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Product design — inspiring quotes and what I learnt
By: Johan Jonsson
Tags: Digital Product, Quotes, Book Recommendations, Digital Product Design, Startup

Photo by Clark Tibbs on Unsplash

I have been working as a digital designer, mainly for mobile, pre iPhone. Back then no one really understood why you should use the (to be honest crappy) browser in your Nokia or SonyEricsson to browse the web, read the news or check time tables for public transport. Apps existed but social media was not yet as today.

The release of the iPhone changed that just within a year or so. Now end users wanted to use their mobile phones for more than calls and texts. And companies and organisations also saw new opportunities for products and services. Anything mobile was good and looking back now it’s obvious to see that a lot of times the question “Why are we building this?” was missing.

That exact question is now more and more important to me as a designer– Why are we building this? Are we doing the right thing? I have been reading up on the subject (mostly on my Kindle) and decided to compile and share some of the best saved quotes and add some conclusions and comments. Links to the books available at the end of the post.
Sunday, where family stories make the difference
By: Nelly Meunier
Tags: Startup Life, Healthcare, Technology, Startup, Storytelling

Sunday is a family story. Four years ago, my siblings and I found ourselves in different corners of the world — my sister in China, my brother in London and I was in New York. Our grandmother was in a nursing home with little way to communicate with the family. She did not use social media like us grandchildren, so we developed a solution that bridged the generation gap. Sunday is a smart object that plugs into the TV and broadcasts photos and videos shared by friends and family via the web or mobile application. This quickly became her favorite TV channel.

The usual platforms used for sharing content, such as Facebook or Flickr, are designed for people that are tech savvy thus leaving the rest of the world on the sidelines. Sunday is a simple solution helping to maintain healthy relationships and a simple solution for healthcare professionals too. Nursing homes, hospitals and clinics use Sunday to share content with their patients and residents. Families are also able to send photos and videos to their loved ones while under the care of health professionals.
How I find hope when startup team moral and productivity are low
By: Vlad Shulman
Tags: Startup, Productivity, Mental Health

How I find hope when startup team moral and productivity are low

My main struggle with the endless advice around “productivity hacks” is that they all pretty much work. However, they are meant to optimize; that is, take a team that’s doing well, and make them do the good things better. When my team (or my own) moral / productivity is at an all time low, I’ve noticed that I’m facing a new type of challenge — not a lack of “optimization”, but instead a lack of “a convincing enough reason to keep pushing forward”. I’ve seen this situation manifest itself in different ways — depression, procrastination by working on low priority things, loss of contact, loss of creative ideas for dealing with blockers, and general feelings associated to burnout. This essay explores a few activities that have helped me rediscover hope during low times, resulting in bursts of motivation to keep working on our product. m = more information available

v = vlad’s (my own) personal experiences

User interviews

Once we found our target user demographic [v.1], we noticed an unusual phenomenon occur after each customer discovery session — it would feel therapeutic riffing with them on ideas for iterating on our product designs, uncovering trends that few people are paying attention to, and understanding the strange ways / loopholes they would use to solve their own problem [m.1].

Big hairy audacious goals

The never-ending stream of work that needs to happen day-to-day can sometime feel like rumination; repetitively going over a thought without completion. To fight this, we would pause our work monthly to agree on a new ambitious goal and walk backwards to understand the tasks that needed to get done to make this goal feasible [v.2], which gave the team a near-term destination, as well as convincing us that it was attainable [m.2].

Interviews with unicorn-startup founder explaining their early days

Another surprising source of hope came from listening to other founders talk about their “origin story”, because it humanized the journey / mistakes / low days. Podcasts [v.3] and videos [v.4] became my go-to source.
So Life Happened!!
By: Then Shanmugam
Tags: Startups, Entrepreneurship, Founding Story

So Work & Life Happened!!

Well, I always priorities opportunities to learn more than the money it paid.I’m still young, there was avenue to learn a new skill and get paid less I would take than job where I’m repitition and have to grind the desk is not me.

Over the last six months are so, I moved , traveled a bit in the west, met a lot of people amazing entrepreneurs. I was surprised at the opportunities which I across and surprisingly I said No to three offers which I was well ahead of it phase. Down the line, I definitely wanted to run a startup as CEO or CXO role in intersection of product, strategy and operations. I was CEO role at two of three startups I helped plan and launch. Well, almost all three referrals came from friends , friends of network, I’m grateful for them.

But to be honest, I still need to learn to follow to lead one, Lord Commander Mormant taught Jon Snow, if you want to lead one day, you need to learn to follow the ropes. So far, I’d been operating independent the last couple of years, I’m used to getting and doing my ways. When you are the only person you have to answer to in making decision and you care about the process not the end results, you would be surprised how many things you can do, risks you can take and get it done your way. May not perfect, you get it done one way or other. Also I learnt, rest of the senior folks who are like 5–10 years experienced are getting in to category where they could play safe than risking it all in. I learnt if I keep playing it alone, I might miss chance to be part of abigger team, if you want to go far, you do it someone.

