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VCs Investing Heavily in AI and Machine Learning

Small Business Labs

VC investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning more than doubled in 2016, according to the National Venture Capital Association. As the chart below (click to enlarge) from the Axios article Venture Capital Investment in AI skyrockets shows, VCs have continued to pour money into AI in 2017.

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Email Copywriter Chris Orzechowski Divulges Some of His Email Marketing Trade Secrets

Success

But that didn’t stop him from writing copy for the luxury timepiece brand Filippo Loreti in 2016, a campaign that raked in more than $5 million in just 30 days to become the 18th largest Kickstarter campaign at the time. He learned what features to ask about, what benefits to look for and how the purchase made him feel.

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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

Success

And as that fame grew, so did his fortune—which he immediately started giving away, first in a hefty donation to Chicago Public Schools in 2017, then to the county’s mental health services. In 2016, he co-created the Warmest Winter project, which created coats that doubled as sleeping bags for the homeless.

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Hello Alice Co-founders Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore Are Fueling the Small Business Ecosystem

Success

Moms raising babies and growing a business Come 2016, Hello Alice was in its infancy, and Rodz and Gore were second-time moms to new babies. Gore chalks up lessons learned that include spending too much time raising venture capital rather than focusing on sales and hiring too slowly and not firing fast enough. What is Hello Alice?

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My Year In Preview: 2017 Edition

Productivityist

Below are the brief thoughts around my Monthly Themes from September 2016-August 2017. The lesson learned here is to make sure that everything runs well before launching – and not to launch while on the road. Read the MMT series email for December 2016. Read the MMT series email for January 2017. January: Coaching.

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10+ Lessons Learned In My 10 Years with Office Dynamics International

Office Dynamics

I’d love to share these ten consistent messages that I’ve learned over and over during my time here at Office Dynamics working with the legend that is Joan Burge. My lesson learned here is own your mistakes. The only way we’re going to learn from them is to realize and own our part in them. This has been an unbelievable story.

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Love Your Career

Office Dynamics

In a career, you analyze your options, make decisions, continually learn and grow, and take risks. In honor of Loving Your Career, we want to give away some tools that will help you learn and grow in your profession. Prizes to be won are: 2017 Conference On Demand – 1. 2016 Conference On Demand – 2.

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