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This AI startup just raised $7.5m to fix commercial insurance for America’s 24m underprotected small businesses

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in funding to streamline commercial insurance for small businesses with its broker-focused platform that cuts paperwork from hours to minutes. New York AI startup 1Fort secures $7.5M Read More

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Why business leaders should have more conversations with frontline workers

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Empowered and well-supported frontlines will lead to better business results. If they spend 30% of their time with frontline workers, theyll better understand the needs of both customers and employees and will be better able to lead their companies, George wrote in a 2022 article for Harvard Business Review.

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Why the climate tech industry needs outsiders

Fast Company Tech

Unsurprisingly, I often faced skepticism at conferences and industry events, where our company’s unconventional approach was met with doubt. People who’ve run businesses, managed complex regulations, and scaled global operations have the experience to make climate solutions a reality. Investors get it.

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Game industry leaders go head-to-head in GamesBeat’s Crossfire Lounge

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Three head-to-head conversations, tackling the AI apocalypse, direct-to-player marketing and sales, and the state of the game industry. Read More

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Snowflake expands AI tools with Anthropic partnership—what it means for businesses

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Snowflake partners with Anthropic to launch Cortex Agents, bringing Claude's enterprise-grade AI capabilities directly into corporate data environments with 90% accuracy on complex queries while maintaining security controls. Read More

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The most innovative companies in business services for 2025

Fast Company Tech

In an increasingly post-literate world , companies continue to turn to video to communicate with key stakeholders, and two of this years business services honorees help enterprises produce streamable content more efficiently. Read more about SimpleClosure , honored as No.

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The Transformation of 340B Health – Building Momentum for Innovation Background 

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Lack of Entrepreneurial Thinking Unlike for-profit businesses, associations tend to rely on stable membership dues and predictable funding streams , which can limit strategic innovation. Risk-Averse Culture A conservative approach to decision-making slowed innovation and adaptation. By adopting Association 4.0

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