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From food stamps to a $19.3 billion empire: This Ukrainian developer built a $19.3 billion startup to prove Silicon Valley wrong
Daniel Levi Posted On May 8, 2024


Jan Koum is a Ukrainian developer who defied Silicon Valley‘s expectations by building a $19.3 billion app empire. His journey began in Ukraine, where he lived in a house with no hot water. At the age of 16, Jan relocated […]


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Former intern on ‘My First Million’ podcast turns millionaire: The inspiring journey of Ishan Haque
Nickie Louise Posted On October 20, 2023


Being an intern has traditionally put you at the bottom of the totem pole, using working behind the scenes, and doing the jobs that no one else wants to do. However, it’s also an opportunity to learn from the best […]


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DimeADozen.AI, an AI side hustle started by two friends with only $185, just sold for $150,000 after 7 months
Daniel Levi Posted On October 17, 2023


Can you imagine starting a side hustle with just $185 and artificial intelligence (AI)? That’s exactly what two friends, Monica Powers and Sal Aiello, did and now their business was just sold for $150,000. How did they do it? In […]


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91% of Startups Fail: Here are the top 25 reasons why startups fail in 2022
Nickie Louise Posted On September 19, 2023


Last December, we dedicated an article to reflect upon the startups that didn’t make it through 2022. The previous year posed unique challenges for technology companies, particularly startups. As we’ve consistently highlighted, the startup landscape is notorious for its high […]


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Too young to drive, now his business is doing $200 million a year
Nickie Louise Posted On September 12, 2023


Imagine making millions from tinkering with computers in your teens! That was the story of Larry O’Connor, the tech genius behind Other World Computing (OWC). Larry’s journey from an Atari computer in his dad’s house to a thriving business shows […]


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How to find the first 100 customers for your startup
Daniel Levi Posted On September 9, 2023


Here you are. You’ve got that brilliant idea, the one that could solve a real problem for a lot of people. You’ve defied the odds, hustled hard, and launched your MVP (that’s a fancy term for your minimum viable product). […]


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Profitable Tech Startups for College Students
Nickie Louise Posted On August 25, 2023


Venturing into a tech start-up only requires having an idea and bringing it to life. However, finding this idea may pose a challenge to many. The upside of being in the tech industry is that with the many innovations currently […]


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Smart Contracts: Crafting a New Age of Accountability in Crowdfunding
Nickie Louise Posted On August 21, 2023


Crowdfunding is one of the most efficient ways for investors to participate directly in early-stage startups, even with as little capital as $100 in some instances. According to the latest statistics, the global crowdfunding market was valued at $1.41 billion […]


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Meet Randy Nonnenberg, a 45-year-old who turns a one guy’s car blog into a $1 billion car auction powerhouse
Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2023


Randy Nonnenberg is a 45-year-old entrepreneur and the co-founder of Bring a Trailer (BaT), an online platform and a community-based auction marketplace for buying and selling unique and rare vehicles. The site curates classic, collector, and enthusiast vehicles submitted by […]


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Egyptian scooter driver Eman Al-Adawi wants to start an all-woman app
Nickie Louise Posted On March 7, 2023


Do you want to support a strong and determined woman who is breaking down barriers in Egypt? Meet Eman Al-Adawi, one of the few women riding scooters on the busy streets of Giza. Eman has been driving her scooter for a […]


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Emotion AI startup Entropik raises $25M in funding for its AI-powered integrated market research platform
Daniel Levi Posted On February 8, 2023


Market research is critical to the success of any new service or product launch. Market research enables companies of all sizes to discover the target market and get opinions and other feedback directly from potential consumers about their interest in […]


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Why do so many startup founders come from Stanford University?
Daniel Levi Posted On November 3, 2022


It’s often said that you don’t need a college education to be successful. Even the world’s richest person Elon Musk thinks people “don’t need college to learn stuff.” He went as far as saying that jobs at his companies should not […]


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Million dollar startup ideas: Here’s how great investors discover new ideas for their multi-million dollar startups
Daniel Levi Posted On October 12, 2022


In recent years, the startup landscape has been marked by numerous failures. Too often, these failures stem from a fundamental issue: selling products or services that fail to resonate with consumers. It’s a harsh reality that proper positioning and messaging […]


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Prepare Your Startup For 2023 With These 5 Tips
Nickie Louise Posted On October 4, 2022


While the past few years have been something of a rough ride for business owners, it doesn’t look as though 2023 is going to offer much of a reprieve. In fact, a growing number of experts are anticipating a global […]


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Meet HerRyde, a Nigerian ride-hailing startup built exclusively for women passengers and drivers
Nickie Louise Posted On September 20, 2022


Hauwa Shakir is a 31-year-old fashion designer and lawyer. She is also a female driver and one of the many thousands of Nigerian women using HerRyde, a newly launched ride-hailing app built exclusively for women passengers and drivers. Launched in August, HerRyde […]


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The Fearless Academy bags £500k in funding to close the digital skills gap
Daniel Levi Posted On September 20, 2022


The digital skill gaps continue to grow across all industries as the world enters the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The skill gap is even more profound in advanced nations where mostly every industry relies on technology. According to estimates, at least 85 […]


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Don’t Launch Your New SaaS Platform Until You Conduct These 7 Key Tests
Daniel Levi Posted On August 30, 2022


This is a guest post by Ethan Drower, co-founder and Operating Partner of CiteMed, a Chicago-based tech startup that’s disrupting and revolutionizing the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) process). Saas and software-based platforms are never what they seem. To most […]


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Imperial College spinout Honeycomb Network bags $170K pre-seed funding to develop smart charging and storage infrastructure for e-scooters and e-bikes in the UK
Nickie Louise Posted On November 11, 2021


Imagine you want to go on a long ride on your electric scooter but are unsure of how long the battery charge will last. This is one of many challenges facing users of e-scooters around the world–getting enough juice to […]


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Millennial Queenmaker Taps into the Ambition and Smarts of Female Entrepreneurs
Nickie Louise Posted On August 27, 2021


Peter J. Burns III has started or helps start almost 200 small businesses over the last four decades. But none of them may have the lasting impact of Millennial Queenmaker (MQ). With its launch earlier this summer, the startup, which […]


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How to Perfect Your Investor Pitch Deck: Expert Tips by Donna Griffit
Nickie Louise Posted On August 26, 2021


A pitch deck is how you make connections with the people who can take your startup where you want it to go. It’s only the first step but there won’t be any more unless you impress investors enough. Doing it […]


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