FINANCE Where Do Angels Find Their Wings Once a year some of the top Angel investors in the world gather to share ideas, best practices, hot deals and many a war story. You might expect this event to take place in Silicon Valley, but instead, it takes place in the magnificent city of Istanbul in Turkey. With its staggering history and cultural […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY The Business Model for Content Startups A business model helps to clarify a company’s main purpose, such as who they’re serving, how they help, and how the company can sustain its operations. A business model is distinctly different from an organization’s strategy, which typically addresses product, pricing, and marketing decisions. A formal business plan, however, may include some of these elements […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women in Tech: Movers and Shakers – Lathika S. Pai from Microsoft Start-Up Lathika S. Pai, Country Head, Microsoft for Startups, MENA and SAARC, was a speaker at Women in Tech Conference (Asia); a supercharged platform that brings together Asia’s leading female innovators, celebrating diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics What resources you know that are out there to support women as they grow start-ups? I’ve been […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech – Suzanne Wisse-Huiskes, Founder of MatchBox Consultancy and an Advocate at the Global Tech Advocates Network (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Suzanne Wisse-Huiskes is a Strategic Consultant and Founder at MatchBox Consultancy with offices in the United Kingdom and Nigeria. MatchBox provides expert advise in Impact […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Jessica May, Founder of Enabled Employment Jessica May started Enabled Employment providing job opportunities for people affected by discrimination. There unique model doesn’t accept government funding. What’s your story? Unfortunately I experienced discrimination in the workplace after disclosing my disability which led me to research what is available to assist people facing disadvantages to get employment without government support. I thought […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Women on Top in Tech – Robyn Ward, CEO at FounderForward (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Here is our interview with Robyn Ward, a 20-year veteran of the technology startup space. Via her coaching and consulting business, FounderForward, she helps founders […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Katarina Uherova Hasbani, Founder of EnRupt Katarina Hasbani has been working in the energy sector for 10 years. She is passionate about the role this sector plays in our future. What’s your story? I spent 15 years working on energy, 10 years for governments in Europe and the Middle East and 5 years in consulting and research roles, with the past […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Women on Top in Tech – Shadw Helal, Founder/CEO of Rescue App. (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Here is our interview with Shadw Helal, an Egyptian Entrepreneur based in Cairo, who is focusing on sexual harassment in Egypt. Shadw is the CEO […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Women on Top in Tech – Ernestina Appiah, Founder/CEO at Ghana Code Club. (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Here is my interview with Ernestina Appiah. She is a Founder and CEO of Ghana Code Club. Ghana Code Club is a STEM non-profit committed to […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Women on Top in Tech – Roshni Mahtani, CEO/Founder at Tickled Media and theAsianparent.com. (Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Here is my interview with Roshni Mahtani, CEO & Founder at Tickled Media and theAsianparent. Roshni is also actively involved in the start-up community. In 2015, she founded […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why Amazon Became So Successful Key Takeaway: Amazon with a market capitalization of over $1.5 trillion and net revenue of $386 billion in 2020. Customer Service and Convenience is one of the key factors that has contributed to its success. Amazon’s focus on customer service and convenience has played a major role in its success. Innovative Business Model is another […] Written by Andreas Lehmann January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Terence Clarke – Founder of CastleCourt, DailyCoach and GrowthHub This article was originally published here: Terence Clarke – Founder of CastleCourt, DailyCoach and GrowthHub Terence Clarke believes that everyone has the answers to life’s questions and, as a coach, it is for him to help them find them. What’s your story? Born in Ireland, I grew up in England and I’ve lived and studied […] Written by Callum Laing January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Importance Of Ritual Key Takeaway: A “ritual” is a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order. They are often embedded in a larger symbolic system, such as religion or philosophy. The oldest evidence for ancient rituals is found at Mt Carmel in Israel, where a woman was buried 130,000 years ago. Rituals play an important role […] Written by Michelle Langley December 27, 2022December 27, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Origin Of Christmas Trees Key Takeaways: The humble Christmas tree is emblematic of the growth of market economics and world trade. Who would have imagined that fir trees would be grown in Denmark especially for the export market, or that factories in China would produce plastic replicas? So, let’s climb on the sleigh and take a ride around this […] Written by François Lévêque December 24, 2022December 24, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The “Sunk Benefit” Fallacy Key Takeaways: When you work on a project with people and successfully solve a problem, you (rightly) feel proud and accomplished. If the project helped create some “thing” that will require further maintenance and attention, you’ll probably come to love (and hate) that system. Don’t be afraid to move on to the next task, always […] Written by Yonatan Zunger December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why TikTok Might Be A Threat To Music Key Takeaways: Viral TikTok videos have meant success for new and established artists alike. The short-form video service has earned US$12 billion (£10.5 billion) in advertising revenue in 2022. Many of its most popular videos feature music – available to use for free – through its audio library. TikTok pays the “Big Three” record labels […] Written by Beth Klein December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Important Lessons From FTX’s Collapse Key Takeaways: Cryptocurrency exchanges are sometimes described as being like stock exchanges. But they are very different to the likes of the London or New York stock exchanges, which are highly regulated and serve a regulatory function. Cryptocurrency exchanges make money by helping “mum and dad” investors into the market. Seven of the world’s ten biggest crypto […] Written by Paul Mazzola December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rethinking Education Key Takeaways: The Industrial model of education that fueled the modern era and its dizzying reach did its job incredibly well. In his writing, Flynn illustrates study after study, spanning nations and decades, in which modern educational gift of abstraction — a transcendent sign of intelligence, as we saw in Raven’s Matrices — has been […] Written by Anthony Fieldman March 2, 2022October 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
