If you think great companies don’t let their entrepreneurs leave…you’re totally wrong! The Google Effect Let’s start with this AngelList graph showing Google alumni creating new businesses for a $4.9 million average (each line is a startup having at least one Google alumni). Either Google is facing a terrible brain drain or this is just business as usual and more entrepreneurs being hired will make up for the ones leaving....
It turns out there is actually a stress threshold for most people. We know this because of research done over 100 years ago by psychologists Robert Yerkes and John Dillingham Dodson. It’s called the Yerkes-Dodson Law. Research done on rats showed that if they were stressed (by receiving electrical shocks) at a certain level, they were motivated and performed optimally, but if they were stressed too much (higher voltage shocks) they lost motivation and basically gave up....
Who Would Pick Up a USB Drive in a Parking Lot? This parking lot scenario refers to the belief by hackers that end users will pick up and plug in a USB flash drive they find lying around. Yes, even a thumb drive found lying in the street – if you watched Season 1 of Mr. Robot, you know what I’m talking about. In episode six, Darlene drops USB flash drives in the parking lot of a prison in hopes that some employee of the prison will pick up the drive and connect it to a computer inside the prison....
Among other global resources, TechCode has incubators within Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Helsinki, Silicon Valley, Seoul, Tel Aviv and Berlin. TechCo reported on their first cohort in this accelerator last November — fifty startups from ten countries. The Cohort The six AI startups in the 2017 cohort cover a wide range of fascinating fields. Here’s how TechCode sums up their talent, from their press release: But the cohort is continuing to accept applications on a rolling basis: First come, first served....
Airbnb revealed the news in a blog post yesterday, saying: The post cites three reasons why Airbnb opposes the new legislation. According to them, the proposal: The new law also violates the federal Stored Communications Act, which creates uniform privacy protections for internet users and prevents cities from simply demanding that platforms turn over user information without a subpoena or other legal process.” It’s a situation similar to Uber and Lyft’s issues in Austin....
The Smart Battery Cases made for 2018’s iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR models aren’t charging the phones correctly, so Apple is offering users the option to get a replacement model. Fortunately, there aren’t any safety concerns with the Smart Battery Cases, as tends to be the case with products with defective batteries. So, are you entitled to a replacement case? And why does Apple keep make faulty products?...
The iPhone 12 is $799 and the iPhone 12 Mini is $699, while the professional level iPhone 12 Pro is $999 and the iPhone 12 Pro Max is $1099. Plus, the new HomePod Mini was revealed, available for order by November 6th for a mere $99. Here are all the products announced today, complete with key specs. Apple has 5G The first point that Tim Cook hit in his iPhone 12 lineup announcement: All four new iPhone 12 phones will have 5G, allowing faster downloads, uploads, streaming, gaming, and real-time interactivity....
Supporters of education through digital platforms can point to a host of issues solved by the flexibility and reasonable prices of online education. It helps working adults finish degrees. It can significantly cut down on student debt. Many courses even offer an education totally for free, if not the degree itself. Yet for many, the stigma surrounding online education—that it’s low-quality and opportunistic—still holds strong. Do they have a point?...
Most of the time the answer is a simple “nope.” A company must be the right type of company at the right stage of their development at the right time in the market to be VC fundable. 5 Business Traits That Make It Difficult To Get Funded Leverage-bility – The business has very little margin leverage due to high variable costs and/or high cost of goods (COGs), resulting in low gross margins that don’t ramp up with volume....
That’s right – the country from Down Under has made a point to innovate a wide range of tech that is being used by sports teams and organizations around the world. From heart monitors to joint protectors, Australia has been making impressive strides in the world of sports thanks to their dedication to technology that belongs on the field, on the pitch, or in the gym. But, why Australia? It all goes back to the 1976 Montreal Olympics....
Internet of Things (IoT) devices, as they’re commonly known, can be used as entry points to company networks, especially ones that aren’t protected by antivirus software or another security-bolstering software. The move looks to protect consumers from “significant national security risks”, and is part of a wider program of cybersecurity initiatives to combat the ever-growing threats to private and public sector organizations. American Consumers To Be Given More Information The last two decades have seen an explosion of tech devices permeating every aspect of our lives, and an increasing proportion of them are connected to the internet....
I was lucky enough to attend an incredibly interesting talk titled “Humanity & Tech: What’s at Stake” that focused on the ethical, social, and legal implications of tech’s unending inclusion in everyday life. Speakers included Kenneth Cukier, senior editor of digital products at The Economist, Julia Angwin, author of Dragnet Nation, and Anil Dash, a blogging pioneer and the host of the event. The Big Data Debate As is to be expected, tackling all the facets of humanity and technology’s relationship takes longer and an hour and a half conference event, which is why the discussion focused on big data and its role in the world today....
Any analytics or big data startup will be well poised through the Dcode42 program: The US government is the largest consumer of products and services in the world and the proud owner of a tidy $79 billion IT budget. The deadline to apply is September 2. Check out Dcode42’s site for the details. The next class’s focus aligns with a number of initiatives coming out of the government recently: Both the White House’s Big Data Research and Development Plan and The Opportunity Project encourage the development of a national Big Data ecosystem to solve critical challenges faced by federal, state, and local governments....
This investment includes a $1.5 million seed round led by IVP’s Dennis Phelps and joined by Dave Morin for Slow Ventures and Owen Van Natt, and a $4 million Series A led by Binary Capital’s Justin Caldbeck and Jonathan Teo, plus Periscope CEO Kayvon Beykpour, Lyft CEO Logan Green, and many more big angels. But what is Assist and how does it work? Contrary to most services going out these days, Assist does not have an app....
On that note, here are some changes we might see in digital marketing 2015. Content Quality is set to Increase It is believed that there will be a big shift in media ownership, led by brands. As pointed out by Doug Kessler, (Co-founder of B2B agency Velocity), several media sites of the world will soon be owned by big brands. As more brands start owning media sites, there will be more room and more budgets for content marketing....
As entrepreneur Justin McLeod told me, “There have been so many startups in the space because everyone recognizes that the traditional dating model is broken – at least for the 18-35 demographic. Yet no one can get anything off the ground – for a variety of reasons.” I met McLeod at Fortify.vc where he is working on an online dating startup with a completely new business model that launches next month....
Most, if not all of the top blogging sites and news sites in the country use content curation. Why? Because it works. After all, there are only so many ways to tell the same story. So, when a great news story breaks, many news outlets will often curate that from the original source and mention that the story was first found at a different source. Whether you realized it or not, curated content has been around for longer than most internet marketing gurus care to confess....
Chris Guillebeau is an entrepreneur and the author of The $100 Startup, a well-known bestseller in the startup community. His belief that everyone needs a creative outlet to counteract their unfulfilling day job is far from outrageous. While many claim that fully committing to their day job is the only way to live, having side hustles can supplement your income while also making you happier with your decision. In fact, having an identity that is solely focused around your job is a good way to lose yourself in the professional world....
Hardware Drive Failure Don’ts: Open the hard drive – you will expose all of the media. Whatever is inside will not be “recoverable” unless you are a recovery engineer and have a clean room environment.Try to switch out circuit boards. There can be conflicts issues with firmware, and then your problems are just worse.Go online and look for homemade remedies. One, for example, is placing your drive in the freezer and then trying to spin it up....
Simply put, Digital.NYC is an online hub for tech and startups. They house everything from investor lists and and startup courses to job listings and event invitations so you have the best chance at creating a successful company. It’s the result of a unique public and private partnership between the office of Mayor Bill de Blasio, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, IBM, Gust, and over a dozen leading NYC-based technology and media companies....
