When corporate strategies and processes don’t work, we quickly move on. That’s the startup ethos: to build, test, iterate, repeat. But for some reason, companies have stuck with their classic spending habits. Even though they’re terrible. We believe that the way we pay for things at work is broken. How do we know? Find a…
Fintech startups and incumbent financial institutions have a complicated relationship. Sometimes they are friends, and occasionally they are foes. Thanks to rapid mass adoption, fintechs have been able to hit incumbents where it hurts most: their revenue. As illustrated, bank executives in the UK expect tech companies to eat their lunch in the coming years….
Introduce yourself and tell us about Zirtue? Dennis Cail, CEO & Co-founder at Zirtue. At Zirtue, we are creating a financially inclusive world by digitizing and mobilizing loans between friends and family. What led to your interest in starting Zirtue? I came up with the idea of Zirtue several years ago after certain family members…
Introduce yourself and tell us about Biig? Charlene Consolacion is a technology entrepreneur who founded the world’s first smart lockbox for cars holding your license plate, the BiigVault. She is currently the founder and CEO of Biig, a Silicon-Valley based technology company, renowned for its smart lockbox, the BiigVault, providing remote access to cars for…
Introduce yourself and tell us about Verloop? Verloop is an emerging conversational automation platform that helps companies to inculcate chatbots within their company framework. We not only deal in simplistic chatbots but also dove into providing WhatsApp chatbots. Chatbots are computer-generated programs that help in automating responses to pre-determined questions and basically understanding the probability…
Introduce yourself and tell us about DataCloud? As CEO and co-founder of DataCloud, I oversee sales and marketing and contribute to product strategy focusing on our mission: to bring high-resolution, real-time rock mass characterization to the mining industry. We took what we learned from oil and gas exploration and production and tailored it to ore…
Introduce yourself and tell us about Equilibrium? I’m Alex Melikhov, CEO of Equilibrium, the framework behind the EOSDT decentralized stable coin. EOSDT is on the EOS blockchain, pegged to the US dollar and backed by liquid digital assets. We launched Equilibrium in April 2019, and have since collateralized $15 million worth of EOS. Our users…
Introduce yourself and tell us about GreenPal? I have been in the landscaping industry my entire life. The last company I grew myself with a push mower to over 125 employees. In 2013 I sold it to a national organization. I started the GreenPal platform to help small lawn care business owners manage & grow…
Introduce yourself and tell us about Crowdsourcer? Hi, I’m Mike, the founder of Crowdsourcer.io a profit-sharing and collaboration platform. Our product fits into the venture formation world where failure rates for startups are incredibly high. And even though Crowdfunding has gone some way to filling this gap, it’s still far from perfect and many startups…
Introduce yourself and tell us about Reinno? My name is Viktor Viktorov and I am a managing partner of REINNO. REINNO is a financial technology company offering real estate tokenization and lending services. We are solving the illiquidity problem of traditional real estate by deploying blockchain technology and smart contracts. REINNO’s lending offering allows using…
Introduce yourself and tell us about TripOutside? Hi! I’m Julie Singh, Co-Founder of TripOutside.com. TripOutside is a new website for outdoor enthusiasts who want to book outdoor gear and adventures online from the best local shops. The site allows customers to discover top outdoor destinations, compare rental prices, and book the gear they need online…
99designs is a leading and most popular design contest platform out there. It has quite a few serious competitors such as DesignCrowd, DesignContest, DesignHill, DesignBro, and CrowdSpring. DesignCrowd seems like the closest competitor in terms of size but honestly speaking, the platforms don’t differ much from one another. Since 99designs has the biggest pool of…
Introduce yourself and tell us about Umbrella Technologies? I’m the co-founder and COO of Umbrella Technologies a physical security consultant and system integration firm focusing on commercial markets. We develop advanced security systems including enterprise video surveillance systems and professional access control systems that secure Facilities, People, Products and Information. Why did you start this…
Did you know 50 percent of businesses in the US are now using external and internal Agile DevOps services? Some business owners hear the term DevOps and think that this concept is just too hard & expensive for them to take on. In reality, this methodology can be easily adopted without breaking your budget. A…
Take a look at our newest crafted guide to find out all you need to know about screen printing. Screen printing is both fun and practical- you can create usable art and crafts. Despite what many people think, it is actually really easy to do, as long as you have the right guidance. In this…
Can You Tell Us About Yourself? I am the author of the multi-award-winning book in the categories of Personal Finance, Business, and Real Estate Investing. My book is titled The Employee Millionaire: How to Use Your Day Job to Become a Millionaire with Rental Properties. For a start, I am no one special … what…
Processing and filing 1099 tax forms are fairly easy. It is important to do it correctly and on time. The 1099 tax forms should be sent to the contractors and IRS each year. Filing 1099 is a fairly dry process and it ensures contractors pay their taxes on the income they did not report throughout…
Lack of website speed can hurt every aspect of your business that’s important for its growth. Surprised? Don’t be. Studies show that 50% of online viewers aren’t interested in using sites that don’t load in 2 seconds. So your site gets 50% less traffic than it should if it takes even a second beyond 2…
Over 2 billion people now use Facebook and 1.5 billion of those check-in every day. So, if you’re looking for a big pool of potential customers, this global, social media powerhouse has what you need to drive traffic via Facebook Ads. Not only is Facebook one of the top online sales channels, but businesses know…
Pursuing New Ventures: Start a Shipping Company Running your own business can be lucrative and rewarding if you get it right and there are some types of business where the opportunities to make money are potentially greater than others. Shipping is one of those, as the global economy is heavily underpinned by the need to…