Ted Hart presented on strategies for online fundraising and social networking. He discussed how online giving has grown significantly in recent years. He emphasized building relationships with donors through communication and focusing on their needs. Hart also covered using social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn to engage supporters and recruit volunteers. People-to-people fundraising was highlighted as an approach that combines social networking with fundraising inspired by charities.
The document discusses the global economic outlook for Q1 2011. It notes that advanced economies are experiencing slowing GDP growth rates, some nearing recession levels again, while Singapore continues growing steadily at around 4%. It also shows charts depicting declines in investment spending, industrial production, and exports in advanced economies as signs their recoveries are weakening, making these countries like "canaries in the coal mine" warning of broader global economic troubles.
The document discusses recent inflation trends and projections in Brazil. December's IPCA-15 inflation figure is projected to rise to 5.7% year-over-year, its highest level since last February. Inflation has been surprising to the upside recently and is predicted to remain above 6.0% in early 2013 before slowing later in the year. The monetary policy stance is expected to keep interest rates at 7.25% through the end of 2013 to accommodate growth while managing inflation risks.
The document reports results from a survey of 9,110 participants between November 2011 and April 2012 about life satisfaction, happiness, and emotional experiences. Key results include:
- Most participants reported high levels of life satisfaction and happiness, rating their satisfaction between 7-10 on a 10-point scale.
- Participants reported feeling positive emotions like happiness more often than negative ones like sadness or fear. They reported feeling positive more than half the time and negative less than half the time.
The Chamber knows how important it is to have the business community involved in the revision of the Town’s comprehensive plan.
The Chamber has worked to solicit member input by facilitating:
* Four focus groups including downtown businesses, small business, major enterprise and community leaders (60 participants
* Two meetings of the Chamber’s Public Policy and Economic Development Committee (40 participants)
* A real-time texting survey of Chamber annual meeting attendees after a presentation by Mrs. Waldorf (170 responses)
* A mailed and electronically distributed survey to the Chamber membership (115 participants)
* Chamber volunteer and staff participation in a host of Chapel Hill 2020 meetings and workshops
This document summarizes macroeconomic convergence issues for Botswana within the context of deepening integration in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. It finds that while Botswana is meeting most primary convergence targets, there are concerns about long-term growth prospects and weaknesses in data quality. Key recommendations include focusing policies more on efficiency, productivity and competitiveness to address challenges like a potentially overvalued exchange rate. Regional integration could benefit Botswana through trade in services and facilitation, but a SADC monetary union may be too distant given current economic dissimilarities across countries.
Next generation Waterside Convention 10-2012 AmundiMarnix van Eerde
This document discusses improving equity exposure through asymmetrical strategies. It notes that average stock market returns have declined since 2000 while volatility has increased, presenting challenges. It then outlines Amundi's approaches for navigating volatile markets, moving from minimum risk to total risk strategies including minimum variance, risk parity, and directional asymmetric funds. These strategies aim to reduce downside risk while enhancing risk-adjusted returns through asymmetrical participation in market movements. Performance simulations show these approaches outperforming a traditional market-cap weighted benchmark since their inceptions.
Against the tide Waterside Convention 10-2012 Kempen Capital ManagementMarnix van Eerde
This document discusses strategies for hedge funds to generate returns. It summarizes that:
1) Hedge funds can generate returns through alpha (excess returns) or alternative betas (systematic exposures different from traditional markets).
2) Less liquid hedge fund strategies historically offered higher returns but the move away from them post-2008 has been painful.
3) Frontier markets may offer attractive growth potential at lower prices than more developed markets. Stock pickers can add value in these markets.
4) Structured credit markets now offer compelling risk-reward after difficulties in 2011. Specialists can add value through security selection and hedging strategies within these markets.
The document discusses the global economic outlook for Q1 2011. It notes that advanced economies are experiencing slowing GDP growth rates, some nearing recession levels again, while Singapore continues growing steadily at around 4%. It also shows charts depicting declines in investment spending, industrial production, and exports in advanced economies as signs their recoveries are weakening, making these countries like "canaries in the coal mine" warning of broader global economic troubles.
