How can a startup survive without an entirely unique product or service?
With an average of three businesses being launched every second, the world is full of individuals that believe they have something to offer, even if...
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Is employee happiness necessary to get the most out of your workforce?
How happy are we? In an ideal world, we would all walk into our jobs, brimming with smiles, ready to get stuck into our work. Unfortunately, this...
Object recognition: how it’s used and where it’s going
With Apple's introduction of Face ID, speculation has abounded as to what direction it might lead technology in. The biggest potential, it seems,...
3 ways a design sprint can boost your startup’s momentum
There are obvious sacrifices that come with the decision to embark on the startup journey: time, money, freedom… And if it weren’t tough enough,...
Why the marijuana industry is the only proper startup industry
The legal marijuana industry is expected to expand to nearly $8 billion by 2020, meanwhile the industry is in a nervous place. (more…)...
Is there a perfect age to start a startup?
At the age of 22, I was living in one of the UK’s most bustling cities, enrolled in the increasingly successful Business Accelerator...
Looking 10 years into the future of Health IT
The first quarter (Q1) of 2017 marked a new record for capital investment in health-related IT. While venture capital investment reached $2.4 in Q1,...
Better accounting means more investment for startups
Ninety percent of startups fail, we are often told. To bring some more informative statistics to bear on the issue, it turns out that 82% of these...
Have millennials killed brand loyalty?
Our digitally-accelerated life styles have gradually erased our patience and expectations in life. Fifty-Five percent of visitors read articles for...
Startup culture is moving beyond ping pong tables and bean bags
Startup culture is famous for its frat-style furniture and amenities. I worked in startups for a bit and have been questioned by those unfamiliar...
The unreported mental stress and anxiety that comes with being an entrepreneur
Anxiety can be a difficult demon to deal with on a daily basis. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) Anxiety...
Out of Nairobi: Kenya’s tech hubs expanding beyond the capital
In just half a year, the amount of tech hubs in Africa has doubled. Kenya, in particular, now has the third largest number of tech hubs on the...
