The bad news is that you probably have to work longer. The good news is that the idea won’t look bad to you. — Do you expect to work until the very last days of your life? or on the contrary, you’re planning to be wealthy enough to spend some relaxing years, living a well deserved life after a few decades of intense professional career? In terms of current demographic structures the world can…

As Silicon Valley was somehow “invented” by public initiatives, we should develop today a new massive public investment plan to create the future of the next fifty years. — By now, most experts agree that Silicon Valley was born out of the impulse of the Government back then after the end of World War II. As Margaret O’Mara, author of the book The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America, explains in an interview, the Government often becomes…

Here’s some kind of golden rule: always handle everybody with extreme care and empathy while doing what needs to be done. It’s helpful to remember that when you’re dealing with business, you’re dealing with people’s emotions. — Too often, feelings and emotions get in our way when dealing with business matters. We should try to use more empathy and hold no hard feelings. Disagreement is part of life. There are often complicated issues that need to be discussed in the workplace that can be difficult to talk…

Business angels share a primary motivation to give back to society by sharing knowledge, skills, contacts, and capital with young entrepreneurs. — The lowest interest rates continue to make traditional financial products less profitable and drive investors to look for new sources of income. A really low base rate means investors want more return on their money, and the riskier investments are attractive, so they need to be pushed out of their…

Adjusting your diet can be better than getting solar panels, driving an electric car, or avoiding plastic straws. — What are some of the latest ideas to change our food system and shape a healthier future? Many startups across the globe have long been pushing for sustainable, ethical alternatives. The most recent is the era of responsible food, which battles against fast food with quick and easy options. Restaurants…

The company’s values and culture are at the heart of a healthy and sustainable organization. That’s the first step to creating impact. — There’s already a ton of literature about impact investment, from definitions to reasons, from offers to growing opportunities, from consulting to handbooks. So there is no need to say a lot about it. We’d just like to make a quick reference about essential benchmarks. What is it? GIIN (Global Impact…

274 million women globally are involved in business startups. Almost one in five women surveyed globally reported an intention to start a business within the next three years. — Examples have begun to be quite popular. We wrote an article a few months ago about the “Power of Being Normal”, where we talked about Melanie Perkins, the founder of Canva, and her ability to show the power of a cool entrepreneur who can be the third wealthiest woman in…

Instead of looking outside the window from the university, why not look in? — Companies can spin-in into the university and access the inventions, research, technologies, and facilities. Amid the pandemic challenges, a new approach to collaborating with university incubators has emerged, as insider.co.uk explains. The ‘spin-in’ represents the flip-side of the spin-out, presenting companies with a novel approach to business growth by partnering with a university to benefit from some of the same support offered to in-house…

Coaching founders makes you remember how hard it is to be in their shoes. Let’s take care of them. — “A founder must be a rock: There’s a lot of pressure put on founders to stay steady in times of company turmoil. As a result, they are often alone when they need others the most.” The dirty little secret of startups is that the odds are already stacked heavily against…