The document discusses recent inflation trends and projections in Brazil. December's IPCA-15 inflation figure is projected to rise to 5.7% year-over-year, its highest level since last February. Inflation has been surprising to the upside recently and is predicted to remain above 6.0% in early 2013 before slowing later in the year. The monetary policy stance is expected to keep interest rates at 7.25% through the end of 2013 to accommodate growth while managing inflation risks.
The document reports results from a survey of 9,110 participants between November 2011 and April 2012 about life satisfaction, happiness, and emotional experiences. Key results include:
- Most participants reported high levels of life satisfaction and happiness, rating their satisfaction between 7-10 on a 10-point scale.
- Participants reported feeling positive emotions like happiness more often than negative ones like sadness or fear. They reported feeling positive more than half the time and negative less than half the time.
The Chamber knows how important it is to have the business community involved in the revision of the Town’s comprehensive plan.
The Chamber has worked to solicit member input by facilitating:
* Four focus groups including downtown businesses, small business, major enterprise and community leaders (60 participants
* Two meetings of the Chamber’s Public Policy and Economic Development Committee (40 participants)
* A real-time texting survey of Chamber annual meeting attendees after a presentation by Mrs. Waldorf (170 responses)
* A mailed and electronically distributed survey to the Chamber membership (115 participants)
* Chamber volunteer and staff participation in a host of Chapel Hill 2020 meetings and workshops
This document summarizes macroeconomic convergence issues for Botswana within the context of deepening integration in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. It finds that while Botswana is meeting most primary convergence targets, there are concerns about long-term growth prospects and weaknesses in data quality. Key recommendations include focusing policies more on efficiency, productivity and competitiveness to address challenges like a potentially overvalued exchange rate. Regional integration could benefit Botswana through trade in services and facilitation, but a SADC monetary union may be too distant given current economic dissimilarities across countries.
Next generation Waterside Convention 10-2012 AmundiMarnix van Eerde
This document discusses improving equity exposure through asymmetrical strategies. It notes that average stock market returns have declined since 2000 while volatility has increased, presenting challenges. It then outlines Amundi's approaches for navigating volatile markets, moving from minimum risk to total risk strategies including minimum variance, risk parity, and directional asymmetric funds. These strategies aim to reduce downside risk while enhancing risk-adjusted returns through asymmetrical participation in market movements. Performance simulations show these approaches outperforming a traditional market-cap weighted benchmark since their inceptions.
Against the tide Waterside Convention 10-2012 Kempen Capital ManagementMarnix van Eerde
This document discusses strategies for hedge funds to generate returns. It summarizes that:
1) Hedge funds can generate returns through alpha (excess returns) or alternative betas (systematic exposures different from traditional markets).
2) Less liquid hedge fund strategies historically offered higher returns but the move away from them post-2008 has been painful.
3) Frontier markets may offer attractive growth potential at lower prices than more developed markets. Stock pickers can add value in these markets.
4) Structured credit markets now offer compelling risk-reward after difficulties in 2011. Specialists can add value through security selection and hedging strategies within these markets.
This data report analyzed metrics related to Facebook wall posts for various industries. It examined comment rate, like rate, and engagement rate in relation to post length, use of URL shorteners, best time to post, and best day to post. For the entertainment industry, it found engagement rates were highest on Fridays and engagement dropped off significantly on Sundays and Mondays. Thursday had the highest percentage of brand posts for the entertainment industry.
The survey summarizes the results of a survey of 611 international top managers from Austria and Central and Eastern Europe regarding traits of effective CEOs, important HR strategies, and expansion plans for the next 3 years. For CEOs, strategic thinking was the most important trait. Developing leadership competence and supporting entrepreneurial thinking were the top HR priorities. Most companies plan to invest or strengthen activities in existing markets like Austria, Western Europe, Russia, and Asia over reducing activities.
Brief discussion about the brazilian community and the impact of the economic crisis and political climate on their decision of staying or living the United States.
