Kayla Matthews is a tech productivity blogger who writes for MakeUseOf and The Gadget Flow. Follow Kayla on Google+ and Twitter, or read her latest posts on her blog, Productivity Bytes.
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a serious threat to patients that can lead to extended stays in the hospital, expensive treatments or death. Patients can receive an HAI during a procedure or while using a medical device, yet in many cases these infections are preventable…
Love them or hate them, industrial robots are here to stay. While there are plenty of critics who are against the modern advancement and widespread adoption of robotic technology, these devices can be of great benefit to employees, business owners, and even mainstream consumers. In…
Launching a successful startup is the dream of nearly every entrepreneur. While it can be easy to get caught up in the flow of ideas, the development of your brand, and even the plans for expansion, startups need to make sure you don’t overlook the fundamentals…
Technology has seen rapid improvements over the past fifteen years, making life easier for all of us. Fifteen years ago, who would have thought you could watch an NFL game live on your phone, or use Amazon to have groceries delivered within an hour? New…
In a technology driven world, employees that are comfortable and efficient with technology are ideal candidates for hiring. Millennials, the generation that grew up with technology, have proven to be the most “in touch” with that aspect. In addition, millennials have become the largest…
Professionalism is a great characteristic for any business to exude, especially for relatively unknown startups. Without recognition or evident success in early stages, prospective clients don’t have much to go on beyond personal evaluation, where professionalism is among the most coveted characteristics. Professionalism has a…
To niche or not to niche, that is the question. If Shakespeare’s Hamlet would get involved in a startup business, he would brood on that question as opposed to one about his existential existence. You may be ready to become your own boss. You’ve…
According to Geoffrey Ives of Map Business Online, visualizations are the brain’s most effective way of understanding a situation quickly and clearly. And he would know – his team works day in and day out to help organizations create visual representations of market analyses, expansion…
Storytelling marketing is not a new concept, but it has attracted a lot of attention recently. Businesses have started to realize an authentic story with a genuine voice can give them a competitive edge unlike any marketing pitch in the books. Customers are getting smarter and…
A perfect sales funnel is the dream of every business. Actually building that perfect process, however, takes a lot of work, constant testing and regular monitoring in order to ensure that visitors are converted into customers. Some companies, especially startups in the early stage,…
MariaDB is rolling out a new storage engine named ColumnStore for massively parallel distributed query execution and big data loading. They claim the engine will support a variety of use-cases, including algorithmic analytics and real-time batch. If you have no idea what any of that…
Let’s stipulate two facts for the record: 1) you’re starting a new business, and 2) you’re flexible about where that business can be operated from. Obviously, this is a lot easier to consider if you’re going to have a web-based business. You would only…
The launch of T-Mobile’s Binge On service has stirred controversy for a number of reasons, and the company has not handled the situation nearly as well as it could have. While T-Mobile tries to dig its way out of a hole of its own…
A website can be an extremely powerful tool for your startup company, especially if the information on it is engaging enough to encourage people to keep coming back and seeing what’s new. Similarly, publishing an email newsletter can help you capitalize on momentum while…
Startup CEOs should use the new year to evaluate their cybersecurity, especially since 2016 marks numerous concerns for business owners. The prominence of cybersecurity issues seems to grow. In an annual PwC, CIO, and CSO survey of more than 9,600 global executives, 41 percent…
You’ve probably heard inspiring stories about people who launched businesses, initially barely scraping together enough to make ends meet, and eventually finding enough success to enjoy a comfortable and profitable existence. However, it’s sometimes hard to locate practical information about how to get through…
Elizabeth Holmes seemed to have it all. In 2003, the 31-year-old Stanford dropout founded Theranos, a company that promised to revolutionize the diagnostic industry by testing for 240 diseases with just a few drops of blood. Holmes said her company had a breakthrough innovative…
