Data, data, data. It’s said to be the new currency. What is it telling you? How are you tracking it? Does it matter?
Bacteria may light up the future. Glowee, a start-up company based in Paris, France, is developing bioluminescent lights to illuminate shop fronts and street signs.
The most wonderful time of the year is just about here, whether we’re ready or not — but what the Earth is definitely not ready for is the impact the holiday season has on it.
“Safety is the biggest barrier for people who don't cycle,” British entrepreneur Emily Brooke tells Forbes. “You could be lit up like a Christmas tree, but if you’re caught in a vehicle's blind spot you can't be seen.”
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Ann-Christine Langselius: Her Miracle Products Prevent Fires
When I caught the toaster on fire as a kid, I stood still, unable to make a quick decision about how to handle it. My mom ran into the room, extinguished the flames and barely winked. I thought it was some superpower only moms had.
This New Drawing App Shows How Digital Software Will Save Sketching, Not Destroy It
Mental Canvas is not the first software that attempts to save the act of sketching--we have seen 3D "sketching" tools such as SketchUp, as well as applications that simply simulate sketching on paper, such as Morpholio's popular range of sketching apps.
The Entrepreneur Lesson: ‘don’t Be Endlessly Concerned With Small Things’
The following applies to entrepreneurship: people learn by doing. By making mistakes or doing things differently next time, a company can flourish. In Lesson learned, entrepreneurs share how they themselves have become wise through damage and shame. This week: Founder of iLost Hanneke Stegweg keeps her goals in focus by dancing away from everything.
While Discussing Hate, The Internet Falls In Love With A Little Doll Named Zoe
Yelitsa Jean-Charles fired off the fateful tweet this past weekend from an unsuspecting place: an air mattress on the floor of her recently acquired—and not yet completely furnished—Detroit apartment.
Black Girl Sunscreen Secures $1 Million From Female Investor Amid COVID-19
This month, Black Girl Sunscreen (BGS) secured a $1 million dollar investment from a private female funding source.
Siren Raises $11.8m For Its Limb-saving Smart Socks
Can a pair of socks help those with diabetes avoid foot amputations? That’s one of the ideas behind Siren, a company that’s building smart, washable fabric wearables — the first of which is a pair of socks meant to help those with diabetes monitor their foot health and detect dangerous injuries early. They’ve just raised an $11.8 million Series B to help get it done.
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Interview with Jenifer Clausell-Tormos
Thank you so much for meeting with us! Can we start by hearing a little bit about your overall experience at TEDxOdenseWomen last year?
Pakistani startup SheKab selected for Norway’s Katapult Accelerator
Pakistani startup SheKab has been selected as one of 12 startups to join the Norway-based Katapult Accelerator. Some of the other startups selected for Katapult this year include Sensewaves from France, OTTAA from Argentina, Needslist and ImpactMapper from the USA, and CodersTrust from Bangladesh.
100,000 Rides Completed On Beryl Bikes
23 per cent of riders reportedly stated that they would have travelled by car had they not cycled with Beryl, in an end of trip survey – amounting to 23,000 avoided car journeys.
Thriving As A Female Entrepreneur In The Tech World
As phishing becomes ever more sophisticated, two-factor authentication is essential although it’s a despised practice. Authentication-as-a-service provider, Futurae, aims to remove the annoyance factor for a ...
Female Founder Provides Small Loans To Help College Students Avoid Dropping Out
When I interviewed Jeannie Ringo, founder and CEO at Funding U, I remember what Larry Keeley, president and co-founder at Dublin Group, and managing director at Deloitte Consulting told me — men and women innovate differently.
This New Drawing App Shows How Digital Software Will Save Sketching, Not Destroy It
Mental Canvas is not the first software that attempts to save the act of sketching--we have seen 3D "sketching" tools such as SketchUp, as well as applications that simply simulate sketching on paper, such as Morpholio's popular range of sketching apps.
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