How to Be a Great Mentor (And a Great Mentee)
Do you have a mentor? Ask any successful person this question, and they will surely tell you stories about how their deep, long-standing relationships with their mentors helped inspire, guide,…
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FoundersCard Celebrates its 2nd Year
In May of 2011, we introduced you to the FoundersCard, a global community of entrepreneurs and innovators that offers a unique benefits program so startup founders can have the same sweet…
A GLOBAL Startup Competition Launches
It’s inevitable there will be the next Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Google or Facebook, the question is; where in the world will they come from? As the cost of innovation…
Meet Africa's Bill Gates: ShopAfrica53
Tall and well-built, cheerful with an appearance of nonchalance, the man Inc. Magazine described as Africa’s Bill Gates is a man with a few tricks up his sleeve – as…
How I Used Airbnb to Fund a Hit iPhone App
Once upon a time, while helping my girlfriend prepare for a trip, I noticed that she took a photo of every outfit before packing it. “What are you doing?” I…
Why You Should Attend the Women 2.0 PITCH Conference
This is not another conference about why there aren’t enough women in technology. The Women 2.0 PITCH Conference is about making connections, not drawing complaints; it’s about forward momentum, not the…
If Steve Jobs Had Been African
Innovation is not what it used to be. It’s no longer limited to the usual places, to the usual social groups, or the usual personality types. As it grows in…
An Inside Look at Transformative Entrepreneurs
What is it about entrepreneurs that leaves us so inspired and intrigued? Is it their gargantuan balls of courage? Their robotic work ethic? Or the wake of success they leave…
What If You Owned Sunken Ship Costa Concordia?
I have been asking myself that question all day. How would I react if I owned that ship, and employed the captain that sunk it. How would you react? We…
Living lean: Inside tales from 7 lean startup veterans
I’m writing this after a very intensive 10 days that the team and I have just concluded. Amongst the regular stuff we had to make an off the charts demo…
Start Educating Entrepreneurs, Not Employees
I’ve been back from CES for a couple of days now (read all of our coverage here). After clearing out my inbox and racking my brain about a wrap-up post…
How to Make Money Doing What You Love on the Internet
From rags to riches, from trailer parks to white mailboxes, the climb is all part of the “American Dream.” But this dream– the equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity from…
4 Reasons Your Brain Loves to Learn Online
Are we offloading our brains onto the web? Are programs better than teachers at knowing what we know? Do virtual badges motivate more than grades? What is it about cartoon…
5 Tech Founders Who are Changing Our World
On the Internet, we often traffic in hyperbole. It may seem extreme to say these founders of tech or tech-based companies have changed or even will change the world, but…
Hong Kong Government Introduces New Incubator Program
The government in Hong Kong has unveiled a new incubator program through its Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP). The program, which was first reported by Technode, is focused on helping to…
