Fitbit acquires health management startup Twine
6 years ago
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Fitbit has come a long way since its step-counting days. The wearable technology company has been scooping up acquisitions faster than its users have been shedding pounds.
In an effort to transform from a hardware company to [..]
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Expert Storytelling, Brand Advancement, and Influencing Millions: Our Interview with Cynthia Johnson
Despite the obvious use of the word “social” in the term social media, many entrepreneurs forget that platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter were not designed for business purposes. These [..]
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How the Repeal of Net Neutrality Will Hurt Your Small Business
When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal the rules protecting net neutrality on December 14, 2017, they weren’t thinking about the 83 percent of Americans who were opposed to their actions. [..]
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How New Entrepreneurs Can Build a High Sales Converting Website
6 years ago
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Being a new entrepreneur is challenging. Not only do you need to develop an exceptional product or service, you have to work hard to establish your brand and reputation online and offline. This includes [..]
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Should Your Company Utilize Chatbots? Here Are How Some Brands Using Them Effectively.
Major companies are using chatbots online to revolutionize customer service. For one, chatbots allow companies to respond to customer concerns more quickly, with more information, that is tailored to that customer’s [..]
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Visa and Mastercard increase fees for investing in cryptocurrencies to almost 10 percent
6 years ago
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Investing in cryptocurrencies is about to get harder—and a lot more expensive. Two of the world’s largest credit card processors, VISA and MasterCard, have just changed the way that the purchase of [..]
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LinkedIn Best Practices for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
6 years ago
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LinkedIn is the foremost community of professionals in the world. As a tool for recruiting, it’s unparalleled but it also serves a greater function. A robust presence on LinkedIn with meaningful content creation and [..]
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Writer Feature: Meet Loraine Couturier
6 years ago
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Welcome once again to the “Meet the Writer Series” here on StartUp Mindset. In this series, we’re giving our readers the opportunity to learn more about a few of the writers that help bring awesome [..]
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Facebook U.S. User Count Down for the First Time Ever
6 years ago
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Facebook is changing how they show content to users, which led to a 5% drop in the total amount of time users spend on the social network. This equals out to about 2.14 minutes per day per user. Facebook has decided to show [..]
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Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and Chase to Start an Insurance Company
6 years ago
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From opening cashier-less grocery stores to running its own (award-winning) movie and television show production company (not to mention the online marketplace thing), Amazon seems to have its hand in everything these days, [..]
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