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Learn about how you can achieve a better work-life balance, and check out the latest news about the world of work, including advancements on ideas like the four-day work week and universal basic income.
What the hell is an Initial Coin Offering?
Initial coin offerings are all the rage. Dozens of companies have raised nearly $1.5 billion via the novel fundraising mechanism just this Read More...
Sharing economy report: 85 percent of people make less than $500 a month
Here’s an analysis how much money people are actually making on sharing economy platforms like Uber and AirBnB. Airbnb hosts make nearly three times as much as other sharing economy workers. The data seems to indicate that most people use the platforms to generate some additional income not to Read More...
India is embracing mobile cashless payments in a big way
In a move to tackle corruption, India demonetized the country’s high-value banknotes last year. The measure forced Indians to embrace mobile-based cashless payment systems in a big way. As a result, India now has the opportunity to leapfrog to a modern digital payment society. To succeed India Read More...
This European country may hold an ICO and issue its own cryptocurrency
We’ve officially hit peak ICO. Estonia, a small country in Northern Europe, just floated the idea of potentially raising money by issuing a token called Read More...
Grandpa had a pension, this generation has cryptocurrency
Most readers have probably heard of Bitcoin, the digital coin that dominates the cryptocurrency market. It has gained notice both because of its skyrocketing value (from less than a cent in early 2010 to around $2,600 currently) and because it is Read More...
Crowd-sourced equity funding to open up for DIY funds
DIY super funds and other investors will soon be able to invest in start-ups and small companies through "crowd-sourced" equity funding platforms. These are the minnow unlisted companies of which some, at least, if only they had access to capital, could go on to great Read More...
How new home crowdfunding pay may let millennials live American dream
American Millennials are making the news once again. This time, it’s because the demographic as a whole can’t afford to purchase homes. According to a recent survey by Apartment list, a staggering 80% of Millennials, those born between the years 1980 and 1995, express that they want to Read More...
Women are the big boss of crowdfunding, says study of 450,000 campaigns
So you want to raise money for your company. What's the next step? It might depend on your gender, if you can believe the latest crowdfunding report from Price Waterhouse Coopers. Their finance team analyzed 450,000 seed crowdfunding across several platforms over two years. While men get most of Read More...
Women are way better than men at crowdfunding, study says
In Silicon Valley, venture capital funding still overwhelmingly favors men. Male investors often don't fully understand the value of ideas women entrepreneurs pitch them. They throw capital at food delivery service after food delivery service, but ignore ideas that cater to groups they're not Read More...
A South African startup is using bitcoin to turn digital pirates against each other
The scholarly environs of the New Media research lab at Stellenbosch University in South Africa gave rise to a diabolically clever plan to deal with video piracy in 2015: Lure pirates with bitcoin to find out the source of the contraband material. That project has become the basis for a startup Read More...