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I read Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse’s The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming of Age Crisis — and How to Build a Culture of Self Reliance recently. The book outlines how parents can raise children in the modern world, and how some of our technical achievements have taken people away from the roots th... | ['Fulfillment', 'Work', 'Meaning', 'Hard Work', 'Life Lessons'] |
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I’m thinking about how to become a marginally better human being. At the moment, the desire comes from a place of feeling well and wanting more. Lukas and Noah are in the next room, in bed. I’m their father. I want to give them more, be more, do more. It’s hard sometimes, to look at my... | ['Adventure', 'Philosophy', 'Meaning', 'Fatherhood', 'Wellbeing'] |
The Human Advantage of Meaning Making in the Future of Business
3 areas to explore for creating it and helping others find and cultivate it Sharon Woodhouse Aug 27·6 min read
But what does it mean? A giant inflatable yellow duck in Hong Kong Harbor. Photo by Rostyslav Savchyn on Unsplash
It was seeing Julianne Moore... | ['Business Development', 'Coaching', 'Leadership', 'Meaning', 'Marketing'] |
Amongst the plethora of differences that separate humans from one another, we are all connected by a significant similarity: what many of us crave more than anything is to experience something meaningful and, especially, to live a meaningful life.
What defines “meaningful” is subjective to the opinions and characteris... | ['Intentional Living', 'Self-awareness', 'Self Improvement', 'Meaning', 'Life Lessons'] |
We all feel pain at some point in our life. Pain can be either physical, mental, or spiritual and can have a substantial impact on our overall happiness and sense of wellbeing. One of the most difficult and painful events in a person’s life is experiencing the death of a loved one. The loss of someone close to you can ... | ['Pain', 'Meaning', 'Suffering', 'Death', 'Millennials'] |
“The Sure Thing”
Could There Be Meaning & Purpose Buried Somewhere Inside The ‘Pickup Community’??
My definition of a ‘mind control fence’ is that invisible urge you get to stay away from a topic as if an internal 3rd-Grade-Teacher is telling you, ‘don’t look there, there’s nothing over there’. Stefan Molyneux’s meta... | ['Pickup', 'Adventure', 'Dating', 'Psychology', 'Meaning'] |
I left my full-time work a year ago to find one with a higher purpose. I haven’t managed yet. But maybe it’s not such a bad thing.
During the work transition interview in April Pavla mentioned that I sound like I wanna build a career around the lifestyle I care for which is similar to her and some others. Whereas six ... | ['Friendship', 'Adventure', 'Meaning', 'Careers', 'Life Lessons'] |
Harmony’s vision is “Open Consensus for 10B” (see harmony.one/story).
Toward a fully open development and platform, we publish our quarterly planning publicly here as harmony.one/plan. We follow Google’s OKRs.
We believe activity < productivity < impact < value < meaning.
Here are our main goals this quarter:
$10k ... | ['Staking', 'Blockchain', 'Leadership', 'News', 'Meaning'] |
Why I gave up my 6-figure salary to start a risky venture
I always knew I wanted to have an impact. I wanted to create something that would change the world, make people’s lives better, or at least invest my time in solving problems that mattered to me.
Growing up as a woman in Morocco and living in four continents, ... | ['Founder Stories', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Meaning', 'Grit', 'Choices Matter'] |
I started this piece under the title “What it Means to be Me” and immediately felt the weight of that declarative statement. Until about five years ago I accepted my identity without question, not thinking that it could be worth an investigation.
Depression and anxiety have been a part of my life for as long as I can ... | ['Pansexuality', 'Nonbinary', 'Meaning', 'LGBTQ', 'Coming Out'] |
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This week chaos erupted in my home country, South Africa. Theories abound over the dynamics, triggers, and reasons for the violence and destruction, but suffice to say, this is probably the worst times we’ve seen since the birth of our democracy. Everyone is trying to connect the dots, many claim ... | ['Sensemaking', 'Coherence', 'Coping', 'Covid 19', 'Meaning'] |
Turn your Pain into Purpose
BTS photo from the filming of “Counterfeit,” a documentary about Truth, Lies and Magic.
At the age of nine, I received a magic kit for Christmas. I never asked for it, but that gift ended up changing my life. I performed a magic trick for my Mom and Dad in my Grandma’s living room.
