App stores like iTunes and Google Play focus mainly on driving traffic to sell their hardware, software, and licensing. This, coupled with the saturation of the number of apps in the store, hinders the ability for app builders to utilize their marketing dollars efficiently. A new type of app distribution may be just the solution developers are looking for. iDEAXIS is a platform as a service (PaaS) where app builders can crowdsource their marketing dollars and acquire customers through highly curated app stores....

Employee reporting is a common issue managers face. Especially when most employee reporting is done via email or Excel, it can become difficult to stay on top of each employee’s progress. Weekdone, a simple weekly employee status report platform, takes the hassle out of employee reporting and makes it easier for managers to respond quickly to their team’s progress. This platform allows managers to pinpoint their employees’ goals, accomplishments, and challenges all in a single place....

From November 13 to November 23, Global Startup Battle (GSB) will host Startup Weekend competitions across 250 cities in more than 100 countries around the world, where thousands of talented technologists (and non-technologists) will come together to turn their ideas into real-world entrepreneurial endeavors. While GSB is focused on finding the world champ among all competing startups, the competition also offers startup teams the opportunity to compete in themed tracks, regardless of where they placed at their local Startup Weekend competition....

This initiative is part of Entrepreneur Week’s expansion to South America, the Middle East, and Europe, which began with a delegation who met the Chilean president in November to encourage entrepreneur-friendly policies. Regular Entrepreneur Week events include networking sessions, hands-on training, talks, and “excursions” like ski trips and kite surfing. But more than that, founder Gary Whitehill wants to turn Entrepreneur Week into a full e-learning platform that democratizes entrepreneurship education, à la TED....

The world of social media is refocusing on individual connections, rather than broad global content. Between the “close friends” of Instagram to Mark Zuckerberg’s insistence that Facebook’s news feed be for “meaningful social interactions,” a much-needed change of direction seems to be underway. And a new messaging app from Instagram focused on connecting those “close friends” could push that narrative even further. We explain what you need to know about Threads by Instagram....

That’s all to say: Clavier knows pitches – he’s seen the tricks, the flashes of genius, and the (literal) dealbreakers. I caught up with Clavier in Singapore at this week’s DEMO Asia, where he elaborated on how to get to the top of his growing pile of pitches, why he loves traits like “cold-blooded self-assurance” and the “I will walk through walls” attitude, and the dangers of lean startup. Tech Cocktail: What’s one mistake entrepreneurs make when they pitch to you?...

Chinese Twitter account @laobaiTD has shown off some images purporting to be the iPad mini 5. From the outset, we’ll say that these images should be taken with a big pinch of salt. The account isn’t a known Apple leaker with a good pedigree of previous leaks. However, his Twitter account showcases loads of Apple prototype and pre-production models, so he might know someone, who knows someone, who’s in the know....

Those working irregular shifts—or even anyone who finds themselves skipping meals or staying up too late constantly—are increasing the severity of their stroke risk. The study, from the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, found that these irregular schedules disrupted workers’ body clocks. “A person on a shift work schedule, especially on rotating shifts, challenges, or confuses, their internal body clocks by having irregular sleep-wake patterns or meal times,” David Earnest, a professor at the college, explains....

Recently, there has also been controversy in the United Kingdom over major charity organizations who have admitted to purchasing other charities’ mailing lists. With so many people expressing the same concern about where their information goes, it begs the question – just because we think our data is “safe”, should we start accepting that it doesn’t always stay in one place? Mailing Lists For Sale The buying and selling of mailing lists remains a legal way for businesses to get data, whether it be on a business-to-business (B2B) basis or about their customers....

In particular, Neman talked about why people and culture are important to the Sweetgreen brand itself, noting how they try to make work not feel like a burden: Creating a positive culture at Sweetgreen is important for Neman (as a requirement, he makes all employees read Tony Hsieh’s Delivering Happiness). Simply, he believes that developing happy employees is good business: Neman closes, however, by saying that this positive culture can’t be produced with just any group of people; you have to make sure to hire people who would fit into this culture from the get-go:

All of the monikers and buzz has paid off as Juristat today announced that they have successfully closed a funding round led by Arsenal Capital Management. The funding round, totaling $1,200,000, also saw participation from Dave Peacock, former president of Anheuser-Busch; Jack L. Oliver III, Senior Policy Advisor for the law firm of Bryan Cave; Rick Holton of Holton Capital Group; and Jim Eberlin, founder of Gainsight, Host Analytics, and TopOpps....