I do want to learn to lead with someone who is very entrepreneurial by nature, had done spectacularly for himself, needs a systems process person to help them scale. I’m helping a Private equity fund manager build his ML trading platform operating a handful of Data scientist to run 76 sequence of algorithms at the market opening. Met him through Bumble, from the meeting it clicked to get the job going and I needed the money to get a few rolling myself. Finished setting the LLC, resources allocation, and algorithm in place , thought it was 3 months job, was done in 3.5 weeks, now just tweaking the little bit of process for optimal efficiency & should be done by end of month.

Have on something on the works, which is pretty close to heart and probably would work to be long term plan to make a lot of moves, shake a few things and put the ecosystem on map, if things work out well. Wish me luck, for pushing it forward, and about to turn a leaf.As always, doing what you love, in place and doing in a place with surrounded by people you love and care makes a ton of difference in life, quality of life, helps you finding its true meaning of making something tangible and meaninful. So pressing forward for the summer to springing. :)
Reimagining Journalism: The Rhetor News Vision
By: Rhetor News
Tags: Journalism, Rhetoric, Social Movements, News, Startup

First, we create media that teaches rhetorical skills to our audience in hope that doing so will make an impact on the conversations we have around the news.

We believe that the best way to make sense of all of the stories is to talk about them calmly and constructively, listening and responding with empathy.

Second, our news aggregator platform (currently in development) will be designed for our consumers to become exposed to various angles of the news, much like a food court for news. We also will encourage thoughtful discussion between publishers and their audience, creating an engaged news cycle where the audience gets to participate and have a say about what news is covered.

We also will host a moderated discussion environment in our platform for people to constructively debate about current events so everyone stays informed and our ideas are challenged.

Finally, we host events to catch our audience up on the headlines and to see eye to eye with one another. It’s our belief that creating authentic in-person experiences where critical topics are discussed is the best way for us to build understanding and empathy around complicated current events.

One of our recurring events are called Coffee Convos, which gathers a small group of people at a coffee shop to talk about local and national headlines in a moderated environment.

For ticket information and more details about our mission and values, visit our website at RhetorNews.com.
The Lean Startup By Eric Ries, free Ebook
By: Sujeet Pal
Tags: Lean Startup, Startup Lessons, Entrepreneur, Startup, Entrepreneurship

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The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses is a book by Eric Ries describing his proposed lean startup strategy for startup companies. Ries developed the idea for the lean startup from his experiences as a startup advisor, employee, and founder. Ries attributes the failure of his first startup, Catalyst Recruiting, to not understanding the wants of their target customers and focusing too much time and energy on the initial product launch.

After Catalyst, Ries was a senior software engineer with There, Inc., which had a failed expensive product launch. Ries sees the error in both cases as “working forward from the technology instead of working backward from the business results you’re trying to achieve.”

Instead, Ries argues that in order to build a great company, one must begin with the customers in the form of interviews and research discovery. Building an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) and then testing and iterating quickly results in less waste and a better product market fit. Ries also recommends using a process called the Five Whys, a technique designed to reach the core of an issue.
Bcnex Innovative Startup Investment Fund Commits To Companion & Support Vietnamese Startups
By: Bcnex Fund
Tags: Bcnx, Startup, Bcnex Fund, Bcnex

On November 22, 2019, the Department of Planning and Investment of Hanoi City commented on the document of establishing the Innovative Start-up Fund and the legal basis for establishing the “BCNEX Innovative Startup Investment Fund.”

Accordingly, in the Official Letter №131 / TB-DKKD signed on November 22, 2019 of the Department of Planning and Investment in Hanoi on: “Opinions on the file on the establishment of the Innovative Startup Fund” recognized the BCNEX Innovative Startup Capital Joint Stock Company with full legal grounds to establish the “BCNEX Innovative Start-up Investment Fund” in accordance with the laws of Vietnam.

The Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment requires the company to be responsible for disclosing information about the establishment of the BCNEX Innovative Investment Fund on its website and sending a copy of the Establishment Notice to the Ministry of Planning and Investment to publish in the National Information Portal to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Fund can only operate after the Fund’s information is published on the National Portal to support SMEs.

Before the information on the establishment of the Fund was approved, Mr. Ngo Hoang Quyen, CEO of the BCNEX Innovative Start-up Fund emphasized: “Legally, the BCNEX Innovative Start-up Investment Fund was established and The operation complies with the Government’s Decree №38/2018 / ND-CP of March 11, 2018, on: “Detailed provisions on investment for small and medium-sized startup businesses”. In terms of goals, the Fund will focus on accompanying, supporting and consulting startups to complete and optimize products as well as build, manage and effectively viral business’s images. ”

According to the CEO, the company will be a bridge for startups to approach domestic and foreign funds to promote their products, raise funds directly in accordance with the law of Vietnam.

