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35 Business Leaders Share Their Daily Habits
Christina DesMarais / Inc. Sept. 10, 2015
How to stay on top of your game
When it comes to achieving success, actions speak louder than words, connections, or opportunities. Think about the importance of your daily habits, for example. Do you run five miles every morning because you value being fit and healthy? Or is it your regular routine to watch three hours of television every night because you feel the need to escape? Without a doubt, what you achieve in life depends on your actions. Take it from 35 founders, entrepreneurs, and executives who have achieved great things and credit simple daily rituals for helping them do it. Here are their quotes on what helps them get more out of business and life.
1. Hold Back-to-Back Meetings in One Location
If I must have multiple meetings throughout a day, I often aim to set them back-to-back in one location. This way, I maintain efficiency and focus throughout the meetings, setting the pace according to the agenda and maximum time allotted, [while] knowing we must get straight to the points at hand since the next meeting is impending. Additionally, placing these meetings back to back enables me to maintain a clear frame of mind during the times before and after the block of meetings, since I am freed from the constant self-reminders to be punctual to the next meeting.
– Tiffany Pham, founder and CEO of MOGUL, an award-winning technology platform for women
2. Read Voraciously
My first job at Warner Bros. was preparing a daily press packet without internet. I had to read everything physically, clip pertinent articles, copy and distribute them to execs. This job taught me the power one garners by knowing everything that’s going on in business and the world — who’s doing well and might be a candidate for a sale of a popular Warner Bros. TV series or movie and who is in trouble and might need a hit TV series or movie. One needs to be able to converse with other executives intelligently about their business.
–Eric Frankel, founder and CEO of AdGreetz, a cloud-based SaaS platform that empowers brands such as Intel, NBC, and Toyota to deploy relevant, personalized video messages that build stronger customer relationships and increase engagement, activation, and revenue
3. Constantly Triage Your To-Do List
The role of the CEO is really to keep the team focused on the most important topics, and it’s important that you do the same for yourself.
–Vikram Aggarwal, CEO of EnergySage, a solar-marketplace company that recently secured a $1.5 million Series A round of funding and announced a partnership with Green America
4. Unsubscribe Mercilessly
I get a lot of unwanted email from folks who’ve subscribed me to lists that are irrelevant to me. I combat this clutter daily and find it’s a useful way of removing one distraction from my day.
–Apu Gupta, CEO of Curalate, a platform for marketing with images that works with 650 brands, reaching millions of consumers a day
5. Block Time on Your Calendar According to Tasks
It is so easy to fall into daily distractions, forcing you to play catch up the next day. This cycle can go on forever. Time blocking keeps me on track. I schedule a timeframe where I am responding to emails, then the next hour is blocked for meetings, etc.
–Jayna Cooke, CEO of EVENTup, an online marketplace for event venues that has listed more than 15,000 venues and attracts more than one million consumers a month
6. Connect With Your Passion
Every week I check in and participate with the product and technology teams. Even as the company has grown, I have forced myself to make time to stay connected. As an engineer, I personally enjoy participating in the technology challenges and love to learn about the solutions our team comes up with. Not only does it keep me up-to-date on the latest ideas, but it also gives the team an opportunity to see the bigger picture and ask why? Not all startup CEO/founders are technologists, but each CEO has a passion. Staying connected with your passion will keep you engaged, even when your job evolves to require bigger strategic thinking. Sometimes you have to let yourself have fun with the things you love.
–Alex Muller, CEO of GPShopper, a developer of mobile apps with a focus on the retail industry and annual revenue growth of 50 to 70 percent
7. Limit the Time Spent on Email Every Day
It’s easy to get caught up answering emails all day and feeling like work is being done but by the end of the day realize that no progress has been made on strategically pushing the business forward. You just spent the whole day fighting fires and solving immediate problems but the to-do list remain the same as the day prior. Email can also be a bit of a disruption given that it comes in in random intervals and thus can take focus away from projects and work that require a continuous block of time and thinking. As a result, it is really important to invest blocks on time on email every day but also block off times where email is not checked. I do not let email become the default work item because it eventually [becomes an] insidious kind of semi-procrastination.