Angel Ron: Banco Popular Gs conference Crisis Junio 2010Banco Popular
Presentación elaborada por Banco Popular para dar a conocer las posibles estimaciones y previsiones con respecto al desarrollo futuro del negocio y los resultados financieros del Grupo Banco Popular, que se derivan de las expectativas del Grupo Banco Popular y que, por su propia naturaleza, están expuestas a factores, riesgos y las circunstancias que podrían afectar los resultados financieros de tal manera que podría no coincidir con dichas estimaciones y previsiones.
The document contains charts and graphs showing the relationship between GDP growth, unemployment rates, and other economic indicators in the UK and other European economies from 2000-2011. It shows that unemployment rates generally rise when GDP growth declines, and fall when GDP growth increases. Long-term unemployment also increases during recessions when GDP declines.
High Equity Risk Premium in a Low Volatility WorldRYAN RENICKER
Actionable trade ideas for stock market investors and traders seeking alpha by overlaying their portfolios with options, other derivatives, ETFs, and disciplined and applied Game Theory for hedge fund managers and other active fund managers worldwide. Ryan Renicker, CFA
The document discusses a study by O'Shaughnessy that analyzed the performance of US stocks over $150 million in market cap from 1951 to 1996 based on four valuation factors: price-to-sales, price-to-cash flow, price-to-book, and price-to-earnings. The study found that stocks in the lowest deciles for each of these valuation factors significantly outperformed stocks in the highest deciles, indicating that cheaper valued stocks provided higher returns over the long term than more expensive stocks.
2012 State of the Vending Industry Report - Automatic Merchandiser - June / J...Steven Duque
The road to recovery has been slow in the recession, for both automatic merchandising and the multiple industries it serves. Fiscal 2011 saw trends from the previous year continue, as the vending industry slowly recovers from the massive fallout of the Great Recession. In 2011, industry sales declined for the fourth consecutive year, although at a progressively slower rate. The 1.5 percentage point sales decline in 2011 was half the rate posted in 2010, indicating vending operators made progress in
stemming the downward trend.
Pine Flash Note: Monetary Policy – walking on thin iceBanco Pine
The document summarizes Pine's revised forecasts for Brazilian inflation and economic growth in 2013. Pine has increased its forecast for 2013 IPCA inflation from 5.10% to 5.60% due to deteriorating inflation outlook, but believes the central bank will keep interest rates at 7.25% due to limited economic recovery. Pine's GDP growth forecast of 2.6% is below market consensus of 3.2%. Risks to the inflation forecast include volatility in food prices and currency depreciation.
Adding the Domestic Private Sector Financial BalanceMitch Green
The document presents data on the government balance, private sector balance, and current account balances for Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Greece from 1996-2011. It shows that:
1) When a country has a government surplus, the private sector balance is negative and vice versa, keeping their sum close to zero.
2) Periods of high unemployment generally coincide with current account deficits, while periods of low unemployment coincide with current account surpluses.
3) Debt crises in Europe from 2008-2011 corresponded to large government deficits and private sector surpluses in Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Greece.
Ted Hart 2 P M June 15 2009 Digital Leap Live Website ReviewDigital Leap
This document summarizes a presentation about charity websites, fundraising, and live website reviews. The presentation covers the importance of relationships over technology for donors, the next generation of online philanthropy including social networking and people-to-people fundraising. It provides tips for online basics, tools, and establishing an effective online presence including collecting contact information, communicating with supporters, and online giving. Statistics on online giving growth are presented. The presentation concludes with a question and answer session and live website review.
This document discusses how organizations can use various online tools to communicate with supporters. It describes RSS feeds, photo sharing platforms, Facebook integration, and Twitter. It provides examples of how these tools can be used to publish news and events, acquire supporters, collect donations, and spread awareness of an organization's work. The document encourages organizations to test new tools and content while monitoring analytics to optimize their online communications.
Digital Leap Conference Using Seo To Support Online FundraisingDigital Leap
Using SEO to support online fundraising can help non-profits like Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) increase donations. A case study of SAS's website found opportunities to improve SEO by optimizing page titles, descriptions, and links. Paid search through Google Grants can also help non-profits get more exposure. SEO requires analyzing a site, competitors, keywords, and content to develop an effective strategy for improving organic search rankings and traffic.
