Pack Sensibly If you are traveling for a business meeting abroad, we are sure that you’ll not spend months in there. In some cases, you might restrict it to a day’s trip. So, it is important to pack your carry-on baggage sensibly. Please note that we are hinting at carry-on baggage and not your suitcases. This is because limiting your luggage to a carry-on will help you move around easily, without worrying about anything....

Developed by Passion4Profession, 7 Minutes Pro aims to become your personal professional trainer for a bit more than 7 minutes (the excess is due to the 10-second rests included in the workout session). What you get is a high-intensity workout that combines 12 aerobic and resistance exercises that reduce fat and improve your health. The catch is that you put your muscles to work for only 7 minutes, but the very short recovery time (10 seconds) between exercises makes those seven minutes intensive and highly effective....

As a friend told me once, “who’s going to watch that?” You might recognize some famous vloggers like Grace Helbig or Tyler Oakley and think it only works because they have a big following. Well, we all start from zero, that’s not the best reason to not using vlogging. Or you may have no idea what I’m talking about. Let’s start there. What is vlogging? Vlogs are a self-made videos that delve into a someone’s personal life to give their audience a a more human connection....

Establishing a new business is not an easy task. But in recent years, it has been made easier through simplified methods of acquiring resources. Banks, fintech startups and micro-finance institutions are among the key players in simplifying your access to the loans and capital required to start up a business. There is, however, a downside. In entrepreneurship, the statistics on failed startups is the downside. So what makes one business successfully take off and the other fail miserably?...

The factors have combined to create an environment where consumers are demanding more efficient, transparent, and affordable legal services even as attorneys are looking for cutting-edge ways to compete in a market that may be coming oversaturated. Check out these 9 Legal Industry Startups finding new ways to analyze legal data and provide services: Docket Alarm Docket Alarm is a legal research tool that processes full-text searches across lawsuits and producing analytics and predictions....

We asked our YEC members to share how they improve efficiency with their on boarding process: – Diana Goodwin of Aqua Mobile – Arian Radmand of Coach Up – Brittany Hodak of ZinePak – Kelly Azevedo of ShesGotSystems Vik Tantry of FormSwift – Shawn Porat of JudgementMarketplace – Nicole Munoz of StartRankingNow David Tomas of CyberClickNet Alfredo Atanacio Cader of Uassist.me

That was the impetus behind the creation of Startup Grind, a monthly meetup that started in San Francisco, spread to New York City, and is now in a dozen cities. It started, simply enough, with startup entrepreneur Derek Andersen and a friend. Once a month, they decided to get together with friends to brainstorm and share their experiences. The get-togethers began in Andersen’s 1,000-square-foot office, but they now take place in various venues around the city, including the PeopleBrowsr labs and Wix Lounge....

Created in May of this year, DCFemTech is a collective made up of more than 25 organizations throughout the DC region that aim to support women in tech. Organizations in the group include Women Who Code DC, the National Center for Women in Tech, Code for Progress, and many others. Nguyen – who’s also the cofounder of DC-based startup Silica Labs – was inspired to organize the group after discovering (in her own search to find support for broadening her technical skills) that all these different organizations were already collaborative in nature....

This added attention to About.me will help to introduce a handful of features that users may not realize exist. First and foremost is the About.me email inbox, which is powered by AOL Mail. Secondly, About.me also offers a full directory of profiles and the ability to stumble through the directory to random profiles. About.me analytics will probably catch your eye as well, as it shows just how much love your profile is getting from others (and includes Klout integration so you can see your own influence scores)....

Apple’s new content-blocking extensions available in the new iOS upgrade has pushed the technology back to the media surface faster than most publicists respond to a HARO query. The reason is because Apple has always had the ability to change technology landscapes, even at times with seemingly innocuous developments. While not novel, the iOS update has opened the floodgates for innovators and developers looking to capitalize on the space and alerted consumers to the opportunity to see fewer ads — to the extent that the highest-ranking apps last week consisted of numerous ad blockers ....