–William Hsu, co-managing partner of Los Angeles-based venture capital Mucker Capital, which was ranked as the No. 2 accelerator in the U.S. by Seed Accelerators Ranking, a joint study by MIT and Rice University
8. Spend One Hour Outside Every Day
As a digital-only company, almost all of my time is spent in an office in front of a computer. This is why I make it a rule to be outside for at least one hour a day. Be it walking my dog, riding my bike or just sitting on a patio with friends, I find being outside to be a form of meditation. No matter if it’s broken into 20-minute chunks or late at night, the fresh air helps me relax, release any stress, and restart my mind for the next challenge.
–Alex Matjanec, CEO of MyBankTracker, a Brooklyn-based personal finance and banking hub, which helps more than 1.5 million visitors a month make smarter banking decisions
9. Use Technology for Personal Relationship Management (PRM)
Every CEO has a to-do list or actions they need to accomplish daily. While we have many strategic objectives and initiatives that we work on, one daily habit is to target relationships to accelerate our organization’s progress. These include clients, partners, internal team members, and board members. I schedule a weekly agenda of engagement with each of these relationships via a PRM tool, CallPlease, which allows for real-time daily prioritization of my relationship interactions. I leverage the mobile CallPlease app on my iPhone and, since it is a team-based system, my executive admin can support these interactions via a web console through its workflow.
–Kris Snyder, CEO of Vox Mobile, a Cleveland-based enterprise mobility solution provider with annual growth that trends above 30 percent, a recent funding round closing at $6.7 million, and consistent inclusion in Gartner’s MMS Magic Quadrant. Snyder is also the founder of the Global Enterprise Mobility Alliance (GEMA).
10. Prioritize Key Employee Objectives
I know even my best employees have a range of focus and performance. In addition to motivating them through traditional recognition methods, I’ve found that letting them know their personal objectives are important to me earns their best efforts and loyalty. In the past this has included sponsoring night classes not directly related to their job and helping an employee secure a book deal with a major publisher.
–James Roche, CEO of Houseplans.com, a San Francisco-based stock home design site that has grown 25 percent year over year
11. Focus on 2 to 3 Things a Day
I can’t multitask. It creates too much chaos.
–Tim Eisenhauer, president of San Diego software provider Axero Solutions, a profitable bootstrapped company with hundreds of customers playing in the crowded enterprise software market with huge venture-backed competitors
12. Have a Family Dinner
We may be co-founders, but we are also mom and dad to three daughters. No matter how hectic running a fast-growing startup is, we make sure to shut off the cell phones and have a family dinner with our girls. While many CEOs are still going strong at 6 p.m., we’re passing the green beans and focusing on what matters most to us — our family. What’s most amazing is how many of our business and marketing ideas have come from our twin 8-year-olds and our 11-year-old right at the dinner table.
–Scott and Missy Tannen, founders of Boll & Branch, a New York-based company with a line of accessibly priced luxury bed linens that launched in January 2014 with first-year revenue topping $2 million and more than a $10 million run rate in its second year in business
13. Get Home on Time
I try and be religious about the time I leave my house in the morning for work and the time I get back. It helps balance things and ensures I am present, both physically and mentally, with my family.
–Jeff Braverman, CEO of snack and candy store Nuts.com, which has grown revenue to $35 million, up from $1.5 million in 2002
14. Exercise Every Day
I try to run every day, and science now shows a positive correlation between running and creativity. It has helped me maintain a sense of balance. It grounds me and offers an outlet on my most stressful days, and allows me to lean into risk and uncertainty. What I find is that many people, especially executives, take the workouts off the calendar when they get busy or are dealing with a particularly stressful time in their careers or lives. It should be opposite. The more stressed out you feel, the more important it is to carve that time for workouts that nourish not only your body but your soul as well.
–Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods, which has grown gross sales to $130.2 million
15. Read 20 to 30 Unsolved Customer Support Tickets Every Morning
I think proactively knowing about customer problems can really help you build a long-term intuition about the important things you need to get right when you build your company. And it helps you build empathy with the people that ultimately have to do the hard work of working through those customer problems.
–Suhail Doshi, CEO of Mixpanel, an analytics platform for mobile and web that helps companies gain insights into user activity and leverage this data to build better products. Mixpanel now tracks 50 billion actions people take in applications per month
16. Check KPIs First Thing in the Morning
As an organization grows, it’s easy to let a little distance get between the CEO and the day to day. By checking KPIs first thing in the morning, I already know the answer to how we’ve been performing and can immediately move on to the why. I’m in a better position to ask my team important questions, and we can all work more efficiently and effectively.
–Michael Ortner, CEO of Capterra, a web service that has helped companies such as Coca-Cola, Walmart, and Home Depot find and purchase business software
17. Be Unpredictable
Successful people predict trends but are original and innovative. Have your own workflow, stick with it or break the rules, but try to stay ahead of others by getting away from patterns.
–Serban Enache, CEO of global stock photo site Dreamstime.com, which has been used by more than 11 million users since its launch in 2000
18. Always Ask Why
So much of work becomes too focused on the what — the plan we’re writing, the project we’re trying to complete on time, the deadline we missed. We don’t ask why enough, even though it’s the best way to get context for the stuff we’re trying to get done. I’ve found asking it of myself is as important as asking it of the people I work with. It’s critical to staying grounded in what’s most important. I try to keep asking why until I can’t go any deeper. Then get going.
–Jay Simons, president of software company Atlassian which offers team collaboration products including JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, and HipChat, which are collectively used by more than 48,000 companies worldwide
19. Allow Enough Unscheduled Time During the Day to Think, React or Write
This enables me to get things done on the same day instead of allowing the guilt pile to build up. I keep blocks on my schedule to avoid overscheduling each day… I am significantly more productive when I am not forced to multitask. Studies have shown that multitasking leads to inefficiency. By creating pockets of time in which I can work alone, I am able to accomplish tasks on the same day and leave time for collaboration.
–Dr. Walter S. Scott, founder, executive vice president, and CTO of satellite imagery company DigitalGlobe, which provides images and geospatial content to U.S. government defense and intelligence agencies, international governments, and major online mapping platforms such as Google
20. Exude Positivity
I’ve made it a habit to be a positive, enthusiastic source within my company. Even in the morning, ‘hi’ or ‘welcome’ has huge ripple effects across the organization at scale. It seems simple but has the power to make employees feel valued and appreciated.
–Kris Duggan, CEO of BetterWorks, an employee-related goals platform that recently closed a $15.5 million Series A round and is more than doubling active users every quarter
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21. Prioritize a Daily To-Do List
I’m a zero-inbox CEO. Occasionally I don’t get there, but each night I give it my all to power through via all available gmail shortcuts and give folks the response they need as quickly and efficiently as possible. I hate feeling like a delay on my response might prevent Omada employees from quickly progressing their work.
–Sean Duffy, CEO of Omada Health, a digital-therapeutics company that was selected by Fast Company as one of “The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies”
22. Talk to People
This is often described as ‘managing by wandering around,’ but don’t undervalue it. Having random conversations with different people across the organization will help you keep your ear to the ground on what is really happening. Be respectful and don’t interrupt people who are working, but catching someone making a coffee in the kitchen, give them a big smile and learn a bit about their day in a friendly, non-creepy way. You will easily stay on top of the pulse of the organization.
–Jonathan Cogley, CEO and founder of IT security company Thycotic, which ranks 2,671 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in 2014, up 760 spots from 2013
23. Prepare Budgets by Initiatives and Expected Outcomes Rather Than by Functions
Thinking about spending this way keeps me focused on how each dollar contributes to building the company.
