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[Interview] Pekka Viljakainen, Author of “No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age” (Part II)

YoungUpstarts

Viljakainen’s was recently in town to give a talk and promote his book “ No Fear: Business Leadership for the Digital Age “, and we were fortunate enough to catch him for a short interview to talk about how business leadership in the new digital era. How do you see leadership in the new millennium evolve? are idiots.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

Increasingly, these metro areas are regularly appearing in rankings of the best cities in the United States for startups and entrepreneurs. For better or worse, the city and the Bay Area are now synonymous with entrepreneurship and innovative high-tech thought leadership. Let’s take a look at some of the best U.S.

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DataRails Hires David Rosenberg as New VP of Customer Success

The Startup Magazine

In his 17-year career, Rosenberg has developed key insights into the minds of CFOs and FP&A teams, with strengths in both customer-facing leadership and data analytics itself. billion for businesses in the United States this year. Rosenberg will be based in DataRails’s NYC headquarters. Prior Leader Moves On.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

Both Sides of the Table

Because Bird was first to market, extremely innovative, quick to hire talented leadership and an experienced founder it was able to raise $125 million in an extraordinarily short period of time. This is why so many great LA funds like Upfront, Greycroft and B Capital Global have all backed Bird. There is nothing viral! Not really.

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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs

crowdSPRING Blog

For better or worse, the city and the Bay Area are now synonymous with entrepreneurship and innovative thought leadership. Seattle has been among the fastest-growing cities in the United States since 2010, and its population is expected to increase by an additional 200,000 over the next 20 years.

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Startup Accelerator/Funding Opportunity: AEP’s IlluminationLAB

The Startup Magazine

In an effort to support startups looking for capital and mentorship, The Startup Magazine is supporting American Electric Power in the launch of its IlluminationLAB global innovation program for technology entrepreneurs. The trio of opportunities, open to any global startup , are designed in partnership with investment firm L Marks.

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Female Founder Interview – Claudia Freed, CEO of Non-Profit EALgreen

The Startup Magazine

Bound by her commitment to give back and to help the environment, Claudia later took a leadership position in EALgreen, scaling the sustainability programs across the United States and, not only helping over 21,000 students with EALgreen-based scholarships, but also diverting over 100,000 tons of potential waste out of landfills.

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