President Donald Trump kicked off his first week as POTUS in a curious way, sending his top PR guy, press secretary Sean Spicer, to defend the assertion that more people…
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2015 EY Global Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Dagim Girrma gives tips for entrepreneurs from his own entrepreneurial journey, which has taken him to the White House and meeting with President Obama at only the age of 19.
Initial growth is an exciting time for any startup. It’s a powerful and compelling feeling to watch your product start to increase in users. While it’s encouraging, initial growth can also be misleading. As your startup begins to pick up some early momentum it’s easy for first-time entrepreneurs to get ahead of themselves. Here’s a checklist.
Even before mobile commerce sets in the consumer’s comfort zone, mobile “Buy” buttons have seemed to sweep the mobile retail space. Just in these past few weeks, leading companies like…
In 2010, Flipboard founders Evan Doll and Mike McCue came together with an idea and envisioned a single place for anyone to come and enjoy personalized content for each individual…
During the early stages of any startup, every entrepreneur must decide whether or not the company needs to bring in outside funding. There are pros and cons to both raising money and bootstrapping, but it really depends on the business model and industry the startup is in. Let’s take a look.
This week everyone is fixated on Apple’s reveal of their latest product- the Apple Watch. Apple first announced their development of a smartwatch back in September of last year, and…
With 2014 winding down, it’s time to take a look back at some broad predictions about social media and whether or not they were correct. The Prediction: Prioritized paid…
Qualities like these make Pinterest an ideal channel for startups and other Brands to share their products, solidify a brand aesthetic, and attract an audience of people who are willing to share their great finds with their social networks. Here are a few ways startup brands can take advantage of the Pinterest “window shopping” effect.
With the recent release of Apple Pay, Pay with Rad Pad, and now Snapchat’s Snapcash, mobile pay is undeniably having a moment. But with Millennials increasingly opting to buy directly off their phones, this phenomenon is much more than a trend; mobile pay is becoming the norm, and mobile commerce (m-commerce) has a distinct leg-up on its e-commerce cousin. Here’s what startups need to know about appealing to Millennials on the mobile marketplace.