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Denver Startup Week 2016 has broken a record: It is officially the biggest free entrepreneurial event in North America thanks to 12,500 registered attendees who will witness 300 events between September 12 and 16, 2016. And, since there’s still a full day of programs left, that record-breaking number can only get more impressive. The week-long summit highlights Denver’s small business community by emphasizing and inspiring entrepreneurial energy, innovation, and connection....

We recently spoke with JX Paulin, a Shanghai-based entrepreneur whose company, MYSIMAX, is looking to develop, produce, and market tablets specifically designed for universities and schools in Africa. Technology to assist social change in Africa “In 2014, many countries in Africa are still in need of development in many sectors: education is poor, healthcare has to be built from scratch, and administration is slow . . . Still, when I participated in the New York Forum Africa (in Libreville, Gabon, in May 2014), I saw many great minds....

According to a study from Paysa, sign-on bonuses don’t necessarily have the loyalty-increasing effect most founders hope. With a little bit of data from some of the top tech companies in the world, it’s easy to see that the highest sign-on bonus in no way guarantees a long tenure at the company, even when its innovating new technology every day. On the other hand, when considering the outliers, Facebook has the highest average sign-on bonus of $45,708 with an average retention rate of about 26 months....

Why Predictors are So Optimistic If we look at the history of technology innovations, we find a very common pattern. The technology is introducedThe technology is adopted by business and other organizationsIndividual consumers believe that the technology is really not for themOver time, individual consumers embrace the technology and it moves into their lives in a big way – think in-home computers and the Internet Proponents of 3D printers for consumer use believe that this technology will follow the same pattern, and that, within the next 10 years, 3D printers will have found their way into homes, just as computers and the Internet have....

It’s a promise of the incredible, sci-fi future of immersive entertainment, but there’s also a critical undercurrent about ceding control of our senses to game designers and developers. The concern is that it could go too far. particularly for mediums like virtual reality and augmented reality, which haven’t yet widely adopted self-policing ethical standards. Is it time for the burgeoning VR industry to adopt a moral code? How Do We Experience Virtual Reality?...

Despite these opportunities, however, you need to keep in mind that the goal of raising money is to support your passion: to get your hard work into the hands of users or consumers. Don’t jump into fundraising with the goal of raising money to pay yourself a salary. This afternoon at Tech Cocktail Celebrate, we held a panel called “Wild New World of Funding,” which explored the different ways through which people can pursue funding for their intended ventures....

But sure enough, in archetypal Muskian fashion, the self-proclaimed “edgelord” strolled through the front gates of the website’s headquarters last Thursday clutching a basin, the video of which the billionaire posted alongside the ominous caption: “let that sink in”. Over the past 72 hours, both rumor and revelation about Musk’s plans for the platform have hit the headlines – so here’s everything you need to know about the businessman’s first weekend at the wheel....

The continuous adoption of business communications platforms like Microsoft Teams, the proliferation of collaboration tools such as project management software, and the threat of phishing attacks together create a strong case that email may not be fit for contemporary workplace communication purposes. But, considering the billions of emails sent every year, it’s unlikely we’ll be kicking the habit any time soon – however good the alternatives may be. More worryingly, 82% of survey respondents reported missing important emails because their inbox is too full, while 73% said they received too many “unsolicited” emails....

Most incubator programs are designed for a very short stage of growth, but Ensemble is looking to support all stages of growth while taking an equity stake in select businesses in return for service. The primary areas of focus are capital raising, business consulting, tech development, design, SEO, social media marketing, and public relations. By providing a seamless and continuous client experience from startup ideation through successful growth, Ensemble is catering to the entrepreneurs desiring a “do-it-for-me” solution....

Operating your own business, whether it’s a solo venture or a small team, requires some pre-planning, especially in terms of potential income and the investment money you have at your disposal. Now, before you start calling yourself a business owner, make sure you are covered in the following areas. You Have the Exact Goal in Mind and a Plan How to Reach It In other words, you have a business plan for running your venture....

Other tech giants have seen the success of Netflix’s original content as a challenge to the industry: if they can do it, so can we. Companies like Facebook, Apple and Google have been investing time, money and resources to the production of entertainment content in some form or another. Google’s Youtube has established an original content department tasked with creating marketable shows and clips. Facebook is paying celebrities to live-stream video on their platform....

According to this year’s Facebook diversity report, the company’s composition has remained largely unchanged since its announcement last year (at the time of releasing their first report) that it would strive to increase diversity within its ranks. While there were certainly some gains in the number of women and minorities (albeit small gains), Facebook continues to remain predominantly white and male. In the past year, the percentage of men at the company fell down one percent to 68 percent; the percentage of white people at the company went down two percent – now at 55 percent....

But it wasn’t the first report the social platform had prepared: According to those in the know, Facebook had previously held off on publishing a report from the first quarter of 2021. Why? Because the most viewed link in the first three months of the year was an article on a polarizing topic (the death of a doctor who had received a COVID vaccine two weeks earlier), and Facebook seems to have hoped to avoid the appearance of further polarizing its US users....

The FinTech Innovation Lab, now in its second year, partners with banks and financial institutions like American Express, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs to put startups through a 12-week accelerator program. Each startup is mentored by three banks, whose executives provide feedback on their product. The program’s goal is to help innovative startups break into an industry that is otherwise hard to penetrate and made up of huge, regulated entities....

Of course, this raises one important question: Does this mean we’re going to have to start calling them “tricorns”? The $3 Billion Companies Box, Hubspot, RingCentral, Mulesoft, Xero, and Zendesk all make the list, as noted by Jason Lemkin of SaaStr in a recent blog post that pulls stats from Bessemer’s Cloud Index. The top dogs in the industry — Salesforce, Workday, and ServiceNow — together add up to a valuation of more than $130 billion....

So after every meeting, Sapp would figure out what he could learn from it. He would learn the answers to questions that he had stumbled on; he would perfect his delivery so he sounded like an industry insider. He didn’t want anyone brushing him off as just an athlete. And it worked. Today, with funding from the VegasTechFund, Sapp and his team of two developers are launching Fluencr and working with big brands like UFC Gyms, the Salvation Army, and Under Armour....

Give attention to some of the lesser-known networks Just about everyone is focused on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn for their promotions. It is easy to see why when you look at their popularity, numbers etc. However, sharing your content on the smaller networks gives you a competitive advantage. These sites may not have the numbers that the big guns boast but they have focused audiences and offer you less competition for attention....

Considering your password is one of the primary means of keeping information safe online, following best practices is one of the only ways to shore up your online security. Unfortunately, most users don’t follow password best practices, leading to some serious security gaps for businesses and individuals alike. But all is not lost, considering Google’s built-in password manager could provide everyday users with the protection they need, particularly after announcing all these new features....

The new features might seem small but they’re likely to have a big impact on the way people use Meet in the real world. For example, the Meet iOS and Android apps are now far more viable to use in online work meetings or school classes. This could also free up a user’s laptop for, y’know, work. Let’s take a look at the new features and how Google Meet stacks up against other web conferencing tools....

Gui.de takes everything that people love on the Internet, smart devices, and TV, and mixes it all together to offer a news platform that does all the hard work for you. All you have to do is click, sit back, and listen. After selecting what news story you want to dig into, the news is delivered to you via an avatar. The avatars read to you and display videos, images, and social media found by algorithms....