In the upcoming time, BCNEX Innovative Star-up Investment Fund will announce its strategic partners along with the Fund as well as its detailed program of activities to promote and support for startups in Vietnam.

Decree 38/2018 / ND-CP of the Prime Minister dated March 11, 2018 on: “Detailed provisions on investment for small and medium-sized startups innovative businesses” clearly defined on the establishment, management and operation of innovative start-up funds and the mechanism of using local budgets to invest in small and medium-sized startup businesses.

Website: https://bcnex.fund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bcnex_fund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bcnex.fund
4 Ways to Know It’s Time to Try Something Different
By: Amarpreet Singh
Tags: Self Acceptance, Self Improvement, Entrepreneur, Self-awareness, Startup

Do you ever encounter that phase of life where you feel stuck? No worries, I’ve been there too. My life has been a series of ups and downs, from one startup to other, and never-ending personal struggles. Throughout these, I survived and learned the art of determining the sense of direction through good-bad experiences. I‘ll be sharing whatever I learned in this post. How do you determine when it’s time to take a different direction? Here’s the answer.

1. Passion as a ‘Key’

Realize what ‘ignites’ you. Yes, you heard it right. You must find the things which light you up from the inside and keep you up. If you’re constantly avoiding work on a certain project or you lose your passion and patience for a topic, it’s best to employ your talent and time elsewhere.

Initially, you might feel afraid of many things, but if you just believe in yourself, it will work out. Delegate your old work if you can, and re-evaluate the status every 30 days until you have enough data to make a significant decision.

2. Your Eye Out on a Focused Goal

Many people think if their passion changes, their life purpose is gone. Let me share a secret, changing direction doesn’t mean that you’re changing the goal. If you feel burn out from your current passion, it means that your current strategy isn't working as efficiently as it should.

The biggest hurdle some of us have to get over is the belief that there is only one way of solving a problem.

Do realize that by taking a different strategy or approach to get to your goal might make it easier to achieve. I personally find this way much easier to shift.

3. Gain Clarity on What’s Working

Get clear on what’s working and what’s not. Is it the wrong strategy or just poor execution which is holding you back? Most of the time it's the latter. It’s not a matter of changing course — it’s about finding out what’s stopping you from executing on your vision.

Here’s a tip: write your current process of working on paper, think of the ways you could make it more efficient, then shorten the number of steps required to achieve success. Repeat this in the course of every 3 months and you shall easily achieve your results at a faster pace.

4. Data Doesn’t Lie

There are times when it is hard to believe in something. It is majorly because of your previous track record of success which at times makes your mind think with a “fixed mindset”.

If your gut is telling you that you should be considering moving in a different direction, take a hard look at your bottom line results and data. What does it say? Are you getting better? Or, despite the effort, the result is stagnant? Your final answer lies here.

Conclusion: Take Action

Opting for new direction might sound scary, but it's almost every time, worth it. You might need an initial push, but let me tell you, nobody will come after you to make you realize this. You must observe and account for yourself on this. You must decide and serve what “ignites” you, as it's here where the true meaning of life can be discovered. Lastly, remember,
YSEALI Sparkability Supports Emerging Social Entrepreneurs by Mary Ann Hazel M. Tolentino
By: Marge Friginal-Sanchez
Tags: Startup, Networking Events, Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise

Last November 22, KC Costales and I had an opportunity to attend the YSEALI Sparkability Networking Night at Clock In, Ayala North Exchange at Makati City. YSEALI Sparkability is a level-up program for creative and social enterprises. Before the program started, I got the chance to talk to a few entrepreneurs. One of them was Ms. Anne Silva, CEO and founder of Tanglaw Mental Health, a pioneering mental health education which aims to promote and increase knowledge about mental health in schools and workplaces. I also met Mr. Harley Dave Beltran, founder of Harl’s, an enterprise that offers purely handmade leather products that aims to provide employment for the less fortunate and PWDs of the community.

The program was formally opened by Patch Dulay, founder and CEO of the Spark Project. He shared that YSEALI Sparkability’s three-month program allows them to select young social entrepreneurs from across the Philippines to be part of the 3-day boot camp happening on November 21 to 23, 2019. The participants had one-on-one mentoring sessions and were given funding support and the opportunity to crowdfund the additional funds they need, free of additional charges.

Philip W. Roskamp, Counselor for Public Affairs from the Embassy of the United States of America, took the stage next to talk about the objective of YSEALI. He emphasized the importance in providing opportunities for young Filipino entrepreneurs to develop skills and gain knowledge in economic empowerment and civic engagements, wherein projects would alleviate unemployment and uplift the socio-economic condition of the community they serve.

This event also allowed us to personally meet several AmCham Business Leadership Program (BLP) alumni; our partners from AmCham Philippines, Chet Guevara and Pinky Jamili; and personnel from the US Embassy such as Cultural Attaché Matt Keener and Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer Nina Lewis.

