More than 90% of U.S. consumers are now multitasking while watching TV, according to a study from Deloitte. Looking specifically at Millennial TV viewers, they engage in an average of four additional activities while watching TV, including general surfing the Web, using social media behaviour and text messaging. Read More>>
Monthly Archives: March 2016
What are Google’s most important ranking signals?
Google had already revealed that RankBrain, its artificial intelligence system, was the “third most important signal contributing to the result of a search query”. It recently revealed the top two factors. The answer was “its content and links pointing to your site.” Read More>>
Who has their hand on the tap of deal flow?
We are surrounded by the birth, growth and death of new ideas that feed the venture capital industry. Investors are aware of the connection between temperament and success as an entrepreneur, but they might not understand the way in which it affects the set of investment options. Many would-be student-entrepreneurs have a temperament that prevents them from being good at selling or justifying their ideas to others. Read More>>
Student founder turns down Microsoft and Google to build Bae, an app for black singles
Data collected from 25 million OkCupid accounts demonstrated that when users rated their matches they penalized Black men and women. Bae :: Before Anyone Else, a mobile dating app hopes to make online dating a better experience for Black people. Similar to other dating apps, Bae users swipe right for those they’re interested in and left for those they’re not. Read More>>
Uber-Like Startups Are Feeling The Pressure From Investors
In the last few years, the so-called “on-demand” companies that deliver anything from a home cleaning to a ride to tacos have seen an explosion in popularity. Many charge artificially low prices for their services in an effort to attract customers—effectively losing money on each delivery in the process. Over the long run, it isn’t a sustainable strategy. Read More>>
A Rising Number of Startups Reckon They’ll Never Go Public
A survey conducted by Nasdaq Private Market revealed that startup company leaders are committed to their entrepreneurial efforts with no immediate plans to pursue the public markets to raise capital. Nearly half of respondents said they expect their businesses to stay private indefinitely. Read More>>
10 Deadly Startup Mistakes to Avoid
Countless startups fail every year. However the reasons for their failure are limited. Mentors, VCs and serial entrepreneurs all say that they routinely see entrepreneurs fall prey to a common set of mistakes. So what are they? Read More>>
Are entrepreneurs born or made?
If you ask a VC what’s his number one criterion for investing in a company, he will tell you that everything is about the team’s quality! Entrepreneurs have different personality traits. Some are very introvert, calm and poised while others are extremely demonstrative and dynamic. Some are very pragmatic while others are rather idealistic. The article categories successful portfolio companies and studies their CEOs’ profiles. Read More>>
Innovation Springs from the Unexpected Meeting of Minds
Visionary leaders set up the creative, collaborative environments that foster crossovers and the innovations that come from them. If you’re not making room for the unexpected meeting of minds, you could be missing out on the next big breakthrough. Also research found that horizontal networks of individuals with a diversity of expertise were three times more likely to innovate than uniform vertical networks. Read More>>
3 female founders on what it’s like to run a startup when you’re under 30
The global technology industry is woeful when it comes to female representation and diversity. Youth, on the other hand, has real currency in this brave new world. But what it is to be both a woman and young while working on your own startup?
The article talks about three female founders all under 30, who are in the trenches, growing their own businesses and leading international teams. Read More>>
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