▶ Sometimes it's really difficult to distinguish between good and back feedback, just because you don't actually know whether or not it's true (or whether the suggestions actually make sense). Good feedback is constructive and fact-driven rather than assumptions based on ...

▶ Social entrepreneurs help elderly people, kids, refugees, veterans, former convicts, orphans, and those who are disabled, homeless, sick, traumatised, or otherwise vulnerable. They are forced to come up with innovative business models where helping others is the number one objective. One day ...

▶ A few years ago there was a study on how performance of startups changes when they experiment and don't experiment with multiple business models. The researchers found that those who do little or no experimentation may become profitable faster but struggle later because they are stuck with ...

▶ In January 2021, there were 528 private companies that were valued at $1 Billion or more (CBInsights). 499 of these were so-called unicorns (valued at $1B-$9.99B) and 28 were decacorns ($10B-$99.99B). There was only one hectocorn, valued at well over $100 Billion. Can you guess which company it ...

▶ Blockchain technology is extremely useful in that it facilitates transparent and safe transactions. Many startups use blockchain-based platforms, including Plastic Bank, Cubex Global and Efforce (see my feed for earlier posts on these companies). While this tech is incredibly useful, digital ...