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The Future Of Retail And America In The Post-COVID World

YoungUpstarts

When we look ahead, it feels like the 4 th of July 2020 will bring “a rebirth of America” for consumers and brands, and planning for that event should begin soon. The post The Future Of Retail And America In The Post-COVID World appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

Fun Tidbit 1: Europe and North America are of similar importance in terms of revenue (40% EMEA / 41% N. America in 2019) though in terms of nights booked Europe was 43% and N. America was only 29% –> so per booking North America generates roughly 50% higher revenue than Europe.

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Generative AI – The End of Empty Textboxes

TechEmpower

He lives in Houston, he's a dedicated math teacher, and a proud recipient of the Teach for America excellence award. I'm Mark, an enthusiastic math teacher from Houston and a proud Teach for America honoree. The information provided was all pulled from data he’s already entered - just Mark, Houston, Math Teacher, Teach for America.

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Baby Boomers May Be Your Biggest Startup Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

Business-startup rates in America increased the most in the Midwest and South. Since entrepreneurship is a key driver of economic growth, this should bode well for America, and for world economic growth as well. The immigrant rate of entrepreneurial activity seems to be declining each year (now about.5%),

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How Baby Boomers Fit In The Realm Of Entrepreneurship

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a report last year from the Kauffman Foundation , the highest rate of entrepreneurship in America shifted a few years ago to the Boomer age group, compared to Gen-X (1965 to1980) and Gen-Y (1981 to 1995). Yet credible reports on current trends tell us just the opposite.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I told her that I believed America’s best asset – driven initially from software innovation mindset in the San Francisco Bay Area and media innovation driven from Los Angeles – was our willingness to accept failure. What makes America great, as I told the president of South Korea, is our willingness to accept failure.

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7 Key Startup Activities Where Follow-Up Is Critical

Startup Professionals Musings

A numbing 68% of all business lost in America is lost due to lack of follow-up after the sale. More customers are lost to apathy after the sale than poor service or quality. Many experts suggest it costs six times more to sell something to a new customer than to an existing customer. Professional relationships.