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Three Lessons from the Coronavirus for Telecom Service Providers So Far

The Startup Magazine

The fear is that networks will not be able to cope , especially if other countries follow the examples set by the Czech Republic, Ireland and Italy, shutting schools and restricting movement. Because bandwidth is shared between users on fixed broadband and mobile networks, quality suffers during peak hours.

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Startup Lessons Learned 2011 streaming live

Startup Lessons Learned

We struggle with this issue every year, because we strongly encourage everyone who can to participate with their local entrepreneurship community. Strengthening ties between entrepreneurs is one of our most important values. That said, there comes a point where that's not possible for everyone.

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How Electric Companies Are Supporting Energy Conservation Efforts

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Energy efficiency measures can include lighting upgrades that improve illumination, new appliance standards and targets, vehicle fuel economy goals, zoning reforms to promote walkable communities, and other efforts. Increasing their efficiency can save 60 terawatt-hours by 2040, equal to the current consumption of the Czech Republic.

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This Weekend

Startup Lessons Learned

The next couple of days are going to be amazing, as the Lean Startup community converges on San Francisco. If you're in town Saturday night, you'll want to stop by Ignite: Lean Startup , a community-run event that features a number of new voices in the Lean Startup community. Welcome to our fair city. Co-founder, Backblaze.

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New speakers + Ignite + streaming locations

Startup Lessons Learned

This is a community-run event featuring a number of brand-new case studies and voices in the Lean Startup movement. Speakers at Startup Lessons Learned 2011 Ignite: Lean Startup If you're planning to come into town for the conference, you should really check out Ignite: Lean Startup on Saturday, May 21.

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The October cS Award and the September cS Award Winner!

crowdSPRING Blog

Last summer, we announced that we would issue a monthly cS Award to honor quality work by designers and writers in the crowdSPRING community. Atmosphere’s real name is David, he is based in the Czech Republic, and is a new member of the crowdSPRING community, but has already participated in 10 projects and won 3 those!

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5 ways to build company culture with a virtual team

The Next Web

While companies like Google instill a company culture through a giant, all-encompassing campus, that’s not so practical when you need to hire a designer in the Czech Republic and a social media expert in Chicago. Make them interact in their community (and benefit from their distance). However, that’s actually a great advantage.