The new tools that have been added include improved leak protection, split tunnelling and more convenient ways to change your current location. The latest features are included in the new update and are free to existing ExpressVPN users. You can try ExpressVPN today, with a 30-day money-back guarantee What are the New ExpressVPN App Features? ExpressVPN has packed a host of new features and improvements into the latest app updates, including: One-Tap Location Swap – Aimed at making it easier to change your server location on the fly, this new addition gives you direct access to recent locations that you have used....

If you need to stir up some activity, consider trying BetaPunch. BetaPunch connects startups with beta testers, who can record their screens and get paid to play. They’ve attracted almost 500 beta testers and around 150 startups, including Crowdtilt, ER Advisor, and SimpleTix. Compared to alternatives like BetaBait and StartUpLift, BetaPunch focuses on creating a community. For example, startups can rate beta testers and beta testera can boost their reputation on the site....

The new site features “top five” lists of investors in a variety of categories: By market, like ecommerce, education, or fashion.By region, like Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, or Seattle.By team, like 500 Startups, Google Ventures, or Science Inc. The top five are chosen based on a combination of hard data and soft opinions, adding a human touch to the search options available on AngelList itself. Angel5 is a weekend project of Sean Percival, cofounder and CEO of Wittlebee and former VP of online marketing at MySpace....

By not allowing a proper measure of success for specific partnerships, there is no way to determine which partner is actually performing. The result of all this is wasted time, ineffective use of headcount, and no ability to glean partnership results. That’s why Uhlir decided to found Sideqik, a partnership platform for marketers. His platform allows marketers to connect directly with their partners, launch collaborative cross-promotions, and measure the effectiveness of their partnerships through a cloud-based system....

Leveraging quick access to your Salesforce data, FM Navigator will be able to track anything going on within your sales organization in real-time. New leads, close dates, highest performing sales reps, support tickets, total deals in the pipeline, and reports that come from your Salesforce account are all available. To that end, requests for specific sets of data can be scheduled to update and generate reports automatically. And since Salesforce data would be extended throughout the entire organization, there would be high levels of visibility and transparency....

Share with us your scariest startup moment. “We had an entire brand, logo and website developed around the name Vous Vitamin and our IP attorney told us we should not file for the name (we had originally been told to) because he feared it would get translated into its English meaning ‘you’ and then we would not get it. We were devastated and after a few nights without sleep and careful thought and consideration of the pros and cons of filing for it, we decided we would take an informed risk and file....

Today large-scale industrial operations make up only 12 percent of the U.S. farms and yet are responsible for 88 percent of the farm production in this country. In the meat industry alone, the top 4 industrial giants – Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS, and National Beef – slaughter more than 80 percent of the cattle we consume today. But the savvy and sustainable consumer has started educating themselves on how industrial agriculture affects our communities, environments, economies, and our own personal health....

So, the dream of every guitarist is to have smaller gear, without having to compromise the quality and power of their sound. Recently launched on Indiegogo is a product that will give them just that and, while it might not be enough to play in Coachella’s main stage, it is an excellent piece of hardware for practice and, who knows, performing on small gigs: meet Fusion Guitar, the world’s smartest guitar....

The careers listed on Glassdoor’s list of best jobs are listed accordingly per their given overall Glassdoor Job Score – a score ranging from 1.0 (lowest) to 5.0 (highest) based on three key factors: earning potential (based on average annual base salary), carer opportunities rating, and the number of job openings. While physician assistant placed first on Glassdoor’s 25 best jobs list, software engineer came in at second place. Rounding off the top 10 spots, database administrator, product manager, and data scientist came in at 7, 8, and 9 respectively....

“You can search for text across the Internet with images, books, and videos, but we realized there was an important part of the search experience we had overlooked,” shares Jon Wooley, Google product manager. If bloodhounds and tiger sharks can solely rely on their sense of smell to detect objects, why haven’t we made strides in this direction technologically? Similar to searching for images, the Google Aromabase factory enables users to search for a variety of smells....

