Gucci gets into the conversation around gender and toxic masculinity with its FW20 collection. “Toxic masculinity, in fact, nourishes abuse, violence and sexism. … it produces oppressors and victims at the same time,” explains Gucci. “It seems necessary to suggest a desertion, away from patriarchal plans and uniforms. It’s time to celebrate a man who is free to practice self-determination, without social constraints, without authoritarian sanctions, without suffocating stereotypes.” …see more

The feeling we’re all feeling? Grief. (I keep playing Leonard Cohen's Everybody Knows on repeat in my head. "Everybody's got this broken feeling... ") Here’s David Kessler, the world's foremost expert on the stages of grief talking to Harvard Business Review about how to cope. Highly recommended reading, and not at all the downer you might think it would be. #healthandwellness …see more

Who moderates the moderators? This is a long, but fascinating and important piece about the roots of moderation on the internet — with absolutely gorgeous illustrations from Eric Petersen

Thanks to Jan Schalkwijk, CFA from JPS Global Investments for throwing down some good information today at the Stride Virtual Office Hours on how business owners can build a better personal financial plan. Stride works hard to get the business financials in order so that owners can focus more on growing equity value (their own and the company they serve). We will have the recording up on our site in the next few days. …see more

Nurses at the forefront of Healthcare endorse Cliq as a real benefit to staff and Patients. https://lnkd.in/dPafrvC

Three reasons not to miss next week's award-winning Live with Marketers show from LinkedIn at #CMWorld next week: 1. Michael Brenner 2. Alexandra Rynne 3. Me! We'll answer questions like: - What is the meaning of life? - Is free will real or just an illusion? - Do dogs dream? - Is suffering part of the human condition? ... no, I jest, but we'll definitely talk about LinkedIn, and the kind of content strategy for this platform that works, what topics your business should delve into (even when they're hot button issues), and maybe along the way find the meaning of existence. You'll just have to watch to find out. Wednesday, September 4 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT RSVP for the livestream here (or get the recording later): …see more

Calling all #B2B #Marketing pros... what do you have to say? via Chief Marketer + Beth Negus Viveiros

Check out this great piece by the leader of Greystar about technology and innovation. #smartapartments #proptech #smarttech

*treasury electronic money* issued by the Fed and that everyone can hold sure sounds like some type of FedCoin, a CBDC.

Best of #Bootstrapping : How iHeartRaves.com #CEO #Bootstrapped a #Niche #eCommerce #Company to $20 Million

Our company StratIS Access Energy & Automation was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday. Check out the article here

Am enjoying this WorkLife podcast on the rise and fall of WeWork with Adam Grant and former Chief Growth Officer David Fano that explores charmismatic leadership and how we should all be skeptical about values-driven companies that proclaim they are changing the world. …see more

This is a brave new world of communication, and it is super-exciting. Thanks to all the Google engineers who are making this happen. Gene Roddenberry would be thrilled!

What are the priorities in driving #strategy towards making a #startup #fundable ? https://lnkd.in/dRiZMWC

The Verge is looking for a news editor. If you're obsessed with technology and the future of the future, this job is for you!

How does a #startup know if it is better to #bootstrap or raise #funding ? #seedcapital https://lnkd.in/g_TSeN8

Hair on a deal matters when raising capital as Fred Wilson lays out well in this post ( https://lnkd.in/euw4Guy ). It could be cap table complexity, financial disarray, leadership team dysfunction, poor contract management, and the list goes on. Stride is supporting companies in getting a strong accounting foundation in place so that controllabe risk is mitigated for investors during diligence. No one single hair craters an opportunity but start multiplying them together and investors get skittish. Their opportunity cost is too high to wade through a mess, so they move on. …see more

Have a read of the case study below. It doesn’t matter if you are a utility, retail, logistics, campus or other. The way we work will not be the same in future. The various versions of Cliq hardware and software can relieve the issues of key management for distributed staff, estates, facilities and security managers. Integrated with permit to work, workflow management and other IOT systems Abloy has a solution for you. To find out more contact me on 07880 456738 or Neil.hughes@abloy.co.uk #securitymanagement #securitysolutions #facilitiesmanagement #safetyandsecurity #keymanagement #locks #estatemanagement #compliancemanagement #accesscontrol #accessmanagement #abloyfortrust #systemintegration #cliq …see more

Gotta interview Henry Rock , Founder and Executive Director of #Charlotte's City Startup Labs project.

Thought #Leader in #ArtificialIntelligence : Christopher Connolly #VP #SolutionsStrategy Genesys