Their ... | ['Pain', 'Solopreneur', 'Meaning', 'Community', 'Purpose'] |
A medium commenter recently asked me what the difference was between nihilism and existentialism. So, in this short article, I will explain the difference between the two and give you some background on both.
Just to be clear, I’ll be focusing on existential nihilism associated with the philosophy of Fredrick Neitzche... | ['Meaning', 'Purpose', 'Philosophy', 'Nihilism', 'Existentialism'] |
An Absurd Answer
Indeed, in the lack of an answer, it’s not hard to render life meaningless. Looking at life as a whole, we realize it’s gigantic and never ending. Looking at ourselves, we realize we’re small and always ending. In the cosmic scale of things, we’ll be gone in a blink of an eye.
For some odd reason, ho... | ['Self', 'Knowledge', 'Psychology', 'Meaning', 'Philosophy'] |
Word Vectors and Word Meanings
What does meaning even mean, you know? Photo by Rostyslav Savchyn on Unsplash
This article aims to answer a simple question: do word vectors actually capture the meaning of words?
The answer is… it depends. In particular, it depends on what you think a meaning is. But I’m getting ahead... | ['Word Vectors', 'Meaning', 'Word Embeddings', 'NLP', 'Theory'] |
The Rise of the Bullshit Job
Sisyphus (1548–49) by Titian | Public Domain
In my junior year in high school, my father did something cruel — he forced me to work in a factory.
“I don’t want to work in some boring assembly line,” I whined.
His response told me that it was not up for discussion.
“You are working in a... | ['Productivity', 'Self Improvement', 'Meaning', 'Purpose', 'Life Lessons'] |
How I did it!
I started looking at some basic ciphers that fulfill our acceptance criteria and found classical ciphers to began with. Classical ciphers are very simple to implement and can provide relatively less secure encryption while keeping the performance intact. To begin with, I selected the following three ciph... | ['Security', 'Sqlite', 'Encryption', 'Android', 'Database'] |
Hey Fellas! I hope you all are doing good and safe. Thank you so much for showing your interest in my previous blogs and making it first viral blog post of the InfoSec Write-Ups.
I was testing a private program recently, let’s take target.com as an example. On the Log-In page, there is a functionality “OTP Log In”. In... | ['Encryption', 'Account Takeover', 'Bug Bounty', 'Ato', 'Information Security'] |
What is PGP?
PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is a cryptographic process used to encrypt and decrypt information. It combines concepts from symmetric and asymmetric key encryption, maintaining some of the best security and usability aspects of both.
One way PGP can be used is to protect the confidentiality of information. O... | ['Encryption', 'Nodejs', 'Coding', 'Developer', 'Cryptography'] |
How to Copy between Encrypted S3 Buckets Cross Account
An outline of all the resources involved when copying between encrypted buckets, cross account. Created with Draw.io
Encryption is tricky, even when you’re using managed services, like AWS.
In my last post, I went over what you need to know about IAM, the identi... | ['Security', 'Encryption', 'Cloud Computing', 'Software Engineering', 'AWS'] |
What is a blind index?
Blind indexing is an approach to securely search encrypted data with minimal information leakage.
Use case
Let’s say that you are building a platform which is going to store large amounts of personal information. Data such as SSN numbers, Aadhaar card or Pan card etc. You also need the ability... | ['Searching Encrypted Data', 'Encryption', 'Php Blind Indexes', 'Blind Index', 'Laravel'] |
As a portable storage device, USB flash drive is usually used for data backup and transfer. However, it is also because of its portability that makes USB flash drive easy to lose leading to data leakage. For more security and privacy, people are used to password protect USB flash drive with BitLocker Drive Encryption. ... | ['Usb Flash Drives', 'Bitlocker', 'Encryption'] |
CTF Forensic challenge
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Last week a CTF event organized by the Spanish Guardia Civil was organized, the II NATIONAL CYBERLEAGUE GC. This challenge is oriented to students, due to that reason I could not participate. But I have I friend who participate, He knows I love forensic chal... | ['Security', 'Encryption', 'Ctf', 'Cybersecurity', 'Technology'] |
IceDrive is a cloud storage service based in the United Kingdom that emphasizes enhanced security and data encryption.
