September 2013 Most startups that raise money do it more than once. A typical trajectory might be (1) to get started with a few tens of thousands from something like Y Combinator or individual angels‚ then (2) raise a few hundred thousand to a few million to build the company‚ and then (3) once the company is clearly succeeding‚ raise one or more later rounds to accelerate growth. Reality can be messier. Some companies raise money twice in phase 2. Others skip phase 1 and go straight to phase
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How to save energy at Home by Sivam in Home / Interior Design 1. Turn your refrigerator down. Refrigerators account for about 20% of Household electricity use. Use a thermometer to set your refrigerator temperature as close to 37 degrees and your freezer as close to 3 degrees as possible. Make sure that its energy saver switch is turned on. Also‚ check the gaskets around your refrigerator/freezer doors to make sure they are clean and sealed tightly. 2. Set your clothes washer to the warm
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has brought a lot of troubles and become a burden to them. This report is discussing how Malaysia government including Bank Negara Malaysia must carry out some strategies and actions to maintain the inflation rate in a managerial level. In order to prevent the problems such as slow down economic growth‚ loss of investment‚ value of ringgit diminished. Yet the government still operates by reducing the flow of money in our country‚ and influencing the interest rate for borrowing to commercial banks
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o manage How to Manage Crisis in Business Communication By Lauren Nelson‚ eHow Contributor * * * * Print this article Responding to a crisis with business communication takes a level head and preparation. In a world where unethical business practices and natural disasters place increased scrutiny on today’s companies‚ the ability to communicate effectively with employees‚ shareholders and the public during a crisis has become a critical aspect of any successful
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been launched already of course cannot be reversed or even stooped‚ but we can and we must slow them down in order to spend a few more decades here‚ on the planet Earth. The problem is - even the majority is not enough to save the planet‚ only all together we can save ourselves. Yes‚ exactly "ourselves” but not "the planet”‚ because as George Carlin‚ a popular American comic says: "the planet is fine!” – It is more than 4‚5 billiard years old and it would be strange if it might be destroyed
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can to help save the Earth. We cannot depend on a higher authority now. The Hopenhagen summit which I’m sure many of you are aware of‚ held in Copenhagen in the year 2009‚ did nothing to solve or procure methods for the damages done to the planet. We are still living the way we are‚ with people oblivious to matters at hand. Take a look around you the next time you step into a city choking with smoke and noise‚ and ask yourself if is this is how you want to live out the rest of your life. Set
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How to Manage a Multicultural Team Working as a manager for a multicultural team is an exciting endeavor. However‚ it presents a lot of challenges that can prove taxing to a manager who has little or no experience at all in handling people of different cultures and beliefs. In order for a manager to effectively manage a multicultural team‚ he has to rid himself of prejudices and biases that can hinder his objectivity. A good manager should be able to garner respect from people of different cultural
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Understand how to manage a team 1.1 Define the key features of effective team performance The features of an effective team could be best summed up by Kenneth Blanchard’s Mnemonic PERFORM; this can be broken down into the following: P = Purpose E = Empowerment R = Relationships and communication F = Flexibility O = Optimal Productivity R = Recognition and appreciation M = Morale Purpose – The purpose must be commonly shared between each team member. There must be clear goals within
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To different people money is important in many ways. Money is used to do a lot‚ you use it to buy a house so you have somewhere to live instead of living under a bridge‚ you use it to keep your car running properly‚ and without money a lot of people wouldn’t be happy. Without money people cannot live healthy. You need money to buy food‚ clothing‚ and personal hygiene products. Some people go over bored and think that money is a necessity to have and whine up going over board and buying things non-essential
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Chapter 4 Task 1. Summarize each of the above-proposed projects in a simple table format suitable for presentation to top management. Include the name for each project‚ identify how each one supports business strategies‚ assess the potential financial benefits and other benefits of each project‚ and provide your initial assessment of the value of each project. Project 1 Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project Project goal description Allow employees to register for company-sponsored recreational
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