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Coca-Cola Is Discontinuing TaB After Almost 60 Years
It doesn’t have a huge fan base, but the people who run the website ‘ilovetab.com’ are going to be very upset about this.
Science & Technology | Social Media
How to Leverage Trending Hashtags Properly in Business
Chasing trends isn't a great strategy for most businesses, but you should still watch for social media trends. When properly leveraged, they can have a huge impact on your bottom line.
Business & Finance | Business
10 Of The Best Online Business Courses To Elevate Your Business Skills
Nine online business courses that will help you boost your business knowledge. Explore branding, marketing, negotiating, public speaking, and more.
Business & Finance | Business
These 3 factors are holding back podcast monetization – TechCrunch
If we want podcasting to continue to scale beyond its current and projected advertising revenue heights, we need to resolve some fundamental challenges.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
The 6 Top Crowdfunding Platforms of 2020
Get the funds you need for a project. We researched and reviewed the best crowdfunding platforms based on ease of use, success, and more.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
How Covid Has Impacted Startups’ Ability To Raise VC Money And Thrive: 9 Global Experts Weigh In
From the U.S. to Europe to Latin America, prospects for startups getting funded is better than you'd expect, post Covid-19.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
No, Your Idea Doesn't Need to Be Original to Be Successful | Inc.
In their new book, Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman argue advocating smart ideas is just as powerful as having original ideas
Business & Finance | Business
9 Strategies For a Successful and Fulfilling Home Business | Inc.
Too many of you business owners think success only means being the next Amazon, or you stress yourself out trying to be everything to every customer.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
How Is Artificial Intelligence Used In B2B Companies: Here Are Powerful Examples
Can B2B companies leverage AI just as well as B2C companies? Absolutely! Artificial intelligence is vitally important to helping B2B companies improve their products and services as well as operations and business processes, just like it is for B2C compan
Business & Finance | Business
This Startup Raised $37 Million To Make Going To The Dentist Fun
Tend is tackling the staid dentistry industry by focusing on patient hospitality.
Politics | Politics
Gavin Newsom, California governor, signs bill requiring minority quotas for corporate boards
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday a first-in-the-nation bill requiring every corporate board to include at least one director from an "underrepresented community," a year after the state did the same for women.
News | News
Fred Perry stops selling polo shirt associated with the 'Proud Boys' - CNN
British apparel-maker Fred Perry has pulled a polo shirt from the US market after it became associated with the far-right group the Proud Boys.
Business & Finance | Business
The increase in the number of people starting their own businesses in the US has surged to a 13-year high
Americans are starting their own companies at rate not seen in over a decade, according to data from the US Census Bureau.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
6 Steps to Starting a Business Successfully During the Worst of Times
Three founders talk about starting businesses during a downturn.
Business & Finance | Advertising/Marketing
Apple’s 'privacy' changes undermine international advertising best practices | VentureBeat
Rather than fragment the ad opt-in process, we should be coming together to build an open, transparent, and privacy-centric future for digital ads.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
3 Promising Industries for Starting a Business Right Now
Covid-19 is expected to drive fast growth in niche industries that aim to make pandemic life easier.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Nearly 100,000 establishments that temporarily shut down due to the pandemic are now out of business
More than 97,966 businesses have permanently shut down during pandemic, according to Yelp.com's Local Economic Impact Report.
Business & Finance | Business
Building Your Own AngelList: 4 Expert Tips on How to Network to Find Investors for Your New Business
Investors aren't in short supply, but the investment opportunity that fits you is harder to come by. Make sure you're in the right spaces and talking to the right people.
