Young entrepreneurs focus on making a difference, according to study

Young entrepreneurs are driven by a desire for independence, a belief in social good and a commitment to employee happiness, according to new research.

Sage’s global Walk With Me report looked at millennial entrepreneurs in 16 countries and came up with five distinct personas that they fit into. It found that 61 per cent of young entrepreneurs would sacrifice profit to stay true to their values – this rises to 78 per cent in South Africa, 70 per cent in the US and 72 per cent in Singapore.

Mujeres pioneras que cambiaron la historia para siempre

Justo como versa la canción Mujeres de Silvio Rodriguez, hay mujeres que son reconocidas por su labor u obra, por el atrevimiento de no seguir las normas del sistema o las costumbres tradicionales; y al mismo tiempo, muchas otras han hecho esto mismo y han permanecido en el anonimato o apenas han sido notadas por su valerosa aportación al cambiar lo establecido.

Todas las mujeres que aquí aparecen, todas y cada una, se atrevieron a cuestionar o a simplemente hacer algo distinto a lo que se esperaba de ellas por su género. Gracias a todas ellas muchas mujeres siguieron sus pasos y cambiaron para siempre la historia, su entorno y a todas las mujeres en sí.

The Internet of Things Promises a Future of Being Coddled by Your Appliances

We interact with countless things each day that support us as we sleep, eat, work and play -- the bed we get out of in the morning, the shower head, your toothbrush, the car steering wheel, your watch and your lunchbox. Your stove, blender and refrigerator -- you get the picture. What if these objects, on which we rarely spare a second thought, had intelligence of their own?

The Books Every Startup CEO Should Read

Since I’m always talking about the books I’ve read, I often get asked for book recommendations, especially by fellow Startup founders.

This morning Nick Rellas the CEO of Drizly asked me for a list of must-readbooks, so I quickly put together this list.

I think every Startup CEO & Founder would benefit from reading the books on this list.

Sorted by books I’ve re-read the most:

5 SECRETS TO DE-STRESS FROM THE STARTUP COMMUNITY

We’ve all felt stressed out at one point or another. We know it’s not good for us but it’s a hard thing to shake. It triggers a fight or flight response which gives us adrenaline and makes our heart beat faster. In the worst scenarios, it can lead to anxiety and poor decision-making. A certain amount of stress though can be good. Some people even say they work better when they have a tight deadline or a hands-on manager. Stress at work is almost inevitable. But with greater connectivity and longer working hours, many people are finding it hard to stop stressing when they leave work. How can you leave stress at the office door?

El primer vuelo de Aquila, el dron de Facebook para llevar Internet desde los aires

Aquila, una de las partes más ambiciosas de Internet.org de Facebook, por fin ha hecho su primer vuelo largo y se prepara para llevar Internet por los aires a lugares que no tengan buenas infraestructuras.

Uno de los grandes objetivos de Facebook, para expandir sus números en zonas poco desarrolladas, es llevar Internet a todas partes. Para ello, están desarrollando la iniciativa Internet.org, con la que buscan que el 60% de la población mundial que aún no dispone de conexión a Internet pueda, de manera económica (incluso gratuita) y sencilla, conocer y aprovechar las ventajas de la red de redes. Una de las partes más ambiciosas del programa es Aquila, un dron con el que Facebook quiere llevar Internet a lugares recónditos durante 90 días.

The End Of Advertising, As We Know It

Eighty-eight percent of Fortune 500 companies that were around in 1955 no longer exist today.

Industries get disrupted. How’s that working out for advertising?

Until relatively recently, the ad industry has been dominated by the same media that dominated it in 1955: print, radio and TV. Only TV still dominates today, but its grip on media buyers is slipping. It’s hanging on by its fingernails.

That’s about to change. Cataclysmic forces are shifting corporate culture and disrupting pent-up organizational malaise.

These are the technological trends to follow in the coming months

Dusting off your crystal ball and scrutinizing the technological innovations that the year has in store is usually a healthy exercise and to help you to complete it, we are giving you 10 keys that must be considered to monitor trends in the coming months.

In the case of 2015, some old acquaintances that have never finished getting off the ground entirely return, such as wearables or the Internet of things, and others, such as smartphones and mobile environments will finally reach a more than necessary maturity.

Jeff Bezos says Blue Origin’s next space mission will deliberately go wrong

Once Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin team are happy with the operation of their New Shepard reusable rocket system, the first manned test mission could get off the ground as early as next year, with suborbital adventures offered to deep-pocketed paying passengers soon after.

Having so far made three successful launches and landings with New Shepard, the ambitious project is clearly making progress, and while reliability and efficiency are both of vital importance, Bezos knows that when people start climbing aboard, safety will be the top priority.

BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR TAKES THESE FIVE THINGS

Being an entrepreneur is a no nonsense gig, especially if you’re looking to make a lot of money.

If you think you’re going to be a slacker and do well, don’t bother, because you’re not… but if you’re willing to put the time in, you can really live an incredible life.

