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I never thought I would be a part of the fastest bank run in history. On a late Thursday evening earlier this month, I received a text message saying that Silicon Valley Bank – our company’s bank – was on the…
Why do some succeed, and others don’t? An interesting question in all areas of life, including entrepreneurship and business. Here are perspectives from two successful people in business. Mark Cuban: “Luck is a huge part of everyone’s success. Shaq used to…
Artiom Anisimov is the CEO of EOS Data Analytics, a global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics for 20+ industries. Africa provides Western companies with a unique opportunity to become early entrants and establish businesses in promising niches. However, there are…
Lesa Seibert, CEO & cofounder, Mightily. Website accessibility is becoming increasingly important in 2023. It is crucial for websites to be accessible to all users, including those with disabilities of all kinds. It allows them access to the same information and…
Jakob Rost, CEO and cofounder at Ayoconnect. With over a decade of experience in e-commerce, fintech and financial services in Indonesia's tech industry, I have gained valuable insights into the evolution of open banking. Open banking has gained significant traction in…
Alex Kreger, UX Strategist & Founder of the financial UX design agency UXDA, increases banking and fintech products' value in 36 countries. In just two months after its launch, GPT-3-powered ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users, becoming the fastest-growing app…
Visual Storytelling: How to Use Photography to Build a Strong Brand Identity by Kartik Jobanputra, Founder & MD of Splashlight Studios. Great product photography is one of the best ways to give your business an edge in this increasingly competitive digital…
Chief Vision Officer and Founder of Keystone Group International. It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to climb a mountain. In January 2023, I was given, or rather I sought out, the opportunity to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. When people…
Thai Son Nguyen is a CEO and cofounder who has spent the last 16 years building a world-class e-commerce service provider through SmartOSC. The current business landscape is turbulent, complex and ambiguous. Of course, although the narrative continues, the biggest influencer…
Anita Samojednik is CEO of Paro, a startup disrupting the way companies access on-demand financial expertise. The term "quiet quitting" has dominated media headlines and social media over the past few months. TikTok might have popularized the buzzword, but the concept…
Pipedrive is a good CRM product. But unfortunately a recent press release from the company doesn't help its credibility. According to the statement's headline, Pipedrive reported "record sales growth among small business customers worldwide." At first when I read this headline…
Founder of Apartment Loan Store a Commercial Mortgage Firm. Author of “The Encyclopedia of Commercial Real Estate Advice," Publisher- Wiley. What a ride! For the past five years, apartment building owners hit the jackpot with their property values going up nationally…
It’s common for entrepreneurs to place a lot of importance on business growth. After all, a growing business and an increase in demand for a company’s offerings is a sure sign of success. However, when focusing so much on new growth,…
When you’re a small-business owner, you’re likely doing all you can to manage your schedule, stay on top of your to-do list and handle other vital tasks. Especially if you have a small team or a limited budget, you may be…
Cofounder and Managing Partner of Disrupt Equity. Learn more about our multifamily investment opportunities by visiting our website. Investing in apartments can be a great way to increase your wealth and diversify your portfolio. When considering apartment investing, though, it's essential…
CEO of BlueSnap, the leading payment orchestration platform of choice for B2B and B2C businesses. As the CEO of a payment orchestration platform that offers embedded payments, I’ve seen the growth of embedded financial services for software platforms firsthand. It signals…
Founder/CEO of Mercado Labs, Robert has 25 years of experience in tech solutions that improve end-to-end efficiencies in the supply chain. The global import supply chain has experienced tremendous growth over the past few decades and has become an essential driver…
Bhaskar Ahuja is a tech entrepreneur & branding coach who helps entrepreneurs supercharge their growth using the power of branding! With today's competitive landscape, personal branding is essential to unlocking career potential. Establish a unique identity and build an engaging relationship…
Chief Heart Officer | CEO/President @ OIP & OIP Robotics. Birds don’t need a leader, so why do humans need one? I read about how birds flock together recently, and it got me thinking. Birds often symbolize freedom and power because…
Founder of GajiGesa, one of Southeast Asia's biggest earned wage access companies. The overnight transition to remote work in March 2020 completely transformed what it means to work. People and organizations have had to unlearn how they define work culture, productivity…
After a miserable year, cryptocurrency companies are looking for ways to rebrand products that many consumers no longer trust.At a cryptocurrency conference in Denver this month, a group of singers clad in bright orange onesies took the stage to perform what one industry…
If you’re not incorporating artificial intelligence into your work in some way, you’re behind the curve. Even the most suspicious and non-technical entrepreneurs could save time and money making use of the tools available, let alone those thinking bigger with AI…
Today, I’m going to give you an unfair advantage over your competitors. I was just 29 years old when I started my first, and current business. So I made darn sure to seek out as much advice and as many tips…
From the outside looking in, a business is a business. It exists to create products, attract customers, generate revenues and, hopefully, make profits. There are good businesses and bad businesses but they try to do pretty much the same thing. So…
What happens if you gain 10 new customers but lose 20 from your existing client base? The net result clearly isn’t positive, and if the trend continues, your company’s market share will shrink. Even if your net results were break-even, the…
