Here are five things in tech that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 – Zoom taps AI to empower customers in safe hybrid work environment. Zoom – the communications platform used by nearly 13 million people each month – is working to further elevate its collaboration services with AI technology. Announcements include…
"The problem lies within the system," says Marjorie Kelly when discussing the polycrisis now upon us – inequalities, climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising authoritarianism. Drawing insights from her book, Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises, I recently interviewed Marjorie about…
Wayne Liang is a Canadian entrepreneur and founder of Liang Holdings, a venture capital firm based in the Middle East. In the ever-evolving landscape of commerce, today's online environment presents an unprecedented opportunity for entrepreneurs to embark on a journey into the digital realm. The rise of online businesses has…
Tamara Kostova, CEO of Velexa, empowers institutional clients through customized and embedded investing services. Economic, regulatory and technological changes have created a mercurial environment for the wealth industry. Wealth firms are having to adapt to things like growing retail investor interest, increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, regulatory dynamics, rapidly advancing technology…
Gaurav Tewari, founder and Managing Partner of Omega Venture Partners. Rapid recent advances in artificial intelligence, evident from systems like ChatGPT and Google's Bard, are astounding for some and concerning for others. However, the notion that AI poses an existential threat to humanity reflects misguided anthropomorphism and ignores facts. Yes,…
Many people dream of starting their own business, being their own boss and taking charge of their work life. However, while there are plenty of benefits to going it alone, becoming a solopreneur can also feel very lonely or isolating as you navigate the ups and downs of getting a…
By Nathan Beckord You need to raise capital for your startup. It’s something you can do on your own, but what if someone could show you the ropes and boost you up? Eva Dobrzanska is the go-to expert for adding that extra oomph to your raise. She's a seasoned professional…
The New York Federal Reserve produces a Weekly Economic Index which follows changes in a large number of important economic data series. It’s not a GDP measure, but an index of ten daily and weekly indicators of real economic activity, scaled to align with the four-quarter GDP growth rate. The…
Steven South has grown a number of companies over the last 15 years in the UK’s energy and automotive sectors. Smart Process & Control has been the major player in the MID (approval process for gas and electricity meters) metering market since 2012. His next venture, JSG Metering Solutions is…
Founder and Chief Culture Officer of Ideal Outcomes, Inc. Author of the new book Culture Ignited: 5 Disciplines for Adaptive Leadership. Have you ever attended a meeting whose sole function was to arrange meetings? Or been to one where after 30 minutes of a scheduled 60-minute meeting, you’ve found yourself…
President of GMR Transcription, which provides accurate transcription services to court reporting firms, researchers, businesses, etc. The U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) safeguards the rights and dignity of individuals with disabilities globally. There are many benefits of subtitles/captions and transcripts, which are for more than…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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