The 90s showcased some of earliest iterations of technology that would go on to change our day-to-day life. After all, you wouldn’t be complaining about the Snapchat redesign if it weren’t for yesterday’s bulky handsets that let you send out character-limited SMS messages. We rounded up some of the greatest tech hits of the 90s, and compared them to their modern equivalents to show how far technology has come in just a few short decades....

With the gaming industry projected to hit nearly $200 billion in revenue in the next few years, it makes sense that companies are making a big push to get a piece of the pie. From new entrants like Google and Facebook to old rivals like Microsoft and Sony, each tech giant is vying for some of that undeniably valuable gamer brand loyalty before it’s too late. In that vein, we take a look at what you can expect from gaming in 2020, and how these companies plan to compete with each other in the future....

One of the most influential studies on leadership is Daniel Goleman’s “Leadership That Gets Results“, a research that determined how leadership behaviors affect the corporate climate. Here are the six types of leaders as outlined by Robyn Benincase of Fast Company: The Pacesetting Leader A pacesetter expects and models excellence and self-direction. If this style were summed up in one phrase, it would be “Do as I do, now.” The Authoritative Leader The Authoritarian mobilizes the team toward a common vision and focuses on end goals, leaving the means up to each individual....

However, selling information in the modern landscape of extensive content marketing isn’t simple. The question a lot of content creators are often asking is which content to give away for free and which content to make premium? Let’s get deeper into the subject. What Free Content Can Do For Your Business Giving out information for free clearly works. After all, content marketing has gained massive traction in the past few years for some good reasons, including the fact that relevant free content attracts your target audience, it helps to spread brand awareness and to build up your authority online, and it positions you against the competition....

Probably the most impressive role on his resume is that of former Deputy Prime Minister of Britain. That’s right, Nick has held the reigns of power before – or at least looked after them while everyone else was on a coffee break. His tenure as second-in-charge wasn’t without controversy though, as we’ll explain. And just what exactly does the Head of Global Affairs do at Facebook? And what does that role look line in 2018, which was a real shocker of a year for Facebook?...

Two reasons make recruitment tough: What happens before the hiring process, and what happens after it. Everything Prior to It Is Way Easier The typical 4-step path for a startup: Come up with a concept, cobble together a prototype, raise seed funds, and hire a team. The startup founder is great at the first three steps, since they’re why the founder got into startups in the first place. Max Skibinsky explains in a recent post on the subject: Early-stage recruiting involves 40 interviews a week, a surgical attention to detail, and the willingness to make the hard decision over and over....

It was that last article that caught the attention of Perlego, a subscription service that is attempting to crack the all-you-can-read model by focusing on a niche: textbooks. After a quick interview, I’m cautiously optimistic about the project. What’s Perlego? Perlego is a monthly ebook subscription service that offers university students unlimited access to over 200,000 titles for £12 a month (which is about $15.50 U.S., or, more importantly, less than the price of a single print book)....

But Sagmeister couldn’t have done much of this work without sabbaticals. As he explains in a TEDGlobal talk, “The power of time off,” he closes his New York studio every seven years and sets off for 12 months of inspirational non-work. And though he might have to retire five years later than the rest of society, the benefits are enormous: His job becomes a calling. The experimentation and learning that takes place during his sabbatical years reinvigorations his love of his craft....

They have just announced the fourth Women Startup Challenge pitch competition a nationwide contest that will focus on showcasing and funding women-led startups working in the areas of VR, AR, and AI. The competition will award $50,000 as a cash grant among other startup friendly services to the winner. Not only is the gender gap an infamous downfall of the tech world, it’s also detrimental to the success of startups and corporations alike....

Discovering new drugs is highly costly and comes with it a high rate of failure. Through AI and machine learning, scientists can use Atomwise to determine how a hypothetical molecule will perform against certain diseases. The company’s algorithms employs “deep-learning neural networks” – running through millions of molecular structures to figure out which combinations are best for a specific disease – and allows their system to become more accurate as they receive more data over time....