–Mike Zivin, co-founder and CEO of Whittl, an online appointment booking platform for neighborhood businesses, which recently raised a $3.3 million Series A round with backing from GrubHub co-founder Mike Evans, as well as GrubHub’s first VC, Origin Ventures in Chicago
24. Get Coached
Olympic athletes have coaches — so should CEOs. I have had a coach for years, Ed Batista, who I work with at least biweekly to recognize and improve my weaknesses.
–Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google and now CEO of ZestFinance, a big-data startup that uses more than 100,000 data points about an individual to figure out if he or she will pay back a loan
25. Keep a Close Eye on the Competition
I use the first 15 minutes of each day to read competitive websites and any press they might be receiving. Knowing what our competition is doing or thinking is critical to our ability to both win and keep business.
–Darin LeGrange, CEO of Aldera, a company that provides health plan insurers with the back-office technology to handle billing, claims processing, coverages, and more
26. Get Moving
I am a huge believer in walking, and in moving around in general. At the very least, I make sure to get up from my chair every hour and walk the office. Not only does this get the blood flowing, it helps me see what the team is working on and helps spur the spontaneous discussions that lead to new ideas and innovations. I also love to do walking meetings. Instead of going into a conference room, we’ll walk around our neighborhood, a mix of businesses and beautiful old houses and apartment buildings. I find this brings out more natural and authentic discussions, and keeps people in the moment — you can’t mentally check out like you can if you’re sitting at a table.
–David Kalt, founder and CEO of Reverb, a marketplace for musical instruments and gear that has raised about $5 million in funding and expects to do $130 million in transactions this year, up from $40 million last year
27. Read the News About Your Industry First Thing in the Morning
The first thing I do once out of bed is read 15 to 30 minutes religiously. I jot down anything interesting for rumination vis-a-vis healthcare, [such as] Netflix’s god mode, or Jaguar’s brainwave tracker. It’s amazing how many dots you can connect by just reading.
–Ahmed Albaiti, founder and CEO of Medullan, a digital health innovation company that works with payers, providers, and pharma on patient engagement
28. Adjust Your Perspective
Every Tuesday at noon, San Francisco administrators test the emergency alarm system, which I now use as a marker for a notable time each week. Every Tuesday at noon, I deliberately try to “let go of all things negative, retain all things positive, and march forward to a better week, and a better you!” Though this started as a personal habit, it’s become a company-wide event across multiple time zones.
–Neha Sampat, CEO of digital tech solutions provider Built.io, which powers innovation at the intersection of enterprise mobility and the internet of things (IoT) for startups and industry-leading companies. Sampat also co-founded KurbKarma, was named a “San Francisco Business Times 40 under 40″ honoree, as well as one of “50 Women in Tech Dominating Silicon Valley” in 2015
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29. Get to Inbox Zero
Anything that’s not actionable immediately, I get out of my inbox. This frees me up to think and focus on the tasks that I know will take up most of my time, like building a team of amazing people who are smart, thoughtful and motivated to achieve something. That is the No. 1 most important thing in building a company, as I truly believe a company is only as good as what is made up of.
–Rick Morrison, CEO of Comprehend Systems, which works with big names in the life-sciences industry, such as Boston Scientific, Astellas, and AstraZeneca, modernizing and improving the quality in their clinical process through cloud-based tech
30. Make a daily ‘top three’ to-do list
“As CEO, my to-do list is never ending, so it’s important for me to prioritize. Typically, I’ll make a daily list of the three most important things I need to get done that day. It really helps to make my day more manageable. As a morning person, I tend to complete those activities before noon, which then gives me time to address other urgent items that come up during the day.”
–Ratmir Timashev, CEO of Veeam, a data center backup company founded in 2006 that now employs more than 1,500 employees around the world and brings in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, with its sights on reaching $1 billion in revenue in the next five years
31. Get Up to Speed With Direct Reports First Thing
Informally, I call each of my direct reports between 7 and 8 a.m. daily to catch up and get updates on various parts of the business.
