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- #### [December 4, 2017 Future Focused: Can investors hack empathy so we don’t lose the future?](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/12/04/future-focused-can-investors-hack-empathy-so-we-dont-lose-the-future)
- #### [November 29, 2017 Two tried and tested ways to recruit all-star teams](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/11/29/two-tried-and-tested-ways-to-recruit-all-star-teams)
- #### [November 21, 2017 The biggest threat to workers of the future isn’t robots — it’s whether they’ll have the skills to work alongside them](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/11/21/the-biggest-threat-to-workers-of-the-future-isnt-robots-its-whether-theyll-have-the-skills-to-work-alongside-them)
- #### [November 20, 2017 How to hire top talent when you can’t compete on compensation](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/11/20/how-to-hire-top-talent-when-you-cant-compete-on-compensation)
- #### [November 17, 2017 How can I combine knowledge and goodness in my day job? Build a one-pocket career](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/11/17/how-can-i-combine-knowledge-and-goodness-in-my-day-job-build-a-one-pocket-career)
- #### [November 13, 2017 Why this institutional investor’s impact play matters](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/11/13/why-this-institutional-investors-impact-play-matters)
- #### [November 9, 2017 Entrepreneurs Can Help Us Prepare For the Looming Aging Crisis](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/11/09/entrepreneurs-can-help-us-prepare-for-the-looming-aging-crisis)
- #### [November 8, 2017 Can Investors in Emerging Markets Get Over Our Blind Spots?](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/11/08/can-investors-in-emerging-markets-get-over-our-blind-spots)
- #### [November 8, 2017 Are you a Virginia entrepreneur — or investing in Virginia companies? Learn how your ideas can go VIRAL](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/11/08/are-you-a-virginia-entrepreneur-or-investing-in-virginia-companies-learn-how-your-ideas-can-go-viral)
- #### [November 2, 2017 Why “raising talent” is just as important as raising money](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/11/02/why-raising-talent-is-just-as-important-as-raising-money)
- #### [October 26, 2017 These eight Mexican entrepreneurs are helping with Earthquake relief efforts](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/10/26/these-eight-mexican-entrepreneurs-are-helping-with-earthquake-relief-efforts)
- #### [September 14, 2017 Why the most important IPO of the century happened today](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/2017/09/14/why-the-most-important-ipo-of-the-century-happened-today)

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