Archives for November 2019

Simple Data Tools to Help You Run Your Business By Marla Keene Information overload, be damned. You need the right information at your fingertips in order to run your business properly. The problem with information for many of us is twofold: One, we don’t have a dedicated research department to take care of our backlog […]

Storm Ventures just closed its sixth fund with $130 million Storm Ventures, a now 19-year-old, Sand Hill Road venture firm in Menlo Park, Ca., has closed on $130.4 million, shows a new SEC filing. The outfit began its fundraising late last, according to an earlier filing. It had closed its previous fund with $180 million […]

Black Friday Deals You Can Still Get On Sale November 29, 2019 3 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Presented by Black […]

10 Deals Still Available With Black Friday Pricing The weekend of saving isn’t over yet. November 30, 2019 4 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from […]

How Getting Fired Forced This Woman to Rebuild Her Confidence … and How You Can Do the Same This author and public speaker shares her tips for overcoming fear and shedding the labels that others put on you. November 30, 2019 1 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Author and public […]

Facebook bowed to a Singapore government order to brand a news post as false Facebook added a correction notice to a post by a fringe news site that Singapore’s government said contained false information. It’s the first time the government has tried to enforce a new law against ‘fake news’ outside its borders. The post […]

Original Content podcast: Reasons to be thankful for streaming and Star Wars Since it’s a holiday week for those of us in the United States, we’ve put together an (even more) unstructured episode of the Original Content podcast. Among other things, this gives us a chance to update our initial review of “The Mandalorian” by […]

This Week in Apps: Apple Arcade updates, TikTok distances itself from China, Kardashians send shady app to No. 1 Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. What are developers talking about? What do […]

As the new year beckons European investors start moving into new roles As the Holiday Season approaches, new jobs for players in the tech ecosystem beckon. And this is no less true for investors. Two notable moves have recently happened that are worthy of note in the European scene. The first is that GR Capital, […]

Startups Weekly: Chinese investors double down on African startups Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital news. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Last week, I wrote about Airbnb’s issues. Before that, I noted Uber’s new “money” […]

The transition to leadership The flawed theory is that A+ students become good leaders. There’s no reason to think that this should be true. Doing well on tests, paying attention to what’s being asked, being diligent in short-term error correction–these are three hallmarks of someone who is good at school. None of these are important […]

Simple Rules to More Effective Communication for Salespeople Playwright George Bernard Shaw is alleged to have said, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” That quote is absolutely true in sales. Since words are the tools that a salesperson uses to sell, good communication is critical. You will not […]

Give Your Small Business a ‘Cash Health’ Checkup for the New Year By Andy Bailey As we wrap up the year and prepare for the next, make sure to give your business a cash health checkup. This is more than looking at a statement to see if there is money in the bank or to […]

Intel says Qualcomm’s business practices drove it out of the modem chip market It’s not like this wasn’t among the reasons everywhere suspected when Apple suddenly announced it was buying Intel’s modem business, but now the chipmaker has filed a brief in support of the FTC in an ongoing appeal by Qualcomm of a decision […]

Why Your Relationship Has Become Boring (And How to Fix It) Esther Perel says that we need two things in relationships: stability — knowing your partner has your back, and desire. Unfortunately, stability kills desire. Conversely, what creates desire? Risk. In the beginning of a relationship, we have plenty of risk. What if you get […]

Gift Guide: For the budding video creator Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2019 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find our other guides right here. If you’re interested in cameras and taking pictures, you should definitely […]

Mixcloud data breach exposes over 20 million user records A data breach at Mixcloud, a U.K.-based audio streaming platform, has left more than 20 million user accounts exposed after the data was put on sale on the dark web. The data breach happened earlier in November, according to a dark web seller who supplied a […]

What Employee Benefits Do Your Employees Really Want? What kinds of employee benefits does your small business offer? If you’re only giving your employees the bare minimum—or not even that—you’re not doing your business any favors. In a survey from Kelton Global commissioned by QuickBooks Payroll, 44% of small business employees say companies that don’t […]

Pixpay is a challenger bank for teens focused on pocket money Meet Pixpay, a French startup that wants to replace cash when you’re handing out pocket money to your kids. Anybody who is older than 10 years old can create a Pixpay account, get a debit card and manage pocket money. Challenger banks are nothing […]

Book list, Fall 2019 Start Finishing by Charlie Gilkey Beginner’s Pluck by Liz Forkin Bohannon Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday Change the World by Jacqueline Novogratz The Power Broker (audio) by Robert Caro Ignore Your Customers and They’ll Go Away by Micah Solomon Super Thinking by Weinberg and McCann The Diversity Bonus by Scott Page Living Bread by Daniel Leader Poilane by Apollonia […]