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“I will say that a lot of tension arose from Googler’s expectations that the company’s culture had to be exactly the same as what it was when the company was one fifth the size” Former GOOG & MSFT executive (and multiple time founder) Javier Soltero on Career Advice, Big Company Culture, and Startup Hiring Tips

Hunter Walker

On a personal level, the idea that I had started my first professional job in an industry and an area that I had been so passionate about since I was a kid growing up in Puerto Rico. I suspect a lot of people my age who entered the industry at that time and who were not from California felt similarly.

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Doki Doki Announces Donation of $15,000 For the Stand with Austin Fund and the National Federation…

Austin Startup

They are headquartered in Baltimore, but the NFB consists of affiliates, chapters, and divisions in all fifty states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. .” — Takahito Iguchi, Doki Doki CEO The National Federation of the Blind is the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind Americans.

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Applying Lean Startup Beyond Silicon Valley

Startup Lessons Learned

This event is free, and their conversation will be followed by a live Q&A for webcast attendees; register today to join them. Those conversations can often circle around the difficulties of entrepreneurship outside Silicon Valley. like Asia, is that the methods most of us are familiar with are actually pretty culturally specific.

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Join a conference simulcast near you

Startup Lessons Learned

Past livestream attendees have reported great conversations and networking. Cincinnati, NEO HQ, 3700 Park 42 Dr Cleveland Columbus Oklahoma: Tulsa Pennsylvania: Lititz Philadelphia Puerto Rico: San Juan South Dakota: Sioux Falls Texas: Austin: Tech Ranch Austin, 9111 Jollyville Rd. They represent more than 10,000 people total.

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Out of the Crisis #9, the founders of Frontline Foods on the moral imperative to support frontline workers at scale

Startup Lessons Learned

You can listen to our conversation on Apple , Google , or wherever you like to download podcasts. In addition, the transcript of my conversation with Sydney, Ryan and Frank is below. We could do a whole conversation just about the spiritual implications of it. I happen to be having a lot of these conversations right now.

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Major Victory for Jewish Religious Pluralism in Israel: Reform and Conservative Conversions Will Finally Be Recognized by The State of Israel

Pascal's View

I am the product of an inter-faith marriage, and my mother completed a Reform conversion in Canada over 50 years ago; I grew up in a Conservative congregation in Puerto Rico; and I have been a leader in the Jewish Reform community in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 17 years.   This is a big deal!

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5 Critical Tips to Reduce Your Business Taxes This Year [WEBINAR]

Up and Running

A lot of the times I hear small businesses say, “Oh, those are awkward conversations, and we don’t want to talk about the negatives.” ” Or, “Hey, the Church of Puerto Rico or wherever you want to go—is that a legitimate business expense? How much is too much for meals and entertainment?”

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