Corporations used to look at the startup community the same way people visit a zoo, says an entrepreneurial expert, who believes that larger companies are getting more engaged with startups. “I remember years ago startups were looked at like when you go to a zoo or an aquarium and say, ‘What a nice giraffe’ or…
Technological advancement is behind the current positive trajectory of the healthcare industry. Previously, the most dominant health systems were hospital care and physician services. However, the availability of technology and changing preferences by the patient pool are enabling the rise of home healthcare as the most preferred health system. As of 2018, the global home…
As the world is reeling from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, many startups are taking a not-so-pleasant or even painful walk down memory lane to see what went wrong. The bitter truth is that the unprecedented health crisis has shattered the dreams of countless founders into a thousand pieces, especially those who had…
There are tons of tips out there on creating and sustaining a business. But not all those pieces of advice come from people who have been intimately involved in interlacing the warp and weft of the fabric of a startup. João Félix is definitely not one of those armchair experts who would give random suggestions…
There has been such a massive hype around VR gaming in recent years that one cannot help but think of virtual reality as a technology primarily dedicated to gamers. It is true that VR has for years been tipped to be the “next big thing” in the entertainment industry and that the world of gaming…
Like dominoes lined up perfectly in a row, coronavirus began to knock down businesses all over the world one after another. Ismail Boali’s atelier in Lisbon was one of those places that were not left unscathed by the pandemic, which is plunging the global economy into its worst crisis since 2008. A fashion house built…
It was initially hoped that Latin America would escape the coronavirus outbreak thanks to its warm summer and remoteness from the first epicenters of the viral infection. However, those hopes have been shattered with the rapid escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region and the approach of winter. According to official statistics cited by…
It’s a safe bet to say that not many people had heard about Messina before Italy became the flashpoint of the coronavirus pandemic with a death toll of over 15,000 and counting—the highest in the world. However, the mayor of the city of 232,000 people on the island of Sicily has put Messina on the…
It would be a gross understatement to say that the scene in Brazil has been “chaotic” amid the coronavirus pandemic. If the outbreak of COVID-19 taught us anything, it’s that unity is the only way to combat a worldwide health crisis. However, it seems top Brazilian officials have yet to learn this vital lesson as…
As coronavirus ripped unabated through the globe, shutdowns, travel restrictions, and social distancing led to a sharp uptick in virtual reality solutions. People kept at home by quarantine suddenly found themselves immersed in a world where they could take a virtual tour of tourist destinations, art galleries, museums, shopping centers, and even the house they…