According to the data, 70 percent of the company’s 46,170 employees are men, with 83 percent of its technical workforce also comprised of men. Additionally, among its United States employees, 61 percent are white; the number is similar on the tech side, where 60 percent of its U.S. technical workforce are white. The presence of women in tech and how to increase their numbers has been an ongoing debate, but has picked up in the past two or three years as tech startups have gained a greater role in the American economic and social discussion....

If elected, the leading Democratic candidate will also invest in STEM education and push to connect more U.S. houses to the internet. MarketWatch reported this news alongside several statistics indicating why Clinton decided to move student loans’ financial disincentive to create new businesses off of the shoulders of young entrepreneurs: That group of young people now have one more reason to cast a vote for the democratic front-runner this election cycle....

According to the State of Software Development in 2017 report from Coding Sans, the biggest challenge startups are facing in software development is hiring talent. Considering the need for software developers and the notable lack of candidates in this field, this problem is to be expected. So how can you fix it? Fortunately, Coding Sans provides some solutions to this all too common issue. Why are these positions so hard to fill?...

There’s a lot of drama behind the hoverboards though, and I don’t just mean people scrambling to buy them. Do you remember the Razor Scooter? That super cool, in-line wheel touting scooter that came in a variety of epic colors? Well Razor USA, the maker, recently filed a lawsuit against Swagway – a popular hoverboard company. Why? Well, according to a post Mashable published about the incident, Razor USA “recently bought a patent for a self-balancing, two-wheeled vehicle from claimed hoverboard inventor Shane Chen”....

Scott’s Cheap Flights currently has 400k subscribers, 90 percent of which are on the free plan but have the potential to become paying customers. Scott builds his now 8-person company on a personalized experience model, meaning that Scott himself sends the emails and looks for the deals, without making commission off flights booked from his emails. Everything down to the company name is true to Scott. So, you’re probably wondering how Scott’s Cheap Flights makes money to keep running....

For many startups, the day-to-day hustle of building a business means founders often don’t have the time, or resources, to focus much on their marketing efforts. While expensive advertising campaigns may look great, they can all too often lead to a lackluster return on investment for the price paid. With access to the right influencers, however, startups can soon see their products achieving greater reach and deeper engagement within their target market....

(Image credit: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/547187423454460710/) The first business suit actually originated around the First World War, where politicians and dignitaries donned tapered black jackets with tails, white dress shirts and black ties. By the 1950’s the men’s suit had lost the tail (except for luxury formal events) and a shorter waist, straight leg pant style became the norm. How the Power Suit Ideal Was Born You can thank one of the of world’s most famous apparel designers for introducing the concept of the “power suit” to the global market....

Get in the Mind of the Attendee Buyers Think about the situation from the buyer’s point of view. Getting into their heads can help you cater to their needs. If it is a big trade show, perhaps offering up a chair or refreshments will help to ensure they stop by your booth. Are most of the buyers from out of town? Offer up local tips and maps. Think about what attendees need most and have that available for them....

But what if you are operating a company overseas? Does that mean you should only pitch domestically up until you reach a larger scale? Not necessarily. Sweden, for instance, is known to have a small domestic market, yet the country is now home to the largest amount of unicorn startup outside the SV. How did that happen? The short answer is – most founders aimed at international markets from day one....

If you’ve installed the Teams Add-in for Outlook but haven’t been able to see or use the feature, you’ll be happy to know that Microsoft have finally released a workaround. Given the number of organizations now reliant on web conferencing tools like Teams, to be honest, the fix couldn’t have come any sooner. Here’s a quick breakdown of the problem, and how to fix it. When users open their emails on Outlook desktop they should be able select ‘New Teams Meeting’ in the calendar toolbar ribbon automatically, but not all users have had access to this functionality, with some complaining of the button disappearing altogether....