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francine hardaway
(content marketer, writer, editor, globe-trotter. co-founder stealthmode partners. marketing partner for entrepreneurs.)
Daily Commentary
How are you all out there? The old-fashioned headquarters location is a thing of the past.The new HQ is in the cloud. And the energy in the country changed during the inauguration. I was really sick of nasty. Cheers!
Apple Inc.'s first crack at a headset is designed to be a pricey, niche precursor to a more ambitious augmented reality product that will take longer to develop, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The initial device has confronted…
Francine Hardaway #ReUnitedStates🇺🇸We know there's a great deal of difficulty with making a headset that works well AND is wearable. But I've heard 2022 it will happen.
Silicon Valley investment firm Andreessen Horowitz, which once courted attention from the news media, is ramping up its own media efforts. The firm plans to expand its publication of content related to technology and business on its website through…
Francine Hardaway #ReUnitedStates🇺🇸I think this is a terrific idea and I know enough partners there to know that it will be good, albeit opinionated. I love Sonal,
The Washington Post
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Karen Attiah
– Jan 20, 2:26 PM
The national nightmare of Donald Trump's presidency is over. Or so we think. For those who firmly believe in the promise of the American experiment, that multicultural democracy is worth fighting for, Joe Biden's inauguration feels like a reprieve…
Francine Hardaway #ReUnitedStates🇺🇸You're damned right that the media had a role to play in the rise of Trump. And a role to play in his lack of success.
CNN
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business
– Jan 21, 10:12 AM
New York(CNN Business) Former Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett broadly supports President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion rescue package as a way to keep the coronavirus-ravaged economy afloat. 'They've thrown a lot of stimulus at it,' Hassett told…
Francine Hardaway #ReUnitedStates🇺🇸Everyone believe a stimulus is needed.
Futurism
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Victor Tangermann
– Dec 21, 2020, 5:25 PM
Famed venture capitalist Tim Draper just made major investments in jetpack suit companies JetPack Aviation and Gravity Industries, as CNBC reports. Draper was an early investor for both Tesla and SpaceX. Gravity Industries has repeatedly made…
Francine Hardaway #ReUnitedStates🇺🇸And now Tim Draper is about to make it possible for men to fly without airplanes. Is this what we need most?
President Trump's second impeachment, like the other repudiations he has suffered, feels provisional. He is never quite banished. He is impeached, but Senate Republicans refuse to convict or even allow evidence into his trial. He loses the…
Francine Hardaway #ReUnitedStates🇺🇸This is harsh. But it appears to be researched well, and the companion piece in the NY Times already won a Pulitzer for its reporting on Trump's tax returns.
Glassdoor's Workplace Trends 2021 report identifies several positive changes to work in 2020 that are forecast to continue and develop. Full-time homeworking is likely to evolve into more flexible ‘hybrid' models, giving employees greater…
Francine Hardaway #ReUnitedStates🇺🇸It has already changed for the better. The entire work ecosystem changed this year as employers realized they are nowhere without their talent. They'll make many changes to make employees happy.
Coronavirus will not kill the office. If anything, it figures to be more dynamic than ever. The ability to work remotely will not drive most people away from cities and offices, but it will enable many to live and work in new ways and places…
Francine Hardaway #ReUnitedStates🇺🇸All you folks in commercial real estate prepare for more changes.