Someone is talking about your organisation but do you know who they are and ...Digital Leap
The document outlines the objectives and results of a social media campaign for an animal welfare organization. The objectives were to increase awareness, drive traffic to their website, and increase donations. Key tactics included following influential people, tweeting news/links, engaging people via replies, and asking for blog posts/retweets. Measurement showed a 403% increase in social media referrals and longer site visits. Over 1,500 new Twitter followers and 70 mentions were gained. Facebook fans increased by over 4,000. The campaign exceeded its goals.
Digital Leap Conference Using Seo To Support Online FundraisingDigital Leap
Using SEO to support online fundraising can help non-profits like Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) increase donations. A case study of SAS's website found opportunities to improve SEO by optimizing page titles, descriptions, and links. Paid search through Google Grants can also help non-profits get more exposure. SEO requires analyzing a site, competitors, keywords, and content to develop an effective strategy for improving organic search rankings and driving more visitors to donate.
Do you hate the thought of going out to network? Do business networking events make your stomach churn?
This slideshare presentation by the best-selling and award-winning author, Heather Townsend, of the FT Guide To Business networking, will take you through simple strategies and tips to make sure your business networking helps you achieve the results you need with a minimum of time spent going out to networking events.
The presentation covers:
1. The key ingredients you need to build a network for life
2. How social media has changed the rules for how you can build a strong network for life
3. The FITTER business networking model - how to make sure your networking activities are effective and 'fit for purpose'
4. The Excedia 5-level relationship model which will help you identify which of your relationships will bear fruit for you
Business Networking: The new networking skills you need to win business and f...Heather Townsend
With the meteoric rise of social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook, today's networker needs a different skill set than even 5-10 years ago.
This business networking presentation, by Heather Townsend, The author of the best-selling and award-winning The FT Guide To Business Networking, will identify the skills you need to obtain to generate the impact, profile and success which you deserve from your network and networking activities.
The presentation looks at:
* Why personal brand is so important now
* What makes up your personal brand
* When will you start to get value from your relationships
... and much, much more...
Jason Potts shares what he has learned about online fundraising over 10+ years in 3 sentences or less per point:
1. The internet connects huge numbers of people globally or locally around anything for really cheap.
2. A good online experience does things simply and with great usability.
3. Social media is central to any online strategy, whether connecting people or helping them do things.
Silabus mata kuliah Mikrokontroler mencakup pengenalan mikroprosesor, mikrokomputer, dan mikrokontroler, arsitektur MCS-51, pemrograman bahasa assembly, timer dan counter, komunikasi serial, interupsi, ekspansi sistem, interfacing dengan LCD dan motor, sensor, protokol komunikasi, kontrol PID dan fuzzy, serta arsitektur dan pemrograman AVR.
This data report analyzed metrics related to Facebook wall posts for various industries. It examined comment rate, like rate, and engagement rate in relation to post length, use of URL shorteners, best time to post, and best day to post. For the entertainment industry, it found engagement rates were highest on Fridays and engagement dropped off significantly on Sundays and Mondays. Thursday had the highest percentage of brand posts for the entertainment industry.
The survey summarizes the results of a survey of 611 international top managers from Austria and Central and Eastern Europe regarding traits of effective CEOs, important HR strategies, and expansion plans for the next 3 years. For CEOs, strategic thinking was the most important trait. Developing leadership competence and supporting entrepreneurial thinking were the top HR priorities. Most companies plan to invest or strengthen activities in existing markets like Austria, Western Europe, Russia, and Asia over reducing activities.
Brief discussion about the brazilian community and the impact of the economic crisis and political climate on their decision of staying or living the United States.
Angel Ron: Banco Popular Gs conference Crisis Junio 2010Banco Popular
Presentación elaborada por Banco Popular para dar a conocer las posibles estimaciones y previsiones con respecto al desarrollo futuro del negocio y los resultados financieros del Grupo Banco Popular, que se derivan de las expectativas del Grupo Banco Popular y que, por su propia naturaleza, están expuestas a factores, riesgos y las circunstancias que podrían afectar los resultados financieros de tal manera que podría no coincidir con dichas estimaciones y previsiones.
