How to fix waterlogged gadgets? Rice and cat litter, of course.

Spring is here and while that brings flowers, sunshine and warm weather, it also brings rain. And with rain, we get puddles, just watching and waiting for their prey to drop shiny electronic gadgets into them. If you’ve ever dropped your phone or MP3 player in water, or put your electronics through the washing machine, you know that it can be quite unnerving for those few minutes while you turn it off and hope that it will turn back on again....

3 min · 598 words · Joseph Clark

How to follow up with everyone you met at a conference

Editors Note:This is a guest post byAlex Moore, the CEO ofBaydin Softwareand creators of a couple of our favorite toolsBoomerangandThe Email Game. Being a CEO of a startup involves, amongst many other things, a serious amount of networking. Alex kindly shares his tips & tricks for staying in touch with the people you meet when the networking is over. If you’re anything like me, you have a giant stack of business cards you’ve accumulated at conferences and events somewhere in your office....

2 min · 336 words · Ross Kramer

How to free up your Google Photos storage by bulk deleting crappy pictures

Welcome toTNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Google Photos is ending itsfree unlimited storage tier starting June 1, 2021. The images and videos uploaded to your account prior to that date won’t count against your allotted storage space. So, if you want to hoard more photos in your Google Photos account, you need to be mindful about what are you storing....

2 min · 281 words · Raymond Smith

How to gather your first R&D Ninjas

Every startup’s number one asset is its people who combine the dream. That is our belief inYotpo, part of our DNA. On the other hand, the really good people are very hard to find and we actually compete with other great companies (OutBrain, Wix and oh yeahGoogle) on the same people. Trust me when I say that recruiting our first and only 3 employees is hard, very hard. Here is a couple of things we did or tried doing and what we did wrong....

4 min · 821 words · Jesse Edwards

How to generate buzz in a buzzless industry

How to generate buzz in a buzzless industry How do you get people to notice your startup? Focus on the wider impact your industry has on society No matter what industry you’re working in, there will always be something that makes it interesting for a wider audience. Your best bet is to look at the big picture. How do developments within your industry impact people in their daily lives? How do they impact the causes or issues they care about?...

5 min · 1034 words · Veronica Hayes
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