This networking event allowed young Filipino entrepreneurs to display and showcase their products. Indeed, everyone had a good time networking and buying locally-made products at the same time.
Solution Space selects nine startups to join its Venture Exploitation Programme — Ventureburn
By: Solution Space
Tags: Education, Acceleration, Scaling Up, Security, Startup

The UCT Graduate School of Business’ Solution Space has selected nine startups to join its 12-week Venture Exploitation Programme.

The programme, which is currently underway and started on 11 November, is the second phase of the Solution Space e-Track Programme which is run in partnership with the MTN Group.

The three-phase e-Track Programme aims to accelerate new ventures and is also a capacity building programme for high impact entrepreneurs.

MTN Group’s general manager for ecosystem development Eero Tarjanne explained in a statement yesterday that the programme is a key MTN initiative to help scale promising ideas or teams in the digital and mobile financial services space. The idea is to create and stimulate an ecosystem leveraging various MTN platforms.

Tarjanne also added that the initiative also aims to identify and attract top talent.

Solution Space said the programme is designed to support teams build scalable businesses with international potential. It added that individual participants can either explore their own business idea or join an existing venture.

The startups that have been selected for the programme are:

Contego Protego : Discreet security-enabled panic button card

: Discreet security-enabled panic button card ZarGa : Mobile remittance payment platform

: Mobile remittance payment platform Prim-U : Online beauty and wellness service platform

: Online beauty and wellness service platform Lalela : Mobile device audiometer

: Mobile device audiometer AskCicero : Automated legal consultancy

: Automated legal consultancy Visar : Visual interactive learning kit

: Visual interactive learning kit GreenED : Online education platform

: Online education platform SameStart : An online conceptual learning platform for high school pupils

: An online conceptual learning platform for high school pupils Dream Factory: Foundation which provides an educational programme for youth to drive entrepreneurial development and employment opportunities

Featured image: Some of the participants of Solution Space’s Venture Exploitation Programme (Solution Space via Twitter)
A Time to Give Thanks
By: Upside Business Travel
Tags: Office Culture, Gratitude, Thanksgiving, Startup, Travel

As our thoughts began to turn to turkey and mashed potatoes last week, here at Upside Business Travel, we took the time to sit down together and share a Thanksgiving lunch before we all scattered to spend time with our families and friends over the holiday. We celebrated potluck style and each brought a dish often shared around our own Thanksgiving tables.

As we sat around long tables in our office kitchen and shared stories of our favorite traditions and side dishes, it was hard not to feel exceedingly grateful for all we have, all we are building, and especially, for one another.

We went back to our desks with full hearts and even fuller stomachs and decided to ask several of our teammates to share what they are thankful for this year…

“I’m thankful for a supportive work environment that allows me freedom and flexibility to live the life I’ve always wanted”

Danielle Mitchell, Office Operations & Events Manager

“I’m thankful for all the dogs who visit our office! I’m thankful for my partner agreeing to get dinner 7 years ago and being a fantastic teammate ever since.”

Phil Boothe, Senior Full Stack Engineer

“I am very thankful for being a part of a company that gives us a lot of opportunities to learn and grow, while being surrounded by very talented people! I’m thankful for feeling we are all joining forces and are committed to building a big future together. I’m thankful for working hard while having fun, and for fantastic work-life balance! I’m thankful for the feeling that we are doing an awesome job!”

Michele Cardoso, Quality Engineer

“I am thankful for the Upside culture that allows me to bring my best self to work each day :) ”

Warren Zentz, Senior Manager, Customer Experience

“I’m thankful for our team and their commitment to building the best stuff for our customers. From Sentry analysis to crazy fare rules, Github best practices to figuring out how to build for the short and long term all at the same time. Our team does a magical job of making order out of the chaos that is a startup”

Mike Debnam, VP, Engineering

“I’m thankful for my health, family, and my friends — and the ability to see my friends who are visiting from far away places this week!”

Besty Harrison, Assistant Controller

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from all of us at Upside!
Credit Kudos named in Credit Connect’s Top 20 Company Power List
By: Phoebe Allen
Tags: Credit, Fintech, Open Banking, Startup, Finance

Credit Connect has named Credit Kudos in their newly announced Credit & Collections Technology company power list. The power list is the first edition of what will be an annual round-up of the most prominent innovating companies within credit and collections technology. Within the list, Credit Connect has identified the top 20 ‘Premier’ innovators highlighting the achievements and successes of the top-performing companies.

Colin White Founder of the Awards and the new Power List said “The annual guide will provide a snapshot of the technology innovators within credit and collections — it will showcase who is leading the way with innovations and have backed up their status by entering the awards. Finalists and winners have provided measurable data within this process. The companies that have made the top 20 ‘premier’ list are now highlighted by their dedication to innovation. All the companies listed have provided solutions that have helped to enhance the best customer outcome through lending or collections processes.”