Featured image by fizkes The federal government has a tax credit program called the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). This program offers financial incentives to businesses that hire people from certain underrepresented groups. Recently, the WOTC program underwent changes that employers…
Featured image by Elf-Moondance via Pixabay Working remotely from home can improve your work/life balance. It can allow you to pursue a career while enjoying more time with your family. However, working remotely brings with it its own set of challenges.…
Content marketing seems simple, right? Publish some engaging blog posts, upload a couple of captivating videos and maybe throw in a few infographics for good measure. But if it were really this easy, every marketing leader charged with developing online content…
Braze, the customer engagement software platform provider, recently released their third annual Global Customer Engagement Review. The research, by surveying 1,500 marketing executives across 14 markets, aimed to uncover the most prevalent trends in customer engagement over the past year. At…
By Nathan Beckord Mike Bell wants restaurants to flip the script on how they flip fries. His company, Miso Robotics, designs and builds robots and AI solutions to prepare food in restaurant chains. As CEO, Mike is finding ways to get…
More than many other banks, SVB catered to how risky tech start-ups and their backers do not adhere to normal business practices.When Kleiner Perkins, one of Silicon Valley’s highest-profile venture capital firms, wanted to build a bridge between two of its…
Pelin Thorogood is the Executive Chair of Radicle Science, Proof-as-a-Service pioneer of supplements' first easy path to clinical trials. Americans are reaching for dietary supplements in record numbers. In fact, according to the 2022 Consumer Survey from the Council for Responsible…
Jodi Daniels is a privacy consultant and Founder/CEO of Red Clover Advisors, one of the few Women’s Business Enterprises focused on privacy. In an increasingly connected world, it can be easy to lose perspective on the vast amount of data that…
Paul Scialla, founder and CEO of Delos. Paul is an expert on indoor environmental quality and healthy buildings. The growing demand for healthier buildings in a post-pandemic world is driving improvements in technology and data collection. This will transform commercial real…
The magical application of Section 1202 for C corporation shareholders seems too good to be true, with millions of tax dollars being saved. However, after the significant corporate tax rate reduction passed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, many S…
Chris Kille is the CEO of Payment Pilot and Elevate Outsourcing, operating out of Charlotte, NC. If you’re an entrepreneur like me, you know that being one is demanding. You’ve got to have thick skin if you want to be a…
By Joe Monaghan, CEO of Worldwide Logistics Group. Just a few weeks in and 2023 has already given a glimpse into just how uncertain supply chains have become. The tragic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria left logistics leaders scrambling to understand…
Mike Vietri is Chief Distribution Officer for AmeriLife, a national leader in distributing and marketing insurance and financial solutions. As 2023 kicks into full gear, businesses are looking to market trends to forecast the state of the insurance distribution industry for…
Stephen Sokoler, founder & CEO of Journey. The stressors of life and work among employees have grown exponentially, and in my view, traditional employee assistance programs (EAPs) have not kept up. While EAPs have been around for decades, the world and…
Somdutta Singh, Serial Entrepreneur | Founder, CEO, Assiduus Global | Investor | Bestselling Author | Advisor - Govt of India. These last few years have brought about an overabundance of e-commerce suffixes, creating an information overload in the minds of consumers…
Brady Morgan, CEO and Founder at Virtual Assistant Staffing Agency. Hiring the right person for the job is essential in ensuring success. Asking the right questions in the interview process is a great way to ensure you find the best fit…
Entrepreneurship can be a rewarding and exciting journey, but it can also be challenging and overwhelming at times. When entrepreneurs are feeling uninspired, tapping into their creativity and generating new ideas doesn’t come easily. However, there are several proven strategies that…
Finding a job is always a matter of competition. While you may be highly qualified for a role, there could be a myriad of other applicants equally or even more qualified than you are, all hoping to be selected for the…
Robert is the founder of Netify. Compare the SD WAN and SASE Cybersecurity market using their managed provider and vendor shortlist tools. A software-defined wide area network, known as an SD WAN, facilitates the connectivity needed for digital transformation across cloud…
It all happened very quickly. After a weekend of frenetic activity involving the government and the financial sector, a buyer was found for the U.K. arm of Silicon Valley Bank. Naturally enough, there were sighs of relief all round. Businesses that…
Steve Niesman is North America’s President and CEO for NTT DATA Business Solutions, directing operations for the mid-market SAP provider. In the previous installments of this series, I introduced a framework for digital transformation and growing your business called P.R.I.C.E. The…
President and CEO of the Clinical Effectiveness business at Wolters Kluwer, leading customer-led innovation and a transformed workforce. Markets are always changing, and for many markets the last three years have been particularly transformative. Market leaders have been challenged with staying…
Ginni Saraswati is the founder and CEO of Ginni Media, cofounder of The Podcast Accelerator and host of The Ginni Show. Work and life shouldn’t feel like a balancing act. The concept of “work-life balance” began floating around in the corporate…
Sanjay Sehgal, CEO of MSys Technologies, an entrepreneur, startup advisor, keynote speaker and philanthropist. In the world of business, networking can determine your net worth. You might frown at this cliché, but it is true. If you are looking for new…
If you are an early-stage startup founder, it’s fairly likely that you’d have to reach your first customers without a real marketing budget. This makes online communities related to your offering an obvious choice for your marketing efforts. Unfortunately, you wouldn’t…