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.