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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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In 2013, Dickson had placed her first smart machine for a beta test in a concourse of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where it would be highly visible to travelers with sore feet. In 2019, working with companies interested in using them, she began mass production of smart kiosks to roll out later the same year.

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How Will The Crypto Revolution Influence The Future Of Small Businesses?

Small Business CEO

This propagated a giant expansion of digital currencies and widespread interest in the blockchain-supported technologies that saw the number of Cryptocurrencies grow from just under 3000 in November 2019 to 7500 in 2021. … The post How Will The Crypto Revolution Influence The Future Of Small Businesses?

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Follow the Science: Ze Frank Teaches Us True Facts and Life Lessons

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Although the first installment dates to 2013, Frank didn’t devote himself full-time to it until he left Buzzfeed six years later. But by 2019, he says, “I was much more interested in the science part.” With his latest pivot to True Facts , he’s looking to “modify the tropes of the documentary”—think Ken Burns meets National Lampoon.

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10 Healthy Habits: Why Not Now?

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A 2019 study published in the journal Nutrients found that the consumption of saturated fats was “positively associated with [excessive daytime sleepiness], with a modest similar association of carbohydrate intake.” This article was published in August 2013 and has been updated. It’s real. Eat a leaner diet.

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Wage Versus Education Gap

Small Business Labs

And as we've written about before , women currently comprise about 57% of all college students and it is expected this will grow to about 60% by 2019. Women also out number men in most grad school programs and 2013 was the 5th year in a row that women earned more Ph.Ds As the chart below shows, there are about 1.4

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2014 MBO Partners State of Independence Report Released

Small Business Labs

from 2013 and 12.5% million 15+ hour independent workers by 2019.  It shows independent workers (self-employed, independent contractors, freelancers, etc.) who regularly work 15 or more hours per week as independents numbered 17.9 million in 2014. This is up 1.2% from the base year of 2011. workforce grew just 1.1%.

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Episode 243: The Art of Noticing with Rob Walker

Productivityist

His book The Art of Noticing (Knopf) comes out in May 2019. Founded in 2013, if you are ready to transform your team’s productivity with efficient email, you’ve got to give Front a try for only $9/month. He is on the faculty of the Products of Design MFA program at the School of Visual Arts. This episode is brought to you by Front.

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