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Ditch the Job Description — 4 Bold Leadership Moves
Let me take you way back to 2005.Technologically, it's a different world. The iPod rules — and with the iPhone two years away, flipping open a Motorola Razr wins you cool points. Facebook is an obscure startup. For most people, the cloud is still just a thing in the sky. And AI? Mostly sci-fi.It might sound like ancient history, but…
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Spotify touts GenAI ads and its ad exchange at first upfronts-style presentation
Fresh off its first full year of profitability, Spotify is aggressively courting advertisers.At the first Spotify Advance presentation in New York on Wednesday, Spotify’s version of an upfronts presentation, the audio streaming giant announced several…
By 2027, Most Workers Will Be Freelancers. Are You Ready?
Case closed; freelancing and solopreneurship are here to stay.Amidst a trying 2023 and 2024 that saw downsizing, diminished budgets, inflation, rising interest rates and global uncertainty, freelancing not only survived but thrived to the tune…
5 Simple Productivity Hacks That Will Make You More Successful
Effective leadership involves not only team management and acquiring targets, but also personal habits that improve productivity, decision-making, mental clarity and overall well-being. The development of constructive habits allows you to enhance your leadership ability.…
Startup Founder Claims Elon Musk Is Stealing the Name ‘Grok’
Elon Musk’s xAI is facing a potential trademark dispute over the name of its chatbot, Grok. The company’s trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office has been suspended after the agency argued the…
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Trump’s Trade War Pushes Canadian Tech Workers to Rethink Silicon Valley
“Some of the Canadians in the group have been asking, ‘Should we relocate our office? Should we change our approach?’”…
Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen Distills the Success of ROCK’N Vodka
Ask 10 entrepreneurs why they decided to start their own thing, and you'll get 10 different answers. For Andy Roiniotis,…
WPP bolsters AI tools with acquisition of InfoSum
WPP has acquired the data collaboration and clean-room startup InfoSum in a deal aimed at bolstering WPP’s AI tools.InfoSum sells…
What is crowdfunding?
Often one of the biggest hurdles people face when they want to start a business is a lack of funding.Launching…
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10 Key Lessons That Will Boost Your Business Success in 2025
The year 2024 was a rollercoaster ride for entrepreneurs around the globe. From economic uncertainty to AI-driven breakthroughs, businesses faced rapid shifts that required adaptability and resilience. While some ventures thrived under changing conditions, others struggled to survive. As we move further into 2025, reflecting on the key entrepreneurial successes…
Why Young ‘Next Gen’ Entrepreneurs Want Innovation and Personal Banking
As small and medium-sized businesses evolve, a new generation of decision-makers is emerging, known as "Next Gen" SMBs. These individuals, defined as those between 18 and 35 years of age, are reshaping business practices with their openness to innovative solutions, a mix of digital and traditional banking preferences, and a…
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Law enforcement requests for user data from Apple, Google, and Meta mean that these companies can decide whether government authorities have access to your personal information, including location data. This means the companies with the most insight into our lives, movements, and communications are frontline arbiters of our constitutional rights…
Google and Roblox partner on ad deal
Google is getting deeper into gaming.The ad giant is partnering with the gaming platform Roblox in a deal that will let advertisers more easily buy Roblox gaming inventory, the companies announced Tuesday ahead of the IAB PlayFronts, an annual industry event centered on highlighting advertising opportunities in gaming.More specifically, Roblox…
Start Up Loans scheme explained
Desperate to encourage entrepreneurial activity and for the private sector to solve the ills of the UK economy, the government has backed several alternatives to business loans, including the Start Up Loans scheme, in the hope of seeing more people start a business.What is the Start Up Loans scheme?Administered by…
5 Mental Health Challenges That Affect Asian Entrepreneurs
Asian entrepreneurs have come far. A professor of entrepreneurship at the Imperial College Business School, Mike Wright, wrote in 2018 that the future of international markets will likely be shaped, "in no small part," by Asia's major family-owned businesses.This development is no small feat when you see the Asian Business…
Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Release an ‘Open Weight’ AI Model This Summer
Sam Altman today revealed that OpenAI will release an open-weight artificial intelligence model in the coming months.“We are excited to release a powerful new open-weight language model with reasoning in the coming months,” the CEO wrote on X.The move is partly a response to the runaway success of the R1…
Top 10 Mentors Shaping Today’s Entrepreneurs
In my journey as a venture investor and CEO, I've built, acquired and sold multiple businesses. While many decisions were made independently, the opportunity to collaborate with mentors has been invaluable. Engaging with CEO coaching and mentors I've found through venture investment communities has profoundly impacted my growth.The reality is…
How Publicis Health is planning for pharma advertising disruptions
If you’re sick of hearing that one jingle about lowering your A1C, you may soon be in luck.On the campaign trail last year, then-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’d ban pharmaceutical TV ads on his first day in office, claiming that the industry’s ad dollars had warped media…
12 must-haves in the perfect 2-minute pitch
Startups.co.uk is reader supported – we may earn a commission from our recommendations, at no extra cost to you and without impacting our editorial impartiality. From San Francisco to São Paulo, Bangalore to Boston, one of the greatest challenges facing founders has been writing a pitch deck. To be concise…
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This Kind of Leadership Is Key in Times of Low Worker Morale
In a world where employee disengagement is reaching alarming heights, the call for moral leadership…
How to Fire Bad Clients the Right Way
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A no-nonsense SEIS guide for start-ups seeking investment
One of the reasons equity investment for start-ups is more available than ever before is…