Tag Archives : STARTUPS

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion and desire.-Aristotle Startups come in all shapes and sizes. Aspiring founders will attempt [...]

A company’s culture is usually determined from the initial brush strokes of its design. And, when talking about culture, we are talking about the “softer” aspects of business. This includes [...]

The IBM SmartCamp Global Finals competition for entrepreneurs is here again. IBM is hosting the SmartCamp Global Finals this week in San Francisco, bringing the best and brightest startup companies [...]

Social Media has proven to be a great way to market new products or services. A good social media strategy is the key to success. Creating the buzz for your [...]

Without the proper funding, guidance, and understanding of marketing and production, chances are that a newly sprung startup will not have what it takes to survive. Flat6Labs, a new Egyptian [...]

It is no big secret that money is a major concern for many startups. Unless they have a hefty investment or a fair amount of funding, startups often rely on [...]

Start-Up Chile has announced that 100 startup companies have been selected to be part of its acceleration program’s third generation. Start-Up Chile is a program created by the Chilean Government, [...]

Social networking sites are extremely important for startup companies because they are a free way to gain a lot of publicity. People are comfortable using social networking sites, so they [...]

Meltwater Foundation has invested in 2 new Ghanaian technology startups-ClaimSync and Saya Mobile.  The two companies will join six others currently in the MEST incubator program, and hope to launch [...]

I am a huge advocate for bootstrapping, but the truth about bootstrapping  is that its tough and only the toughest can survive the process. Bootstrapping or booting refers to a [...]

What is the use of hiring people who do not believe in your product. It is your job to hire the people who are already “infected” with your product or [...]

Hiring is one of the most crucial tasks for startup founders especially at an early stage of your startup. If you fall short of hiring the smartest with the most [...]

Startup funding roundup of the week you should know. Appcelerator, the developer of a platform for developing HTML5 and native mobile wbe applications, secured $15M in a third round of [...]

Millions of users flock to social media websites on a daily basis, and the habits of these users are changing. Gone are the days of social media being primarily used [...]

The African technology ecosystem is slowly and gradually taking shape. A lot of startups are doing pretty well and have made massive contribution to the world at large. Most of [...]