{"id":75299,"date":"2018-03-08T20:09:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T04:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=75299"},"modified":"2018-03-08T20:12:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T04:12:53","slug":"weekly-tech-roundup-mar-8-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/weekly-tech-roundup-mar-8-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tech Roundup: Mar 8, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75299\" class=\"elementor elementor-75299 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-95f0516 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95f0516\" 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-3a1dfb3\" data-id=\"3a1dfb3\" 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-fdf2773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdf2773\" 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>Starting your own business is never easy, this week we highlight articles on how to make your start up eco-friendly, the hurdles of being an entrepreneur and operating as an early stage start-up. This tech roundup also takes a look at Spotify&#8217;s billion dollar IPO and a cool new startup, Lyrebird (You&#8217;ve gotta try it out!).<\/p>\t\t\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-aa30742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa30742\" 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-1ca7e8e\" data-id=\"1ca7e8e\" 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-3a04e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a04e76\" 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=\"fs-headline speakable-headline\">1. Spotify Files For A $1 Billion IPO<\/h3><p>Music streaming service Spotify has filed for an initial public offering targeting $1 billion on Wednesday afternoon. Europe\u2019s largest startup will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker &#8220;SPOT.&#8221;<\/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-65e3795 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"65e3795\" 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=\"\">\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-df7ac89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df7ac89\" 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-15abeb7\" data-id=\"15abeb7\" 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-fe12de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe12de7\" 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=\"fs-headline speakable-headline\">2. Welcome to the beta version of Lyrebird<\/h3><p>This\u00a0<strong>beta version<\/strong>\u00a0allows anyone to create their digital voice with\u00a0<strong>only one minute<\/strong>\u00a0of audio. Simply sign up, record yourself for at least one minute and you will be able to generate any sentence you like with your digital voice.<\/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-b5ad978 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b5ad978\" 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:\/\/lyrebird.ai\/?ref=producthunt\">\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-7e1f606 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e1f606\" 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-af8bfd8\" data-id=\"af8bfd8\" 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-93478f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93478f4\" 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=\"fs-headline speakable-headline\">3. Tips &amp; Tools: 4 Ways to Make Your Start-Up More Eco-Friendly<\/h3><p>There are a million reasons why implementing eco-friendly practices can benefit your start-up.<\/p><p>However, when it comes down to it, three reasons come out on top \u2013 it\u2019s good for the planet, it\u2019s good for your brand and it\u2019s good for business.<\/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-8a1ecb5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8a1ecb5\" 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.futurpreneur.ca\/en\/2018\/tips-tools-4-ways-make-start-eco-friendly\/?_cldee=Y2hpbkBzcHJpbmcuaXM%3d&#038;recipientid=contact-01e962aa7300e71180d800155d01a119-db057a3dbab64212a3d14f3af0b7652d&#038;esid=3ae4e76f-5621-e811-80e9-00155d01a119\">\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-e5547b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5547b6\" 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-7f9fd57\" data-id=\"7f9fd57\" 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-2b8210d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b8210d\" 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=\"fs-headline speakable-headline\">4. What They Don\u2019t Tell You in School About Being an Entrepreneur<\/h3><p>Past generations might find today\u2019s vision of the American dream unrecognizable. While the American dream was once composed of white picket fences and a comfortable home in the suburbs, today \u201cmaking it\u201d looks quite different.<\/p><p>Many individuals would gladly sacrifice the 9-5 grind for a chance at\u00a0<a title=\"Entrepreneur Life: How To Name Your Startup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.searchenginejournal.com\/entrepreneur-life-name-startup\/87477\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">becoming an entrepreneur<\/a>, with the promise of becoming your own boss, developing a business of your own creation, and watching it grow and thrive.<\/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-7400d66 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7400d66\" 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.searchenginejournal.com\/dont-tell-school-entrepreneur\/119381\/\">\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-b6819dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6819dc\" 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-e572b2e\" data-id=\"e572b2e\" 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-df45fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df45fcd\" 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 id=\"096d\" class=\"graf graf--h3 graf--leading graf--title\">5. Walking the Tightrope of an Early-Stage Startup<\/h3><p>Founders and operators of young companies walk a thin tightrope to success; they balance and inch forward, shift one way, lean precariously the other way, rebalance, and continue forward\u200a\u2014\u200ahopefully never falling off. There are a million strategic decisions to make along the way, and sometimes the advice you hear one day directly conflicts with the advice you read the day before. In the early stages especially, it\u2019s hard to know in which direction to lean because you have no historical data or experience to back you up \u2014you don\u2019t know which way the wind will shift to help support you or cause you to stumble.<\/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-09d6fa6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"09d6fa6\" 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:\/\/medium.com\/high-alpha\/walking-the-tightrope-of-an-early-stage-startup-4ded1ba033e8\">\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-87f3630 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87f3630\" 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-6728863\" data-id=\"6728863\" 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-df0bf98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df0bf98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.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-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3f8a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f3f8a6\" 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>Creating a Video Marketing Strategy Webinar<\/h3><p>Thinking of using video to boost sales? 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