In case you missed it there are battle lines being drawn in the modern workplace. Boomers and Millennials are being positioned as oil and water – two generations that just can’t seem to communicate with each other. This is a big deal for any level of management, Millennials will make up more than half the workforce by 2020. (more…)
Studies show that people are increasingly focusing on work-life balance instead of chasing the biggest paychecks. As a result, one of the best ways for companies to succeed in competitive environments is to focus on being cool instead of continually offering the highest salaries. Here are a few tips for creating a cool company in a competitive industry. (more…)
As the ongoing debate about the safety and benefits of driverless cars continues, at least one American city is about to experience this reality firsthand. According to the Associated Press, in a few weeks, Pittsburgh will begin using self-driving cars to carry passengers. (more…)
Virtually anyone can start their own business, but not everyone can turn that business into a successful venture. In fact, according to a Forbes article, 8 out of every 10 entrepreneurial ventures fail within the first 18 months. With the likelihood of success so slim, what is it that makes some entrepreneurs successful while others fail? Could it be luck? Perhaps so. (more…)
Dubai is one of the richest nations in the word per capita, so TURN8 Partners, a Dubai-based venture capital investment firm has money for investing and has done so in many areas, including an “accelerator” program where funds and help are invested in people and ideas long before they are ready to open a business. But the big news from them this week is a new fund they’ve just created and funded. (more…)
When 19-year old Elizabeth Holmes left Stanford University in 2003 to pursue her dream of creating a better and simpler method of testing blood samples, she did so with the encouragement of her engineering professor and several investors. (more…)