Business & Finance | Advertising/Marketing
These College Dropouts Have Built A Fast-Growing Business Creating Viral Ads That Look Like Memes
Low-brow jokesters Reid Hailey and Derek Lucas are thriving in an ad apocalypse by making some of the internet’s most widely shared memes for big brands like Bud Light, Netflix and Activision.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Sex Offender On-site; What Do I Need To Do? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I work in a retail store undergoing a remodel in a mall next to other stores that teens and …
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Employee Thought He Deserved the Job I Landed...Now Gunning for Me - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I recently landed a dream job managing a department for a strong, growing company. On my first day, I …
Business & Finance | Business
How One Startup Went From Almost Shutting Down to Raising More Than $1 Million
RAMP DEFI CEO Lawrence Lim reveals how his company kept themselves afloat.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
LinkedIn Advertising Best Practices from 15 Marketing Experts
We reached out to business owners and marketing leaders for their top LinkedIn advertising best practices. Hoping to get your brand in front of a professional audience? Take in these pieces of expert advice.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
A Performance Improvement Plan Means Your Manager Plans to Fire You, Right? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I’m been ordered to call you. Nothing personal against you, but I’m not having any. For the last year, …
News | News
This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 13, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 13, 2020 Many articles in this week’s positive Israel newsletter are connected with renewal – the main theme of the Jewish New Year. Israeli medical treatments and innovations have given new li
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Disney theme parks facing 'lost year' of revenue in 2021, analysts predict
It might be a long road to recovery for theme parks.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the Business Successes (and Failures) of Artists
Surprisingly, artists face many of the same career challenges as people in business.
Travel | Travel
American Airlines Just Revealed a Brutal Truth. Here's What It Means for Passengers
A wise person once said: "That's where you're mixed up. You're not the customer. You're the product."
Business & Finance | Advertising/Marketing
What You Need to Know About Rebranding in the Era of Covid-19 | Inc.
With the pandemic reshaping the world, here's a few tips on how to reshape your brand.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Epic confident in its lawsuit against Apple, asks courts to "restrain" Apple from adverse action
In the latest development between Epic Games and Apple, Epic is once again petitioning the courts to allow Fortnite to return to the iOS App Store. Epic has previously sought a similar injunction, but so far, the courts have only…
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 6, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 6, 2020 There have been many Israeli successes to celebrate since my last newsletter. More countries are adopting Israeli life-saving medical innovations to treat Covid-19, burns, smoking addiction and to
Business & Finance | Business
GM, Ford wrap up ventilator production and shift back to auto business
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread to the United States, a number of automakers and other manufacturers announced plans to retrofit factories to help ease the shortage of personal protective gear and ventilators. Now, two U.S. automakers have fulfilled their
Business & Finance | Business
I cofounded two startups with my best friend. Here are 5 ways we made it work
It’s a rule many agree on: Doing business with friends is a bad idea. These two entrepreneurs met in college a decade ago and are proving the old adage wrong.
Business & Finance | Business
5 Reasons Now Is the Best Time to Start Your Own Business | Inc.
GE, GM, IBM, Disney, HP, Hyatt, Trader Joe's, FedEx, and Microsoft were founded during hard times.
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KFC suspends its 'finger lickin' good' slogan because of coronavirus - CNN
Kentucky Fried Chicken has decided to pause using its "finger lickin' good" slogan because ... well, that's probably not the best idea right now.
Business & Finance | Business
The Three Words that Matter Most When Raising Capital for Your Startup
When starting the process of raising funds for your startup, make sure to start on the right foot.
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NYC Is Dead Forever. Here’s Why
"But NYC always always bounces back." No. Not this time.
Business & Finance | Business
Enough With Working From Home, Amazon Is Making a Big Bet on Getting Back to the Office
The ecommerce and tech giant is investing $1.4 billion in offices and adding 3,500 jobs in 5 cities. The question is whether workers will be as excited about it.
Business & Finance | Business
California Uber and Lyft drivers brace for shutdown over worker classification
Companies threatened to shut down operations over a court ruling ordering them to classify their drivers as employees by 20 August
Business & Finance | Business
How to Move Your Business Online in the Time of Coronavirus | Inc.
