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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

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I thought I was pretty sell suited to answer that question because having grown up in Northern California but lived and worked in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain & Japan over 11 years I had seen quite a few societies and work environments. And that is what we’ll do.” Now they are partners.

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Joint Statement by Colorado High-Tech Companies on COVID-19

Feld Thoughts

I’ve been involved with a number of leaders in the Colorado tech community since Wednesday morning as we’ve aggressively mobilized to address the Covid-19 crisis. local nonprofit organizations that are helping at-risk communities who will be severely impacted by this pandemic. Every hour counts.

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Twitter Link Roundup #80 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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The image above is a photo of Manarola, Italy – a small town in northern Italy. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week! image credit: EpicV27.

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Survivors

Both Sides of the Table

I lived and worked in England, France, Italy and Japan and had worked extensively in Germany. I told her that I believed it came down to one main driver – “acceptance of failure” and that I thought this was particularly institutionalized in one industry more than others – the startup community.

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Transformify: The Sustainable Platform for Remote Jobs

Transformify

It was a growing community of people who enjoyed their digital nomad lifestyle. However, the salaries are spent locally, thus revitalizing the local communities. Coronavirus quarantine is a good example as in some countries like Italy and France, people are allowed to go out only to do grocery shopping, visit a pharmacy or a doctor.

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What Do Diversity Hiring and Work From Home Jobs Have in Common?

Transformify

Many countries have imposed travel bans and an unprecedented country-wide quarantine has been announced in Italy, Spain and Bulgaria. Creating remote jobs is a win-win situation as we can hire the most talented candidates regardless of their location thus supporting the local communities.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: The Nevica Project

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The Nevica P roject was launched in 2008 by Jayson Lawfer originally as a way to work on his own time while traveling to and from Italy. Since I was splitting my time between the States and Italy, it was very important to start an online business that I could run from my computer, wherever I was in the world.