The document contains charts and graphs showing the relationship between GDP growth, unemployment rates, and other economic indicators in the UK and other European economies from 2000-2011. It shows that unemployment rates generally rise when GDP growth declines, and fall when GDP growth increases. Long-term unemployment also increases during recessions when GDP declines.
High Equity Risk Premium in a Low Volatility WorldRYAN RENICKER
Actionable trade ideas for stock market investors and traders seeking alpha by overlaying their portfolios with options, other derivatives, ETFs, and disciplined and applied Game Theory for hedge fund managers and other active fund managers worldwide. Ryan Renicker, CFA
The document discusses a study by O'Shaughnessy that analyzed the performance of US stocks over $150 million in market cap from 1951 to 1996 based on four valuation factors: price-to-sales, price-to-cash flow, price-to-book, and price-to-earnings. The study found that stocks in the lowest deciles for each of these valuation factors significantly outperformed stocks in the highest deciles, indicating that cheaper valued stocks provided higher returns over the long term than more expensive stocks.
2012 State of the Vending Industry Report - Automatic Merchandiser - June / J...Steven Duque
The road to recovery has been slow in the recession, for both automatic merchandising and the multiple industries it serves. Fiscal 2011 saw trends from the previous year continue, as the vending industry slowly recovers from the massive fallout of the Great Recession. In 2011, industry sales declined for the fourth consecutive year, although at a progressively slower rate. The 1.5 percentage point sales decline in 2011 was half the rate posted in 2010, indicating vending operators made progress in
stemming the downward trend.
Pine Flash Note: Monetary Policy – walking on thin iceBanco Pine
The document summarizes Pine's revised forecasts for Brazilian inflation and economic growth in 2013. Pine has increased its forecast for 2013 IPCA inflation from 5.10% to 5.60% due to deteriorating inflation outlook, but believes the central bank will keep interest rates at 7.25% due to limited economic recovery. Pine's GDP growth forecast of 2.6% is below market consensus of 3.2%. Risks to the inflation forecast include volatility in food prices and currency depreciation.
Adding the Domestic Private Sector Financial BalanceMitch Green
The document presents data on the government balance, private sector balance, and current account balances for Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Greece from 1996-2011. It shows that:
1) When a country has a government surplus, the private sector balance is negative and vice versa, keeping their sum close to zero.
2) Periods of high unemployment generally coincide with current account deficits, while periods of low unemployment coincide with current account surpluses.
3) Debt crises in Europe from 2008-2011 corresponded to large government deficits and private sector surpluses in Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Greece.
Ted Hart 2 P M June 15 2009 Digital Leap Live Website ReviewDigital Leap
This document summarizes a presentation about charity websites, fundraising, and live website reviews. The presentation covers the importance of relationships over technology for donors, the next generation of online philanthropy including social networking and people-to-people fundraising. It provides tips for online basics, tools, and establishing an effective online presence including collecting contact information, communicating with supporters, and online giving. Statistics on online giving growth are presented. The presentation concludes with a question and answer session and live website review.
This document discusses how organizations can use various online tools to communicate with supporters. It describes RSS feeds, photo sharing platforms, Facebook integration, and Twitter. It provides examples of how these tools can be used to publish news and events, acquire supporters, collect donations, and spread awareness of an organization's work. The document encourages organizations to test new tools and content while monitoring analytics to optimize their online communications.
Digital Leap Conference Using Seo To Support Online FundraisingDigital Leap
Using SEO to support online fundraising can help non-profits like Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) increase donations. A case study of SAS's website found opportunities to improve SEO by optimizing page titles, descriptions, and links. Paid search through Google Grants can also help non-profits get more exposure. SEO requires analyzing a site, competitors, keywords, and content to develop an effective strategy for improving organic search rankings and traffic.
Someone is talking about your organisation but do you know who they are and ...Digital Leap
The document outlines the objectives and results of a social media campaign for an animal welfare organization. The objectives were to increase awareness, drive traffic to their website, and increase donations. Key tactics included following influential people, tweeting news/links, engaging people via replies, and asking for blog posts/retweets. Measurement showed a 403% increase in social media referrals and longer site visits. Over 1,500 new Twitter followers and 70 mentions were gained. Facebook fans increased by over 4,000. The campaign exceeded its goals.