For a very long time, IceDrive has praised to be the single most secure alternative to all these traditional cloud storage services. It features zero-knowledge encryption, and it is indeed extremely s... | ['Encryption', 'Alternative To Icedrive', 'Icedrive', 'Privacy', 'Encrypted Cloud Storage'] |
You must have heard the words “cryptography” and “public-private key” in the context of data security. But what are they really? And why should you care?
To answer these questions, let’s get a bit into the basics of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and its application in a digital identity framework called Self-Soverei... | ['Business User', 'Encryption', 'Cryptography', 'Developer', 'Partners'] |
However, encryption cannot be turned on automatically. You will need to opt-in for additional security.
The ring has made end-to-end encryption finally available to all users around the world. The feature is disabled on any device that does not have an enrolled mobile phone. Anyone without an enrolled mobile phone c... | ['Ringrolls', 'End To Endencryption', 'Encryption'] |
An SSL certificate is a type of digital certificate that provides authentication for a website and enables an encrypted connection. These certificates communicate to the client that the web service host demonstrated ownership of the domain to the certificate authority at the time of certificate issuance. — Norton
As y... | ['Encryption', 'Software Engineering', 'Ssl Certificate', 'Cybersecurity', 'Software Development'] |
Author: Prathamesh P. Kulkarni
What is PGP?
PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) encryption is used for encrypting, signing, and decrypting data like emails, text, files, directories, and whole disk partitions. It also increases the security of email communication and can be used to authenticate digital certificates. Public and... | ['Salesforce', 'Pgp', 'Encryption', 'Mulesoft'] |
What to look for when buying encryption solutions — 7 crucial tips WWPass Jan 21·6 min read
Best practices: what to keep in mind buying encryption solutions
As tech has facilitated the rapid migration of value from the physical to the digital world, crime has followed the money online. In the resulting high-threat wo... | ['Cybersecurity', 'Encryption Software', 'Security Token', 'Encryption'] |
Why I deleted WhatsApp
TLDR
Check this awesome slides (which you can use as your WhatsApp status), courtesy of this Reddit post
Hustling friends into Signal
Today I deleted WhatsApp. I have been using Signal for years now almost exclusively but I kept it as a backup purely due to its mass appeal.
On paper WhatsApp... | ['Encryption', 'Communication', 'WhatsApp', 'Telegram', 'Privacy'] |
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First, let’s talk about physical encryption.
For the purposes of this article, we are calling “physical encryption” the process of encrypting information in such a way that it can be decrypted.
The physical encryption process comes from this library, in case you wanted to give this... | ['Security', 'Encryption', 'Cybersecurity', 'Python', 'Trump'] |
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) with Galois/Counter Mode (AES-GCM) is specified in NIST Special Publication 800–38D. To encrypt a string with AES-256-GCM algorithm you need a 256-bit key, an initialization vector (IV) (also called a nonce), as well as any additional authenticated data (AAD, or associated data). The ... | ['Encryption', 'Aes Gcm', 'Erlang', 'Aes256', 'Crypto'] |
In today’s modern world, internet and digitalization has taken over our lives and modern communication system which has made our life easier but with it the issue of privacy and security are coming over our ways.
In this digital era the issue of data privacy, security and safe communication has become a serious concer... | ['Decryption', 'Cryptography', 'Encryption', 'Cryptosystem'] |
If you’re looking for a clear and specific financial impact data breaches have on healthcare organizations, look no further than a new study from the Ponemon Institute, which conducts research on data protection. One statistic that puts things into stark relief is how healthcare providers lose an average of about $2.75... | ['Encryption', 'Medical Devices', 'Healthcare', 'Cybersecurity', 'Data Breach'] |
A USB stick, flash drive, thumb drive, flash stick, storage USB and many more names, we know what it is. That little thing you stick at the side of your computer for that extra eight to thirty-two GB of extra space. Something you can always keep with you at all times with your key chain to keep it safe. Others use port... | ['Tech', 'Encryption', 'DIY', 'Learning', 'Storage'] |
The Wile E. Coyotes of the Internet — US Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) — are sure that THIS time they’ve finally found a made-to-order tool that can take out the Roadrunn … er, those meddling ki … er, the First Amendment and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Surely, they bel... | ['Earn It Act', 'Encryption'] |
Our project was consisted of an implementation of a message server that encrypts the message that is being sent from the server to the client or vice versa. To start with, what is encryption? Encryption is defined as the method by which plaintext or any other type of data is translated from readable form to an encoded ... | ['Encryption', 'Encrypted Chat Session', 'Server', 'Client', 'Python'] |
Cryptomator is a great, open-source tool that allows anyone to client-side end-to-end encrypt any files uploaded to traditional, less secure cloud storage services (Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud, etc). You install it on your computer and it encrypts the files before these get uploaded. This, essentially, transforms a cloud... | ['Security', 'Encryption', 'Cloud Computing', 'Cloud', 'Cryptomator'] |
If you’re interested in reading about the motivation behind writing this article first, jump to the end of the page. Without further delay here’s how to set up a Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP) for testing and development purposes and how to overcome some of the problems I came across during the process.
T... | ['Development', 'Encryption', 'Misp', 'Docker', 'Cincan'] |
In this post, I will go through the logical XOR operation, show how it can be used to encrypt/decrypt strings and then introduce a python script that automates this process.
XOR
XOR (Exclusive or) is a logical operation. It outputs ‘true’ when exactly one of the inputs is ‘true’. Here’s a truth table of XOR where 0’s... | ['Security', 'Encryption'] |
Boxcryptor is a very interesting tool that allows anyone to client-side end-to-end encrypt any files uploaded to traditional, less secure cloud storage services (Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud, etc). You can install it on your computer and it will encrypt the files before these get uploaded. This will basically transform an... | ['Security', 'Encryption', 'Cloud', 'Alternative', 'Crypto'] |
Cloud Security
Asymmetric JWT Signing using AWS KMS
Originally published on Altostra.
TL;DR
Node.js implementation using an asymmetric encryption key stored on AWS KMS to sign JWT tokens and verifying them using the public key. You can skip to the solution architecture.
JWT, Token Verification, and You
JWT tokens... | ['Development', 'Encryption', 'Jwt', 'Cloud', 'AWS'] |
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First of all, you should understand that we cannot give 100% perfect secure options. That means Any secure option can be broken somehow. But I am here suggesting one of the best-secured options to store your secrets in an Android app.
There are two types of secrets you have to deal w... | ['Encryption', 'Secure', 'Android App Development', 'Android', 'Preferences Android'] |
Do you feel lost when others talk about encryption? In this post we will get you started with GPG encryption and encrypt/decrypt our deepest secrets. We will install the gpg commandline tool to do so.
GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) is an implementation of the OpenPGP standard. Documentation of the gpg commandline tool can be... | ['Encryption', 'Gpg', 'Mac', 'Private Key', 'Public Key'] |
1. Symmetric key encryption
In symmetric key encryption, the same key is used for encryption and decryption. Caesar encryption is a type of symmetric key encryption where each letter is shifted to fixed positions.
For example: If Ram wants to send a message, “HOW ARE YOU” to Shyam using Caesar encryption, Ram would m... | ['Encryption', 'Cryptography', 'Bitcoin', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Mining'] |
Encryption…Why and Where?
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” ~ The Art of War
The strategies of wars often have to be transferred far and wide and effectively still. These have led to various crypts, ciphers and encryption techniques ever since humans could i... | ['Sha', 'Encryption'] |
In case you missed the last article, click here
This article is also about the small red FPGA module. Sorry for using the image again and again :-)
Security is not an easy topic, because the securing has to be done on the lowest hardware-level but I try to explain it as good as I can.
One of the main aspects of the ... | ['Security', 'Encryption', 'Fpga', 'Risc V', 'Iota'] |
Base 64 is used everywhere. It is the most known and famous encoding scheme that is used to represent binary data and transform it into an ASCII representation. Why do we use it? What is the algorithm? And how does it actually work?
We use base 64 as a method to encode binary data into an ASCII representation.
Why?
... | ['Infosec', 'Cryptography', 'Encryption', 'Base64'] |
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Security is a very important topic and has to be taken seriously when developing Android applications, especially if sensitive data is stored on the device such as user information or API tokens. Some third party libraries already exist to secure the app data like SecurePreferences ... | ['Security', 'Encryption', 'Android', 'Android Development', 'Jetpack Security'] |
Let’s see how secured it goes
In this situation, I’m going to show you how to retrieve data from Android side, on a signed apk file. I want to know is signing an application with a keystore add extra security, especially to the text assets db.properties I have. As a reminder, this file is here to demonstrate that this... | ['iOS', 'Encryption', 'Flutter', 'Android', 'Reverse Engineering'] |
When a new version of software is released, it could be to patch security vulnerabilities, fix bugs, provide new features and enhancements. Similarly, every few years newer versions of protocols are released. These newer versions largely retain the same goals but incorporate new requirements and challenges.
