You may be asking yourself, what could I possibly use an insurance app for? Chances are you won’t be using it to pay a bill since most people use the automatic payment option. And how often are you really going to tweak your coverage? Will you even remember you downloaded the app? Claims are one area that an insurance app could greatly be of service. In fact, smartphone users can do almost all of the claims process right from their app....
How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome Talk to someone who can help: She already knew early on that she was facing impostor syndrome and shared every concern. For many folks with impostor syndrome, sharing can be extremely helpful. Emilie shared openly on a dedicated Facebook group. The feedback was overwhelming — it resulted in 20 replies, one support group and a dinner with fellow female founders. It made a difference, they were supportive and they showed me empathy ,he said....
Why this enormous rise? Because not only do remote teams allow businesses to reduce costs and recruit talent, but they also increase productivity and even worker engagement. Unfortunately, many companies still struggle with creating a workflow that reaps the benefits of remote teams. That is why this simple 5-step list of how to build productive and tight-knit remote teams is so vital. 1. Identify Your Project Goals Clear goals are the lifeblood of productivity....
Technology is evolving at an unprecedented rate, and smart technology in particular has seen exponential advancement in just a few short years. However, when you have an overabundance of fancy tech and not enough gadgets to put it into, things can get a bit dicey. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of ridiculous examples of smart tech being put where it simply doesn’t belong. Bluetooth Fork Technologically advanced silverware isn’t a terrible idea....
Here’s a quick look (in honor of Red Planet Day) at the topics that a variety of startups could master in order to provide help to NASA on their mission to the red planet. It’s a truncated version of a longer write-up I put together last year, with an eye to the current startup community. Cloud Services Like plenty of other massive operations reliant on computation, NASA will be investing more on third party cloud services in the near future....
When it comes to social media platforms, things can get confusing at times. With Twitter, Instagram and even Snapchat rolling out new features, marketers might not know where to turn. Facebook Live, however, offers way more than users give it credit for. This tool actually makes use of the natural appeal behind viral videos. Researches show that almost 33 percent of online activities revolve around videos and users are more likely to subscribe if the medium offers something worth watching....
1. Energy Efficiency Arguably one of the greatest advantages the cloud offers is its freedom from the constraints of both space and energy. In recent years, businesses have been looking to boost their profits by cutting costs where they can and boosting their influence on the public, and the cloud allows them to do both. By being more self-contained and requiring less equipment, the cloud can take less energy. When deciding on your budget for this year, it’s important to remember that the cloud can save you a great deal of money in the long-run, so be ready to allocate your money elsewhere if you’ve already invested in it, or invest now if you haven’t....
Being a programmatic startup in EMEA and APAC was challenging. Eyeota was founded at a time when the ad tech landscape was changing and programmatic advertising was emerging. Seeing the need for audience targeting solutions, we set out to build an audience data marketplace to support the growth of programmatic and the range of marketing opportunities and beyond. Ambitious as we were, the market was still in its infancy, especially in those regions, and we were helping to break new ground on a global scale....
Now, you can find more deals than ever through your smartphone. So kick back, relax, and starting searching for what you want at a price that will make you giddy. Hipmunk You can now have your own personal travel agent on your smartphone. The platform helps users search price changes in flights, hotels, and rental cars. Insert your travel plans and Hipmunk will search the best deals and alert you when fares change....
Here’s a peek at how technology can be your best friend in this quest for a great professional life bolstered by a satisfied personal one. Making the most of travel time The U.S Census puts the number hours Americans spend going back and forth between work and home every day at about 50 minutes per day. Fifty minutes is a long time to be stuck behind the wheel in traffic or inside a train or bus somewhere....
Fortunately, you have numerous options. Which option you select is dependent on your tolerance for risk, how much control of your company you’re willing to relinquish and your financial projections. Here are six ways that you can raise money for your tech startup: Consider Incubator Funding There are numerous incubator programs like 500 Startups, TechStars or Y Combinator. If you can get your startup into one of those programs, you’ll not only get some up-front cash, but you’ll also receive invaluable guidance from more experienced people....
Surprisingly the generation that reported the highest levels were the Millennials, with Gen Xers a close second, and the main sources reported were money and work. With many entrepreneurs falling into these generation ranges, they’re going to have to learn how to manage stress levels to maintain a healthy life. Dr. Indra Cidambi, Medical Director at the Center for Network Therapy, said that when a person is under stress, the body begins to release a larger than normal quantity of fight-or-flight chemicals such as cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline....
Maybe it’s high time you consider using other strategies that will get you the results you desire. Did you know that, by delegating most of your networking tasks to a virtual assistant – someone you hire over the Internet – you can change your networking failures into successes? A virtual assistant can help you shine like a star at networking events, and leave a lasting impression in the minds of your new contacts....
Keeping everyone on task and connected is difficult, especially with the variety of communication needs of each team. To help make sure things stay on track, we asked members of Young Entrepreneur Council what tools or strategies they use to help communicate with their remote teams. Here’s what they said: Asana We love Asana because it helps on assigning tasks, tagging people who should follow the tasks and making sure that deadlines are met and tasks are done accordingly....
The Deloitte Breach The Guardian broke the news this morning: Deloitte — one of the largest private firms in the U.S. — was hacked in an attack that went on unnoticed for months afterwards. Deloitte is only admitting to a few clients having fallen victim to leaked information. The weak spot? The firm’s global email server, which was accessed through an administrator’s account that did not have two-step verification. In other words, it wasn’t as secure as many people’s smartphones....
Stanford University student Joshua Browder launched the robot lawyer in London less than two years ago, and has since launched in New York. Within that time frame, the service tackled 250,000 cases, winning 160,000 for a total success rate of 61%. Browder offered this data in a Medium post, where his bio calls Do Not Pay the “UK’s first robot lawyer” and notes that the BBC has termed it the “Robin Hood of the internet....
There are three types of cloud computing a startup can make use of: Platform as a service (PaaS) –In this category of cloud computing, your service provider will avail the tools you need to develop your applications. The provision of the software and hardware tools over the internet is the service. This saves you from having to design or install these tools in-house.Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) –This model provides you with computing infrastructure like network connections, IP addresses, load balancers, server space, and other factors in a virtual environment....
Sam Getty is a college senior at the University of Georgia who has developed a new group messaging platform called Textr. It is a social messaging app that is sort of a hybrid of traditional texting and social media sites like Facebook. I had the chance to get his insight on his challenges, goals, and the vertical he’s trying to disrupt. What makes Textr unique? If you weren’t working on this startup, what would you be doing?...
The scam is more organized than your common garden varietal online fraud, and actually has its own dedicated software subscription service so even lazy criminals can get in on the scamming. The good news is that being aware of scams like this is half the battle, and we’re going to give you some pointers on what to look for and what to avoid. How Does the Airbnb Scam Work? While scammers on Airbnb are not a new concept, this latest development, unearthed by Kaspersky, has upped the stakes from the traditional one-off fraudulent listing: This is mass deception on a huge and organized scale....
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