Digital Leap Conference Using Seo To Support Online FundraisingDigital Leap
Using SEO to support online fundraising can help non-profits like Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) increase donations. A case study of SAS's website found opportunities to improve SEO by optimizing page titles, descriptions, and links. Paid search through Google Grants can also help non-profits get more exposure. SEO requires analyzing a site, competitors, keywords, and content to develop an effective strategy for improving organic search rankings and driving more visitors to donate.
Do you hate the thought of going out to network? Do business networking events make your stomach churn?
This slideshare presentation by the best-selling and award-winning author, Heather Townsend, of the FT Guide To Business networking, will take you through simple strategies and tips to make sure your business networking helps you achieve the results you need with a minimum of time spent going out to networking events.
The presentation covers:
1. The key ingredients you need to build a network for life
2. How social media has changed the rules for how you can build a strong network for life
3. The FITTER business networking model - how to make sure your networking activities are effective and 'fit for purpose'
4. The Excedia 5-level relationship model which will help you identify which of your relationships will bear fruit for you
Business Networking: The new networking skills you need to win business and f...Heather Townsend
With the meteoric rise of social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook, today's networker needs a different skill set than even 5-10 years ago.
This business networking presentation, by Heather Townsend, The author of the best-selling and award-winning The FT Guide To Business Networking, will identify the skills you need to obtain to generate the impact, profile and success which you deserve from your network and networking activities.
The presentation looks at:
* Why personal brand is so important now
* What makes up your personal brand
* When will you start to get value from your relationships
... and much, much more...
Jason Potts shares what he has learned about online fundraising over 10+ years in 3 sentences or less per point:
1. The internet connects huge numbers of people globally or locally around anything for really cheap.
2. A good online experience does things simply and with great usability.
3. Social media is central to any online strategy, whether connecting people or helping them do things.
Silabus mata kuliah Mikrokontroler mencakup pengenalan mikroprosesor, mikrokomputer, dan mikrokontroler, arsitektur MCS-51, pemrograman bahasa assembly, timer dan counter, komunikasi serial, interupsi, ekspansi sistem, interfacing dengan LCD dan motor, sensor, protokol komunikasi, kontrol PID dan fuzzy, serta arsitektur dan pemrograman AVR.
Ted And Alan 15th June Digital Leap OpenerDigital Leap
The document discusses the digital leap that occurred from 1993 to 2009, driven by advances in digital communication technology and people's hunger for communication and knowledge. It provides 10 rules for nonprofit organizations to follow for successful online fundraising and social networking, such as putting donors first, integrating online efforts into everything, exploring social networking, maintaining high ethics and security standards, and viewing ePhilanthropy as a relationship-building tool rather than just online donations. The key is building a movement through peer-to-peer engagement online and off.
The document outlines a summer road trip taken by four friends that visited several locations along the east coast of the United States and parts of Canada, including Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Washington D.C.; Cunningham Falls, Maryland; Niagara Falls and Toronto in Canada; as well as parts of Michigan, Ohio, and North Carolina.
Social Location Mobile in Singapore - Market Opportunities, Competitors, and ...Borrys Hasian
Social Location Mobile in Singapore. This is about market opportunities, competitors, and how Pickat SG can improve the UX Design.
I've done a quick test on several apps in Singapore, highlighted their pros/cons, and propose the ideal social location mobile app that answers this challenge:
"In what ways might we help the users to make a better decision, and to help them justify their choices and feel confident about it?"
I did the evaluation specifically for Pickat SG. Pickat SG, made by SK Planet, is a Location Based Social Application that allows for easy discovery, creating, and sharing of interesting places.
Tiga Langkah Mudah Membuat UX (User Experience) Website Anda Menjadi Lebih BaikBorrys Hasian
Tiga langkah mudah untuk meningkatkan pengalaman pengguna (UX) pada situs web yakni menetapkan satu poin visi, mendapatkan inspirasi dari luar, dan melakukan tes kegunaan serta tindak lanjut berkala untuk perbaikan berkelanjutan. Visi dan masukan pengguna sangat penting untuk mendesain pengalaman yang membuat pengguna puas dan setia.
