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Zoom Steps Up Its Game With AI and
Here are five things in tech that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 – Zoom taps AI to empower customers in safe hybrid work environment. Zoom – the communications platform used by nearly 13 million people each month – is working to further elevate its collaboration services with AI technology. Announcements include…
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Looming Federal Government Shutdown Threatens Small Business Growth And Productivity
Each year, Congress is responsible for passing appropriations bills that fund government agencies, such as the Small Business Administration, Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, as well as federal programs including Medicare and Social Security. If Congress isn’t able to reach an agreement to fully fund the government, which…
What We Get Wrong About Gen-Z And Millennials (And What We Can Learn)
Ryan Crownholm is a serial founder, mentor, investor, veteran, president of Crown Capital Adventures Inc. and author of "The Hustle Trap." There’s a complaint I hear occasionally from fellow Gen-X entrepreneurs: Millennials and Gen-Z don’t want to put in the hard work. There’s a kernel of truth to this stereotype.…
Lessons For Wealth Managers From The Great Recession
Chairman of Balentine and author of First Generation Wealth: Three Guiding Principles for Long-Lasting Wealth and an Enduring Family Legacy. Many of us have a war story, and if you have worked in finance for any length of time, yours likely involves the Great Recession. As we approach the 15th…
Investing In Smaller, Agile Venture Capital Funds
As the Managing Partner of MGV, Marc Schröder is focused on working with world-class tech entrepreneurs and establishing the MGV legacy. As global economies traverse the unpredictable tide of financial turbulence, the quest for secure, profitable investment avenues becomes paramount for limited partners (LPs). Historically, large, well-established venture capital funds…
Methods And Tools Used To Assess Risk
CEO of Schwenk AG & Crisis Control Solutions LLC, a leading expert in risk and crisis management for the automotive industry. In the intricate tapestry of the modern business landscape, every thread is intertwined with an element of risk. From startups navigating the treacherous waters of market entry to conglomerates…
Banks, Important Small Business Partners
The recent collapse of a few banks in California sent a ripple of concern through the small business sector. There are about 6 million employer firms in the U.S. Nearly half of all workers (43%) are employed by firms that have fewer than 100 employees (BLS Table F). Only about…
Nine Skills Top Marketing Leaders Should Continue To Hone (And Why)
It can be said that no professional is ever truly done learning—even ones with years of experience. This is especially true for marketing professionals, as the interests and behaviors of consumers are constantly changing, meaning the way companies must market to them must change as well. In order to keep…
7 Innovative Startup Opportunities In Biotech
‘The fusion of scientific breakthroughs like CRISPR, tech like AI, and good old-fashioned entrepreneurial spirit opens doors to a wide array of groundbreaking opportunities in the biotech field. Biotech is usually very technically complicated and requires multi-disciplinary know-how, which makes such projects comparatively more expensive to start and run compared…
8 Proven Strategies To Beat The ~80% VC-Venture Failure Rate
A vast entrepreneurial ecosystem is dedicated to the proposition that venture growth needs venture capital (VC). This may be the most wasteful idea in venture development – wasting both financial capital and human potential. Risk of VC Failure Contrary to the assumption of a VC shortage, there may actually be…
Cost And Complexity Shouldn’t Hold Back AI Adoption
Craig Walker is the Founder & CEO of Dialpad. He has 20+ yrs experience as an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, tech executive and attorney. The adoption of artificial intelligence is running into barriers within businesses—but not for the reasons you might think. Despite all the headlines about AI-driven job losses and…
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Creative Ways Startups Can Earn Funding in Tough Economic Times
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
I Asked AI to Create a Plan for a Fake Company — The Results Blew Me Away, But Not in the Way You Might Think
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