{"id":75226,"date":"2018-02-15T15:20:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T23:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=75226"},"modified":"2019-06-21T10:42:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T17:42:04","slug":"weekly-tech-roundup-feb-15-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/weekly-tech-roundup-feb-15-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tech Roundup: Feb 15, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75226\" class=\"elementor elementor-75226 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-960e33d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"960e33d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2ea566\" data-id=\"b2ea566\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398be0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"398be0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Check out this week&#8217;s Tech Roundup!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c657a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c657a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-h1\">1. How much should I charge? Pricing tips from an experienced freelancer<\/h3><p>Here are some real-deal tips on how to price your services as a freelancer (and don\u2019t worry, I use actual numbers &#8211; none of this vague \u201ccharge what you\u2019re worth\u201d stuff).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299a4b1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"299a4b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/workischanging.ca\/much-charge-pricing-tips-experienced-creative-freelancer\/?_cldee=Y2hpbkBzcHJpbmcuaXM%3d&#038;recipientid=contact-01e962aa7300e71180d800155d01a119-42751f615793453fb1ec3b1d608d1789&#038;utm_source=ClickDimensions&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=Existing%20YE%20%26%20Mentor%20Outreach%20-%20FY18&#038;esid=44f33b4c-4e0b-e811-80e7-00155d01a119\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c7a4c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c7a4c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8160d9\" data-id=\"b8160d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb2e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbb2e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"headline\">2. 10 Traits of Entrepreneurs Who Built Billion-Dollar Companies<\/h3><p>Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to build a billion-dollar company from scratch?<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/230350\" rel=\"follow\">Successful entrepreneurs<\/a>\u00a0come from every imaginable upbringing and background. Yet they all seem to have some inherent abilities that give them their edge and set them apart from the rest. Is it something in their DNA? Is it an innate trait they&#8217;ve learned to hone and develop over time? Look closely, and all mega-successful\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/topic\/entrepreneurs\" rel=\"follow\">entrepreneurs<\/a>\u00a0share a few similar traits. These characteristics push them forward and keep them excelling where others flop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a87d3c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a87d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/305418\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a8dd9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a8dd9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57faae9\" data-id=\"57faae9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c450705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c450705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">3. Trump travel ban prevents Techstars Seattle entrepreneur from entering U.S. for startup program<\/h3><p>In late November,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/saba-mohebpour\/\">Saba Mohebpour<\/a>\u00a0arrived in Los Angeles from his home in Canada on a temporary visa. He was there as the CEO and co-founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spocket.co\/\">Spocket<\/a>, a wholesale e-commerce startup, and was applying for startup accelerator programs with his five-person team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6d075 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1f6d075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2018\/trump-travel-ban-prevents-techstars-seattle-entrepreneur-entering-u-s-startup-program\/?utm_campaign=Revue%20newsletter&#038;utm_medium=Newsletter&#038;utm_source=NotionPort\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-723ec02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"723ec02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46d5f4a\" data-id=\"46d5f4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a6d34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3a6d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-center entry-title single-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">4. Confessions of a 6-figure copywriter: Here\u2019s how to hire me<\/h3><p>Your hunch was right.<\/p><p>There\u2019s too much to write, and not enough people to write it.<\/p><p>How did I know you thought that? Because just about every business owner I know feels that way. And the numbers back it up. In 2017, businesses spent an estimated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hostingfacts.com\/internet-facts-stats-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$205 billion on internet ads<\/a>\u00a0and wrote more than\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/blogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 million blog posts\u00a0<em>per day<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.templafy.com\/how-many-emails-are-sent-every-day-top-email-statistics-your-business-needs-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2.4 million emails\u00a0<em>every second<\/em><\/a>.<\/p><p>That\u2019s a lot of words that need to be written by\u00a0<em>someone<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e17b1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00e17b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/growthlab.com\/confessions-6-figure-copywriter-heres-hire\/?utm_source=CreativeMornings-HQ&#038;utm_campaign=01543222e6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_17&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term=0_1768cc808f-01543222e6-323861901&#038;mc_cid=01543222e6&#038;mc_eid=42801cf8b2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fea8b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fea8b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f267142\" data-id=\"f267142\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92e540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d92e540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-center entry-title single-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">5. Airbnb cuts deal with B.C. government to remit sales taxes<\/h3><p>Airbnb will collect provincial sales taxes on all short-term rentals in B.C. in a new agreement that amounts to a Canadian first.<\/p><p>Finance Minister Carole James said Wednesday her government and Airbnb had reached a deal for the company to remit, on behalf of its 18,500 B.C. hosts, the eight per cent PST and the up-to-three per cent municipal and regional district hotel tax. 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