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From apathy to action: Transforming volunteer boards through tech empowerment

Board Effect

Enter technology and board development — the secret weapons for enhancing board engagement. It also builds the skills they need to be effective decision-makers, including the best ways to communicate and create consensus. For example, Starfish Family Services, a Michigan social service agency, has a 21-member board.

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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

academia was engaged in weapon systems research for the Defense Department and intelligence community. One of the unintended consequences was that many of the academics went off to found a wave of startups selling their technology to the military. Some of the speed is simply due to development methodologies.

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AVIXA’s Heidi A. Voorhees on Thinking Differently

Startup Professionals Musings

EDUCATION Bachelor of arts, majoring in commercial recreation/business, Central Michigan University; master of business administration, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. operations for AVIXA (the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association), including marketing and communications, U.S. Voorhees, CAE.

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Local Marketing Strategies For Your Small Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Laura earned an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BFA at Carnegie Mellon University. Key Takeaway: Marketing has changed for all types of business in the last few years thanks to new platforms, channels, and technology. 12:27] How do we get those reviews from customers that seem to be happy? [15:16] Like this show?

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How To Improve Your Local Marketing Strategy

Duct Tape Marketing

Laura earned an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BFA at Carnegie Mellon University. Key Takeaway: Marketing has changed for all types of businesses in the last few years thanks to new platforms, channels, and technology. 12:27] How do we get those reviews from customers that seem to be happy? [15:16] Like this show?

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31 Great Ways Universities Are Using Google+

YoungUpstarts

the University of Michigan, administrators are excited about using Google+ for better campus communication, especially collaboration. Google Plus Hangouts are a great place for alumni to connect with other student, faculty, and staff, building connections and facilitating opportunities within the university community.

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Why the Future of Tesla May Depend on Knowing What Happened to Billy Durant

Steve Blank

A version of this article appeared in the Harvard Business Review. But in 1904, after his first time seeing a car in Flint, Michigan, he was one of the first to see that the future was going to be in a radically new form of transportation powered by internal combustion engines. The company closed in 1931. is closing rapidly.

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