Ecosystems

6 Lessons All Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos

6 Lessons All Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos

Samiksha Jain September 23, 2022

Whether you love or hate him, there’s no denying that Jeff Bezos is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our generation. Bezos, the founder of Amazon, has built a business empire encompassing everything from ecommerce and cloud computing to artificial intelligence (AI). What can we learn from Bezos, one of the world’s wealthiest men with a net worth of US$151 billion? Here are six key lessons that all entrepreneurs can learn from the billionaire:

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9 Signs of a Toxic Workplace

9 Signs of a Toxic Workplace

Alinda Gupta September 23, 2022

Workplace trends like “hustle culture” and “quiet quitting” are shining the light on unhealthy, toxic work environments and their effects on employees. Hustle culture is when you feel like you have to work yourself to the bone and do way more than others all the time; quiet quitting, a counteragent to hustle culture, is about doing the bare minimum at your job instead of going above and beyond for an exploitative employer.

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What Is the Point of Social Tokens?

What Is the Point of Social Tokens?

Kamya Pandey September 16, 2022

It seems like just about anyone is creating some kind of cryptocurrency these days. In April this year, news broke that Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg was planning on creating his own centralized-social token (dubbed “Zuck Bucks” by Meta’s employees) to reduce the company’s dependence on advertisers. This currency would operate like tokens inside a video game, meaning that you could use them to buy items on Meta’s platform.

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Underrated Inventions that Deserve More Recognition

Underrated Inventions that Deserve More Recognition

Tanvi Dayal September 15, 2022

Organization and efficiency have a way of scratching an itch we didn’t even know we had, be it searching through hundreds of boxes in your storage unit for your high school yearbook or having to squeeze in all your makeup and skincare products in your bag before a business trip. At those moments, you’d wish there was a particular product that could make your life so much easier.

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Luxury Goods

Are Luxury Goods Really Worth It?

Tanvi Dayal September 7, 2022

When we hear the word “luxury”, we think of the sparkle of chandeliers; we think of the purr of a sports car engine; we think of…gold-plated staple pins? Don’t we?
But what makes these coveted items worth so much more than the average ceiling lights, the average family car and the good old staple pins that you can get a dime a dozen? Well, as they say, the devil is in the details, and the value is in the label of luxury.

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How to Use Blogs To Generate Leads?

How to Use Blogs To Generate Leads?

Samiksha Jain September 6, 2022

You may be wondering how you can use your blog to generate leads (individuals who are interested in a firm’s services in any form). After all, isn’t a blog supposed to be a forum for sharing your thoughts and opinions with the world? It can certainly be that, but it can also serve as a powerful lead generation tool. According to HubSpot, 60% of consumers read blogs.

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Blitzscaling: Why Does it Matter?

Blitzscaling: Why Does it Matter?

Nidhi Singh September 5, 2022

During World War II, the German term “blitzkrieg” (lightning war in English) described a war tactic that if you carry what you need, you can move very fast, surprise your enemies and win. The startup world equivalent of blitzkrieg is “blitzscaling”, a term coined by LinkedIn co-Founder Reid Hoffman and entrepreneur Chris Yeh in their book Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies published in 2014.

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Top 5 Startups Capitalizing on the Hallyu Wave

Top 5 Startups Capitalizing on the Hallyu Wave

Kamya Pandey September 5, 2022

Look around you, and I’m sure you’ll find at least one person who is either into Korean pop music (K-pop) or Korean dramas (K-dramas). The popularity of Korean cultural products, be it music, TV shows, fashion or skincare, is called the Hallyu (Chinese term for the word Korean) wave. Hallyu wave’s acclaim has had a positive impact on the South Korean economy, with boy band BTS contributing US$3.6 billion to the country’s economy all by themselves.

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Are Medical Tattoos the Future of MedTech?

Are Medical Tattoos the Future of MedTech?

Tanvi Dayal September 2, 2022

When we think about tattoos, we mostly associate them with self-expression, markers of important milestones, permanence and maybe even healing—but perhaps almost never with doctors, scientists and medicine. However, tattoos and medicine are not exactly strangers to each other. Enter medical tattoo.

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8 Ways to Earn Money From Travel Blogging

8 Ways to Earn Money From Travel Blogging

Samiksha Jain August 26, 2022

Do you love to travel? Are you always looking for new ways to see the world and explore new places? If so, then you may want to consider starting a travel blog. Not only is it a great way to share your adventures and experiences with the world, but you can earn some extra money from it!

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What Can We Do for Sustainable Fashion

What Can We Do for Sustainable Fashion?

Tanvi Dayal August 24, 2022

For many millennia, what we wear is an important part of our lives. Evolving from simply protecting our bodies, clothes have become an indicator of culture, profession and even social standing; and lately, as a means of self-expression as well. As such, fashion touches everyone on the planet, quite literally, and we may even call it our second skin.

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How Is Inflation Affecting Countries in 2022

How Is Inflation Affecting Countries in 2022?

Alinda Gupta August 14, 2022

One day, you go to the supermarket and find that your usual carton of milk is now priced at US$3 more than before. A cruel joke. As you browse the other aisles, you find that all everyday goods, be it meat or washing liquid, are now more pricey. And just like that, your grocery bill is reaching amounts you can’t afford. What’s worse? Your salary can’t keep up, and you have to start cutting corners. That’s the crushing reality for many people living in countries experiencing inflation.

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Sparking Productivity through Office Design—Where Do We Start

Sparking Productivity through Office Design—Where Do We Start?

Lochlan Cheuk August 12, 2022

You may have heard that we spend one-third of our lives sleeping, but do you know work also takes up a similar portion of our lives? An average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over their lifetime; therefore, it’s no exaggeration to say that the office is our “second home”.

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Top 5 Global Trends that Entrepreneurs Should Know About

Top 5 Global Trends that Entrepreneurs Should Know About

Tanvi Dayal August 5, 2022

Entrepreneurship is a dynamic field, with trends constantly evolving owing to technological advancements, economies and sociopolitical scenarios. These trends may vary, depending on where in the world you look. Today, we bring you a list of emerging trends that are rapidly gaining global traction.

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