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5 Questions for a CEO: Brett Jacobsen, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School

Jeff Hilimire

In the midst of a transformational period, the School launched the Mount Vernon Institute for Innovation (MVIFI) comprised of The Center for Design Thinking, The Center for Global Competitiveness, and The Center for Citizen Leadership. Actually allowing students to participate as “innovators” in the real world is the biggest opportunity.

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3 Big Lessons From African Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Zenvus aims to eliminate extreme poverty in the developing world by improving crop yield and overall farming productivity using electronics and analytics to empower farmers. It’s hardly a surprise then that according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, African entrepreneurs score very highly on the self-confidence scale.

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Jedi Mind Tricks: 17 Lesser Known Ways to Persuade People

ConversionXL

Know your product, know the facts about its benefits and believe in what it does – true confidence becomes from knowing and believing what you’re saying. Perhaps it might be a good idea to mention the shortcomings of your product or service on your website. Upsell a product that cost 60% less. Image credit.

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