How to Recognize Your Biggest Weaknesses As a Leader (and Why You Should)
Author: Jayson DeMers / Source: Entrepreneur If you’re starting your own business or leading a team, you have some level of confidence in your abilities, and it’s only natural for you to gravitate toward your strengths in those areas. However, it’s also...
7 Things to Outsource Immediately to Scale Your Business
Author: Sujan Patel / Source: Entrepreneur The hallmark of any entrepreneur is the ability to wear multiple hats, juggle dozens of tasks simultaneously and multitask his or her way from startup to consistent income stream. Ironically, though, multitasking...
United Airlines Passenger Dragged Off Plane by Employees
Author: Rose Leadem / Source: Entrepreneur A United Airlines passenger who thought he’d be flying from Chicago to Louisville Sunday night was in for a pretty nasty surprise. Overbooking United Express Flight 3411, United employees desperately sought...
The 3 Education Trends Preparing the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Author: Jon Phillips / Source: Entrepreneur Educators are tasked with the necessary burden of preparing today's students to shape tomorrow's world as our next generation of thinkers, leaders and entrepreneurs -- the tireless creators who are at the forefront...
Is That High-Paying Job Really Worth It?
Author: Ravin Gandhi / Source: Entrepreneur Recently I was playing golf (badly), and a very successful salesman in my foursome hit a terrible shot and said, "Anyway, a bad day on the golf course is better than a great day at the office." I laughed, but...
Is Qualtrics about to go public? A chat with founder Ryan Smith on the IPO question
Author: Sarah Buhr / Source: TechCrunch Qualtrics, an online survey research platform, is listed as tops among likely candidates to go public this year. But is it really going to file and, if so, how close is it to doing that? I’m betting yes and very soon...
Text, image and video moderation service Arbitrum picks up $500K from Ask.fm founders
Author: Steve O'Hear / Source: TechCrunch Arbitrum, a text, image and video moderation service founded by German Gedgauds, who previously headed up Ask.fm’s moderation team and product, has raised $500,000 in funding. Backing the Riga, Latvia-based startup...
US healthtech startups get the most funding but the rest of the world is catching up
Author: Eric Johansson / Source: elitebusinessmagazine.co.uk New data from CB Insights reveals that the number of global VC deals grew to reach $6.1bn in 2016 From 3D-printed limbs to iPad apps helping surgeons prep for surgery, technology is rapidly...
Italian eyewear startup Quattrocento offers ‘paper try-on’ service
Author: Steve O'Hear / Source: TechCrunch Lots of online eyewear retailers offer to send you a selection of frames to try on at home before you buy, a model made popular by Warby Parker in the U.S. and GlassesDirect in Europe. However, although sending you...
Dixon Hospitality IPO shelved; private equity talks continue
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Tenzo offers restaurants real-time and actionable data on how they are performing
Author: Steve O'Hear / Source: TechCrunch Tenzo, a London startup and graduate of Techstars, has built what looks like an interesting and timely platform to help restaurants (and potentially any brick ‘n’ mortar retailer) get real-time data insights on how...
Singapore’s Saleswhale, which uses AI to automate sales emails, raises $1.2M
Author: Jon Russell / Source: TechCrunch Saleswhale, a Singapore-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to let companies automate their sales emails, has raised a $1.2 million seed round. The capital was provided by VC firms Monk’s Hill Ventures,...
Startups in Japan getting ample cash but lack innovators
Author: Yuri Kageyama / Source: CTVNews Yusuke Asakura, who heads a Tokyo-based angel network of entrepreneurs investing in global startups, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2017. (AP / Yuri Kageyama) TOKYO - Japan Inc. where companies with...
What You Can Learn About Business From a Mango Vendor in Fiji
Author: Tracy Maylett / Source: Entrepreneur Due to an abundance of natural resources and a successful tourist industry, Fiji has one of the most developed economies in the South Pacific. Yet, despite its above-average economy, as many as 25 percent of...
4 Things Companies Need to do With Their Webinars
Author: Sheila Eugenio / Source: Entrepreneur There are few tools as powerful or poorly used as webinars. Broadcasting a live video feed to customers, potential customers, journalists and stakeholders is a challenging task. How do you create content that...
10 Steps to Creating an Engaging Digital Experience
Author: Matt Orlic / Source: Entrepreneur In order to be effective, websites need to be multifunctional in design. They need to be built like a house: protecting against the elements, providing a comfortable living space with ample storage, meeting basic...
You’re pricing your SaaS product all wrong
Author: Kyle Poyar / Source: VentureBeat Image Credit: iDin/Shutterstock Over the past couple of years, I’ve polled dozens of startup executives about how they approach pricing and monetization for their SaaS products. One of the questions I ask is, “How did...
Why I bought my company back … twice
Author: Ayal Zylberman / Source: VentureBeat Finding the right investor/business partner is hard. I’ve had good partners and tougher ones. And twice I chose to buy my company back from partners who threatened to stifle its success. The experience taught me...