The annual company power list will act as an index of technological innovation achievement recognising companies for the progression of industry standards and excellence. The list has been compiled from the Credit & Collections Technology Awards results from the past three years and is a culmination of research undertaken by Credit Connect to analyse the performance of finalists and winners of the Awards.

You can see the full list here.
More than just a physical location: A tour of Hub One’s space in Yaba
By: Udoh N. Kelven
Tags: Coworking Space, Yaba, Lagos, Innovation, Startup

On January 31, 2019, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) launched Hub One to provide an affordable and enabling enviroment where tech startups can thrive, collaborate and share ideas.

Located in the heart of Yaba, Lagos. This state-of-the-art yet very functional co-working space is great for birthing ideas and championing revolutionary solutions to the nation’s challenges leveraging tech.

“It was launched in partnership with Passion Incubator, the parent company of LeadSpace,” said Udoh Kelven, Head of Communications and Marketing at Passion Incubator. “LeadSpace manages operations here at Hub One.”

Hub One offers its members co-working spaces, unlimited internet, constant power supply, free coffee, and other basic infrastuctural needs which many startups seem to lack.

According to Udoh, Hub One accepts only tech startups and its application process is quite simple.

“Once you reach out to us through our website, we ensure that you a registered tech company. Then you’ll be required to fill out a form giving us the necessary information we need to prequalify you.”

With Udoh as our guide, we recently took a tour of the Hub One space. Here’s what it looks like.

Welcome to Hub One!

The beautifully designed waiting area and lounge

The kitchenette

Here, members get free coffee, tea and water. They also have an office assistant that helps them run errands.

Hello!

This is the phone booth where members of Hub One go to make and receive calls to avoid distracting other members of the community.

The work spaces

Hub One provides shared spaces for startups cut across all industries ranging from fintech to eCommerce, edutech and proptech, among others. And it offers various subscription plans.

All plans include access to power, the internet, kitchenette, meeting rooms, printer and scanner.

An additional workspace

Lockers

These lockers are assigned to each startup that uses the space.

Another workspace

The small meeting room

According to Udoh, the room is usually used for quick meetings or if the bigger meeting room is already booked.

“We have an online booking system in place which our members use to ensure proper scheduling and to avoid meeting clashes.”

More work spaces

A relaxation space

The big meeting room

Unlike the small meeting room, this one has a projector.

Aside from the co-working space, Hub One also provides its members with access to knowledge and funding opportunities.

“We go beyond just providing them with power and Internet. Every month, we host ‘Epic Hour’- a knowledge-sharing event where we invite top players in the tech ecosystem to share their experiences, Epic Hour also allows for networking and cross pollination of ideas ”. “Through Hub One, a couple of our members have gotten funding and accelerator program opportunities.”

Faces at Hub One

The Hub One space is simple, yet it exudes a huge sense of community, collaboration and innovation. It truly represents FCMB’s commitment towards the development of the tech startup ecosystem.
Marketing tips for those who hate marketing.
By: Snr Creative
Tags: Branding, Marketing, Writing, Startup, Business

Think marketing is sleazy? This one’s for you.

Photo by Anthony Tuil on Unsplash

No time to read? Watch this episode of Minute Masters.

What comes to mind when you think of marketing? Is your reaction positive or negative?

How you acknowledge the M-word is important as a business owner because it can influence how you market your own products or services — good or bad.

The Merriam-Webster definition is neutral. It simply states: the process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service.

There’s no judgment there. There are no directions on what that process looks like. It can be any and everything as long as the end result is promoting, selling or distributing your product or service.

If your business is solving a problem in the world, there are people already actively seeking it. They just don’t know where to find it yet. It’s your responsibility to let them know about it. Marketing at its core is helping someone recognize if something is for them or not for them. If it’s a yes or a no.

If your initial reaction to marketing was negative, let’s take a moment and list out the reasons why. Did you feel pressured to purchase? Did the product or service not seem like it was made for you? Did the company appear dishonest in some way? Or was it something else?

Research shows that we all have a tendency to overemphasize the negative and it can impact the choices and the risks that we are willing to take. It’s something that we have to actively overcome, especially in areas that really matter to us, like our businesses.

You have to remind yourself that marketing is neutral. You aren’t being sleazy or annoying people. You are simply helping people find what they need. Chances are they will never hear about it otherwise.

So turn those negatives into positives. Reframe the practices or modify them to fit who you are and your brand. Let’s go back to our negative experience examples from before and see how we can spin them.

Did you feel pressured to purchase? Remind people in your “pitch” that it’s optional. If it’s for them, great! If not, that’s great too. That’s why people include “Money-Back Guarantees” because it helps to take the pressure off.

Did the product or service not seem like it’s made for you? Make sure that the value you’re offering is clear and that you are speaking to the right audience so it won’t feel muddled or all over the place. When people are confused, they walk away.