As stores become ever harder to visit in person, here are some tools to bring your business into the age of E-Commerce
Business & Finance | Business
Uber Eats can keep delivering even if ride-sharing shut down, for now
Uber Eats and other services like Lyft e-scooter rentals would not be affected by a shut-down of ride-hailing services in California over driver status.
Business & Finance | Business
Uber may shut down in California if forced to classify drivers as employees, CEO says
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company may need to shut down in California if it loses its appeal against a judge’s ruling to classify drivers as employees. Uber and Lyft are both scrambling after the judge approved a preliminary injunction.
Business & Finance | Business
What is Tim Cook's net worth? See how the Apple CEO spends his fortune - Business Insider
Despite his newly attained billionaire status, native Alabaman and Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn't live very lavishly.
Business & Finance | Business
How to pick the right Series A investors – TechCrunch
Early-stage startup founders who are embarking on a Series A fundraising round should consider this: their relationship with the members of their board might last longer than the average American marriage. In other words, who invests in a startup matters
Science & Technology | Social Media
Social Media for Business Growth
Social media can also help you learn from your competitors. There has to be a good reason why your competitors are performing better than you
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
The Importance of Setting Expectations When Hiring
Giving potential employees a realistic sense of their first 30 days will help keep them from quitting.
Business & Finance | Business
Judge says Uber, Lyft preliminary injunction ruling to come in ‘a matter of days’ | TechCrunch
California Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman heard arguments from Uber and Lyft, as well as lawyers representing the people of California regarding the request for a preliminary injunction that seeks to force Uber and Lyft to immediately reclassify t
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
One-Third of New York’s Small Businesses May Be Gone Forever - The New York Times
Small-business owners said they have exhausted federal and local assistance and see no end in sight after months of sharp revenue drops. Now, many are closing their shops and restaurants for good.
Business & Finance | Business
US Manufacturing Soars to 15-Month High: ISM
US manufacturing activity surged to a 15-month high, according to ISM survey, exceeding economists' expectations
Science & Technology | Tech News
Apple confirms new iPhone will be delayed 'a few weeks' from typical September launch
The tech giant says it'll still launch the new device, just a bit later.
Science & Technology | Technology
Apple beats on earnings and announces stock split, sending shares toward record high - MarketWatch
Apple Inc. brushed off the COVID-19 crisis to report record June-quarter results that came in ahead of expectations, and the company said in plans to split...
Business & Finance | Careers & The Workplace
6 Ways to Create a Positive Work Culture for Remote Teams
Company culture may have an organic component, but there are ways CEOs can foster positive engagement -- and boost morale.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Employees Could Take A Company Down During COVID - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Our small business is hanging on by a shoestring. Three of our employees attended a fourth of July barbecue. None of them wore masks. Another barbeque guest was COVID-infected. One after another each of our employees became become ill, forcing m
Science & Technology | Technology
10 social media mistakes and how to avoid them
Learn how to sidestep common social media mistakes when using popular platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to grow your business.
Business & Finance | Business
Intel grew revenues 20% to $19.7 billion in Q2 2020, but key manufacturing upgrade delayed | VentureBeat
Intel reported that revenues grew 20% to $19.7 billion in the second quarter as the pandemic spurred people to buy PCs to work from home.
Science & Technology | Social Media
Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad revenue drops sharply
Twitter is actively exploring additional ways to make money from its users, including by considering a subscription model, CEO Jack Dorsey said Thursday. The move comes as Twitter suffers a sharp decline in its core advertising business.
Science & Technology | Tech
Rapid Prototyping to Speed Up Developing Your Startup App Idea
Prototyping can de-risk product development by providing entrepreneurs with key insights to build an app that customers need and will buy.
Business & Finance | Business
How to Market to Consumers At Home
You aren't the only business owner trying to figure it out, but here are some ways to get started.