Some proto... | ['Encryption', 'Internet', 'Https', 'Ssl', 'Cybersecurity'] |
Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman are researchers who invented a safe method to communicate a password. Their 1976 paper opens with the following:
WE STAND TODAY on the brink of a revolution in cryptography. The development of computer controlled communication networks promises effortless and inexpensive contact bet... | ['Security', 'Encryption', 'End To End', 'Privacy', 'File Sharing'] |
Pre-Requisites for Setup:
Certificates for KMS and KES
2. Generate a Root CA certificate pair
Create a ca-config.json CA configuration file
{
"CN": "MyCompany",
"signing": {
"default": {
"expiry": "8760h"
},
"profiles": {
"server": {
"usages": [
"signing",
"key encipherment",
"server auth",
"client auth... | ['Encryption', 'Minio', 'Distributed Systems', 'Storage', 'Hashicorp Vault'] |
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Considering that some database columns contain confidential data, it is of great importance that the data is encrypted in case of capture of our database.
In this article, it will be ensured that your “string” type data is kept encrypted in the database and can be displayed automat... | ['Dotnet Core', 'Entity Framework Core', 'Encrypt Sql', 'Encryption', 'Database Encryption'] |
Startup founders — how much should you raise?
It’s fair to say in this crayzay investment world right now you could probably raise a cool mil off the back of a crayon scribbled napkin in a seedy bar. But that aside, how much should you really raise in the early stages?
Not too much, or you may fall into BAU and never... | ['Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Venture Capital', 'Fundraising', 'VC'] |
I read somewhere that 72% entrepreneurs have anxiety or mental health issues, compared to the thumb rule of 1 in 4 for the broader population.
One day I am super excited about something as small (to the larger world) as a good meeting with my team on a tentative structure for one part of one of the products (or what w... | ['Entrepeneurship', 'Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Startup Life', 'Anxiety'] |
Last week, I shared how I removed all of our contact information from Hubspot. Well, I’m back…
As it turns out, Hubspot is pretty bad for storing end-user health information (since they won’t sign a Business Associates Agreement for HIPAA). BUT! They’re also really great at managing a sales process — especially a B2B ... | ['Startup Lessons', 'Founder Stories'] |
Takeaways From My Failed Bootstrapped SaaS Business
6 things that went horribly wrong, and what I should have done instead. Jamal Moir Jan 21·7 min read
Takeaways From My Failed Bootstrapped SaaS Business
They (not Einstein) say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expectin... | ['Building In Public', 'Founder Stories', 'SaaS', 'Engineering', 'Bootstrapping'] |
Q. What are your thoughts about existing universities as we know them, recent trends and the near future? Are you feeling pessimistic or optimistic?
We’re optimistic. Whether you’re an established institution with a strong brand or a new challenger, education is an exciting area. In the UK, there’s a growing number of... | ['Founder Stories', 'Edtech', 'Challenger Universities', 'Inspiration', 'University'] |
1. What does your partnership agreement say?
The first step in separating peacefully is to see what your partnership agreement says, specifically about the following:
Unless you had a successful valuation, the stock is probably worth nothing.
That makes the last question point the hardest point of the negotiation — ... | ['Startup Lessons', 'Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Startup Life', 'Founders'] |
Mark hiking near OJo Caliente, NM, pic by Will Kirkpatrick
It’s already been an exciting new decade for me. In early January of this year, I passed on the reins of Descartes Labs to a new CEO and I became Executive Chair of the board.
I’m so proud of what the team at Descartes Labs has built over the past 5 years. At... | ['Founder Stories', 'Vision', 'Sabbatical', 'Startup', 'Change'] |
Why mechanic-turned-CEO Naim Osmani left the garage behind to found MeinMech.
By Gena Olson
From electric vehicles to ride-sharing apps, technology is driving fundamental change in the automotive industry. But the experience of actually maintaining a vehicle hasn’t quite caught up with all the disruption. Enter MeinM... | ['Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Cars', 'Vehicles', 'Business'] |
The founder of Trader Joe’s, Joe Coulombe, passed away last week. He started with a small set of convenience stores in LA that has grown to over 500 stores across the country with a very loyal following.
