US trade deficit jumps to 5-year high of $48.5 billion
The U.S. trade deficit jumped in January to the highest level in nearly five years as a flood of mobile phones and other consumer products widened America’s trade gap with China. The figure underscores the challenges facing President Donald Trump in fulfilling a campaign pledge to reduce America’s trade deficits. The Commerce Department says the […]
Drug epidemic: synthetic opioid now the most deadly
Synthetic opioids have now become the most deadly form of drugs in the United States according to a report recently published by the American Medical Association. Some synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, are now killing more people than prescription opioids for the first time in US history. Between 2010 and 2016, 46% of all drug related […]
Pollution kills
The last statistics about the impact of pollution on ealth are frightening : every year, in every country, people die because of the environnemental degradation.
If World Leaders Ran Startups
What if Putin ran your startup? What if Barack Obama was the CEO of your app-based startup? If Angela Merkel ran your growing startup would she lead it to growth or would it stay in stand still? If world leaders ran startups we’d probably see very different results than what we are seeing today. Barack […]
The power of the early start
Go to any big city such as London or New York, what do you see on the streets at 8:30 AM? You will see public transport, taxis, people rushing about, people buying coffee and nothing fancier than a base model Audi A4. But why? London and New York are the homes of countless successful entrepreneurs […]
eRated Revolutionizing E-Commerce
Creating a universal reputation system for sellers on online marketplaces is a basic and smart idea that is definitely needed – just like the umbrella or zipper. We’re all familiar with friends or family that have regretted purchasing a product online, because they did not get what they expected. It’s a problem, because with every […]
Tips for a Successful Founders Agreement
You go to a friend, someone you’ve known for years, and tell him/her about a fantastic idea for a startup. Your friend loves the idea and decides that he is ready to jump aboard with you. A few months later your friend has left town with your work, and told the world about it. He […]
ReWalk – Walking Again
Every year, around the world, between 250,000 and 500,000 people suffer a spinal cord injury according to the World Health Organization, yet up until a few years ago there was no real solution for the millions living with these types of injuries. Fortunately, one Israeli company has managed to find a solution that can actually help […]
How to Use the Halo Effect in Marketing
When I read the book “Thinking Fast and Slow”, I was astonished by many of the ideas and realities that Daniel Kahneman delivered to our brains to devour. One of the theories mentioned in the book is known as the “Halo Effect”. We business folks need to grasp the concept of using the Halo Effect in marketing […]
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