Science & Technology | Tech News
Apple dedicates Apple․com homepage to late congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis
Apple has updated the homepage for Apple․com this weekend to honor Congressman John Lewis, who passed away on Friday at 80 years old. Apple’s new homepage foregoes all product promotion, instead showing a picture of Congressman Lewis alongside one of his
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Inspiring a Sense of Urgency in Your Team | Inc.
If your business is doing well during Covid, challenge the team to maintain a sense of urgency and see if you can grow your business even more.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
AI tool lets startups determine the value of their e-commerce business in 24 hours for free - TechRepublic
Valuation was developed by the co-founder of alternative capital firm Clearbanc, who spent six years on the Canadian version of "Shark Tank."
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Cyberbullying & And The Return Takedown - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Several months ago, a new employee in my wife’s workplace downloaded a free Amazon.com app called Burn Book. After that, more and more of her coworkers downloaded the app and joined a Burn Book twitter account. They started posting nasty ran
Science & Technology | Social Media
Instagram is Making it Easier to Kickstart your Small Business
Instagram Shops, IGTV, and Pinned Comments are just a few recent updates to help small businesses market their products and services.
Business & Finance | Business
6 Ways to Improve Your Small Business SEO in 2020
Small businesses face immense competition from established brands, but there's still plenty you can do to boost your SEO without substantial funds.
Business & Finance | Business
We asked over 150 VCs if they are doing remote deals. Here’s what they said. | VentureBeat
40% of firms confirmed they have already done a fully remote deal as a result of restrictions put in place due to COVID-19.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Employee Fakes COVID To Get 2 Weeks Off - Workplace Coach Blog
When your employee or coworker calls to let you know he tested positive for COVID, you respond immediately with sympathy and worry, and then spring into action and offer what help you can. If you are his employer, you tell your employee to take care of hi
Business & Finance | Business
Congress Looking at Narrowed Perimeters for Distributing Remaining PPP Funding
Lawmakers are considering stricter perimeters for small businesses to qualify for the second round of PPP funding. Lawmakers will iron out the specifics of these restrictions, upon returning from recess on July 20
Business & Finance | Business
If you're self-employed, here's how you can get a tax break for your home office
If you work a side hustle from home, you can get a tax break for new business-related supplies like a new laptop or printer.
Business & Finance | Business
What It Takes to Launch a Successful Online Clothing Brand in 2020
If you have the right drive, know-how and positioning, you can start a business that will do well for years to come.
News | News
Senate passes PPP extension through August - Axios
The House still needs to pass the Senate version of the bill, and Trump will need to sign.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Dow caps off best quarter since 1987 as strong economic data drives gains | Markets Insider
US stocks rose on Tuesday as better-than-expected economic data outweighed mounting concern over a second wave of COVID-19 cases. The Dow Jones ...
Business & Finance | Business
The PPP Ends Today. Here's What's Next | Inc.
The latest bill wending its way through Congress is a much more targeted version of the Paycheck Protection Program. Here's an early look.
Business & Finance | Business
An Alarming 53 Percent of U.S. Restaurants Are Now Permanently Closed, According to Yelp
Half of the restaurants that were on the food rating site in March of 2020 aren’t coming back.
Business & Finance | Business
Microsoft is closing all of its retail stores for good | TechCrunch
As other retailers begin the slow, cautious move to reopen, Microsoft has announced that it will be permanently shutting down the vast majority of its retail stores. There are some exceptions, including flagships in urban hubs including London, New York C
Business & Finance | Business
How to Successfully Establish a Board of Advisors and Directors | Inc.
Many startup founders I know avoid establishing a formal advisory board or board of directors for as long as possible, with the excuse that this is just another burden, or it has more risk than value to the founder.
