Thursday 29 August 2019

How UK VCs are managing the risk of a ‘no deal’ Brexit –


Grab your economic zombie mask: A Halloween “no deal” Brexit is careening into view. New prime minister Boris Johnson has pledged that the country will leave the European Union on October 31 with or without a deal — “do or die” as he put it.

Read the full article at: techcrunch.com


Business Consulting



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Start-ups must be aware of star employee pitfalls


For start-up companies looking to launch a new product, hiring star inventors who are accomplished and have a strong record of performance seems like a no brainer.

Read the full article at: phys.org


Business Management



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US$20m project launched to ‘enhance youth employability’ – Maldives Independent


The project aims to foster entrepreneurship and provide vocational training….

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Management Consulting



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Build a Company You’d Never Sell


One of the big problems about Silicon Valley startup thinking: The aspiration to build an epic company and one day sell it for millions (or billions). What if this was a bad way of thinking? Warren Buffet says when he buys stock, he plans on holding it forever.

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Management Consulting



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Leaders, Pay Attention: 33 Percent of Employees Would Quit If Faced With a Strict Dress Code, a New Study Says


You might not think your dress code is a big deal. Your employees disagree.

Read the full article at: www.inc.com


Management Consulting



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Model Seynabou Cissé on diversity in fashion: "I want visibility for all of us" - CBS News


Glamour is introducing a new generation of supermodels in its September cover story. Called the "New Supers," the models are from all over the world and are all size 12 and above. Model Seynabou Cissé is one of the New Supers featured on the cover.

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Demonstrating the link between sports and student success | Wonkhe | Analysis


Mike Kerrigan shows how data on participation in campus sports exhibits a strong correlation with student academic success…

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The Grace Hopper Celebration, the world's largest conference for women in tech, has dropped Palantir as a sponsor over its work with ICE


Earlier on Wednesday, a Change.org petition was published asking AnitaB.org to drop Palantir as a sponsor of the Grace Hopper Celebration.

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Equal opportunities: Five ways to devise and implement an SDG10 strategy


How can businesses develop a credible strategy for tackling a challenge as complex as reducing global inequalities?

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Women account for less than 40% of company promotions


Gender balance in recruitment and retention at Swiss companies has improved but men still account for the majority of promotions to top management.

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Samsung requests the removal of women's product from women's-focused event


Lioness CEO had been invited and set up her company’s booth when a senior director from event co-host Samsung asked her to remove their product from the display.

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13 PR Blogs You Should Be Reading This Year


Feeling out of the loop on the latest PR news and trends? Check out these blogs for the latest news, best tips, and industry happenings….

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Wednesday 28 August 2019

Google engineer claims Silicon Valley hires 'whitest black candidates' in new podcast interview  | Daily


Bria Sullivan (left), who currently works as an engineer for Google, has claimed in a podcast interview that the company hires the ‘whitest black candidates’.

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Our shared industry mission to close the cybersecurity workforce gap


It’s no secret that our cybersecurity industry today suffers from a yawning talent gap — a statistical juggernauton track to reach 3.5 million…

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Future Females Business School opens new round of applications


Future Females, an international community of female entrepreneurs, has opened applications for this year’s second edition of the Future Females Business School. The business school…

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Why Diversity Should Be a Key Aspect of Your Business Model (Not Just Your Hiring)


Businesses that are diverse outperform ones that aren’t. And businesses that seek diversity in their customers, vendors and mentors thrive as well.

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BlackRock Tightens Standards for CEOs


BlackRock voted against chief executive officers at 94 companies who were running for reelection to the corporate boards of other companies.

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CBS Chief Joe Ianniello Touts Reforms in Diversity and Inclusion Memo –


With his company poised to merge once more with fellow media conglom Viacom, CEO Joe Ianniello on Tuesday addressed CBS’ diversity and inclusion efforts.

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Tuesday 27 August 2019

Where is Operations Management at VMworld 2019 US?


Get the news. Spread the word. And make your mark! Have you read the news about VMware operations management in our nicely detailed announcement blog? The release is HUGE! So you might be asking yourself, “What is the 1000-foot level news and in which sessions can I get the details?

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What is process improvement? A business methodology for efficiency and productivity


A broken business process can cost your business time and money. But pinpointing exactly where a process breaks down — and where it can be improved — isn’t an exact science.

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Many drug manufacturers fail to complete the FDA approval process, research reveals


The Food and Drug Administration’s Accelerated Approval Program was created in 1992 to significantly accelerate the ability to bring certain new drugs to market.

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Monday 26 August 2019

AI Basics: How AI & Machine Learning Supercharge Your Social Media Marketing


AI, machine learning, and deep learning are three increasingly popular buzzwords, and each helps us to process large amounts of information. In this article, we’re going to dig into these basic AI concepts and see why they’re so valuable in making a large amount of social media data actionable.