Boost Security with Centralized Phone Systems When you allow your employees to bring their own device to work and make business calls, the security of the data on the device is left to the worker’s own personal security. With a phone system, you can have unique log-ins and passwords set up, so that you can restrict who can access company data on these devices. This can be placed on their device to add an additional layer of protection....

If you weren’t able to attend or didn’t get to watch the interviews live, you’re in luck! Throughout the week, I gathered tips and advice from entrepreneurs and experts that are passionate about helping underserved businesses succeed. Here’s what they had to say: Welcome to Denver Startup Week! — Chase for Business (@ChaseforBiz) September 25, 2017 Helping Underserved Entrepreneurs I interviewed members of Accion, Mi Casa Resource Center, and the Community Reinvestment Fund to talk receiving a grant from JPMorgan Chase to help underserved entrepreneurs to set up their businesses....

As a non-technical single founder of a tech startup, I’ve learned a thing or two about being scrappy and developing a working product with both limited resources and technical knowledge. As I get to know other entrepreneurs who aspire to launch a startup, the most common question they ask me is “How did you launch a startup without a technical cofounder?” While it’s more difficult to do, it most definitely can be done....

She toyed with the notion of roadtripping around the country with a friend, filming videos on their handheld camera, but the reality of student loans and having a job soon crowded out her crazy idea. But years later, Herpich sat down to read the New York Times and was shocked to see that that same idea had been wildly successful and got acquired. Why Not Girl was her next big idea, and she dreamed it up right after graduate school....

With so much information available on the internet, libraries are seen as stuffy, antiquated places where people used to go to borrow books. However, modern libraries are still the most significant centers of any community. A World of Resources While methods of doing business change, basic human needs don’t change. Humans, particularly of advanced societies, have an immense, unending need for information. Libraries have always provided unfiltered access to information and, for that reason alone, nearly three million Americans still use more than 120,000 libraries nationwide....

Here is a little bit about the six companies that have been selected for Spring 2016. Gyomo – Creating a hostile environment for social engineering and phishing using crowd sourcing and machine learning.Hill Top Security – Provides a risk management platform that enables public and private organizations to detect, quantify and manage operational, security and environmental risk.NormShield – provides comprehensive Security-as-a-Service solutions focused on cyber threat intelligence, vulnerability management and continuous perimeter monitoring....

While it might feel like a daunting task to build and manage your personal brand, experts say that everyone – from an indie professional to the C-Suite executive – needs to spend part of their day managing their online reputation in order to build their business. It’s About Trust People want to buy from people and businesses they trust, period. With the world moving towards more transparency, clients will try to get a sense of your personality, reputation and integrity through online search, your website or social media....

Apparently, Zuckerberg wants his employees to adopt a new motto at the company — Meta, Metamates, Me — which is modeled after the naval phrase “ship, shipmates, self,” meaning to put your mission and your colleagues before yourself. While the sentiment is nice, it’s another example of Zuckerberg trying really hard to make this Meta rebrand a thing. We’ve been hearing flowery words from the embattled CEO for years, and this post sounds like more of a rebranding necessity than an actual call to action....

Users can exchange in all ways that are possible for two or more people – “This includes gift, borrow, share, trade, rent, buy, sell, collaborate, reuse, and open exchange.”They use “groups” and hubs: Hubs are centers for exchange and allow users to exchange with many groups. Rob Jameson, the CEO of Mass Mosaic, and Eric Doriean, the COO, recently worked out of StartFast, a 10-week accelerator program in Syracuse, NY. They pitched their company at the StartFast Demo Day on August 14th, but on Saturday they finally put their idea to the test....