The essence of productivity is knowing what you have to do, deciding when to do it, and then having the follow-through to execute. Depending on your personality, you might struggle with one of these three steps much more than the others. Dreamers have lots of abstract ideas but never translate them into concrete goals. (For them, I recommend “3 Lists That Will Make You a Productivity Badass.”) The lazy or the procrastinators might know exactly what they have to do and when, but have trouble getting up the motivation to do it....

Bains, the author of the book, Cultural DNA, headed a team of researchers who analyzed over 1,500 senior executives and their corresponding reports, and broke down their various strengths and weaknesses. These senior executives hailed from various countries – United States, Middle East, India, Latin America, Europe, China, and Sub-Sahara Africa – with each giving advice for leaders on the world stage and those who want to be working with world leaders....

Donovan’s post on Medium also further detailed that the largest hit to their burn rate was the decision to move from independent contractors to full time employees. At the time of the pause, Zirtual had more than 400 virtual assistants in their network. According to Donovan’s Medium post, all work that was completed prior to the termination notice will be paid for, and checks or direct deposit transfers have already been initiated....

Zudy raised $7.5 Million in funding from Miami Stuff, LLC in December. According to Gartner, U.S. companies spent $300 billion on enterprise application development in 2013 and are on track to spend upwards of $575 billion per year by 2018. Cost, time, and the large number of resources required for today’s application development strategies slows innovation for companies. Vinyl works with cloud-based systems such as SalesForce, WorkDay, SuccessFactors and Microsoft Dynamics....

Among a highly competitive field (including Highlight, Sonar, and Glancee), Banjo is the first of its class to cross the one million mark – only the recently acquired Instagram has reached this benchmark faster (2.5 months vs. 9 months). I caught up with Patton to learn more about the secrets behind Banjo’s rapid growth. 1) The Crew First and foremost, Patton credits those who surround him for Banjo’s success. “We are like a professional racing team that executes with precision and speed....

As a result, we have become much more involved in the lives of those around us and have an increasing amount of access to their photos, videos and comments. This can be particularly useful for prospective travelers who are deciding which corner of the world they would like to explore next. Having access to a seemingly endless supply of images, video recordings and blogs can give an accurate account of the landscape, culture and customs of an area and provide vital information for travelers....

This celebration of the Chicago ecosystem is brought to you by @properties, the leading Chicago real estate brokerage serving both the city of Chicago and North Shore through dynamic marketing and innovation. So it’s no surprise that there is a strong startup culture that caters to local foodies. Chicago is home to the country’s first food incubator, Good Food Business Accelerator (GFBA). The accelerator just wrapped up its first six-month program and is in the process of sourcing applications for round two....

As vinyl records regain and continue to retain their value, more people are purchasing record players again. The 1by One Portable Turntable is an entry-level portable record player, and is specifically designed to be visually appealing and affordable. We put it to the test to see if this is the player for you. Specs Belt-Driven (not ideal for DJs, obviously)Three speeds: 33, 45, and 75Added adapter for the 45sHeadphone jackAutomatic offWeighs about 7 lbsTwo front facing speakersRCA out to connect with external speakersAuxiliary input for use with smartphones and MP3 players...

Create an editorial calendar This can be simple; maybe just a different set of tasks on the calendar you already use. But decide, ahead of time, how often you will publish content, and stick to it. Whether that’s once a day or once a week, don’t skip around on it. You can publish more often than you originally intended, as long as you continue to have quality content to share, but consider your committed goal an absolute bare minimum....

After consulting with my two friends in the industry — my cofounders Jonathan and Justin — everyone confirmed my sentiment: commercial real estate was tech-averse and disjointed. In response, we launched TheSquareFoot as an office listing platform, and later became a brokerage to help clients secure deals. When technological advances and information being more available to the consumer there are a few significant trends to be aware of when you are considering an office space for your startup....