So what are the learnings that all of us as entrepreneurs can take from Joe Coulomb’s success story?
From corporat... | ['Startup Lessons', 'Business Strategy', 'Founder Stories', 'Entrepreneurship'] |
How to Raise Capital in a Niche Space
For first-time fundraisers, finding the right investors can be tough.
When co-founders Frank Reig and Paul Suhey started Revel, an all-electric moped rideshare company, in 2018, they knew they had a good idea on their hands. But things only began to click on the funding front onc... | ['Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Venture Capital', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Founders'] |
If any of you are unfamiliar with the lyrical genius of Craig David, please click the link and make your self isolation a better place. (and this blog post make sense!)
“Got the information on Mondaaaaaay”
Purely through chance, I sent my monthly investor update on Monday 9th March, on the eve of the Week of Realisat... | ['Founder Stories', 'Covid-19', 'Leadership', 'Coronavirus', 'Early Stage'] |
The famous opening paragraph of Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities is applicable to many of our daily lives, struggles and fights. It is certainly applicable to the issues surrounding privacy in the tech world.
Yesterday, the world lost one of its most passionate fighters for online privacy and control of pe... | ['Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Founders', 'Technology', 'Privacy'] |
There’s a little bit of magic that happens when your personal ethos aligns with your work ethos; when those ideals that govern how you contribute to the world and shape how you raise your children, end up being the foundation and the drivers in your day job. Jacqui Nelson from Dekko Secure has found this magic.
Dekko ... | ['Accelerator', 'Founders', 'Founder Stories', 'Startup'] |
I’ve been a startup founder for 10 years now. First company was … shitty. Lots of great ideas, awesome people. Tiniest acquisition of all time, though I do have a lucite “tombstone” from it! But, yeah, low on execution and high on stress.
Second company was over 8 years long. More highs. More lows. Another acquisition... | ['Happiness', 'Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Abundance', 'Ecommerce'] |
On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, at 1:51:04 p.m. local time. The shock wave from that earthquake started causing tremors in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC within minutes.
Tim and I were at a sales meeting at the National Associ... | ['Leadership', 'Founder Stories', 'Entrepreneurship'] |
Can you give us some quick background about yourself?
“Hey guys 👋🏼 I’m Steph, a senior pursuing a dual degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) and Business at UMich. As a first-generation student growing up in a low-income family, I always strived for stability despite inherently being a creative perso... | ['Founder Stories', 'Entrepreneurship', 'New York', 'University Of Michigan', 'Asian American'] |
We recently sat down with Bridget Bailey, owner and creative director of the Bridget Bailey Dance Company, (BBDC) located in Atlanta GA. With dance being such an amazing outlet for children, teens, and adults, Bridget's studio allows all ages to learn and express their individuality through the different styles she off... | ['Business Owner', 'Diversity And Inclusion', 'Founder Stories', 'Entrepreneur'] |
Such a big win can be overwhelming to say the very least. What was the first thing that went through your mind when your startup was called the winner, and how did you feel about it?
Judit: Despite it being an online event, the atmosphere was absolutely amazing, and the day of the competition was so exciting. Competin... | ['Early Stage Startup', 'Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Pitch Competition'] |
Roxana: Hi, Rakesh. We are very excited to have you and your team at Unicred be our 4th incubator star this cohort. Please tell us a little about yourself, how you met your team, and how Unicred came to be.
Rakesh: Me and Akshay played football together. We knew what each other were doing. It was in mid-late 2020, dur... | ['Incubator', 'Founder Stories', 'Launchpoollabs', 'Defi'] |
Yesterday, before it was noon, I saw three very different entrepreneurs in three different parts of the world make post on their social media channels about the dangers of entrepreneurship.
Since my computer was updating, I thought I’d take the time to share my thoughts on subject. As I frequently do, this has been wr... | ['Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Startup Life', 'Technology'] |
My Fight with Breast Cancer Drove Me to Fix Primary Care
I had gone in for a sonogram to check on a lump in my left breast. I was young, no family medical history — I didn’t think anything of it. They took a biopsy just in case. A few days later, they called to tell me it was cancer. The lump I had felt for almost a y... | ['Founder Stories', 'Primary Care', 'Healthcare', 'Health And Wellness', 'Wellness'] |
This is not a happy ending story.
