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How can we stop the spread of misleading, sometimes dangerous content while maintaining an internet with freedom of expression at its core? Misinformation expert Claire Wardle explores the new challenges of our polluted online environment and maps out a plan to transform the internet into a place of trust -- with the help everyday users. "Together, let's rebuild our information commons," she says. 

When it comes time for startup valuation, you may wonder just how you can work out the value of your startup.The methods are important because you may not have a huge revenue stream which makes valuation a bit harder.In this article, we look at five tips to help you determine the value of your startup. After all, you want to earn this highest valuation from your investors, instead of being undervalued. #1: Talk to your accountant, lawyer, and investorsYes, you are most often worth what the ...

Some people are born #leaders. Guiding, inspiring and helping other people succeed is their forte without even lifting a pinky finger. They have a natural personality, intuition, and general gusto for it. For others, being a #leader is a land far less explored, and their personality isn't naturally matched for the #job. However, not being a natural leader doesn't mean you can't be a leader. #Goodleaders—#CEOs, #managers, #founders, etc—have a set of #skills and #qualities just like any other #jo...

#Emotionalintelligence is just as important in our personal life as in work. In this #Videooftheday courtesy of @ArtOfImprovement you can learn 10 qualities to develop.

There are 5 practices that #leaders must enact in order to transform their #mindset to an infinite one. The #goal isn't to beat your #competition, it's to outlast them. #Videooftheday courtesy of @simonsinek

#Entrepreneurs are constantly making deals, so learning how to #negotiate becomes an #essentialskill to master. But when you're at the bargaining table, it sometimes can be difficult to strike the right balance and arrive at a healthy #compromise with a #client or #partner.To learn how to become a #successfulnegotiator, Young Entrepreneur Council asked a group of #entrepreneur to weigh in on the following question: What type of #negotiationstrategy do you prefer using? Why is it effective?[Read ...

When it comes to staffing your startup, the price is high. In fact, your hiring decisions are vital to the success and upward trajectory of your startup.In this article, we look at five reasons why bad hires are so costly to startups. From the actual cost, to your time, your reputation, lost opportunities, and the culture impact, you can't afford to mis-hire.#1: The costThe straight up costs with putting your job on job boards, culling through applications, interviewing candidates, calling refer...

  Though it's something that we all struggle with from time-to-time, #beingproductive isn't quite the impossible task it often seems. Increasing our #workingoutput just requires a few simple changes. If you want to know more, watch this interesting #Videooftheday courtesy of @ArtOfImprovement

There are seven secrets to add #value in your #job and in the world around you. Any one of these ideas can be sufficient for you to become financially #successful. When you begin to combine these ideas together, you'll begin to move ahead rapidly in your #financiallife, #business, and #career. #Videooftheday courtesy of @BrianTracyPage

There are a number of key roles you must assume in order to give your business any chance at all of escaping the failure that overcomes the overwhelming majority of new businesses. Every single one of those roles⁠ — from recruiting to coaching to planning to managing⁠ — has one key required skill in common: "Being able to sell your vision". Alex Turnbull shares here the reasons why learning to sell your vision is insanely important.  [Read the full article on groovehq.com]