Lastly, did the company appear dishonest in some way? Make sure that you deliver on everything that you promise. Keep your website up-to-date. Keep things consistent on all your channels. Don’t offer one price in one place and another in another place. No one likes to feel like they have been taken advantage of, so don’t let them suspect it for a moment.
MeetFrank the Fastest Growing HR Startup in Europe is Coming to Belarus!
Tags: Belarus, Recruiting, HR, Jobs, Startup

MeetFrank, the secret job app has already grown to over 265 000+ users and 4500+ companies in Europe. Now MeetFrank is opening up its borders for Belarus and matching users with relocation job offers.

MeetFrank’s secret job app matches talent with companies using a chatbot and AI. There is no need to send a CV and cover letter any more. MeetFrank matches users to the right job offers based on their skills, experience and salary expectations. And they can chat to recruiters straight in the app.

They believe that the job market is very different today and the talent is now in charge. Successful companies cannot be built without the right talent. MeetFrank shares the data about the job market openly, including the salaries to build a new era of transparency in recruitment.

“Talent is willing to move for the right opportunity, but in most cases, the right opportunity never arises. Job opportunities outside your ecosystem are often inaccessible and global talent doesn’t know what their global options are. Additionally, great companies miss out on the best people because they don’t know how to reach them,” says MeetFrank CEO Kaarel Holm. “We want to match people to the companies that align with their views, values, and aspirations. Currently, the global talent pool is too biased towards location instead of attracting the best talent,” he continues.

MeetFrank already has global giants using them such as Uber, PwC, Monese, Swedbank, Cognizant, Starship Technologies, Bolt and many more

To get access to the global job market, download the free app!

To get your company profile up for free and access to global talent, create free account here!
Mental & Behavioral Health Startup Library by Hopelab
By: Trishla Jain
Tags: Startup, Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Health

Mental & Behavioral Health Startup Library by Hopelab

The mental and behavioral health space, in particular, is difficult to navigate with the ambiguous pathways to proving real outcomes, the empathy required to design an effective solution, and the relative novelty and mounting importance of innovation in this area.

This is why we’ve decided to curate this resource, so no founder is without a paddle when they row into the ocean. We hope that this resource helps you as you begin your journey in this space.

So, You Want to Build a Mental Health Startup?

Designing Your Product

Testing Your Product

Evidence is Key in Digital Health Randomized trials are burdensome, but as Nike says: just do it

Generating Evidence in Digital Health From the perspective of four digital health startups

Identifying Your Customers

Who Should Your Customer Be? Why B2B could be attractive

Get To Know the Next Generation And how to market to them

Choosing Your Business Model

The Social Entrepreneur’s Dilemma Should your business be a non-profit?

Scaling Your Business

Going from Hypothesis to Scale Because you are a startup after all

Before You Leap, Learn From Where Others Have Stumbled

And, Remember: Your Mental Health is Important Too

Other Things To Have On Your Radar

These organizations are looking for great new companies now:
How to perform assets under management in a safe way
Tags: Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, Membrana, Startup, Blockchain

It’s not a secret for anyone, that assets under management market in cryptocurrencies is a very young and can be characterized with the following problems:

Direct fraud of investor or trader; Loss the control over the funds; Lack of transparency.

Let’s look at how different services approach these problems.

Trading groups and personal managers

This type of asset management is a perfect example of a direct fraud and is common for swindlers with some kind of signal groups, some of them even with paid entrance. On the channel, they publish profitable deals to create a FOMO effect. Sometimes the authors of such channels use Photoshop to change the balances or the trade results to encourage their followers to sends them assets for management. At this stage, investors do lose control over their deposit and most likely they won't get their money back. One of many examples is a telegram group with 20k members — Andrew Trade (currently deleted):

Trading through direct API access

Another popular way of trusting the assets to a manager is by giving direct access to your exchange API key. With this method, the investor basically loses access to his funds and puts a huge risk on himself.

This is what happens: when providing your API key to a trader, the investor can seriously harm his balance because of the absence of any risk management tools and uncareful trader’s actions. There are lots of cases when traders do not use any stop-orders and market swing can cost the investor a big portion of his balance.

Moreover, unavailability to put any restriction on the trader and allowed trading pairs can cause loss of a full deposit. Using the client’s assets trader can buy his own sell orders on low-liquidity pars, washing away the money. We have such example from the private telegram chat.

Copy-trading

The most popular service out there is copy-trading or social trading. The idea is that you choose a trader and automatically follow his activity. That way you can follow a human trader, trading algorithm or even a chat with signals.
3 Things great Product Managers & Entrepreneurs have in common
By: Gergana Drockur
Tags: Skills, Creativity, Product Management, Startup, Entrepreneurship

3 Things great Product Managers & Entrepreneurs have in common

Creative mind

Product Management is about finding solutions. What is the best product for my customer, which feature should I build next? And while anyone can provide some type of answers to these questions, good Product Managers are creative in finding the less obvious solutions, thinking “out-of-the-box” and wowing their customers.

