Monthly Archives: February 2019

Amina Oyagbola Explains the Value of Mentorship for Entrepreneurs | The Startup Magazine

Posted on February 28, 2019 by knjohn | Leave a comment

Mentorship is crucial for all business owners, but it is doubly important for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs take on many more risks than other business owners and need innovative solutions to the problems of running a company. For new and existing entrepreneurs alike, it is vital to engage with a mentor. Amina Oyagbola details the reasons why entrepreneurs need mentorship and offers suggestions as to how a business person might find a mentor to turn to in times of need.

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Benefits of Amazon Liquidation Auctions | The Startup Magazine

Posted on February 28, 2019 by knjohn | Leave a comment

Amazon has changed the landscape of retail sales forever. One of the keys to the company’s success is their customer-friendly return policy. Although the company has been blocking customer accounts lately in response to too many returns, it’s generally easy to send something back to Amazon, and that can benefit you and your own business. Here’s how you can deal with Amazon returns.

What happens to Amazon returns?

It may seem hard to believe when you run a small company, but an enterprise as big as Amazon can’t afford to worry about their returns or allow them to take up space. For the most part, they barely even inspect returns. Instead, Amazon loads them up onto pallets and sells them off at a steep discount.

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Theresa May offers MPs Brexit delay vote | BBC News

Posted on February 27, 2019 by knjohn | Leave a comment

Theresa May has promised MPs a vote on delaying the UK’s departure from the EU or ruling out a no-deal Brexit, if they reject her deal next month.

Mrs May made a statement to MPs about Brexit on Tuesday, amid the threat of a revolt by Remain-supporting ministers.

The PM has promised MPs a meaningful vote on her Brexit deal by 12 March.

But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused the prime minister of another “grotesquely reckless” Brexit delay.

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The Difference Between Great Startup Boards and Mediocre Ones (and How to Make Yours Better) | Inc.com

Posted on February 27, 2019 by knjohn | Leave a comment

I’ve sat on many boards over the past two decades and seen my share of high-functioning boards and low-functioning boards. Here are some observations I have from this exposure:

If a company moves from strength-to-strength with predictable outcomes, easy financings, low staff turn-over, and limited competitive threats, then the composition of the board probably doesn’t matter as much. Even the best companies with the best outcomes, however, usually hit some difficult moments where a highly-functioning board matters.

In the best cases, boards come together to help the company get through its trough – in the worst cases, infighting can mean an otherwise great potential business is hampered with misaligned incentives and drama.

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OnePlus demos a 5G prototype at MWC | TechCrunch

Posted on February 26, 2019 by knjohn | Leave a comment

OnePlus promised us a 5G handset this year. At Mobile World Congress this week, the company kind of, sort of delivered. Unlike the sea of other 5G devices unveiled at the show, however, the company’s offering is still very much in the prototype phase — like, behind protective glass with all of the interesting bits obscured, as it isn’t officially official.

The product appeared at Qualcomm’s booth this week, since OnePlus’ presence at the show has been mostly limited to closed-door events. For the chipmaker, it was an opportunity to show yet again how ubiquitous its tech has become in the vast sea of Android devices.

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Your Weather Tweets Are Showing Your Climate Amnesia | WIRED

Posted on February 26, 2019 by knjohn | Leave a comment

EVERY TIME SOMEONE in a position of power (for example) says that a cold snap in winter proves that climate change is not a thing, a dutiful chorus responds with a familiar refrain: Weather is not climate. Weather happens on the scale of days or weeks, over a distance relevant to cities or states. Climate happens over decades, centuries even, to an entire planet.

The problem is, guess what timescale and space-scale people live on?

The question of what can make human beings understand climate change is literally an existential one. It’s complicated by humans’ pathetically short lifespan and their attention-span, roughly akin to that of a cat in a laser-pointer QA lab. How can anyone expect people to grasp the planetary, millennium-encompassing implications of their half-remembered actions? There’s bad news on that front, and as is customary with bad news, it comes from Twitter.

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8 Toxic Types of People You Should Keep Out of Your Life | Entrepreneur

Posted on February 25, 2019 by knjohn | Leave a comment

Toxic individuals are completely exhausting to be around and they can have a negative impact on your forward momentum. Entrepreneurs need to remain laser focused — the distractions and stress that toxic people bring into your life act as unnecessary obstacles, so it is best to avoid them.

You probably know a few toxic people — they might work for you, you might be friends with some or you might even live with someone toxic. The sooner you remove them from your life, the better. Here are eight toxic types of people you should steer clear of.

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Why You Can’t Rush Transformation Step 2 | Getentrepreneurial.com

Posted on February 25, 2019 by knjohn | Leave a comment

What’s the second step?

Make a decision.

But, not just any decision. Make a 100% FULL BODY decision.

Every transformation starts with a decision.

Every. Single. One.

Think about it. You have to decide you want something before you actually start to take action. That’s why it’s crucial to make a decision first.

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Vegan Meal Request Increases | CoolBusinessIdeas.com

Posted on February 22, 2019 by knjohn | Leave a comment

The people have spoken — and they’ve made it abundantly clear that plant-based diets are here to stay, no matter where in the world you are. While the United States has seen a shift towards more people following plant-based diets, it’s clear that the trend is international — and doesn’t stop when people are in transit!

Live Kindly reported that Emirates Airlines has served more than 20,000 vegan meals while aboard their flights this month alone — which represents a 40 percent increase in people choosing a vegetarian/vegan option. The airline makes more than 200,000 meals daily — and in 2019, vegan dinners are now the third most popular request, per Time Out Dubai.

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CES 2019 was Packed With Pet Tech Gadgets for Cats and Dogs | Digital Trends

Posted on February 22, 2019 by knjohn | Leave a comment

People love their pets and CES 2019 was packed with technology to prove it. We saw gadgets galore for cats and dogs, from self-cleaning toilets to remote cameras. Some are genius, some may be slightly mad, but all are designed especially for your furry friends.

We’re big fans of the original Pet Cube — a camera for checking up on your cat or dog while you’re out and about. Pet Cube 2 is smaller and features a refined design. You can see how your pet is doing by connecting remotely on your phone and you can talk to them and hear them thanks to the two way audio. The dog version also allows you to dispense treats, while the cat version has a built-in laser toy.