Validate Your Ideas Quickly with Google Design SprintBorrys Hasian
This was presented at Compfest, an annual one-stop IT event held by students of Faculty of Computer Science, University of Indonesia. The deck is about Design Thinking and Google Design Sprint.
What makes people come back to your web or app? What makes them attached to your product? Emotional design is about designing a product that people love.
This was presented during Google Launchpad Week event. Google Launchpad Week is a weeklong bootcamp for early-startups, with Product, UI/UX, Technology, and Marketing/Pitch days with the best experts in your community.
Solving Design Problem in 2.5 Hours with Google Design SprintBorrys Hasian
Design sprints are a framework for teams of any size to solve and test design problems in 2-5 days. This was presented during Google UX Day in Jakarta, March 2016. The workshop was attended by 50 people from top startups in Indonesia, including the startups under Google Launchpad Accelerator program.
This document forecasts the expected annual real returns over 7 years for various asset classes as of May 2011, with US large cap stocks expected to return 4.3%, international bonds expected to return -0.2%, and emerging market debt expected to have the highest estimated range of returns at ±8.5%.
Take the Guesswork Out of Measuring ROI for Sales TrainingCorporate Visions
The document discusses measuring the potential return on investment (ROI) from various activities like haircuts, shoes, teeth brushing, ski lessons, and dinner dates. It encourages brainstorming which activity has the greatest potential ROI. It suggests that even small, everyday activities can provide returns if measured properly, as people are already experts in measurement from experiences in their daily lives.
The document provides information on the Irongate Global Strategy Fund Limited, a fund of hedge funds. It seeks capital preservation, appreciation and superior risk-adjusted returns with low correlation to traditional markets. The fund invests with experienced managers employing strategies like macro, long/short equities, emerging markets, fixed income arbitrage, and more. Performance figures for 2004-2008 are provided showing the fund outperforming benchmarks like the MSCI World Index and HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index over various periods.
This document summarizes the semiconductor and photovoltaic markets in China. It discusses trends in China's GDP growth and the drivers of demand for semiconductors. It provides an overview of wafer fabrication facilities and capacity in China by wafer size. The document also examines China's semiconductor materials market, equipment spending trends, and domestic equipment suppliers. Finally, it briefly touches on China's polysilicon production and solar cell manufacturing landscape.
1. IGT has a wide economic moat in the gaming industry due to significant barriers to entry, pricing power, and recurring revenue streams.
2. The company has a history of strong profitability and returns on capital that exceed its cost of capital.
3. IGT trades at a discount to conservative estimates of intrinsic value, providing a margin of safety, and has growth prospects in international markets and new revenue streams.
The document summarizes key findings from Borrell Associates' Q4 2012 SMB survey of over 1,750 small and medium businesses. Some highlights include:
1) Most SMBs (54%) plan to spend the same amount on advertising in 2013 as in 2012, while 20% plan to spend more and 16% plan to spend less.
2) SMBs expect to increase spending on online advertising and stabilize spending on newspapers and radio in 2013 compared to 2012.
3) Newspapers and online media are the most popular types of advertising purchased by SMBs, chosen by 64% and 62% of respondents respectively.
4) Facebook is the top choice for SMB online advertising spending in 2013, chosen by
The document provides an overview of the state of the housing market in Colorado in Q2 2009. It notes that while Colorado was less impacted than other states prior to late 2008, the struggling US economy has taken its toll. Job and employment growth in Colorado has slowed or turned negative. Consumer confidence and retail sales growth are also slowing. However, foreclosure activity and housing supply levels have decreased from their peaks. The outlook remains uncertain but there are some signs of stabilization in the Colorado housing market.
Telecom versus Online - Worlds in collisionireijjhhjhut
Telecom operators face slowing growth in voice, internet, and broadband revenues. New services like IPTV are not expected to significantly improve revenue growth. Online players are successfully capturing consumer attention with communication and content services launched at a rapid pace. Innovative business models from new players also challenge telecoms' fee-based revenue structures. To compete, telecoms will need to revisit their innovation strategies and address challenges in driving internal innovation and benefiting from external innovation like that of acquired start-ups.