So here’s what it takes…

Eric Ries quiere eliminar los informes cuatrimestrales para premiar la innovación

El padre de la metodología 'lean', propone una bolsa de valores "a largo plazo" que premie la innovación sostenida frente a los rendimientos económicos a corto plazo. La acogida de su plan ha sido desigual

Aquí va un plan audaz para cambiar la manera en la que operan las empresas: crear una nueva bolsa para valorar la innovación sostenida por encima de la búsqueda de beneficios a corto plazo.

7 QUICK WAYS TO BECOME THE ULTIMATE ENTREPRENEUR

If you want to become the ultimate entrepreneur, follow the below seven simple steps, and be sure to practice them in all your affairs moving forward. None of the steps are that difficult, you just need to learn to embody them in everything that you do.

Whether you’ve started your own company already, or you’re an entrepreneur at heart but are still working at an enterprise level corporation, it really doesn’t matter… what matters most is that you’re starting to take steps to better yourself.

Vision Board: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Many entrepreneurs use vision boards and swear by them! So what in the world is a vision board and how does it work?

A vision board is usually a large piece of cardboard that has visual cut outs of what you aspire to be, do or have when you are successful. It is based on the law of attraction…what you put out there is constantly working and will eventually deliver those thing to you. Visualizing what you want is considered to be an even stronger connection and why so many recommend creating them. This picture describes the how to’s pretty good.

Want To Work From Home Part-Time? These Are The Top 35 Companies Hiring In 2016

The rise of Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com and other gig companies shows how strong the demand is for part-time remote work opportunities.

But if you’ve seen those sketchy signs blaring ‘WORK FROM HOME!!! EARN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MONTHLY!’ on subway trains or local bulletin boards or even parking signs, you know that not all such opportunities are legitimate.

El mundo se hizo eco de este empresario argentino pero él no quiere ser encasillado

Los medios internacionales hablaron de él, todos usaron su desarrollo y su cara se volvió conocida en el mercado. Sin embargo, Máximo Cavazzani trabaja para no quedar sólo como "el pibe de los juegos"

En el primer piso de la fábrica en la que aún opera la firma textil CD Way, ubicada en el barrio porteño de Villa Urquiza, decenas de computadoras se replican una al lado de la otra y forman líneas que, desde la entrada, resultan infinitas, pero desembocan en la oficina de quien, firme, con los puños apretados y el mentón en alto camina entre las pantallas repletas de códigos indescifrables para ajenos de los bagajes de la programación.

4 Crucial Startup Questions Answered

 Do you dream of launching your startup, but don’t know how? If you’ve always had the mindset of an entrepreneur but have unanswered questions dancing around your mind, you could be in business limbo for longer than you care to admit. Fortunately, there are answers to all of your questions!

That’s right, people have gone through your struggle before and have come out alive. How? By keeping their heads up and pushing forward through the issues. Just be sure to get a feel for these questions because you are going to be seeing a lot of them.

The top 10 coming tech trends, from five top tech investors

Designers will succeed programmers as the kings of Silicon Valley, machines will become as smart as humans, and ambient computing will supplant smartphones in the next few years.

Those are three of the top 10 trends coming in technology, according to five venture capitalists who made their predictions Wednesday night at a local Silicon Valley institution. The Top 10 Tech Trends event has been held annually for the past 18 years by the Churchill Club, which hosts forums with tech’s top executives, financiers, entrepreneurs, and thinkers.

5 Steps for Making the Most of Investor Assistance

The Pareto principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, holds true in the VC world: More than 80 percent of our returns come from 20 percent or fewer of our bets. You’d think I spend the majority of my time assisting that 20 percent, but I don’t. I spend most of my time with the 80 percent -- our portfolio companies that’ll return little to nothing. And I’m not alone.

FIVE TIPS TO BECOME A ROCK STAR ENTREPRENEUR

As an entrepreneur it’s easy to get caught up in the next big thing, only to find out a few months later that it’s a complete waste of time and money. It’s ok though, because as entrepreneurs, we know that not everything we touch is going to turn to gold.

If every entrepreneur project that we worked on turned to gold, there’d be no challenge in trying new things and breaking new ground. Successful entrepreneurs understand that failure is just a pothole in the road, you hit it, and you just keep driving, it’s that simple.

7 Deadly Sins of Venture Capital Fundraising

Every year, thousands of great ideas are funded by venture capital (VC) funds. At the same time, 10 times, if not a 100 times more ideas are not. The recurring mistakes are not always based on the failures of the business.

It is not always because the ideas are unsound, the product not finished or the customers not happy. It is because the process of securing VC financing is difficult, sometimes arcane, requiring a lot of research and often exceptional patience. Very few 1st-time entrepreneurs are knowledgeable of what it takes and ready to go through the struggle. Yet, unless you can fund your project on your own nickel, VCs are the necessary partners to get your enterprise off the ground.

6 secretos de emprendedores millonarios

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cuál es el secreto de los empresarios exitosos para acumular fortunas y obtener grandes logros? Te lo develamos.

Muchos nuevos empresarios ven a emprendedores exitosos y envidian sus logros y estilo de vida. “Si tan sólo supiera sus secretos”, piensan, “¿Por qué mi negocio no es tan rentable ni crece a grandes pasos?” El secreto es simple: No es sólo trabajar duro y muchas horas; es actuar como empresario, sin importar el tamaño de tu empresa.