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10 mistakes that will doom a startup’s first marketing campaign

10 mistakes that will doom a startup’s first marketing campaign

https://www.prdaily.com/10-mistakes-that-will-doom-a-startups-first-marketing-campaign/

This is a great article, and it applies to more than just startups.

Guy Kawasaki On The 11 Lessons That Changed His Life (And Can Change Yours, Too)

Guy Kawasaki On The 11 Lessons That Changed His Life (And Can Change Yours, Too)

http://flip.it/XVHWSK

400 free Ivy League courses you can take online right now — Quartz

400 free Ivy League courses you can take online right now — Quartz

https://qz.com/1514408/400-free-ivy-league-university-courses-you-can-take-online-in-2019/

7 Signs of a Toxic Manager That Should Be Stopped Immediately | Inc.com

7 Signs of a Toxic Manager That Should Be Stopped Immediately | Inc.com

https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/7-things-bad-bosses-always-do-but-great-leaders-wouldnt-dare.html

Here's An Interview Question To Test If Candidates Are Problem Solvers Or Problem Bringers

Here's An Interview Question To Test If Candidates Are Problem Solvers Or Problem Bringers

http://flip.it/.6A3eM

How To Focus On Your 'Why'

10 Digital Marketing Trends Every Entrepreneur Should Watch

The Most Successful People Don't Set Goals -- They Do This Instead

Why Using Social Media Is A Thing Of The Past

Why You Need to Quit Managing Your Time and Start Managing Your Boundaries | Inc.com

Why You Need to Quit Managing Your Time and Start Managing Your Boundaries | Inc.com

https://www.inc.com/eleanor-beaton/why-you-need-to-quit-managing-your-time-start-managing-your-boundaries.html

The 3 steps to building a monopoly, according to Peter Thiel

The 3 steps to building a monopoly, according to Peter Thiel

https://www.techinasia.com/3-steps-building-monopoly-peter-thiel

12 Tools To Run Your Family Business’ Office Like A Silicon Valley Startup

Jeff Bezo’s 3 questions before offering someone a job

Jeff Bezo’s 3 questions before offering someone a job

http://flip.it/iRXndH

This Successful CEO Knows Exactly Which Employees Stay and Which Need to Go.

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

Jack Welch

3 Lessons From Jack Welch on Leadership That You Don't Learn in Business School

3 Lessons From Jack Welch on Leadership That You Don't Learn in Business School

https://www.inc.com/gene-hammett/3-lessons-from-jack-welch-on-leadership-that-you-dont-learn-in-business-school.html

How Kodiak Cakes pancake mix became a best-seller at Target

How Kodiak Cakes pancake mix became a best-seller at Target

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/08/how-kodiak-cakes-pancake-mix-became-a-bestseller-at-target.html

This family business was a ‘Shark Tank’ reject — now it’s bringing in $100 million a year with the best-selling pancake mix at Target

Everyone claims they are following “agile methods” but few actually do

Everyone claims they are following “agile methods” but few actually do

https://qz.com/work/1201384/everyone-claims-they-are-following-agile-methods-but-few-actually-do/

10 essentials for your social media marketing campaigns

10 essentials for your social media marketing campaigns

http://flip.it/eDzraL

Use These 3 Successful Tools to Successfully Market Your Startup on Social Media | Inc.com

Use These 3 Successful Tools to Successfully Market Your Startup on Social Media | Inc.com

https://www.inc.com/alyssa-satara/3-ways-your-startup-should-be-using-social-media-to-build-an-unstoppable-brand.html

Use These 3 Successful Tools to Successfully Market Your Startup on Social Media

How to name your company, according to Red Antler, the branding agency behind Casper, Allbirds, and Birchbox — Quartz at Work

How to name your company, according to Red Antler, the branding agency behind Casper, Allbirds, and Birchbox — Quartz at Work

https://qz.com/work/1276731/how-to-name-your-company-according-to-red-antler-the-branding-agency-behind-casper-allbirds-and-birchbox/

How to name your company, according to the go-to gurus of startup branding

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The secret to actually enjoying your vacation is the day before it starts

The secret to actually enjoying your vacation is the day before it starts

https://qz.com/work/1343558/how-to-enjoy-your-vacation/

How to get a world-class education for free on the internet

How to get a world-class education for free on the internet

https://qz.com/work/1209523/how-to-get-a-world-class-education-for-free-on-the-internet/

Mark Cuban's Best Productivity Hack Is Seriously Beyond Brilliant | Inc.com

Mark Cuban's Best Productivity Hack Is Seriously Beyond Brilliant | Inc.com

https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/mark-cubans-best-productivity-hack-is-seriously-beyond-brilliant.html

Pull quote: “Recent research from Bain and Company found that companies in the U.S. waste $37 billion each year on unnecessary and unproductive meetings, a number that’s been increasing steadily for the past decade.”

After Asking Hundreds of Successful People How to Be Successful, 1 Word Stood Out | Inc.com

After Asking Hundreds of Successful People How to Be Successful, 1 Word Stood Out | Inc.com

https://www.inc.com/robbie-abed/after-asking-hundreds-of-successful-people-how-to-be-successful-1-word-stood-out.html

6 Old School Marketing Tactics That Still Work on Social Media

6 Old School Marketing Tactics That Still Work on Social Media

https://blog.bufferapp.com/marketing-tactics

The 7 Laws of Entrepreneurship (They Don't Teach You in School)

The 7 Laws of Entrepreneurship (They Don't Teach You in School)

https://www.inc.com/bill-green/the-7-laws-of-entrepreneurship-they-dont-teach-you-in-school.html

21 Questions Amazon Asks Its Job Candidates

Ditch The Client If Your Contract Lacks These 7 Important Clauses

The world is divided into circular and linear communicators. Which one are you?

The world is divided into circular and linear communicators. Which one are you?

https://qz.com/1239057/whats-the-best-way-to-communicate-with-people-in-different-cultures/

6 New Ways to Increase Your Website Traffic for Free

How Toxic Is Your Workplace Exactly? Quite Toxic If These 8 Things Keep Happening Every Day

How Toxic Is Your Workplace Exactly? Quite Toxic If These 8 Things Keep Happening Every Day

https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/how-toxic-is-your-workplace-exactly-quite-toxic-if-these-8-things-keep-happening-every-day.html