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For many would-be entrepreneurs there are two basic routes open to achieve their goals. The first is to bootstrap, to figuratively pull yourself up by your own shoelaces and slug it out in a decade (or longer) march to achievement. Possibly, along the way, funding can be obtained through business Angels or other forms of participation. The second is to hook up with one of several start-up incubators. The differences between these two ways of running your business are significant and it would help to be aware of those differences before making a decision....

Sonyreleased the PS5five months ago — and in that time it’s become the fastest selling console in US history. I have a question though: how can this be true when it seems I have a higher chance of acquiring one through a genie’s wish than a retailer? Who is managing to buy all these things? According toa tweet threadfrom the analysis firm NPD Group, the PS5 became the fastest selling console in US history by both dollar value and units sold....

Online shopping really did just get a lot more fun. The newly launchedPurple Janeapp lets you control your shopping experience by the colors that look best on you. Its technology filters by colors and takes you directly into the most popular online retailers such asGilt,Net-A-Porter, and its gentlemanly counterpart Mr. Porter. Sign up is fun:Download it from the Chrome Store. Connect withFacebook. Then take a quiz. The quiz asks you straightforward questions like gender, age and race and preferential questions like which set of colors looks best on you?...

The race to net-zero is on — but no one wins if we take shortcuts Why offsetting isn’t the answer 1.5°C of difference In the 2015 Paris Agreement, governments agreed to implement measures to keep the rise in global temperature below 2°C. In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change corrected this to a maximum of 1.5°C. With the point of no return rapidly approaching and accountability in the hands of us all, GHG emissions must halve by 2030, and drop to net-zero by 2050....

The federal election results are in, and the Conservatives have won a majority government. A party needs to have 155 seats in Parliament to achieve a majority and the Conservative party won in 167 electoral ridings, 12 more than the required number needed to hit that mark. The number of seats for each party arelistedas follows: Conservatives: 167Liberals: 34New Democrats: 102Bloc Quebecois: 4Other: 1 (Note: Any results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada....