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A Meeting of Unreasonable Minds

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. We hardly invent any new technologies and don’t invest enough in research and development,” Suhail says.

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Singapore edtech GIFT.ed gets $1m from IMC Pan Asia Alliance

AsiaTechDaily

“The pandemic has brought existential threats and societal challenges to the fore and generated a fresh impetus for change,” Nair added saying the company is committed to solving these challenges through disruptive e-learning, which empowers users with insights and understanding to redesign society.

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Make no bones about it, Fuzzy expands reach into pet care market with capital infusion

TechCrunch

The company, founded in 2016, provides 24/7 live chat and telehealth, ship-to-home prescriptions, vet-curated items in its e-commerce marketplace and educational content and programs. He called Bhettay “an energetic and smart entrepreneur” who is building a strong team to go after a space that is ripe for disruption.

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How the Gig Economy is Transforming Entrepreneurship

StartupNation

Today, gig economy workers exist in practically every sector and include writers, graphic designers, app and web developers, accountants, legal experts, translators and more. In 2016, a survey by the Freelancers Union found that 79 percent of freelancers believe that freelancing is better than having a traditional job.

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Birdzeye’s Norlock is Helping Minority Owned Businesses Gain Equal Access to North American Retail…

Jason Malki

Birdzeye’s Norlock is Helping Minority Owned Businesses Gain Equal Access to North American Retail & eCommerce I had the pleasure of interviewing Trevor Norlock, a Global Consumer Revenue Executive who is passionate about developing new business for creative and dynamic start-up companies. While managing Sales + Strategy over the last 5.5

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Fewer CEOs are serving on outside boards. That’s good (and bad)

TechCrunch

The pandemic accelerated the trend, according to a report by management consulting firm Korn Ferry, citing “evidence that the unprecedented demands posed by the pandemic led many CEO directors to resign from outside boards to focus on their own organizations.” Serving on a board can prevent myopia.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

This program provides $1,000 in AWS Cloud credits, $350 in Developer Support credits, and other guidance. The GitHub Student Developer Pack offers more than $200k in developer tools/training for student entrepreneurs or any students. Wave Ventures has invested in 23 startups since 2016. Free consulting.

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