Archive for October 15th, 2009
Freemium Can Work For Your Startup
Om Malik over at GigaOm has put together a list of 10 commandments for a successful freemium app. 1. Make sure that the usefulness and engagement of the app are in perfect sync. 2. Make your user value proposition a simple one. 3. Focus deeply on one single domain. 4. Clearly define what is free [...]
With Economy Down, US Military Recruitment Up
Helped by tough economic times, the US military had a banner year for recruitment, meeting all its goals for the first time since creating an all-volunteer force in 1973, AFP is reporting. High unemployment, which just hit a 26-year-high of 9.8 percent, helped recruiting as well as a multi-billion dollar effort to attract volunteers to [...]
Internet Users Object to Tailored Ads
A recent study revealed that most people don’t like tailored web ads and they don’t appreciate advertisers using their personal information to direct those ads according to a story at Inc.com. Professors at the University of California, Berkley, and the University of Pennsylvania, teamed up to conduct a study that focused on adult Internet user [...]
The black hair industry is a $9 Billion dollar business. NBC’s Mara Schiavocampo looks at what so many women are spending their money on, and why.
Women Ventures Fund Helps Female Entrepreneurs
DeSoto entrepreneur Gail Warrior-Lawrence is a poster child for investment in businesses led by women. In 2007, the Texas Women Ventures Fund lent $1 million to the Warrior Group, the construction firm she co-founded and leads. She repaid the money in March and now is becoming an investor to help other female entrepreneurs reports The [...]
Mompreneur Strikes Gold With New Twist On The Baby Sleeper
IndyStar.com: Momprenuer, local resident, and mother of two, Cindi Wise, has formulated an entire baby clothing line that aims to make parents lives easier using more practical, yet stylish, ways to change a baby’s diaper. Hello World™ Clothing Company launched its first product, the patent pending SmartZip™ Sleeper, in June 2009. This infant sleeper literally [...]
