Tips & How To’s

Los Angeles

By Young Entrepreneur Council | May 30, 2017 at 8:30 pm

Putting unrealistic pressure on yourself to perform and excel could be limiting you to progress and succeed. We talked with Kyle Goguen, founder and president of Pawstruck.com, an online retailer and manufacturer of natural dog treats and chews, and asked him what advice he has for small…

Data

By Scott Gerber | May 30, 2017 at 7:00 pm

By now, most entrepreneurs understand the concept of big data. This vast, sometimes overwhelming collection of information encompasses numbers generated by your everyday business processes – sales statistics, email open rates, website clickthroughs, etc. – that allows you to take advantage of valuable insights into…

News

San Francisco

By Adam Rowe | May 30, 2017 at 5:50 pm

Uber has just fire VP of technology Anthony Levandowski for his refusal to cooperate in the ongoing Uber vs Waymo legal case, according to the New York Times’ report obtained from an internal email. Uber has confirmed the news. Levandowski left Waymo, Google’s self-driving vehicle developer,…

Google

By Adam Rowe | May 30, 2017 at 4:30 pm

Google just located and removed 41 Android apps — all from a single developer — that secretly included malware in each download. The apps used infected Android phones to auto-click on ads, and the number of downloads makes this possibly the largest mobile ad…

Incubator

Almhult

By Tishin Donkersley | May 30, 2017 at 3:30 pm

Their Swedish furniture is found in coworking spaces, college dorms, maybe your home or office. IKEA is dipping into the early-stage world and has joined forces with Rainmaking to launch the first program for startups: IKEA Bootcamp. Rainmaking is a global cooperative of entrepreneurs…

Diversity

By Conor Cawley | May 30, 2017 at 2:20 pm

Google has become one of those companies that sci-fi novelists dream of. With enough data to track everyone person in the world and more control over our daily lives than we like to admit, this tech giant is a villainous monster waiting to happen. However, Google’s…

Marketing

By Adam Rowe | May 30, 2017 at 12:50 pm

In the fast-paced world of internet media, it’s easy to wind up on the wrong side of a new update or algorithm tweak. For most tweaks, there’s no need to worry. But when Google or Facebook make a change, thousands of smaller internet companies,…

Gear & Gadgets

By Elliot Volkman | May 30, 2017 at 11:20 am

Two years ago, the world was taken by an explosive storm when hoverboards (segways without the sticks) hit the market. A few blown up batteries later and the consumer world had a sense of trepidation or these innovative devices, but that didn’t stop other…

Tips & How To’s

By Rehan Ijaz | May 30, 2017 at 10:30 am

In 2004, Yelp! started the most prominent customer review site in the world. Over the next few years, other review sites emerged and are now seemingly ubiquitous: Yelp! for restaurants and local services, Glassdoor for jobs, and TripAdvisor for travel and tourism. Today, review…

Reports & Rankings

Portland, Maine

By Whit Richardson | May 30, 2017 at 9:15 am

Maine has dropped two spots in the 2017 Kauffman Index of Startup Activity, an annual index that measures new business creation and startup density among the states and largest metro areas. The index, a project of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, splits states into…

Startups & Apps

By Tishin Donkersley | May 29, 2017 at 2:30 pm

There are about 200,000 military personnel that transition from military to civil life and according to the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, and many are charging ahead to start their own business. What veterans may not realize is that they have many of the…

Interviews

By Young Entrepreneur Council | May 29, 2017 at 12:45 pm

The value of talent is undeniable in the startup world. Having a quality idea is a good first step, but without a solid team, you won’t be able to get your idea off the ground. And if you want success to be in your…

Social Media

By Simon Davies | May 29, 2017 at 10:30 am

Online advertising is one of the fastest growing areas of the web. As marketing companies race to maximize the potential of their ongoing campaigns, these new opportunities have spurred on advisory bodies like The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) who have created new ground rules…

Startups & Apps

By Loren Baker | May 28, 2017 at 2:30 pm

The fitness industry is shaping up beyond the gym or studio. These days, the hip place to be is wherever people are choosing to work out. From wearables to virtual reality (VR) gizmos, some startups are making fitness happen regardless of location. Further, by…