Structuring a Team and Creating Transparency in the Midst of Company Chaos

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Neil Sweeney has lots of opinions about how to run a company, especially a newer, smaller one. The founder and CEO of beacon network company Freckle IoT, says that it’s about putting the right people in the right places.

Street Culture: A Look at the Culture of a Team Within a Team at conichiwa

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A spinoff company from a larger mothership might already have culture built in. At Conichiwa, a Berlin-based proximity agency and beacon company, that’s not quite what is happening.

Street Culture: Taking Estimote’s ‘No Barriers’ Culture Literally

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The company’s mission is to build a new operating system for the physical world, and to get there the team needs zero bullshit. Culture is far too important to leave to chance, says John Cieslik-Bridgen, Estimote’s VP of culture. But it’s also important to allow natural evolution.

Street Fight Daily: Twitter Eyes SMBs, 7-Eleven Creates Venture Arm

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technologyTwitter Learns From Facebook by Revamping Its Advertising Fees for Small Business (Wall Street Journal)… Oh Thank Heaven, Even 7-Eleven Has a Venture Capital Arm (Recode)… What Foursquare’s Looming Data Mean to Advertisers  (AdAge)….

Street Fight Daily: Facebook’s ‘Audience Network,’ Qualcomm Spins Off Beacon Business

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology… With Ad Network, Facebook Targets Rest of Mobile World (AdAge)… Qualcomm Spins Off its Gimbal Bluetooth Beacon Biz Into a Separate Company (GigaOm)… Yext Acquires Software Consulting Firm Citrrus To Build Its Professional Services Team (TechCrunch)…

Street Fight Daily: GoDaddy Preps IPO, JustEat Eyes London Markets

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technologyGoDaddy Prepares for IPO (Wall Street Journal)… Just Eat Preps IPO In London, Aiming To Raise £100M (TechCrunch)… CMO One-to-One: LivingSocial Evolves from Deals Site to Deals Marketplace (eMarketer)…

Street Fight Daily: Patch Co-Founder Exits AOL, Tracking Tech Gains Traction

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology.Patch Co-Founder Leaving AOL to Join a Startup (Wall Street Journal)… Tracking Technology Sheds Light on Shopper Habits (Wall Street Journal)… ApartmentList’s Big Bet On Mobile (PandoDaily)….

Street Fight Daily: Foursquare’s Redesigned App, HomeJoy Raises $38M

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A roundup of today’s big stories in hyperlocal publishing, marketing, commerce, and technology.Foursquare 7.0 Brings Passive Location Technology To All (GigaOm)… Homejoy Raises $38M As It Looks To Expand Beyond Home Cleaning (TechCrunch)… EBay, PayPal Pinpoint Stores For Mobile Shopping (USA Today)…