Science & Technology | Technology
Apple will soon let developers challenge App Store rules | TechCrunch
Apple has announced an upcoming change to App Store rules that could mark a major shift in how the marketplace operates. Developers will soon be able to challenge not just the rejection of an app, but the rule that prompted that rejection. Bug fixes will
Business & Finance | Business
The new startup playbook: It's about avoiding ridiculous 'unicorn' habits | VentureBeat
Suddenly, aspiring to be a ‘unicorn’ doesn’t just seem like fantasy. It feels utterly ridiculous.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Why Now Is the Right Time for Creativity, Collaboration and Service
This is exactly the right time for inventive thinking, collaboration and customer obsession.
Politics | Politics
Aunt Jemima's Great-Grandson Enraged Her Legacy Will Be Erased | Chicago, IL Patch
Erasing Aunt Jemima Lets Quaker Oats Off Too Easy - Chicago, IL - MARK KONKOL COLUMN: Aunt Jemima's great-grandson says "retiring" racially charged brand erases his family legacy, America's ugly history.
Business & Finance | Startups
Y Combinator’s Startup School relaunches to be ready when you are | TechCrunch
About three years and more than 100,000 participants later, Y Combinator is relaunching its free online bootcamp Startup School as a continuous year-round program. “Over the last 15 years, startups have exploded and it’s no longer just students working on
Business & Finance | Business
Why Defunding Police Will Hurt America’s Small Businesses
Small business owners must use their leadership platform to be voices of reason against the defunding police movement and expose it as a canard for a political agenda. Nothing good comes from anything that harms America’s small businesses.
Business & Finance | BUSINESS
The 5 Best WiFi Routers for Working From Home 2020 | Inc.
Boost your internet to handle all of your work needs with these powerful and affordable options.
Business & Finance | Business
Six Ways To Make The Most Of Your LinkedIn Content Marketing
The content you choose to focus on, whether that be in terms of creating it yourself, posting it, liking it or commenting on it, is the springboard off of which others will engage with you.
Business & Finance | Business
Forget the Moat and Make Your Startup a Tropical Island
Building a business should be like creating a destination, not erecting a fortress.
Business & Finance | Business
4 Things to Check to See If Your Business Is Ready to Reopen | Inc.
As non-essential businesses prepare to resume operations, recognizing the signs that your business is--or isn't--ready to reopen is a crucial next step.
Science & Technology | Tech News
New Apple Leak Promises Stunning MacBook Pro
The anticipation continues to build ahead of Apple’s upcoming virtual WWDC, and the biggest impact on Apple's future will be with MacOS.
Science & Technology | Technology
Apple becomes the first $1.5 trillion U.S. company—despite COVID-19
The company’s huge market valuation may suggest that investors believe Apple will come out stronger post-coronavirus.
Business & Finance | Business
3 Flexible Work Schedules Your Employees May Love
When nothing is 'normal' about your business right now, operating as usual won't always work. Here are three revised schedules you can try.
Business & Finance | Business
As An Investor, Here Is My Best Advice For Startup CEOs
What is your advice for startup CEOs?Answer by Yung Wu, CEO of MaRS Discovery District
Business & Finance | Women Entrepreneurs
Self-Care Messaging and IGTV Help This Startup Thrive Amid Covid-19
This direct-to-consumer houseplant company benefited from shelter-in-place mandates, says co-founder and CEO Eliza Blank. But a quick pivot to digital and a focus on wellness helped bring in a sales boost.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Staggering Workers' Schedules Gave This Biotech Company a Productivity Boost
How a split-shift schedule can get employees back to work.
Science & Technology | Technology
Big Tech's Section 230 law: What it is and why some want it changed
The Justice Department is hosting a workshop to examine the scope of the Big Tech protection law known as Section 230.
Business & Finance | BUSINESS
Autonomous car company Aurora increases hiring amid industry struggles | VentureBeat
Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora committed to hiring employees as it welcomes new executive hires and interns and crosses the 500-employee mark.
Business & Finance | Business
Small business owners can now apply for PPP loan forgiveness: Everything to know
Small business owners need to track the money they’ve spent and assemble documentation backing their claims.