Entrepreneurs are people who can build a business starting with nothing more than pure imagination. A creative mind and nonconformist thinking are required to put aside practical norms and come up with something novel. Entrepreneurs combine the creative mind with business thinking to create successful new businesses.

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Knowledge of Market, Product & Competition

The well-known entrepreneur Ben Horowitz once said “Good product managers know the market, the product, the product line, and the competition extremely well” and “A good product manager is the CEO of the product”.

Knowledge of the customer, the market you are operating on and the competition is essential for understanding the forces that drive failure and & success of the product. This same knowledge is also crucial for succeeding in new business.

Getting the numbers right

Setting targets is key in Product Management. Everyone from management to the engineering team needs to have a clear picture of the overall product vision, and the goals set to move towards this vision.

The progress the team achieves towards the vision is measured in KPIs. A good PM works with KPIs to understand how the product and the team are performing.

Similarly, an entrepreneur needs to get the company’s KPIs right, to know how his company is developing, which areas are doing well or which need improvement. Creating a data-driven company culture helps to eliminate fuzzy conversations and clear and evidence-based communications.
White House Downplays Football Field-Sized Asteroid Threat
By: Johnny Robish
Tags: Outer Space, Asteroids, Humor, NASA, Satire

White House Downplays Football Field-Sized Asteroid Threat: Astronomers at the European Space Agency (ESA), say there is a small chance that an asteroid, roughly the width of a football field, will strike the Earth in early September.

Now, what I wanna know is, since when did scientists start measuring a celestial objects in terms of football fields? So, given that there’s just a small chance of this asteroid hitting Earth, I guess you could say the asteroid is facing a “4th down and 200,000 miles to go” situation. Good luck with finding a punter willing to kick that puppy.

President Trump immediately took to twitter, urging everyone to lock their doors, just as a precaution. Meanwhile, a White House spokesperson tried to downplay the threat by pointing out that even if the asteroid did strike Earth, you still wouldn’t be able to play football on it — because the surface of asteroids are way too rocky and uneven for football. Adding that this would be especially true for any team dependent on their passing game.

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“One also supposed that the general public would like to have a president who clearly exhibits the…
By: Sally Pina
Tags: Impeachment, NASA, Moon, Donald Trump, Mars

“One also supposed that the general public would like to have a president who clearly exhibits the capacity for rational thought and exposition, and the ability to remember major policy directives for more than eighteen months.

We’re not going to get that from Trump.”

Ya think? I’m not trying to be snarky here. It’s been crystal clear to anyone with their eyes and ears open that the man in the White House, that wannabe fascist, is off his rocker and doesn’t remember from one minute to the next what he has said (like going to the moon, er I mean Mars!) or believes. His obsessive tweeting at all hours of the day and night should show everyone just how insecure and delusional he is.

I mean who the hell makes policy by tweet? What president attacks a country they are visiting and makes a complete fool of himself walking beside Queen Elizabeth in that horrific tux he was wearing? What president doesn’t read the daily briefing prepared for them?What president doesn’t allow his handlers to take care of logistics, talking points, or be there when he meets with another head of state so there is a record of what was said? What president in recent history has curtailed press conferences or only allows reporters from FAUX News or other right wing publications to ask questions or even attend the press conference? What president plays footsie with our sworn enemies and and invites them to attack our election system? What president ignores and refuses to comply with legal subpoenas issued by the House? And the answer is only a delusional, narcissistic wannabe fascist, authoritarian, or dictator would do those things.

It’s time to start impeachment hearings and show the world America is not the laughing stock other countries believe we are with that man in the White House. Most importantly, it’s time to show this and future presidents that they ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW and are subject to the checks and balances that our Constitution explicitly gives to Congress.

I’m looking right at you Speaker Pelosi.
The Great Red Spot Of Jupiter Is Still Not About To Disintegrate
By: Arup Kumar Pattanayak
Tags: Science, NASA, Astronomy, Space, Research

Given what you may have read, the Great Red Spot of Jupiter is still not about to disintegrate completely. For at least a hundred years, computational physicist Philip Marcus says, the most powerful storm in our solar system has shrunk, but that doesn’t mean it’s actually dying.

“I don’t think their fortunes have ever been bad,” says Marcus, who works at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) University of California.

“It’s more like the statement of Mark Twain: the reports of its death are exaggerated.”

And really, it would be hard not to fear the worst if you didn’t know better. Pictures of astronomers and amateurs captured the iconic storm of Jupiter inexplicably shedding red flakes and gas streams earlier this year.

The angry red eye of the storm looked like it was suddenly unravelling, bit by bit sloughing off big chunks of its own. Subsequently, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured similar images as it flew from the edge of the storm.

Also Read: Secrets of Jupiter’s Moon

Even for many experts, what was actually happening here remained unclear: while some predicted complete disintegration, others were not so sure.

