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A Sign of the Times: Why Saving the Kentile Sign is Important #savekentile

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Even the old Pfizer headquarters, active as recently as 2008, is now home to the production of everything from microchips to pickles. We''ve learned enough from neighborhoods like Dumbo that mixed use communities of commercial and residential can anchor each other to create dynamic ecosystems. It''s all yours.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

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2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. We're entering another election year, and recent history has given us unprecedented access to information and interaction with our elected representatives. Reader beware.). Open Government.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

I don’t think my unwillingness to use it is generational (as in I’m 42 and don’t “get it&# ) – I think it’s a life stage issue. Clients include Pepsi, Sony, CNN, Universal, AT&T, Victoria’s Secret and Facebook, which has used the service for multiple campaigns. Add this new model to the mix.

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Payments company Paystone raises $23.8M to help service-based businesses engage with customers

TechCrunch

The Canada-based company got its start in 2008 as the payment processing company Zomaron, and rebranded itself as Paystone in 2019. million in a mix of debt and equity. Paystone , a payments and integrated software company, secured another strategic investment this year, this time $23.8 It raised $54.9

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SonarSource raises $412M to scan codebases for bugs and vulnerabilities

TechCrunch

An alarming report from Veracode and Enterprise Strategy Group found that nearly half of organizations knowingly ship vulnerable code despite using cybersecurity tools, often to meet release deadlines. ” SonarSource was incorporated in 2008, and one of its first products was the open source program SonarQube.

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Yes Is the Answer—and Other Ways to Succeed in Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

It’s about mixing patience with your determination to succeed. You believe that leaders should embrace their culture and values more deeply in a crisis and cite the 2008 Great Recession as an example. The entrepreneurial drive is wonderful but not when it comes at the expense of your people.

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What Drives The University Of Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Success

HPA

While the University of Michigan has been formally educating students on entrepreneurship for decades, the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has notably ramped up in the last ten years and has effectively used its powerful alumni network to amplify its growth. In the mid-2010s, that focus began to evolve. university.