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Creative capital is the secret sauce, not venture capital1 min read · Sep 27th · Around 90% of startups fail, and the reasons for failure are well known: undercapitalization, scaling challenges, lack of a competitive advantage or realistic IP. But what about the 10% that succeed?
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Visual Capitalist
The World’s Most Used Apps, by Downstream Traffic8 min read · Sep 20th · Of the millions of apps available around the world, just a small handful of the most used apps dominate global internet traffic. Everything connected to the internet takes bandwidth to view. When you…
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video is on top by a long shot
Video streaming accounts for almost half of mobile downstream traffic worldwide at 49%.
A handful of companies own the most used apps
Vox
The death of the job~12 min read · Aug 24th · What if paid work were no longer the centerpiece of American life?
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Work has long been a social outlet for Americans — we’re more likely to make new friends through our jobs than any other setting, including school, neighborhood, or through existing friendships
people enough money to live on, even enough to support a family. They provided health insurance so people could go to a doctor if they got sick. Th
A family of three with a breadwinner making the federal minimum — also the minimum in 21 states — falls below the federal poverty line. “If you are working full time, you should not be considered officially poor in this country,” Holder said.
Visual Capitalist
The 20 Fastest Growing Jobs in the Next Decade~15 min read · Sep 13th · The employment landscape is constantly shifting. While agricultural jobs played a big role in the 19th century, a large portion of U
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Wind turbine service technicians have the fastest growth rate, with solar photovoltaic (solar panel) installers taking the third slot.
Nine of the top 20 fastest growing jobs are in healthcare or related fields, as the baby boomer population ages and chronic conditions are on the rise.
Nine of the top 20 fastest growing jobs are in healthcare or related fields, as the baby boomer population ages and chronic conditions are on the rise
thefinancialbrand.com
How Banks Will Become Irrelevant in Next Decade6 min read · Aug 9th · To survive, banks and credit unions must build the digital infrastructure and competitive mindset that can make an organization future-ready.
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Relevance begins with data and analytics
The lack of data and analytics maturity is not caused by banking executives not understanding or believing in the importance of using data to drive results. Most firms are challenged by the scope of what’s needed.
Making effective use of technologies such as cloud computing, data analytics, and artificial intelligence will help support innovation at digital speed.
Fintech Switzerland
Sparbatze bringt eigene Aktien auf die Blockchain1 min read · 2020-06-15 · Sparbatze hat sich entschieden, sein Aktienregister digital auf der Blockchain Lösung von daura zu führen.
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zug
rsci.app.link
How To Become a Cardano MillionaireMay 17th · This is how much ADA you need
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AngelList
Zoomo raises $12 million to expand e-bike subscription offeringsMay 5th · Zoomo, the Australian startup with a mission to electrify delivery fleets through e-bike subscriptions, announced a $12 million interim capital rai...
sharing economy
Harvard Business Review
Innovation Starts with Defining the Right Constraints9 min read · Apr 5th · Why limiting time and outcomes — instead of budget and risk — inspires teams to think big.
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The key feature of the outcome constraint is, unsurprisingly, its focus on the end result. It defines what does a good solution does for users, payers, or investors rather than the process or rules by which it’s produced. We have identified three approaches by which leaders impose effective outcome constraints.
re-evaluated their most basic assumptions about how to build a car
A third approach is to specify what’s not allowed. This is particularly helpful when there are many possible solutions available.
swissinfo.ch
Switzerland awards first fintech banking license2 min read · 2020-03-13 · YAPEAL has become the first financial institution in Switzerland to receive a fintech banking license. The new digital bank plans to challenge the ...
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Nathan Yau
A Day in the Life of Americans3 min read · From 2017 · I wanted to see how daily patterns emerge at the individual level and how a person’s entire day plays out. So I simulated 1,000 of them.
data
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data science
Aeon+Psyche
Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer~18 min read · From 2016 · Your brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is not a computer
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science
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The New York Times
We Have All Hit a Wall7 min read · Apr 3rd · Confronting late-stage pandemic burnout, with everything from edibles to Exodus.
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When people are under a long period of chronic, unpredictable stress, they develop behavioral anhedonia,” Dr.
meaning the loss of the ability to take pleasure in their activities.
And so they get lethargic, and they show a lack of interest — and obviously that plays a huge role in productivity.”
moneyland.ch
Vorsorge-Apps Schweiz Vergleich5 min read · Mar 26th · moneyland.ch beantwortet für Sie die wichtigsten Fragen rund um digitale Anbieter von Wertschriften-Lösungen im Rahmen von Freizügigkeitskonto und Säule 3a.
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amazon.science
AWS scientists coauthor 13 QIP 2021 quantum computing papers3 min read · Feb 5th · Researchers affiliated with Amazon Web Services' Center for Quantum Computing are presenting their work this week at the Conference on Quantum Information Processing.
amazon
Mashable
Here’s what you need to know about Clubhouse, the invite-only social app3 min read · Jan 4th · It's invite only. And celebs love it.
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