Speaking at the American Physical Society’s annual meeting for the Fluid Dynamics Division, Marcus says talking about the imminent death of the storm is premature. Looking at the fluid dynamics of Jupiter’s storms, he and his colleagues argue that while the clouds shrink, there is no evidence that the hidden vortex of the storm decreases in size or intensity.

Instead, they say, for Jupiter anticyclones, these are just normal dynamics of storms.

Not so long ago, the Great Red Spot was big enough to hold three Earths; now, admittedly, you could only squeeze in one or two. But just because on the outside its smaller, rounder, and bigger, it doesn’t mean that at its core this storm is any less powerful.

Also Read: Stunning Images of Jupiter Captured by Juno Spacecraft

Using computer simulations, UC Berkeley researchers have now shown that nearby wispy clouds on Jupiter’s Red Spot boundary can sometimes crash into other cyclones, rotating in the opposite direction. That, in effect, will cause a collision that breaks off part of the storm and sends it to travel.

“It’s like having two fire hoses aimed at each other,” Marcus told The New York Times.

It’s probably what photographers shot earlier this year, he says, in all likelihood. And there’s nothing to think about; for an anticyclone to act in this way is completely natural and healthy.

Unless suddenly disappear the jet streams that keep the storm aloft, Marcus predicts Jupiter’s Great Red Spot will continue to survive “for the indefinite future,” and probably even longer than that.

“Of course,” he admitted at a recent news conference, “I probably gave it the kiss of death and it’s probably going to fall apart next week but that’s how science works.”

The talk was given at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics.
Alyssa Carson, a Louisiana Teenager Girl might be the First Human to Landing on Mars
By: Anik Kumar
Tags: Mars, Mars Mission, NASA

Alyssa Carson, a Louisiana Teenager Girl might be the First Human to Landing on Mars Anik Kumar Nov 2, 2020·2 min read

Alyssa Carson

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were placed on Mars, 95 million kilometers far away from Earth, via a spaceship? Surprising to listen to, but it’s true that in 2033, this girl will be the first human to go to Mars alone. Officially, no one was allowed to apply at NASA until the age of 18. Alyssa Carson was only 12 when NASA gave her an opportunity. At such a young age, someone gets an opportunity at NASA, you can imagine!

At just 19 years old, Alyssa is that the only person to possess completed all seven of the space camps. Alyssa is additionally the first to complete the NASA Passport program, visiting all 14 NASA Visitor’s Centers stretching across 9 states. In January 2013, NASA invited her to get on the MER 10 panel in Washington DC to discuss future missions to Mars survive NASA TV. She was later selected joined of seven ambassadors representing Mars One, a mission to establish a person’s colony on Mars in 2030. In October of 2016, Alyssa was the youngest to be accepted and graduate from the Advanced Possum Academy, officially making her certified to go to space and an astronaut trainee.

Alyssa knows that she may never return to the present earth, and a few years later, as the only lonely man, she is going to be lost beneath the blue star of Kumara, a cold, lifeless planet covered in red mirage billions of miles away. You wonder how big people’s dreams will be. This Alyssa shows us our dreams to dream big, teaches us to live. Because she is going to be the primary human to line foot on Mars, and to satisfy that dream, even knowing certain death will go to the red mirage billions of miles away. Where she will be alone, there’ll be no minimum water for her food and thereon planet.

Whatever she takes with her will be her only means of survival. Maybe one-day the name will be in the pages of history Alyssa, but how many people take such an adventure even knowing the cert. quite anything, Alyssa is driven by an insatiable desire to live life to the fullest; to interrupt through the ceiling of possibility and make a positive and lasting impact on the Earth.

“Always follow your dream and don’t let anyone take it from you.” — Alyssa Carson
The Q — Astronaut James B. Irwin
By: Maury Thompson
Tags: The Queensbury Hotel, NASA, Space Flight, History, Glens Falls

This is the latest in an occasional series of posts about history of The Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls.

Local reporters seemed more interested in mystery than science when NASA astronaut James B. Irwin spoke July 18, 1979 at The Queensbury Hotel.

“Asked if he thought there was any other intelligent life on other planets,” Irwin answered, “Probably not,” The Post-Star reported the next day.

“Questioned on having seen any UFOs, he said he had, but thought most were ‘space junk,’ and if there were any such things they were probably of ‘earth origin,’ and he hoped they belonged to the United States.”

About 250 people attended the dinner that Glens Falls Mayor Edward Bartholomew hosted to commemorate the tenth anniversary man walking on the moon.

Irwin, who flew on the Apollo 15 mission, Irwin’s wife, and Jack Wyrtzen, director of Word of Life in Schroon Lake, spoke.

Irwin advocated for increased funding and public support for NASA.

Bartholomew gave Irwin a plaque, and Irwin gave Bartholomew a photograph of the astronaut placing a United States flag on the moon.

Click here to read the most recent previous post in the series.