Monthly Archives: January 2017

Famous Ukrainian Entrepreneurs Share Their Vision of the Startup Environment In Western Europe | The Start Up Mag

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They are hungry! They are smart! They are from Ukraine, one of the most advanced Eastern European countries in terms of the development of the IT industry.

A surprising number of young successful startup owners, developers, and entrepreneurs are originating from this country. Some software developers from Ukraine made themselves a name by working for huge corporations, others by building their own companies.

With so many specialists residing in Ukraine, it is clear that if you want to hire software developers who can make a great product for you, looking elsewhere is a waste of time. Ukrainian entrepreneurs have their own vision of the modern market and its rules.

We want to talk about the best young entrepreneurs who achieved amazing success and made their dream come true. What are the reasons for their success and what do they think about the Western market?

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Smart Ways to Improve Communication for Better Work Relationships | Business News Daily

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Work relationships are an important part of your career, and one of the most critical is the relationship between a boss and an employee. Tension between you and your direct supervisor can have a devastating impact on your job satisfaction and career trajectory.

Sandy Mazur, division president of staffing services provider Spherion, said certain workplace policies — and differing expectations around them — can lead to a disconnected, fractured relationship between employees and their managers.

“This year’s (Spherion) Emerging Workforce Study found that despite workers’ demands for greater flexibility and work-life balance, employers are cutting formal work-life balance programs. When it comes to retention, bosses believe the management climate … and the company’s culture are most important, (but) workers believe financial compensation, benefits and earnings growth are most important for retention.”

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Why New York’s ‘tuition-free’ colleges will still cost $14,000 | Money CNN

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Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing to make New York the first state in the country to adopt a tuition-free plan at both two-year and four-year public colleges.

The Excelsior Scholarship aims to make college more affordable for middle-class New Yorkers by lowering the cost and encouraging students to finish their degrees on time.

“A college education is not a luxury — it is an absolute necessity for any chance at economic mobility,” Cuomo said when the plan was announced.

But “tuition-free” isn’t the same as free.

Though Cuomo’s plan would lower a student’s total bill by up to about $6,000 a year, it could still cost them $14,000 for fees and room and board.

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New Jersey to Provide New Parents With Baby Boxes, Encouraging Educated Parenting | ABC News

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New Jersey is becoming the first state to officially partner with The Baby Box Company, a company that works to improve new parent education, encourage newborn health awareness and reduce Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome.

The program will distribute baby boxes filled with diapers and other newborn necessities to all new parents in New Jersey who complete a free online parenting education course. The course curriculum includes information on breastfeeding, prenatal health and safe sleep practices.

The box itself also acts as a mattress that the baby can use as a bed, encouraging healthy sleeping environments. According to a report by the Child Fatality & Near Fatality Review Board, 93 percent of infant deaths associated with Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome were directly related to a child’s sleep and sleep environment.

Source: New Jersey to Provide New Parents With Baby Boxes, Encouraging Educated Parenting – ABC News

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Business-Friends? 8 Pros And Cons Of Starting A Business With Your Best Friend | Getentrepreneurial.com

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Starting a business can be a long and stressful road to take, it can also be incredibly lonely. That is why so many people opt to go into business with their best buddies. On paper, it’s a great idea, but we have all heard the horror stories, so what is the best option? Below, you will see four pros and four cons on starting a business with your BFF. By the time you reach the end of this article you will know if it’s right for you.

Pros 

Instant trust

In business trusting anyone that you work with is essential, yet that trust often takes some time to build. This can be very uncomfortable for you due to the fact that regularly (especially at the beginning) your livelihood is stake and you are gambling on a stranger to safeguard your dream. With a friend, on the other hand, there is already a strong bond. Having someone on your side that you trust is a very valuable asset.

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Lyft surges to the top 10 on Apple’s App Store following the #DeleteUber campaign | TechCrunch

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Lyft’s app has surged in the App Store thanks to the “Delete Uber” campaign which took place via social media over the weekend. People were angry that Uber appeared to be taking advantage of a taxi strike at JFK in order to promote its car-hailing service. The company had tweeted that surge pricing at JFK had been switched off, shortly after the NY Taxi Workers Alliance called for a stop on pickups at the airport in response to what they said was the “inhumane, unconstitutional ban of Muslim refugees and travelers.”

The Taxi Workers Alliance had asked all drivers, Uber included, to not pick up at JFK on Saturday, January 28th from 6 PM to 7 PM as a means of protesting Trump’s immigration and refugee ban.

“We cannot be silent. We go to work to welcome people to a land that once welcomed us,” the taxi union had written on Twitter.

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Yes, there’s going to be a Ferrari Land and it’s everything you imagined | Mashable

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Ferrari Land — it might sound like fantasy but pretty soon it will be a full-blown theme park packed full of mini Ferraris and some of the fastest rides in Europe.

A maze of super-speed rides in the Italian car company’s signature red, Ferrari Land will open at the PortAventura amusement park in Spain on April 7. While there’s already a Ferrari World in Dubai, this is the first park of its kind in Europe.

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Why Other People Wreck Brainstorms (And How To Stop Them) | Fast Company

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You’re probably brainstorming all wrong. Chances are you’re using some form of the rules that were initially devised by the adman Alex Osborn that started in the 1950s. His process sounds intuitively reasonable: Get a bunch of people together. Have them throw out ideas without worrying about constraints. Don’t criticize the ideas, just build on them. Don’t worry about how strange the ideas are, just come up with as many as you can.

The problem with these rules for brainstorming is simple: They frankly don’t work. We know now a good deal more about human psychology and brain science than Osborn did, but we’re still brainstorming as though we don’t. Many studies over the years have actually documented a productivity loss from his method of brainstorming. Groups that follow Osborn’s rules come up with fewer ideas—and fewer good ideas—than the same number of people working alone.

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Meet Li-Fi: Internet Using LED Light Waves | Bloomberg

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Wi-Fi networks dependent on radio waves are growing more congested all the time—and can’t be used everywhere—so various researchers and companies are betting light waves from LED lamps and overheads can also stream data and connect people to the internet. So-called Li-Fi technology, which uses a much more abundant slice of the wireless spectrum, is also more energy-efficient than Wi-Fi, though for now people need a special USB drive to use it. Light waves can’t pass through walls like radio waves do, but that also makes the networks more secure. A group from the world’s largest technical association, IEEE, will have draft standards for Li-Fi ready by yearend for companies that want to commercialize the technology, says its chairman, Bob Heile.

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Moodo is an IoT Scent Mixer That Lets you Customize Your Home’s Fragrance from Your Phone | CoolBusinessIdeas.com

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Moodo, a customizable IoT scent mixing system, launching to complete the expanding smart home market. Designed to let users create a multitude of customizable fragrances, this IoT device offers complete control over all aspects of fragrance and personalization, straight from your smartphone. The company is now launching a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in order to mass manufacture Moodo

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