Business & Finance | Business
Just putting it out there: It's embarrassing to exist on LinkedIn
I've never been big on social media, but there's one platform I absolutely can't stomach the courage to exist on: LinkedIn.
Business & Finance | Business
How to Start a Limited Liability Company (LLC)
An LLC can protect you from business obligations and debts.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Prepare for the Post-Coronavirus Business World
Is your business ready for the five largest macro-trends we are about to see?
Business & Finance | Business
Meet The Harvard Grads Whose Startup Just Raised $30 Million To Help Employers Verify Sensitive Data
Truework announced it had completed a $30 million Series B funding round, led by Activant Capital, with participation from returning investors Sequoia Capital and Khosla Ventures. Individual investors include Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees William Hockey of
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Hertz Files for Bankruptcy After Rental-Car Demand Vanishes
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy in Delaware after sweeping travel restrictions and the global economic collapse destroyed demand for its rental cars.
Business & Finance | Business
This Startup's Pivot Aims to Help Other Struggling Businesses Amid the Pandemic | Inc.
The pandemic wiped out most of the SnapBar's photo booth business. In response, the founders immediately launched a gift box service that also helps other local companies.
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How the Coronavirus Is Affecting America’s Vinyl Record Industry | Pitchfork
Pressing plant shutdowns and a drop in demand are putting the format’s long-running comeback in jeopardy.
Business & Finance | Business
How to Choose Between Incubators and Accelerators
The line between the two is blurry--pick the right one for your business.
News | In The News
Coronvirus Impact: Pier 1 Imports to close all stores, cease retail operations - ABC7 Los Angeles
Pier 1 Imports wants to close all its stores for good as it struggles financially during the pandemic.
Business & Finance | Business
How a Pizza Shop Owner Turned DoorDash's Own Fee Structure Against It
While delivery apps continue to screw over small businesses, one pizza shop has managed to strike back.
Business & Finance | Business
3 Ways to Maximize Your Team's Productivity | Inc.
Three key areas that can help you and your teams be more productive during, and after quarantine.
Science & Technology | Tech News
Facebook just bought GIPHY to better bake GIFs into Instagram - SlashGear
Facebook has acquired GIPHY, with plans to fully integrate the GIF-search tool into apps like Instagram and Messenger so as to make finding animated responses
News | News
Coronavirus could shut 70,000 Israeli businesses this year, report warns
Since start of pandemic, there has been a 70% drop in number of new businesses, mainly due to economic uncertainty, Dun & Bradstreet says
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Say Amazon actually buys AMC Theatres. What would that be like? | Fortune
A deal is merely speculation at this point. But it's not hard to imagine a Whole Foods-style makeover at the world's largest movie theater chain.
Politics | Politics
Elon Musk gives Alameda County, California, officials the finger in defiance of COVID19 restrictions
Elon Musk’s Alameda County, California, Tesla factory isn’t supposed to be operational right now due to COVID19 restrictions.
Business & Finance | Business
How to Get Your PPP Loan Forgiven, When to Give it Back, and What's Coming Next
In Inc.'s exclusive National Small Business Town Hall, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's policy chief discuss a range of new issues many business owners now face.
News | News
EXCLUSIVE: Where Nordstrom Has Closed Stores for Good
Eliminating 13 percent of the Nordstrom department store fleet underscores the impact of COVID-19.
Science & Technology | Technology
How Instagram's First Investor Steve Anderson Struck Gold As A One-Man Deal Machine
Steve Anderson paints his toenails blue and works alone out of a former children's photo studio. He's also the second-best venture capitalist in the world.
Business & Finance | Business
Why now may be the perfect time to start your business, according to the bestselling author of The Lean Startup
The best time to be an entrepreneur is "when everyone is running for the exits," according to The Lean Startup's bestselling author, Eric Ries.
Business & Finance | Business
Is This the End for Open Offices? Let's Remember Who Invented Them
It was more than 25 years ago, and they were calling it the office of the future.
