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Notes, Reflections, and People I Met at Podcamp Boston

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This weekend was Podcamp Boston 2. I attended Saturday, but just like podcamp Boston 1 last year, I learned an incredible amount and met some extraordinary people. I met Boston area documentary filmmakers including Marie Agui Carter , Rhonda Moskowitz and Cheryl from Women in Film and Video New England.

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More than just fans: How women are reshaping baseball on and off the field

Fast Company Tech

The Philadelphia Phillies offer behind-the-scenes tours and clinics for their female fans, while the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees offer fantasy camps that are geared to women. Black women were not allowed to play, a policy that reflected the segregation of the Jim Crow era.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Deborah Finn has invited me to be an instructor for a workshop on using outcome-based measurement for social media integrated strategy as part of a series of workshops on measurement and data in Boston next spring. Reflection.

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NextView Ventures closes its fourth fund with $89 million

TechCrunch

NextView Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital fund, has raised an $89.6 The fund, which has offices in New York as well as Boston, invests in consumer and software-as-a-service enterprise startups at the pre-seed and seed stage. More Boston coverage. A hot Boston VC Summer. 13 Boston investors reflect on COVID-19.

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Humility is a superpower. Here’s how to practice it daily

Fast Company Tech

I was strolling up the hill in Greater Boston to a French cooking class. A final reflection Being humble makes us more approachable and respected. The rich aroma of melting butter and fresh herbs greeted us as it wafted through the chilly fall air. My friend Sylvie and I were eager to learn the art of souffl-making.

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Reflections from Arts Leaders Workshop: Resilient Leaders from the Inside/Out

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Earlier this month I was in Boston for the annual convention for Americans for the Arts where I facilitated a leadership development pre-conference workshop, “Impact without Burnout: Resilient Arts Leaders from the Inside/Out.” Reflection questions : “Why did this work?”. ask, “How have sales been going?”.

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Will quantum computing remain the domain of the specialist VC?

TechCrunch

While they don’t perfectly reflect technological progress, they showcase investors’ willingness to write checks for the industry. In the next three to five years, quantum computers manufacturers are expected to generate revenue of $5 billion to $10 billion , according to Boston Consulting Group.

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