I feel so glad to have come across this amazing platform..
ProjectileX is excited to recommend Startup Grind Global Conference 2018, an event that our friends over at Startup Grind are putting on!
Join 7,000 founders in Silicon Valley for 2-days of nonstop content - fireside chats, Investor Q+A's, hands-on workshops, educational sessions; plus invaluable networking opportunities with your fellow attendees, 300 exhibiting startups, and our great partners. Don't miss out. We hope to see you this year for our 6th annual event.
Featured ...Speakers:
Reid Hoffman - Co-founder of LinkedIn | Partner of Greylock Partners
Jeff Jordan - General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz
Dr. Andrew Ng - Coursera, deeplearning.ai, Stanford
Max Levchin - Co-founder of PayPal | CEO of Affirm
Guy Kawasaki - Evangelist of Canva
Walt Mossberg - Top Tech Influencer | Co-founder of Recode
Adi Tatarko - Co-founder & CEO of Houzz
Kyle Vogt - Co-founder & CEO of Cruise Automation
James Park - Co-founder & CEO of Fitbit
Baron Davis - NBA All-Star
Baiju Bhatt - Co-founder of Robinhood
Vinny Lingham - Co-founder & CEO of Civic Technologies (Bitcoin)
Dan Pink - Bestselling Author - Drive
Mary Grove - Director of Google for Entrepreneurs
and many more...
Check startupgrind.com/conference/#/ for more info.
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"In the century following the Civil War, a handful of technologies revolutionized daily existence. The lightbulb extended the day, electric appliances eased domestic drudgery, and power stations made them all run. The jet engine collapsed distance, as, in other ways, did radio and television. X-ray machines allowed doctors to peer inside the body, vacuum tubes became the brains of early computers, and industrial plastics found their way into everything. All those technologies... were either invented or commercialized by GE." (Bloomberg).
It's really surprising to see a company like GE go through such a crisis and consider a possible breakup. Perhaps no legacy lasts forever...
#GE #breakup #crisis #entrepreneurship #general #electric #lightbulb #power #jet #engine #radio #tv #xray #machine #computers #plastics #commercial
https://www.bloomberg.com/…/how-ge-went-from-american-icon-…
Airbnb's CFO leaves the company:
Conflict resolution in an executive team seems to be a grossly under-discussed topic. Companies talk about CRM but find managing similar relationships within their executive teams to be difficult.
With Laurence Tosi leaving the company, IPO plans are off the table for 2018. ...
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We'd like to give a shout-out to our friends over at Startup Grind, who are putting on the amazing Startup Grind Global Conference 2018 from February 12th-14th. Luckily, you'll be able to save 10% on tickets with our code: https://www.startupgrind.com/conference//…
It's a great conference packed with amazing speakers including Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn and Greylock, Steve Huffman, founder of Reddit, Cal Henderson, CTO of Slack, and other great entrepreneurs.
Reach out... to inquire about a students program as well!
We're hoping to see you at Startup Grind Global!
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#Amazon is taking over the world, disrupting #ecommerce, #cloud #computing, and now #healthcare.
What's next? 
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Will Bunker co-founded the dating site that became Match.com in 1995 in Dallas, TX. He has invested in over 160 companies all around the country. Currently, Will is a founder of GrowthX VC fund; his focus is helping companies accelerate their growth after the seed round to get their series A or break even.
Last week we introduced our program at Green Elementary School in Fremont, California, the 216th school in our network, and we're looking for 10 volunteers to help manage the business education program every Friday for the next 6 weeks from 3:30pm-5:00pm. We promise it'll be great growth for you and the kids. Message us if you're interested! 
