Startup

Non-traditional VCs playing the startup game is nothing new but the scale at which they are participating now is bigger than ever. Pitchbook called it “tourist investors” -- perhaps questioning their staying power -...

There is so much hype around the data scientist role these days that when a company needs a specialist to get some insights from data, the first idea is to look for a data...

Most startups need money. The source could be the largesse of the well-to-do owner. However, most small businesses depend on outside sources for funds. John Armah has experience with the subject through his Orios Group...

Growing up in the late '80s - early '90s was an exciting time when household Computing was becoming the new trend as Personal computers became smaller & cheaper with intuitive graphical interfaces and added...

Googling a unicorn turns up a strange mythical animal in the shape of a horse with a straight horn coming out of its forehead but for the tech followers it means something else now....

Lindah Mbaisi is a versatile entrepreneur. “Queen” Lindah, a public relations professional, founded Hans J. PR and Communications. She also works at Performers Rights Society of Kenya as the member relations executive. An expert...

Few things travel in a straight line in nature, especially the economy. While investors and consumers hope for calm, volatility is often the norm. Knowing how to survive in volatile environments and markets falls in...

How does cryptocurrency work? How to make a cryptocurrency? How to launch my cryptocurrency? All these questions must be popping in your head. Don’t worry we have the answers for them. Keep reading to...

Marriott faces a class-action lawsuit following a data breach, one of the perils of using big data: Is it worth it? Count Ray Clopton among those wondering. He is founder and chief executive officer of...

Women in tech is one of Tiffany Horan’s passions, starting as host of Women in Tech Chat on Twitter. She is also a growth hacker and engagement manager at humane product company Mudita and...

It’s a funny thing when you mix humor and marketing. Surely, Mark Anderson hopes so. Don’t call him Shirley. Instead, call him a professional cartoonist, what Anderson calls the best job in the world. He talked...

A non-profit organization called Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) has vowed to improve one of the weakest links in cybersecurity by helping out small businesses. GCA has released a new toolkit containing free cybersecurity tools. Accompanying the...

In the last 15 or so years, spending on pets has more than doubled. In 2017 alone, Americans spent over $70 billion on their pets and it’s only going up from there. But it’s...

For 30 years, Sabrina Cadini excelled and won awards as an event and wedding designer and planner. She pushed herself hard. Too hard. Before she knew it, Cadini was in the throes of entrepreneurial...

A powerful way to add value in a fast-moving digital world is to be a ‘thought partner’ for others. And asking implication questions can put you on that path. But before drilling down on ‘What...

Before making a purchase, talk. Marketers who do that will be ahead of the game. That’s the premise of what Paul Ince, better known as Biz Paul, defines as conversational marketing.  Interactions might be people...

How can a brand avoid the ever-selling voice and instead present what excites its audience and customers in a humane way? If anyone could answer that question, it’s master storyteller Barrack Onyango. He built his...

Gingr aims to revolutionize the prostitution industry by adding cryptocurrency as a payment option for sex workers. Yes, you read this right. At first sight, this might not seem serious or noteworthy, but the...

Knowing how to properly secure cryptocurrencies is imperative to you not becoming a statistic. Generating private keys offline and storing them as encrypted text files on a USB drive is the absolute safest place...

Partnerships produce profits professionally and personally. By far, they offer better results than going it alone. “I’m busy connecting, organizing and collaborating,” said Dr. Helen Madamba, an obstetrics-gynecology infectious disease specialist at Vicente Sotto Memorial...