What do have in Amazon and Zappos have in common? They are both big winners, with 3 powerful lessons to help you win big, too. If you aspire to build a company on the cloud, you will do well to model Amazon and Zappos. So offer world-class products, automate almost everything with cloud technology, keep customer data safe and secure with […]
3 Lessons From The Amazon and Zappos School of Business
Three Things Every Business Owner Should Know
As a business owner, there can be an incredible amount for you to juggle whilst maintaining the appearance of a ringmaster. Fortunately, there's lots of information out there to inform and support you to make sense of the circus we call business. But, because we know that your time is money, we have selected three things that every business owner […]
How to Turn a Great Idea into a Business
Lots of people think that if they can just come up with one great idea, they’ll be set for life. The reality is, though, that coming up with the idea is just the beginning. Figuring out how to turn it into a product or service that’s commercially viable is the next step, but actually setting out and doing something about […]
Opening Up to Open-Source Software in Government
You know about “Open-Source Software” (OSS), right? Even if you’re not an OSS fanatic, you’ve at the very least heard the term and wondered, “What in the world is that stuff all about?” Thankfully, the guys at opensource.com have a pretty straightforward definition for us: “Open source software is software whose source code is available for modification or enhancement by […]
The Sofa You Called Your Own
The internet of things is no longer limited to well, just the internet. It now includes furniture. In fact, the Lift-Bit (not to confused with Fitbit or other bits), is the “world’s first Internet-of-Things sofa.” First unveiled at this year’s Milan Design Week, the sofa was created by international design and innovation firm Carlo Ratti Associati with help from Vitra. The […]
Desktop Gadgets From Cardboard
Newfoldr is an open-source project aimed at reducing waste while giving you cleverly-designed – and customized – cardboard gadgets for your home. The project consists of desktop gadgets like a lamp, a fan and a Bluetooth or wired speaker that you can create yourself – Newfoldr supplies the electronics and you supply the used cardboard. Support the project to get your own […]
Probability for Binary Options Traders
In order to make the most profit with binary options trading, it’s important to evaluate the probability of coming out in or out of the money. Understanding how likely an asset is to end above or below a specific amount is the absolute basis of binary options trading, but it’s also important to realize that this likelihood changes over the […]
Tabletop Hydroponic Garden
This beautiful hydroponic garden system, called Foop, has been developed by the Japanese company Barakan Design. I love how compact an unobtrusive the piece is, blending beautifully with any surroundings. And as someone who has a very curious cat, I appreciate the closure, allowing the greens grow undisturbed. The Foop garden communicates with an app on your device, allowing you […]
What to Do With Business Profits for New Business Ideas Startups
The main aim of every new business ideas startup is to make large profits as soon as possible, to allow the company to grow and show off how successful it is. When it comes to your business making its first profits you may be a bit lost and wonder what to do with them though. There are a number of […]
Lego Handbag
Last year we fawned over agabag’s handbags made from LEGO bricks. Now, they’ve taken it a step further by incorporating gold-plated bricks into the bag designs while also adding jewelry to the line. After spending months working on getting the gold-plated bricks right, they finally made it happen by doing the process in three stages at three different facilities. The […]