No organization is perfect, but some are definitely better than others when it comes to management. Unfortunately, bad management can have a ripple effect throughout an entire company, leading to low morale, high turnover and decreased productivity.
The past couple of years have been extremely difficult for the global startup ecosystem. According to U.S.-based financial services company Moody Analytics, global economic growth estimates have fallen to 2.7% as of September this year, compared to 4.2% in January. Not only has the world undergone a tremendous transformation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apple has remained at the center of the smartphone industry for years. The sleek, striking design, ever-improving chip and robust camera system of the iPhone have made it one of the most sought-after smartphones in the world. This month, Apple cemented and extended its lead in the industry by putting forward the next generation of iPhones.
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:
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.
“Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” reads the tweet of Justine Sacco, the dismissed Public Relations executive of New York-Based holding company InterActiveCorp (IAC). This tweet may be old, but it makes a case for social media monitoring by employers. After all, employees are mouthpieces of a company, and what they say can shape the image of a company.
India’s music streaming market has been growing exponentially over the past few years. The number of streaming platform users rose from 26.7 million in 2017 to 51.2 million in 2020, and the number is expected to grow to 87.2 million in 2025. A major reason behind this is the more and more affordable smartphones and data packages, allowing people to stream on-demand entertainment 24/7.
So you’re an entrepreneur; you’ve started a business and are trying to make it work. That’s amazing, and you should be proud of yourself! But even the best entrepreneurs need help, which is why it’s important to learn from other successful business leaders. We know it can be tough to know who to trust when looking for advice or mentorship on running a business.
In the 21st century, it is difficult to picture a world where technology does not reign supreme. From machine learning to artificial intelligence and so much more—the tech world has advanced, and how. Among the front-runners in this advancement is virtual reality (VR). VR is all about creating a computer-generated environment that looks and feels like reality.
Over two-thirds of start-ups never make it past the finish line. There might be multiple factors to that, such as a poor quality of employees and investors or not researching the market well. Starting a business is no small feat, and there are a number of important resources you’ll need to get off the ground.
Plenty has been said about social media’s influence on how people interact with a brand. One social media post can completely transform a brand’s image. As much as social media popularity is about luck, it is also about strategy. That is why more and more businesses are onboarding social media managers. As per a survey, social media spending increased by a massive 74% between February and June 2020.
Memes have taken the internet by storm in recent years, and there is no shortage of them when it comes to entrepreneurship. For the uninitiated, a meme is an image, video or piece of text that is widely shared online, often with humorous or sarcastic intent. While not all memes are created equal, there are some that perfectly capture the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur.
There’s no question that the more you know, the better investor you’ll be. Knowledge is power, and when it comes to your money, you want to have all the power you can harness. To make you a smarter investor, we’ve put together a list of four books to help you make more informed investment decisions. From beginners’ guides to advanced strategies, there’s something for everyone here.
At this point, most of our readers would be familiar with the concept of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). But for those who need a quick refresher, DAOs are internet communities set up on the blockchain with no central governing body and where members act in the interest of the group. You can invest in and become a member through purchasing their crypto tokens.
Most great quality loudspeakers are very heavy, and those that are lightweight and don’t take up too much space might not provide a transportive audio experience. But what if there was a way to create a powerful, high-quality sound system that is both lightweight and portable?
In May 2022, Top500 rankings released their list of the fastest (and most efficient) supercomputers in the world right now. While China boasted the majority, it was the U.S. that came out on top with the fastest supercomputer in the world. American supercomputer Frontier became the first to demonstrate the performance of one quintillion (i.e. a billion billion calculations) operations per second during a set of standard tests that researchers use to rank the supercomputers.
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