Don’t kill Southern Vermont College before it’s time Kuebler Ross is when dead. Picture illness. Doctor doesn’t call funeral home. Fight, explore, examine, ask ?. Folks gave up. I haven’t and other see value in trying. I won’t let burial happen without knowing real reasons and trying solutions. #saveSVC #highered #beboldforchange …see more

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Can #startups contact #VCs and #Angels on their own, or only through intros? #seedcapital https://lnkd.in/g_TSeN8

Don’t keep your eyes on the prize. Focus on the work. #goalsetting #gender #work #KellyeMedia https://lnkd.in/eVSsDQd

progress compounds. technology change is accelerating. yet, to most, progress in financial services remains elusive. banks are still around, some are very profitable. most startups have failed to disrupt the industry head on. dig deeper to realize change crawls in finserv (because regulation, because regulatory capture), that many banks are structurally unsound , out of touch with younger generations and living off of their legacies. for every JPMorgan, DBS, ING or Goldman, there are thousands of zombies. …see more

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In 20 years, millennials will tell their grandkids about today. It's going to be a historic space day.

Milton Glaser, the graphic designer behind I ❤️ NY, said that every artist should view themselves as a citizen, not an artist. He also said this...

Are mass #layoffs in #tech affecting you? Should you invoke your inner #entrepreneur ? https://lnkd.in/gSSHAur

continuing to extol the prowess of Chinese fintech & Chinese biz model breakthroughs in financial services without explaining how these have been made possible and speaking out against backdrop & context is untenable.

Congrats to our team at STRATIS! 20% of all new U.S. Apartments have deployed our tech. Find out why at https://lnkd.in/eQpbvxz #multifamily #proptech #technology #newsworthy

Pieces like this make me crazy. I commend Carlton, an elite selective private college.  Good job and their president is wise (and I base this on personal experience with him too).   But, many non-elite small colleges have focused on careers for decades. The Chronicle seems to treat this as "new."  For decades, small non-elite colleges were criticized for not truly being liberal arts colleges because they also had a career focus in addition to a liberal arts curriculum and core.   Funny how the tables turn but the non-elites still get little recognition for decades of effort. Just as an example: consider nursing programs at liberal arts colleges.  Consider criminal justice degrees a liberal arts colleges.  Come on.  Let's give recognition where its due -- or overdue. …see more

There are words that some people recoil from and “moist” is one of them. Apparently turning this despised adjective into an adverb makes it even worse, as our PM discovered yesterday.

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I just used Caremonger to arrange for Easter dinner delivery to my octogenarian aunt and uncle who live in a relatively remote area of Southwestern Ontario. What a terrific initiative! …see more

What are the things that #investors look for in a #startup ? #venturecapital #seedcapital https://lnkd.in/g_TSeN8

Which are leading #seed #VC and #Angel investment firms? #seedfunding https://lnkd.in/g_TSeN8

Is Peacock a solution in search of a problem? Maybe. But it would help to define that problem. Think about this...

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"What marketing concept do you wish you had invented? Mark Ritson : Net promoter score. Every over-trained marketing academic despises it because it is so simple and is used by pretty much every major company. Its simplicity and its difficulty and its centrality make it fantastic. And because academics hate it, I love it more." …see more