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For this edition we asked the crew at YEC to,”Give us 3 reasons why the city you’re located in is NOT ideal for startups YET — and what could be better about it.” Their responses are below. 1. Portland: The Silicon Forest…Almost! A one-hour flight from Silicon Valley, an abundance of coffee shops and four start-up incubators — it seems like Portland, Oregon has all the right ingredients to be the next startup headquarters....

Get to Know Your Customers and Their Thoughts on Your Products Promote Experiences Instead of Products Forget about selling your products or services. Just be sure you are offering the highest quality for the price that you are charging. Instead, focus on the experiences that you have to offer. Yes, you do have the experience to offer, even if you are selling a very basic product. For example, if you are selling environmentally friendly, cleaning products, you can sell the experience of having a safe home where parents don’t have to worry about kids coming into contact with toxins....

Whether they’re winning an Oscar for developing immersive virtual reality experiences or imploring viewers to explore a different universe, these women are committed to bringing this burgeoning new tech trend to the masses. So who are these queens of virtual reality? Check out their bios and respective companies below: Nonny de la Peña, founder of Emblematic Group. Considered the Godmother of Virtual Reality by more than a few people, de la Peña can be found on any list of notable women in virtual reality....

Here are a few strategies that always seem to work in marketing. Be Clear About Your Main Differentiation What sets you apart? Make it clear immediately. For example, one of my clients touts how their product can set up a WordPress ecommerce site in minutes. This makes all the difference to someone looking to start a quick website. If the company did not state this front and center value proposition on their landing page, they would lose a large amount of sales....

Its role in the classroom has also evolved into an interactive learning tool that could improve how we introduce concepts, assign tasks, or assess progress. In combination with all these, here are the ways technology have revolutionized the learning landscape for the better. Learning via Open-Source Resources The 21st-century technological revolution brings us the open-source movement. The trend provides free and open-source education options available from prestigious universities and schools....

With so many options, we decided to filter through the noise in the only way we know how: human curation. After hearing from more than 40 entrepreneurs, these are the top nine that they suggested. Even if you are not an entrepreneur, there is a bit of something for everyone on the list: Startup Podcast (Gimlet Media) Startup Podcast is about as meta as it gets. It started as a mini-series about Alex Blumberg starting a business tied to creating high-quality podcasts as a company....

1. Receive Tax Credits One of the biggest reasons to switch to solar in the next year is to make the cutoff for the federal tax credit. If you purchase a solar power system before December 31, 2016, your business is eligible for a 30 percent federal tax credit. Furthermore, businesses can deduct 85 percent of the value of the solar power system from their taxes. In addition to the tax benefits, some utility companies offer rebates to cover a portion of the solar power system cost....

Who should read this book: Entrepreneurs who are looking to set up a board of directors, including entrepreneurs who plan to raise funding soon. It’s also useful for people serving on startup boards. Elevator pitch: Startup Boards is a primer on setting up and running a board, from the early days through funding and acquisition. Authors: Brad Feld is a cofounder of TechStars and the managing director of Foundry Group....

After all, in 2018, data security is everything. First, we saw a rough 2017 in which news of massive data leaks, breaches, and security failures were a seemingly weekly event. Then Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal dropped, and the dust has yet to settle. Privacy and security issues have dogged the online space since the invention of the internet, but 2018 will likely go down as the year that the general public started caring....

The company asked the FCC back in April whether it could launch the satellites, and its plan has now been approved. While this cause may seem noble, the company’s move into internet service provision should raise some concerns. It’s About Space Scientists are expressing concern about the growing number of satellites in orbit:“The number of satellites is projected to grow into the tens of thousands over the next several years, creating the potential for substantial adverse impacts to ground- and space-based astronomy....

Echo Devices The Echo Update First up is the basic Echo model, which is getting an update. There’s not a lot to say about it, other than the price is staying at $99.99, but with two new features. There’s an updated fabric design with colors of Twilight Blue, Charcoal, Heather Grey, and Sandstone, as well as improved sound, thanks to a 3-inch woofer and increased back volume. Echo Studio The Echo Studio is already available for pre-order, and priced at $199....

Prior to Digital Royalty, Martin worked for the NBA. During her time there she was starting to see YouTube and Facebook grow, and she had a thought: If they could get involved with the social media trend then players, teams, and fans would be able to get closer to each other. That experience sparked in her the desire to found her company. And to date she’s worked with big names like Shaquille O’Neal, Steve Nash, The Rock, Amber Valletta, and Tony Hsieh....

Apple also announced a $1,000 bonus for all staff and suggested they invest in things that will make working from home much easier, such as video conferencing equipment. The news makes it the latest of the Big Tech companies to modify their paths back to the office in light of the spread of the Omicron variant. Apple’s Back to Office Plans Scrapped Apple’s CEO Tim Cook sent a memo round this Wednesday — seen by NBC’s Zoe Schiffer — admitting that the precise date that employees are expected to be back in the office is “yet to be determined....

Kou, working on behalf of TF International Securities, published a report for investors on potential reveals at the next big Apple event, and suggested new additions to the iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac line-ups, as well as an update on AirPower, the wireless charging pad. While Apple rumors are nothing new, it’s particularly interesting that these are coming from Kou, who has deservedly earned the title in some circles as ‘The World’s Most Accurate Apple Analyst’....

Sploops You may possibly know what Vine is, and you may already use it. If you do, pepper that app with sports and you get Sploops, the social network for sports fans. The app’s founders want to revolutionize the sports-watching experience, especially for those in the stadium. Feel free to speak up and share your opinion on anything sports-related with Sploops! Download the app for free from the App Store....

Major Industry Competition The freelance web design industry has a massive amount of competition from trending designers to corporate companies and template services. Freelancers also have a great deal of competition among themselves. Some will compete with a strong proposal and promise to meet your budget. Others will compete simply by beating all of the other quoted prices. It is important to select the candidate that has the qualities, design style, and experience that you prefer....

It sucks, plain and simple, but not because we’re being deprived of a Rogen-Franco blockbuster. Rather, the recent hack has brought forth the important question of whether or not companies at any level are prepared for cyber-attacks. Geoff Sanders is the CEO of LaunchKey and he’s made it his life’s mission to help humanity move beyond the need for passwords and develop better security measures. To that end LaunchKey was built specifically as an API and set of tools for decentralizing authentication and authorization to the mobile devices customers and users already own....

Before starting Cheezburger, Huh made his way through several companies, starting off at Cars.com, founding his first company (Raydium) which ultimately failed, and then ending up at Intava before finding his way to head one the most trafficked network of sites on the Internet. Along his professional track, though, Huh certainly did things that he admits – in retrospect – were not at all professional. For instance, he once tried to get fired from InstallShield after the company got acquired by Macrovision by simply not showing up to work (like, literally not going into the office)....

Vishal Garg, who used the web conferencing service to fire 9% of his workforce, took time off to “reflect on his leadership” after the redundancies were made. The move sparked a huge debate on social media and inside business circles regarding the treatment of employees working in remote environments as well as the workforce in general. Has Garg Changed for the Better? Garg took a short hiatus from his role as chief of US mortgage company Better....

Based out of the Harvard Innovation Lab, Experfy has created a marketplace for data scientists and engineers who can be contracted much in the way that designers through 99Designs can. Whether they’re available for single projects or for many different projects, mid- to large-sized companies can place their projects on the Experfy marketplace, which then get bid on by the data scientist contractors on their platform. According to Xconomy, the company currently has 6,000 Big Data professionals that have applied and submitted an application to become part of their marketplace....