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5 pieces of advice to help early stage founders navigate the months ahead

If you haven’t prioritized building trust with your investors, now is a good time to start.

5 pieces of advice to help early stage founders navigate the months ahead

How many preventable COVID deaths happened in your state? This map will tell you

A new interactive dashboard from Brown University quantifies a depressing failure of public policy, messaging, logistics, and individual behavior.

How many preventable COVID deaths happened in your state? This map will tell you

Why the 9-to-5 schedule has lost its place in the workplace

The idea of a causal relationship between time and output is feeling increasingly outdated.

Why the 9-to-5 schedule has lost its place in the workplace

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Stay hungry, stay current: maintaining a startup mentality after success

Holding onto a hungry, product-focused attitude keeps you relevant and competitive.

Stay hungry, stay current: maintaining a startup mentality after success

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Nursing homes are in trouble—but a new approach to staffing could help

Pay rates at nursing homes need to increase across the board or they will always be competing with hospitals that pay higher wages.

Nursing homes are in trouble—but a new approach to staffing could help

See Lego’s stunning new set, which turns Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ into 3D art

It’s ‘Starry Night,’ but in 2,316 pieces.

See Lego’s stunning new set, which turns Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ into 3D art

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12 ways leaders are using data to make better decisions

Being able to stay consistent with your strategic approach to meeting goals is key when it comes to navigating data variables.

12 ways leaders are using data to make better decisions

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Growth loop: How to achieve self-sustaining compound product growth

The growth loop model has improved how we think about acquisition marketing.

Growth loop: How to achieve self-sustaining compound product growth

Don’t force your employees back to the office. Do this instead

A Gartner survey of over 3,500 knowledge workers offers some interesting insights about what employees see as meaningful work.

Don’t force your employees back to the office. Do this instead

The Apple Watch is about to get more accessible, in a whole new way

Apple’s smart timepiece already packs powerful features for people with disabilities. Its next act: Leveraging already-popular iPhone accessibility tools.

The Apple Watch is about to get more accessible, in a whole new way

Impact

At Google’s new campus, ‘dragonscale’ solar panels capture sunlight from all different angles

There’s a hidden, huge source of emissions companies are ignoring: their banking

How family farmers are working to get federal support for regenerative agriculture

News

Why America’s baby formula crisis is an entirely self-inflicted problem

Dire baby formula shortage prompts a legislative response from House Democrats

What’s happening with Tether? Investors flee amid fears of the next stablecoin crisis

Co.Design

See Lego’s stunning new set, which turns Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ into 3D art

Today’s top design innovators have it all wrong. Here’s how to think bigger

See the cutting-edge tech turning government buildings into lean, green machines

Work Life

Why the 9-to-5 schedule has lost its place in the workplace

Considering professional development? Maybe prioritize this instead

Chef Kwame Onwuachi’s debut cookbook is a taste of Black America