Science & Technology | Tech
Smartphone shipments dropped 13% globally, and COVID-19 is to blame | TechCrunch
We knew it was going to be bad — but not necessarily “lowest level since 2013” bad. As Apple was busy reporting its earnings, Canalys just dropped some of its own figures — and they’re not pretty. After two quarters of much-needed growing, the global smar
Business & Finance | Business
LinkedIn's CEO Just Shared the Best Work at Home Advice You'll Read Today
While at times it may seem impossible, it's more important to your productivity than ever to make sure you build buffer time into your schedule.
Business & Finance | Business
Pandemic forces fundraising founders to accept ‘discounts across the board’ | TechCrunch
Startup founders who are fundraising in this climate should expect venture investors to take a huge chunk out of their valuation expectations. “What we’re seeing across the board is discounts,” says Mike Janke, co-founder of early-stage cybersecurity inve
Business & Finance | Business
Trader Joe's Won't Do Delivery Or Pickup. For An Extraordinary Reason | Inc.
Not every supermarket chain thinks the same way. Some prefer to stick to certain principles.
News | News
Restaurants Are Turning Their Parking Lots into Drive-In Movie Theaters
It's the perfect socially-distanced outing.
Business & Finance | Business
Amazon reportedly accessed third-party seller data to develop private-label products
Amazon employees have accessed sales data from independent sellers to help the company develop competing private-label versions of popular products sold by those sellers, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. That practice would go against t
News | News
California barbershop, hair salon reopen after Newsom pushes to continue lockdown
A barbershop and a hair salon in the same northern California town decided to defy the statewide stay-at-home order by opening for business amid the coronavirus public health crisis.
Business & Finance | Business
4 Steps to Get Your PPP Loan Forgiven | Inc.
There are many rules around Paycheck Protection Program loans, particularly when it comes to loan forgiveness. Here's what you need to know.
Business & Finance | Business
How can I get a small business loan under the coronavirus stimulus package? Here's your guide to the process
How long does it take for a small business to get an emergency loan under the coronavirus relief package? USA TODAY answers these and other questions.
Business & Finance | Business
What’s a chief technology officer worth to a startup raising money?
In his weekly advice column, Maynard Webb tries to suss out what a startup founder is really looking for: Tech support, or a soul mate?
Business & Finance | Business
COVID-19 And Startups: The Ugly, Bad And Good—And How To Help
Startups around the world are feeling the COVID-19 pain, although there are some hopeful signs. And there are actions government might take to help.
News | In The News
Not-So-Small Companies Are Getting Small-Business Loans Under PPP : NPR
The government's $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program had to be thrown together quickly, and the criteria for which companies can receive benefits were kept loose.
News | News
The Return of Drive-Ins Could Be the Theater Industry's Last Hope - Movie News Net
In case you hadn’t noticed, things are not looking great for the movie industry. Yes, the big film studios should be okay in this time of economic pause, as people at home are streaming content at an unprecedented level. But most theater owners have
Business & Finance | Business
Farewell, workplace burnout: will coronavirus slow the manic pace of our modern lives?
Here’s hoping the pandemic forces a rethink of our obsession with work and the culture of busyness
Business & Finance | Business
Tech Startups Offer Stock, Not Salary, During Virus Crisis
A growing number of startups are offering stock-for-salary trades to preserve cash as the tech industry reels and economic uncertainty mounts during the coronavirus crisis. Bloomberg's Shelly Banjo reports on "Bloomberg Technology." (Source: Bloomberg)
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Advice for New Entrepreneurs Entering the Covid-19 Era | Inc.
It's an especially strange and scary time to be an entreprenuer. But some advice remains true whatever the economic and business climate.
Business & Finance | Business
How to Re-open Your Business | Inc.
Here are some questions to ask as you prepare to re-open your doors once the pandemic subsides.
Business & Finance | Business
The Keys to Getting Your Customers Back | Inc.