Read the full article at: www.linkfluence.com


Marketing Management



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Visual Hacks To Enhance Content Readership


Blog content must be informative and entertaining. Discover 5 simple visual hacks to enhance content readership and attract more traffic than before.

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Marketing Management



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Council Post: Four Best Practices For A Killer B2B Content Marketing Strategy


By truly understanding your market and what they care about, you’ll be able to deliver valuable, relevant information to your prospects and, in turn, they’ll reward you with their business and loyalty.

Read the full article at: www.forbes.com


Marketing Management



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Chief Marketing Officer: Is the Role Realistic?


A recent article in AdAge highlights an interesting trend:  Big companies are ditching their chief marketing officer positions.It’s not just CMOs themselves getting the boot—the job has always been a revolving door—but the very…

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Management Blog



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How To Take Your Social Media Game To The Next Level?


Most businesses are well aware of social media and how to make good use of it for marketing and business. However, competition is tough, and it sure is not easy to get noticed by customers and to stand out.

Read the full article at: www.relevance.com


Management Consulting Blog



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Are You Looking to Make a Career Switch?


Here’s some advice for those getting started in marketing.

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Management Consulting



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Monday 12 August 2019

Digital transformation driving security rethink


Organisations are focusing on internet of things (IoT) and cloud in developing cyber defence systems, study shows.

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Can brands avoid backlash as sustainability scrutiny piles up?


Marketing news, voices and jobs for industry professionals. Optimized for your mobile phone.

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5G Technology Is Coming, But Is It Already Filled With Security Flaws?


Find the latest security analysis and insight from top IT security experts and leaders, made exclusively for security professionals and CISOs.

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4 Ways Franchise Ownership Minimizes Business Risk


Many individuals interested in pursuing entrepreneurship often choose to become franchisees in order to minimize risk in operating a business.

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Future of AR and VR depends on user experience and education


The future of AR and VR depends on improved awareness around the technology, as well as a better experience for the users…

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Ransomware Attacks Shift Tactics


According to recent research, malicious encryption of shared network files is now the most popular form of ransomware attacks.

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The Benefits Of Working (Very) Remotely


Letting independent workers choose their locations can boost companies, employees, and even the economy, according to research by Prithwiraj Choudhury and colleagues.

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Tuesday 6 August 2019

Intellectual Property Plagiarism Can Harm Your Business in an Unprecedented Way


Plagiarism is usually used with writing works, academic papers, and research submissions but the problem exists in a lot of other areas as well.

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Data scientists: Here's how to avoid 3 common mistakes


Data scientists remain among the most in-demand tech professionals, but must avoid some common pitfalls to be successful.

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How to Use Artificial Intelligence in Creating Evergreen Content


Did you know you can use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for creating evergreen content? AI can help develop interesting content so your readers take action.

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How to Build Organizational Structure to grow Customer Experience


This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Megan Bowen, SVP of Business Operations at Managed By Q. She spent over a decade building and managing customer and revenue generation teams for leading technology companies.

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4 Reasons Why Healthcare Executives Are Less Eager to Invest in Health IT -


Stephanie Kovalick, Chief Strategy Officer at Sage Growth Partners shares 4 reasons why healthcare executives are pulling back on health IT investments…

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Saturday 3 August 2019

Vietnam: Cyber Attacks For 1st Half-2019 More Than Doubled


Vietnam, a Southeast Asian nation of 94.6 million people reached a record-breaking number of cyber attacks in its history for the first half of 2019.

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Gaining the Competitive Edge via Core Modernization


Gaining the Competitive Edge via Core Modernization By Karen Furtado, Partner, Strategy Meets Action - 2015 promises to be an exceptional year in the insurance industry. We will see exciting strategies and some very bold actions….

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Small Business Cyberattacks Could Prompt The Next Recession – OpEd –


If you think your small venture will never be the apple of a hacker’s eye, then I am sorry my friend, you are living in a fool’s paradise.How could hackers ignore 30.2 million small businesses, th……

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Best Practices For Successfully Integrating Acquisitions


For companies on a high-growth trajectory, acquisitions offer rapid expansion, but can also present a sizable risk if not integrated properly..

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Sustainability head on threats and futureproofing


Newly appointed exec discusses some of the biggest challenges facing businesses today…

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How to Overcome 5 Common E-Commerce Roadblocks | E-Commerce | E-Commerce Times


The road to e-commerce business success is hardly a straight and narrow one. Every step in a business lifecycle – from launch and growth to scale and maturity – is fraught with peaks, valleys, bumps, hazards and roadblocks.

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In the News: Small Business Cyber Security Concerns Persist


We got a pair of reminders that your small business faces an increased risk of being victimized by a cyber attack, either directly or indirectly.

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