There are a number of tools and software offered by Adobe in the Creative Cloud package, which include Dreamweaver, the web design software, Photoshop, the graphic design tool and also Flash, the web video building application. Creative Cloud has proven to be immensely beneficial for Adobe since the company has witnessed strong growth after its introduction and the firm has also taken quick action for attracting users other than professionals and enterprises to the software suite....

According to the reviews written by previous and current Airbnb employees, the company has an amazing culture focused around innovation and collaboration. Many note the sense of empowerment and the opportunities for growth at the company, on top of the many perks (which include free food and the opportunity to travel the world). And, overwhelmingly, 98 percent of those 261 that have provided reviews approve of CEO Brian Chesky. Other notable tech companies on the list include Hubspot (at number 4), Facebook (at number 5), LinkedIn (at number 6), Google (at number 8), Apple (at number 25), and Twitter (at number 26)....

Here’s a look at the best women-only coworking spaces from across the nation. The Wing With a homebase in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, this co-working/hangout space has been called “a new kind of exclusive club for the Instagram generation” by Quartz. They have all the typical coworking perks as well as some very unusual ones — the wall art is solely by women artists, and an R.H. Lossin-curated library features authors including Rosa Parks, Clarice Lispector, Ayn Rand, and Danielle Steele....

Ally will be integrated into the company’s Viva platform, which was revealed earlier in the year as a collaborative tool to bring education, resources and productivity together in one place. With remote working becoming the new normal, easier ways to share and track goals are now in the spotlight. What is Ally.io? Ally.io is a Objectives and Key Results (OKR) platform, that offers a goal setting system for businesses. The company was established in 2018 by Vetri Vallore, an ex-Microsoft alumni of 14 years....

If the corporation manages to slam on the brakes and make a skidding U-turn, that’s great news. But, there are no signs of these emissions slowing down any time soon. On top of this, the e-commerce giant was widely criticised for taking ‘major step backwards’ in the fight against pollution after rolling out the use of plastic envelopes last year, whilst its excessive use of cardboard is left piling up in US landfills....

ASAP Connect is a company that hopes to bring simple charging to everyone under the sun. Their small attachment will allow you to enjoy the ease of magnetic Apple laptop charging on any of your favorite USB-compatible devices, from iPhone to Android. They hope their revolutionary design will provide the strength and convenience that smartphone users have been asking for. As far as the design is concerned, ASAP Connect spared no expense in guaranteeing their product would work right every time....

From now on, users with unlimited plans can upload files with up to 10 TB each, which is 20,000 percent more than the previous limit of 5GB per file. Users can now also select any number of files stored in B2 to combine into a “Snapshot”, which can have a size up to 10 TB. They are useful to capture a moment in time for files, keeping multiple archives of data, and more....

But when it comes to financial services, building products and services is still largely on-premise, and most product managers and developers are reinventing the wheel. Let’s say you have a great idea for a new savings app based on behavioral economics. To build an minimum viable product (MVP) and get your first 100 users on it, you’ll have to have a mechanism to move money and you’ll have to be compliant with KYC and AML regulations....

Top Weather iPhone Applications The Weather Channel Max – – The Weather Channel application offers a comprehensive set of tools to monitor your weather. Weather Alert USA – – A versatile weather app that provides all of the local NOAA weather essentials plus automatic alerts of significant US weather events such as weather watches, warnings, and advisories. RadarScope – – A specialized display utility for weather enthusiasts and meteorologists, this app allows you view NEXRAD Level 3 radar data along with Tornado, Severe Thunderstorm, and Flash Flood Warnings issued by the National Weather Service....

That’s right, New York-based startup SELECT is taking their perk-filled service to San Francisco to provide an upper-echelon experience to anyone that signs up. With more than 400 unique perk partnerships, dozens of bimonthly events and an annual membership fee of only $250, the easy-to-use credit card reward and discount program will make going out on the town affordable and even lucrative. We spoke with founder and CEO Carlo Cisco about where you can use the SELECT card in San Francisco, why they chose the bay area for their fourth launch location, and what city you’ll be able to use the card in next....