The beginning
It all started back in 2014. I had a startup whose clients were advertisers. It was a platform for users to review video ads in exchange for online points that could be redeemed for money or coupons. Watch and ad; rate it; be rewarded. Simple.
After 100 campaigns I kep... | ['Startup Lessons', 'Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Facebook', 'Acquisition'] |
Five things Muso Co-Founder Alan Jin has learnt about pounding the pavement, speaking with early-stage customers and generating traction Bronte McHenry Follow May 26 · 9 min read
Muso Co-Founder Alan Jin
Whether armed with a “bunch of qualifying questions”, an MVP, or the Taj Mahal of products, directly speaking with... | ['Startup Lessons', 'Founder Stories', 'Accelerator', 'Startup Life', 'Music'] |
@jackbutcher via Twitter (https://twitter.com/jackbutcher/status/1357549673574187011?s=20)
I remember seeing the above image on Twitter sometime in September 2020. That was two months after we saw a significant uptick in our numbers after almost 4 years of iterating it slowly. The image gave me hope, but the thing wit... | ['Founder Stories', 'Africa', 'Indiehackers', 'Startup', 'Passion Economy'] |
How Faves Is Building the Future of Content Curation
Tyler Maloney
We consume content across different apps. Is messaging really the best place to share posts with the people we know and love?
After messaging, link sharing is the most common user behavior in the world. Yet, amazingly, it has no dedicated platform. M... | ['Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Founders', 'Xoogler', 'Social Media'] |
What did you dream of when you were a kid?
I loved being adventurous and exploring the forests with my friends. Norway is a small country, and over our history, we had many great explorers. I was inspired by the story of Fridtjof Nansen (explorer/scientist and Nobel Peace prize), Roald Amundsen (polar explorer) and Th... | ['Founder Stories', 'Antler Network', 'CEO', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Leadership'] |
Building a company often requires you to be all-in. The early stages of a start up can feel like an impossible juggling act. Trying to balance that with your personal life (and even just regular meal times) can be a challenge. You can forget about a structured fitness schedule and any chance of a healthy, balanced life... | ['Founder Stories', 'Health', 'Burnout', 'Oura Ring', 'Fitness'] |
“How are you? How’s Fluff?”
Five years ago I believed starting another brand would help me find a deeper connection to people and myself. Yet there’s been times as a founder where I’ve felt more lost and disconnected than ever. On these days, I don’t know how to respond when people say, “How are you? How’s Fluff?”
Th... | ['Founder Stories', 'Beauty Industry'] |
5 Lessons I Learned as a First-time Tech Product Founder
I saw a problem. Customers are frustrated by delays at barbershops. I decided to solve this problem: an app that helps customers book appointments and pay ahead. We built the product. Called it Rizevo. It was all very exciting. Everything looked right.
Then we ... | ['Saas Tools', 'Founder Stories', 'Product Management', 'Founder Advice', 'Product Development'] |
What happened next surprised me. Our team made the sacrifices necessary to get through the recession. We became monomaniacally focused. Our business stabilized during the pandemic. Revenues rebounded in the second half of 2020 and we achieved results that I hope the company will make public soon.
Our team was the key ... | ['Lessons Learned', 'Founder Stories', 'Startup', 'Leadership', 'Growth'] |
PRontheGO: 9 Signs You Need Help With Public Relations
We asked PR and growth experts to advise our founders on Signs they Need Help With Public Relations. What are pitfall examples that made startups take wrong turns with their PR? What are the signs on missing resources or skills in PR that would require an expert t... | ['Startup', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Public Relations', 'Pr', 'Founders'] |
I really appreciate your work and attempts to drill this down. I am a fellow Ph.D. and tend to think I have a decent grasp (as much as any pleb can in chasing the developments as of late). I am not certain who your target audience is now or in the end but I, who am no one, wish to pass along constructive feedback on th... | ['Ivory Tower', 'Physics', 'Public Relations'] |
Grace Yoon is a California soul with a New York state of mind. At only 29 years old, Grace has worked on fashion shows for the world’s top designers and brands including Michael Kors, Rodarte, Derek Lam, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co and Gucci.
Grace is a Korean-American, currently living in Northern California, who is ... | ['Production', 'Public Relations', 'Runway', 'Designer', 'Fashion'] |
My five highlights from interning at Make More Noise, a PR and marketing agency in Birmingham.
