June 19, 1865 — Two months after Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union, nearly 2.5 years after Abraham Lincoln read the Emancipation Proclamation and almost 90 years after the signing of the [...]
Daljit Dhaliwal was my childhood hero. The British Asian anchor of BBC World News in the 90s was part of my daily routine. I’d sit next to my grandmother every evening and watch her report the [...]
It’s often during a crisis that we find strength, sometimes unaware it was there. I’ve been looking for that power boost a lot during these distressing days. For me, I’ve found it in the stories [...]
The tech world can put a supercomputer in your pocket, but it can’t crack the code on inclusivity. The industry’s workforce is a staggering 95 percent white. And 76 percent of those workers are [...]
November is the month of gratitude. Every publication is writing about the importance of handwritten thank you notes, and even, how gratitude can change your brain. Long ago, the Pilgrims were [...]
Hospitals are constantly facing pressure to improve the quality of care they provide to patients, and with this pressure comes an array of challenges: a lack of staff and medical resources, [...]
It’s no surprise that venture capitalists say “no” to requests for investment more often than they say “yes.” However, they’re not always explicit about why they pass on a deal. Here are a few of [...]
It’s time to prepare for GSMA, RSA, WOBI, HIMSS, SXSW, TC Disrupt and the many other conferences in the tech sphere. The next few months may feel like a hard slog for many companies as they [...]
For startup founders, the whole point of a first pitch meeting with venture capitalists is to secure a second one. But realistically, what are your chances of that happening? (Actually, by some [...]
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.” – Benjamin Franklin Reputation, as we know, is a delicate thing. It can take years to build up and a [...]