This document discusses founder brands and the unique challenges and opportunities they face. Some key points:
- Founder brands are defined as brands where the founder or founding family still exercises significant influence.
- Founder brands make enormous contributions to the global economy, with over 35% of Fortune 500 companies and 60% of public US companies being family-controlled.
- While founder brands are highly valuable, separating the brand from the founding individual over time to ensure longevity is a core challenge as the brand grows. Managing the brand's personality-focused equity can be difficult.
- Some ways founder brands address this include conveying a brand promise that lives beyond any single personality, like Apple did in transitioning after Steve
This document discusses founder brands and the unique challenges and opportunities they face. Some key points:
- Founder brands are defined as brands where the founder or founding family still exercises significant influence.
- Founder brands make enormous contributions to the global economy, with over 35% of Fortune 500 companies and 60% of public US companies being family-controlled.
- While founder brands are highly valuable, separating the brand from the founding individual over time to ensure longevity is a core challenge as the brand grows. Managing the brand's personality-focused equity can be difficult.
- Some ways founder brands address this include conveying a brand promise that lives beyond any single personality, like Apple did in transitioning after Steve
- The Chester Global Strategy Fund is a fund of hedge funds that seeks capital preservation, appreciation, and superior risk-adjusted returns with low correlation to equity and fixed income markets.
- In July 2008, the fund was down 4.77% month-to-date and had a net asset value of 94.32. Its largest strategies by allocation were multi-strategy, credit and distressed, and event-driven.
- Over its lifetime, the fund has averaged annual returns of 9.72% with lower volatility than equity benchmarks, as measured by standard deviation.
The document reports on the results of an advertising campaign by Wickes in two regions of the UK.
1) The Central region saw the highest uplift in spontaneous brand awareness and advertising recall compared to the other region.
2) Residents in the Central region also reported more positive shifts in their perceptions of characteristics describing the Wickes brand after the campaign, such as trustworthy and valuable, compared to the other region.
Utah's economy has rebounded strongly since the recession. Jobs reached pre-recession levels in 2012 and Utah has experienced steady job growth over the past year, with an average monthly growth rate of 2%. Utah has the 7th fastest growing economy nationally. Job growth has been strongest in natural resources, construction, manufacturing, information and professional/business services. At the local level, Duchesne County has seen the strongest job growth at 8% over the past year.
The document discusses initiatives in New Zealand to enhance child health and wellbeing. It focuses on three key areas: improved quality, safety and experience of care; improved health and equity for all populations; and best value for public health resources. Specific quality initiatives discussed include increasing immunization rates, the B4School check, reducing rheumatic fever, and quality improvement for screening programs. Metrics are provided tracking progress on immunization coverage goals and disparities reduction.
This document discusses how to create products quickly through an agile innovation process in weeks rather than years. It provides tips for overcoming common challenges like ensuring projects stay within budget, determining when to hire more staff, developing sales teams, identifying the best leads, and streamlining sales bottlenecks. Graphs show past sales trends and lead sources which can help with planning. The conclusion advocates testing assumptions early to validate or fail ideas quickly before significant resources are spent.
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The document discusses the FASB's new qualitative assessment option for assessing goodwill impairment that became effective in late 2011. It allows companies to first qualitatively assess factors such as macroeconomic conditions, industry trends, costs, financial performance, and entity-specific events to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount before performing the two-step goodwill impairment test. The document provides examples of qualitative factors to consider and economic resources for researching trends to inform the assessment. It emphasizes properly documenting the assessment and notes that Decosimo advisors can assist with researching industry data and transaction multiples to aid the analysis.
This Attribution Case Study was presented at Ad-Tech SF in April 2012 by Steve Latham, ceo of Encore Media Metrics.
Special thanks for Lipman Advertising for participating in this case study.
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Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
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TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
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This webinar will review:
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Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
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Overview
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Key Topics Covered
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3. What is ArgoCD?
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5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
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7. What is Prometheus?
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8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
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9. What is Camel K?
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10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
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11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
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Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
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* Importance and benefits of vector search
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* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdf
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