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to intern at Make More Noise, a PR and marketing agency in Birmingham for seven weeks whilst my university was closed for the summer. It is only now, sitting in my university bedroom cont... | ['Internship Experience', 'Students', 'Public Relations', 'Internships', 'Public Relations Agency'] |
World PR Day: Four Things You Need To Know About Public Relations BHM Jul 15·3 min read
Many people are often confused about the distinction between public relations, marketing and advertising. Even for some people who work with professionals from each of these three spaces, all three seem to serve the same purpose, t... | ['Pr', 'Public Relations', 'World Pr Day'] |
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What Are We Teaching PR Students?
How to do brochures, throw parties, talk to reporters a... | ['Product Design', 'Relationships', 'Public Relations', 'Business Strategy', 'Income'] |
Make Your Brand More Accessible By Reaching Across the Digital Divide AMBITIOUS... Jul 15·5 min read
For many people in the UK, the internet has become a more important part of their lives during the pandemic. However, there is a significant subsection of the population for whom the internet is still a hard-to-use res... | ['Marketing Strategies', 'Public Relations', 'Digital Marketing', 'Business Strategy', 'Brand Strategy'] |
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but creative thinking doesn’t hurt. Over the past year, necessity forced us to rethink many aspects of our lives, leading to entrepreneurial innovation to serve the needs of a mostly homebound society. It propelled trends already emerging — take-out an... | ['Imagination', 'Technology', 'Public Relations', 'Creativity'] |
N.B. I write. But I am not a journalist. I have some influence. But I am not an Influencer. Darren Woolley Jul 15·4 min read
I recognise I am in a privileged and yet often frustrating situation. I have built a reputation — good, bad, but never indifferent — in the marketing, media and advertising category. Many intere... | ['Press Release', 'Influencers', 'Public Relations', 'Journalism'] |
What Is Public Relations?
Advertising is a vital correspondence process organizations, people, and associations use to fabricate commonly helpful associations with general society.
An advertising master drafts a particular correspondence plan and uses media and other immediate and backhanded mediums to make and keep ... | ['Pr In Mumbai', 'Pr Agency In Mumbai', 'Public Relations', 'Pr Agency'] |
THE FIVE THINGS I’D TELL A YOUNGER ME ABOUT BEING A WOMAN WORKING IN PR Babel PR Mar 11, 2020·3 min read
Before I took my first steps into a career in PR — a few years ago now — the image that sprung to mind was Edina and Patsy from Ab Fab. In fact, one of my first bosses actually had a picture of herself looking like... | ['Career Advice', 'Public Relations', 'Pr', 'Career Change', 'Careers'] |
In recent times, every new year seems to have begun with the declaration that our trust in institutions is changing, and for the most part we hear it has been on the decline. But in 2020, fresh questions have been asked about the research driving those conversations. It might be the only public relations IP known beyon... | ['Public Relations', 'Pr', 'Reputation Management', 'Reputation', 'Trust'] |
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6500 of the world’s top reporters will be at CES. If you want them stopping by your booth, you should be reaching out to them well ahead of time. Reporters plan what booths they’ll be visiting well before the show.
That’s where we come in. We’re PR specialists. We work with thousands of top ... | ['Best Marketing Agency', 'Public Relations', 'Top 5', 'Marketing', 'CES'] |
In the recent era, every company whether it is a small company or big company, they all want to expand their business whole over the world so, that is why they hire the top PR firms or agencies to get high position in the market. PR agencies are also called public relations agencies. Public relation agencies are those ... | ['Public Relations', 'Best Pr Agencies In India'] |
As the real estate market have started converting into a buyer’s market, realtors are looking for ways to promote community goodwill in order to attract buyers and promote their projects. Realtors are doing whatever they can to promote their projects like promotions, public relations and involving themselves with the c... | ['Pr Firm In Mumbai', 'Pr Agency In Delhi', 'Public Relations', 'Pr Agency', 'Pr Agencies In Delhi Ncr'] |
It is pretty clear that social media has become an important tool for companies in a world where everyone wants to be the center of attention. Sometimes a company is so eager for attention they will invoke their inner two-year-old and use the medium to insert themselves into just about any story and have no issues taki... | ['Twitter', 'Social Media', 'Public Relations'] |
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