Recycle It: If your old device is no longer useful to you or to anyone else, the clear choice is to recycle. Even dead electronics contain certain components that can be harvested and re-used, and can often be done at no cost to you. The entrance to every BestBuy store has bins where customers can deposit inkjet cartridges, rechargeable batteries, cell phones, CDs/DVDs, PDAs and smartphones for recycling. It is a free service so be kind to our planet and deposit these items for recycling, rather than throwing them into the trash....

Blue Heron has a “growth-equity” investment fund that focuses on the healthcare and tech-enabled business services industries. The total $3.4 million was provided by Blue Heron Capital’s fund and a related entity, according to the Finance Authority of Maine. The Finance Authority of Maine also received details of the investment because Blue Heron applied to receive nearly $1.7 million in refundable tax credits (50 percent of the total investment) through the state’s Seed Capital Tax Credit program....

For example, an astounding 72 percent of all of the startup founders within India’s ecosystem are under the age of 35. This makes the country the youngest startup community in the world, which might help explain the exuberance that has catapulted India into third place on the global list of the top five startup communities. Consumer services, eCommerce and aggregators account for more than half of India’s startups, and this showcases a major push toward using technology to increase revenue through online sales and customer retention....

For the last few years, remote work has become a staple of the business world. The pandemic encouraged millions of business owners to adopt the flexible work policy in hopes of curbing the effects of the virus. The paradigm shift promoted work-life balance, giving employees the freedom to get work done at their own pace. Now, however, businesses are starting to demand employees return to the office, and it could be driving away a certain type of employee more than others....

The sharing economy is about more than getting a cheap place to stay or renting your neighbor’s leaf blower. At its core, it’s about using resources more efficiently and effectively — most commonly by reintroducing idle resources to the economy and monetizing ownership. Platforms such as RelayRides, for instance, transform consumption goods into production goods. Rather than own a car and use it only when you need to drive, you can share it and earn money when it would otherwise sit in your driveway....

However, what’s an entrepreneurial life if there are no hurdles? We’ve seen the folks at 1120 and EvoNexus work to overcome these obstacles just as we’ve seen SDSU, UCSD, and USD unite to funnel high grade talent into the scene: these problems are 100 percent solvable. When I met with SweetLabs, based in the Gaslamp, I was inspired and excited to see that they had overcome both the issue of funding and talent....

Web Developers Make $70K, But People Think They Make $88K First: the biggest loser, web developers. They make about $70K a year, which is perfectly impressive — expect that the U.S. individuals polled for the Paysa survey thought they earned roughly $88K annually. This makes their position the number one overall for the difference in actual vs. perceived pay category. Computer Hardware Engineers Make $115K, But People Think They Make $87K The biggest underdog earner in tech?...

“Most polling places are over-engineered for the average user,” explains Porter Haney, cofounder of Wedgies. Simply enter your question and upload an optional image. The minute you hit create, you can share the real-time Wedgies graph to Facebook, Twitter, or your blog. Say you’re at a large event like a basketball game or a tech conference: there’s even an opportunity to set up a text-to-vote option for the crowds. Click here to see how it works....

According to Greg Abbott, the Texas governor who made the announcement, the Bejing-born social media app offers a trove of “sensitive information to the Chinese government” and should be considered a threat to our national security. From coming under attack from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over its handling of US data to almost being banned outright by the Trump administration, TikTok has a track record of shaking off controversies....

Thank you cards are sweet to receive, but a pain in the ass to write, especially if you’ve just had a large event like a shower or a wedding and are now responsible for scribing a hundred thank you cards. As much as you love your friends and family, the process of formally showing your gratitude can be a real time suck. ThankView founder JD Beebe wanted to avoid this time suck when he got married....

Fortunately, what debuts at CES doesn’t stay at CES. With the annual trade show coming to a close, we felt it necessary to cover all the weird gadgets that came out of Las Vegas this year. From smart toilets to robot strippers, CES continues to be the breeding ground for other-worldly technology solving problems that no one knew they had. Take a look at the wacky gadgets we found below and start planning your trip to Las Vegas next year for CES 2019!...

According to CB Insights, health and wellness tech companies have seen the most success in exits. Between the period of 2011-2012 and 2013-2014, companies in this sector of the larger tech field saw 181 percent growth in the number of successful exits. Not only that, but the median amount of time it took those companies to make an exit was three years – three years between the period when these companies raised their first funds and when they made their exit....

The St. Louis Arch Angel Network was established in January 2005 as an independent, 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation. Arch Angel members, who are business leaders from the St. Louis region, provide seed and early-stage capital in the range of $250,000 to $1 million, an investment range not generally served by venture capitalists. The companies the Arch Angel Network invested in over the course of 2014 are: AkerminAdarza BioSystemsCapital InnovatorsCardialenCarInfoToGoCellARideCoolfire SolutionsEuclisesGaleraGeneriCoHatchbuckIsland RadarLockerDomePixel PressPulse TherapeuticsSixThirtyTraxxssonTrackBillTunespeakVenitiYieldLab...

At its core, gaming is about competition, whether against yourself or other players. You’re trying to get a better score, level up, have the most points for the round, or get the best loot from the raid. It’s no surprise then that there are 183 million active gamers in the US who play an average of 13 hours per week. Games are popular not just because they allow players to escape into a world where they can call the shots, but because they tap into a fundamental aspect of what makes us human: the desire to push ourselves to be better....

With the increased popularity and simplicity of use, marketers have started asking: what’s the best way to use Snapchat? Fortunately, Snaplytics, an SaaS company offering Snapchat marketing insights, has created the most comprehensive report of Snapchat data the world has ever seen, and marketers are drooling for obvious reasons. The report contained a number of interesting takeaways for marketers, including the fact that most brands post twice a day, and completion rates (the number of people viewing the whole story) have continued to climb over recent years....

Coworking gives remote workers a sense of connection to others – that valuable sense of community that comes from working in the same physical space with others. Though the coworking culture can be vastly different from that of a typical 9-to-5 employee, it’s still paramount that all employees have that kind of comradery. Networking is also a valuable asset that can come naturally to remote workers who use coworking spaces....

But with infographics – essentially just visual representations of information – are unique in that they present a way to analyze information simply through visual elements. Before, this form of communication was mostly used in education and science but, with the growing world of online business, infographics now appears as an excellent way to communicate with customers, as well as a good tool to increase the exposure of a brand....

As a startup looking to join a corporate accelerator, it can be pretty daunting to approach the big guys. However, with this comprehensive road map, you’ll be able to start on your journey towards a corporate partnership. Pick Your Problem Corporate accelerators are very specific in the needs they are trying to meet. With bountiful resources and a gargantuan network, these accelerators are still looking for the right niche to make a difference....

Since 2005, telecommuting has become a popular option for many workers in the United States, with the rate of employees who work from home several days a week growing by 80 percent between 2005 and 2012. With improved technology and faster Internet connections, this certainly shouldn’t surprise anyone; major advancements in technology have enabled us to match our productivity at home to that of the workplace – with phone, email, messaging, and video chat programs helping to coordinate our telepresence....

A recent global research study by Tata Consultancy Services, which included nearly 800 executives from multinational corporates throughout the world, concluded these business leaders view their IoT investments as directly responsible for revenue increases of between 15.6% and 64%. Many of these companies also reported despite some roadblocks related to capitalizing on the true opportunity of IoT, seven percent of them plan to spend more than $500 million on IoT investments just in 2015....