Don't expect a return to business as usual. You've got to give people a reason to trust your company.
Business & Finance | Business
This venture firm is offering fast funding in a time of uncertainty | TechCrunch
The early-stage venture firm NFX is launching a seed-funding initiative today that invites founders to apply for seed funding of $1 million to $2 million in exchange for 15% of their company. Why is this interesting? It’s not because of the size stake tha
Science & Technology | Social Media
Startups Weekly: Where social startups will get funding in the future | TechCrunch
While consumer tech has matured as a startup category in recent years, many investors continue to be bullish on specific trends like online gaming, voice, and the unbundling of platforms in favor of focused social networks.
Business & Finance | Business
The 90-Day Action Plan to Steer Your Business Through the Covid-19 Crisis
Sageworks co-founder Brian Hamilton offers expert advice on preserving cash, guarding employee morale and making sure your business is at the front of the line.
Business & Finance | Business
What You Must Know Before Applying for a PPP Loan With Multiple Lenders
If two lenders submit a Paycheck Protection Loan application to the government on your behalf, it may trigger a fraud alert.
Business & Finance | Business
Eventbrite lays off half its workforce as coronavirus crushes events business
CEO Julia Hartz delivered the news in a companywide video call Wednesday morning.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
How one European VC firm is reacting to the economic crisis | TechCrunch
Public markets around the world have been tanking for the past few weeks, and many companies simply can’t operate during a lockdown. Sheltering in place has had some terrible economic consequences, with a record number of Americans getting laid off, inc
Business & Finance | Business
How Old-School Manufacturers Learned To Make Ventilators — Virtually Overnight
The U.S. has a desperate need for ventilators to save patients who become critically ill with COVID-19. Across America, manufacturers are scrambling to fire up assembly lines to produce more than a hundred thousand of them–and to figure out what to do d
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Auto insurers are offering discounts amid the pandemic. What you need to know
With fewer people on the road, auto insurers are offering customers discounts. Consumer advocates say they could be doing more.
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Wanted: People who know a half century-old computer language so states can process unemployment claims - CNN
On top of ventilators, face masks and health care workers, you can now add COBOL programmers to the list of what several states urgently need as they battle the coronavirus pandemic.
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What America Loses With Every Shuttered Main Street Restaurant
In the wake of coronavirus, our communities will be immeasurably poorer without the kind of small restaurants that made me who I am today.
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Amazon to Shut Down Its In-House Shipping for Now | Inc.
The service was meant to compete with UPS and FedEx, but will 'pause' effective June 5.
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Pinterest shares jump as company issues early first-quarter guidance
Pinterest said that it hasn't seen much exposure to the advertising segments most hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, including travel, automotive and restaurants.
Entertainment | Entertainment
AMC Theatres May Never Recover and Shut Down for Good
Movie theaters have been shut down for weeks due to the world's current state of affairs, and some might not be able to open their doors again..
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GrubHub/Seamless’s pandemic initiatives are predatory and exploitative, and it’s time to stop using them | TechCrunch
Times are exceptionally hard, especially for local restaurants, which were always in a precarious business even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But when times are hard, people pull together, right? Or at least they don’t take advantage of the suffering
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What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About the Toilet Paper Shortage
Around the world, in countries afflicted with the coronavirus, stores are sold out of toilet paper. There have been shortages in Hong Kong, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. And…
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L.A. moves to prosecute eight businesses that refuse to close amid coronavirus
Coronavirus: L.A. moves to prosecute eight businesses that refuse to close, in violation of Safer at Home directive.
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The Biggest Changes to the Small Business Loan Program This Week | Inc.
The Small Business Administration released a 31-page document outlining the latest changes to the Paycheck Protection Program.
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Applying for Small Business Loans? Here's How to Prepare | Inc.
Getting loans through the U.S. government's Paycheck Protection Program may take more time than originally intended. Here are a few things you can do to help speed up the process.
