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20 Best Business Books of 2017

Hubspot Sales

Hacking Innovation. In 2015, Pao sued a powerhouse Silicon Valley venture capital firm for workplace discrimination and retaliation. Learn the origins of market efficiency and failures, the foundations of investor behavior, and the practical implications of the biggest financial missteps of our time (i.e., Tribe of Mentors.

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Campaigns, thought leadership and project management – Early engagement, scoping and risk management

Red Star Kim

Achieve early sense-checking and promote bold and innovative thinking. You can also promote discussion of “What good looks like” Entrepreneurship – Obtain ideas for new markets to target or gain insights to develop differentiated positioning or value propositions at structured brainstorms.

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Top 7 Female Entrepreneurs to Inspire You

Hubspot Sales

Since the pair founded Away in 2015, it’s raised $31 million and sold more than 100,000 suitcases. More than 70 investors turned her down. More than 700,000 consumers have answered questions on Poshly, and Fast Company called it one of the top 10 most innovative companies using big data. Stephanie's Instagram. Jen's Instagram.

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Don't Let the Name Fool You: 6sense is Based in Math, Patented, and Grounded in Worldly Advice.

Geehan Group

2 More recently, 6sense announced Netsuite has seen an 8x lift in conversions and $25 million in pipeline created since June of 2015, and Dell has witnessed a 2x increase in average opportunity size. Salesforce is also an investor, along with other lead investors Bain Capital, Battery Ventures, and Venrock.

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Pfizer Launches New Startup: A Growth Trend in Enterprises

Planview

Investors include parent company Pfizer and Bain Capital Life Sciences. When it comes to innovation in healthcare and pharma, SpringWorks could be a catalyst for bringing new medicines and treatments to market that otherwise would have stagnated. What’s interesting about SpringWorks is their business model.

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How bootstrapping paved the way for a $125M growth investment in Slice

Zendesk

Founded by Ilir Sela, Slice is a platform that “builds innovative tech to empower America’s independent pizzerias.” That changed in 2015—Slice was about to generate $40 million in sales, but Sela realized he wanted the company to scale at a quicker clip. I actually didn’t know what VCs were,” Sela admits.

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Is Germany too Sceptical for Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace?

QYMATIX

AI visionaries and startups look longingly across the ocean toward the US because its attitudes seem more liberal, innovation-friendly and, not least, more spendy. Germany talks about AI’s innovative power and importance and plans to be a future leader in this field. So, how does it look? Plans upon plans. Springer Professional.