat Taps The Power Of Students For Business Tasks, with Atif Siddiqi

socalTECH

We caught up with Co-founder and CEO Atif Siddiqi , who told us about the service. We're tracking data and recommending missions based on the skills they want, so that they can have more opportunities when they graduate. How does the service work, and can people use it yet? What is Ninjathat?

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How Kaleo Is Tackling Enterprise Knowledge Sharing

socalTECH

Phil Hui-Bon-Hoa , the CEO of El Segundo-based Kaleo (www.kaleo.com), is a serial entrepreneur who has previously built and sold four companies, including one acquired by IFILM, and another by Sun Microsystems. We've created an easy process for big companies to build a living knowledge base.