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So why do so many fail? It has to do with how many people you have in your social circles, writes Adam Clark Estes at Gizmodo.
"Our brains are evolution, and our ancestors lived in small groups," he writes.
"So they didn't need to communicate with hundreds of people and didn't get this skill."
In other words, you may have thousands of "friends" on Facebook, but how many of them do you really know? "But running a business implies communication with many more people," Estes writes.
If a company loses the competition, its rivals understand their clients better.
"We don't have a lot of 'brain slots' for business partners, customers, subordinates, and investors," Estes writes.
"And this biases our worldview to an extent.
Who needs your product, and why? Six years ago, I, like many other founders, focused on my product from the opposite perspective from which my customers were...
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People of color make up about 20% of Spokane County, Wash., but they own about 8% of the county's businesses, reports the Spokesman-Review.
That's why the Spokane Workforce Council is...more
The Oklahoma Arts Council has released its annual list of grant requests, and it's a doozy.
This year's list includes a call for artists to "bring the arts to other statewide organizations," as...more
Northern Illinois University is looking for a full-time assistant coach for its men's basketball team, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The ideal candidate will have at least three years' experience...more
When it comes to climate change, France's Beaujolais region is no stranger.
Two decades ago, farmers there were fooled by a warm spell in March.
The buds on the vines burst earlier than usual,...more
If you're an investor in Global Warming Solutions Inc.
(GWSO), you're going to want to stop reading now.
The clean-energy company's stock has been suspended from trading on the...more
A new study from the European Patent Office finds that Europe is leading the world in the development of new technologies in water-related fields.
Specifically, companies, researchers, and...more
"Hawai'i has remarkably innovative climate leadersacross all sectorsworking to support an equitable, clean, climate-resilient future."
So says Jeff Mikulina, executive director of Climate...more
A new $100 million fund aims to make a positive difference in the world's food and water supply.
The Natural Ventures Fund I, a 10-year closed fund, is the first from a consortium of investors...more
"There are few people as informed about the latest state of AI developments and its level of adoption in financial services, who have also sat shoes in the shoes of investment managers and asset...more
The Savanna Institute in Urbana, Ill., is looking for a full-time financial manager to oversee its 70,000-square-foot headquarters and budgeting and accounting practices, the Chicago Tribune...more
Washington, D.C. based incubator for social entrepreneurs, Halcyon Incubator, has selected seven ventures to move into the newly renovated Halcyon House in September for its inaugural class of fellows.