Digital Business Insights

Insights about Business, Startups, Internet, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing and more curated by Humane Strategic Consulting.

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Small Business
Seven Tips for Managing Small-Business Cash Flow
squareup.com
Staying on top of your cash in and cash out is paramount to running a small business smoothly. The data and reports in your Square Dashboard can help …
Startups
Flatfair, the ‘deposit-free’ renting platform, raises $11M led by Index Ventures
TechCrunch - Steve O'Hear
Flatfair, a London-based fintech that lets landlords offer “deposit-free” renting to tenants, has raised $11 million in funding. The Series A round is led by Index Ventures, with participation from Revolt
United Arab Emirates
Owning A UAE Company From Abroad: Three Questions You Need To Answer
Entrepreneur - Aashish Rajesh
You don't have to be a full-time resident in the UAE to own a company here. In fact, living abroad is no barrier to success in the Emirates. You're reading Entrepreneur Middle East, an international franchise
Apps
How to become an app developer - How I made $50,000 from apps
Android Authority
For many a programmer or entrepreneur, becoming an “app millionaire” is the ultimate dream. It must be an amazing feeling to know that you’ll never have to work again, because of a smart idea that you
Creativity
How to Boost Your Creativity to Generate Better Ideas for Your Startup
Inc Magazine - Young Entrepreneur Council
Creativity is the fuel of startups. Without innovation, your product won’t stand out, and your startup will look and act like all the other companies in your category. Founders and product teams know but
Startups
The Fine Art of Client Pitching
Entrepreneur - Laura Pennington Briggs
The only way to connect with prospective freelance writing clients is through pitching. Learn how to do it right. The following excerpt is from Laura Pennington Briggs’ book Start Your Own Freelance Writing
Entrepreneurship
How to Delegate Better and Become a Great Leader
Entrepreneur - John Boitnott
From productivity to company morale, here are the many benefits of delegating responsibility. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: You need to delegate if you want to be a more effective leader. Delegating
Want to Attract Bigger Clients? Take a Look at How Luxury Brands Do it
Inc Magazine - Ari Zoldan
Understanding your audience's needs is an essential aspect of branding and marketing efforts. Branding is more than just graphic design and brainstorming slogans. It's about telling a unified story across
Driving
5 Things Every Seven-Figure Marketer Knows About How To Win The Best Clients
Forbes - Ryan Robinson
I write about the creative ways millennials are making money. Here are five tactics that'll help improve the effectiveness of your client acquisition strategy. When it comes to growing your side hustle
Google Just Launched a Small Business Tool to Grow Your Business. Here's How to Use It
Inc Magazine - Don Reisinger
A simple way to find out if you're doing the right thing to grow your business. Google is hoping that it can improve your business with just a simple search tool. The company launched a new Google Small
CEOs
Defining the Chief Growth Officer
Inc Magazine - Jason Albanese
In today's fast moving business world, especially highly competitive fields like technology, digital, consumer good and very consumer driven businesses where people are fighting daily for customer growth,
Bracelets
This Startup Just Sold For $130 Million, Founders Provide Insights On Almost Failing Ten Times.
Forbes - Bernhard Schroeder
When asked which attribute serves entrepreneurs well, I often reply, “curiosity.” Well, curiosity served the two founders of Pura Vida well. Last month, Vera Bradley, Inc., a leading American bag and company
Business
He Built A $1 Billion Business Where All 700 Employees Work Remotely
Forbes - Alejandro Cremades
DealMakers podcast. During the exclusive interview, he shared his entrepreneurial journey, the process of finding cofounders, bootstrapping versus raising millions, his addiction to fast-growth startups,
23 Daily Habits Practiced by Highly Successful People
Inc Magazine - Christina DesMarais
To reach your utmost potential, you need to have rituals which prime you for productivity. One thing which separates high achievers from regular people: intention. Meaning, if you get up every day and
How to Develop a Business Growth Strategy
Inc Magazine - Darren Dahl
Turning a small business into a big one is never easy. The statistics are grim. Research suggests that only one-tenth of 1 percent of companies will ever reach $250 million in annual revenue. An even microscopic
Software
We lost an enormous RFP because we are too small of a company. They said our revenues are too small to put thousands of on.
saastr.com - Jason Lemkin
• First, move them on to your Lost Now (But Not Forever) Marketing Program 🙂. I know you don’t have one yet, but maybe it’s time to add this new …
Deutsche Bank to Slash 18,000 Jobs in a Sweeping Restructuring
TIME - DAVID McHUGH / AP
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s struggling Deutsche Bank said Sunday it would cut 18,000 jobs by 2022, downsizing its volatile investment banking division in a restructuring aimed at restoring consistent
Palladium Monthly: After A Stellar Performance In June, Expect More Gains In July
Seeking Alpha - Orchid Research
After a stellar performance in June, we expect palladium prices to continue to move higher in the near term because the palladium market remains …
Apple's Top Leaders Use This Simple Presentation Hack to Make Their Slides Instantly Memorable
Inc Magazine - Carmine Gallo
Steve Jobs began using this presentation formula long before it caught on. Your audience is overwhelmed with data, numbers, and statistics in their daily lives. When they're watching your presentation,
This Is Your Path to the $1,000-Per-Hour Mindset
Entrepreneur - Joshua Lee
If I asked you the question “How much for an hour of your time?” would you reflexively know the answer? If I were a betting man, I would lay odds that almost everyone reading this wouldn’t have a clue.
Marketing
The Six Components Of A Successful Business Website
Forbes - Travis Lubinsky
Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Starting a business from scratch can be a draining, exhilarating and terrifying journey. When
How Your Company's Logo Influences Purchase Decisions
Entrepreneur - Katie Lundin
Square? Circular? Geometric? Organic? These elements actually communicate different things. Be sure you know what those are. Your company’s logo is the visual figurehead of your brand, so it’s important
Law School
This Entrepreneur Built A $2 Billion Business With 1,000 Employees By Disrupting The Legal Industry
Forbes - Alejandro Cremades
DealMakers Podcast where he streamed us his scoop on his entrepreneurial journey, the process of going from corporate to startup, how to save money on legal fees, raising capital from top tier investors,
How to Figure Out Whether You Belong at a Startup or at an Established Company
Inc Magazine - Quora
What are the pros and cons of working at a startup vs. a large established company? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better
IBM is laying off more than 1,000 employees
USA TODAY Money - Jordan Novet
IBM confirmed on Thursday that it’s laying off a small percentage of employees, confirming reports that appeared earlier in the day on TheLayoff, an online message board. A person familiar with the matter
Which type of funding is actually best for your business?
TechCrunch - Jared Hecht
When starting a tech company, there seems to be a playbook that most entrepreneurs follow. While some may start with a bit of bootstrapping, most will dive straight into raising seed money through investors.
Philippines' $10 billion e-commerce stokes digital payments push | Bloomberg Professional Services
Bloomberg
This was written by Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Diksha Gera and Catherine Lim. It first appeared on the Bloomberg Terminal. The Philippines’ …
Entrepreneurship
This Entrepreneur Raised $600 Million To Disrupt A $13 Trillion Industry
Forbes - Alejandro Cremades
DealMakers Podcast, Al Goldstein streamed us his scoop on breaking all the rules, the entrepreneurial books that have molded him, and how he manages to juggle heading up so many leading financial companies
How we scaled our startup by being remote first
TechCrunch - Michael Risse
Startups are often associated with the benefits and toys provided in their offices. Foosball tables! Free food! Dog friendly! But what if the future of startups was less about physical office space and