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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

Per a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 According to the classic book “ Data Crush ,” by Christopher Surdak, data in all formats will soon be the largest source of new opportunities for startups, or death.

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Why an Atlanta-based Black influencer collective swapped their collab house for a studio

TechCrunch LA

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes. But for now, it remains unclear whether that will come to fruition.

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5 Keys To Spending Your Time On The Right Work Items

Startup Professionals Musings

In an eye-opening Franklin Covey study, respondents indicated that 40 percent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. For insight, I recommend the details provided in the classic book “ The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity, ” by Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill, and Leena Rinne.

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8 Aspects Of Team Well-Being Drive Business Results

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus I was pleased to see a much more complete and broader perspective of employee support recommendations in a new book, “ Employees First! ” The recent pandemic and remote team members have made the focus on social even more critical. Other studies have shown a return of up to 400 percent for this approach.

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8 Organizational Cultures Boost Output And Cut Costs

Startup Professionals Musings

An exception is the classic book by Alison Maitland and Peter Thomson, “ Future Work: Changing Organizational Culture for the New World of Work ,” which offers some real insight on this subject. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms. Explore benefits of employing “mature” workers.

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6 Technology Trends Will Spawn Countless New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 According to the classic book “ Data Crush ,” by Christopher Surdak, data in all formats will soon be the largest source of new opportunities for startups, or death.

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5 Reasons Business Leaders Are Short On Relationships

Startup Professionals Musings

I recently saw some real insight on the barriers to building relationships, and how to get around them, in a new book, “ Success Is in Your Sphere ,” by Zvi Band. According to studies , intimate relationships are limited to about five, but most people can easily handle 50 to 150 or more professional ones, if they work at it.