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The Cybersecurity Risk for Nonprofits and Fundraisers Is Increasing

Board Effect

Nonprofits and Fundraisers Need to Protect Against Insider Fraud It’s disappointing to think that someone who has long been committed to a nonprofit’s cause would actually launder money or steal funds or information from a nonprofit organization or fundraiser, but diligent board directors recognize that insider fraud happens.

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What I Noticed On Social Media During the 2017 Hurricane Season

Austin Startup

Irma and Maria together practically wiped out the entire island of Puerto Rico.  —  @HoustonTX Big tech players like Facebook and Google are also working harder at creating algorithms which will hopefully one day put a stop to this damaging trend. And of course, put a smile on their faces.

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[ADV] How Charter Spectrum Services Can Grow Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

Thanks to the latest technological advancements, you can start any business that you want. Whether it is small or big, you can grow it using the modern technology solutions. Due to the increasing influence of the internet, there are countless ways through which you can grab more customers for your product or services.

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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

When is our society going to start treating nurses with the respect they're due? Sydney Gressel : I've got to say, I've been like, "Oh, so this is how the tech world is, huh, guys?" And Frank and I having come from tech said, "Oh, why don't we just open source this and we'll make it available for everyone?" I am Eric Ries.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 15 – Mid Term– Congressman Mike Gallagher

Steve Blank

We just held our fifteenth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

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Out of the Crisis #11: Jeremy Howard on the power of masks, health policy, and data science in medicine

Startup Lessons Learned

fast.ai , the company he co-founded with Rachel Thomas and Sylvain Gugger is working to "radically democratize" deep learning by making it accessible to people beyond the tech world through courses, software and other methods. And that would never get past an Ethics Review Board because you can't. He's a good friend.

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Out of the Crisis #22: Ron Klain on pandemic response and preparedness, entrepreneurship, and rebuilding trust in institutions

Startup Lessons Learned

I'm able to do my work from home effectively, and all the technology, everything works. But I think even for those of us who have nice homes and the technology to work from home and the opportunity to work from home, there are challenges, as well. I think it's a challenge, right? I mean, I feel very, very fortunate on the one hand.