–Michael MacDonald, CEO of nutrition and weight-loss company Medifast
32. Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
I think Evander Holyfield said that. But anyhow, I use [the project management app] Trello to manage my day-to-day. It’s color-coded between Hiring, Investor, Legal, Sales/Marketing/Press, Product, Admin and JFDI. Every Sunday night, I get my week prepped by looking at my calendar and my Trello board. Then, every morning, I take a quick look at the Trello board and mentally prep myself for the day.
–Jason van den Brand, co-founder and CEO of online mortgage refinancing startup Lenda, which graduated from Silicon Valley-based 500 Startups last year. Since then, the company has raised its first round of funding, grown 40 percent month over month, and passed the $40 million mark in loans financed through the platform
33. Keep a Short To-Do List
I keep my to-do list short. Every morning I write down the three most important things I need to do that day to move the needle forward. This helps me to make sure I’m playing more offense than defense. It’s so easy to get bogged down in email and other people’s to-do lists that when you look up at the end of the day you realize you didn’t make any progress on the things that are most important. Keeping my to-do list forces me to prioritize and do just the things that are most important.
–Ethan Austin, founder of the online fundraising website Give Forward, which has raised more than $150 million and hosts 20,000 active fundraisers at any given time
34. Take time to reflect
As a CEO, you can’t be afraid of the decisions you make. But it’s just as dangerous to have full confidence in your decisions. Every day I reflect back on the effects of my decisions that day and how I can improve upon them in the future.
–John Yung, CEO of cloud application management platformAppcara which is used by customers including Sysorex, AIS, HP Cloud Services, and Intermedia
35. Be Consistent and Proactive
I was an avid bodybuilder back in my college days, and to succeed you had to be religiously consistent day after day with diet, nutrition, and training. I applied the same in business. It takes time to create great products and a stable business, so I’ve learned that to succeed you have to remain consistent, especially when you truly believe in something. It’s a two-edged sword that if not managed can also have negative ramifications, so I also try to be proactive to know when to change angles when the need arises.
– Payman Taei, CEO and founder of Visme, a DIY online tool that has empowered over 200,000 businesses and nonprofits to create better presentations and infographics. Taei is also the founder of HindSite Interactive, an award-winning web agency that helps companies improve their online presence with effective websites
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iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus: Top 10 New Features - New DelhI TV News
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iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus: Top 10 New Features by Manish Singh , 10 September 2015
On Wednesday, Apple unveiled the latest refresh to the iPhone lineup: the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus. Being an 's' upgrade, both the new iPhone models largely look largely identical to their respective immediate predecessors (iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus), but both the new iPhone models come sporting new hardware capabilities, and a bunch of software features that are exclusively available for the new models.
"The only thing that's changed is everything," said Tim Cook, Apple CEO on Wednesday as he announced the two new iPhone models. Regardless of which iPhone generation you currently use (or whatever Android handset you rock), the new features offered on both the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus might be enough to entice you to upgrade. Here are top 10 features that the new iPhone models offer.
1. 3D Touch
Apple announced at the event that both the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus come with Retina displays that support 3D Touch. The pressure-sensitive touch technology allows the handset to distinguish between a quick tap and a long press, triggering actions accordingly. The idea is that when you long press on an app's icon, you're now bestowed with several contextual options that could act as shortcuts and let you perform tasks quickly without actually opening the app first. You can, for instance, know direction to your home, listen to the album you like, update your Facebook status, as well as take a quick selfie camera without opening the corresponding apps.
iPhone_6s_3d_touch_apple.jpg
2. iSight camera improvements - 12-Megapixel and 4K
Both the new iPhone models come with improved cameras, upgrading the resolution from 8-megapixel to 12-megapixel. The range of the iSight camera has increased, and the colour accuracy has also improved, said Phil Schiller, Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. The company promises that it hasn't made any trade-off for increasing the megapixel count. To keep the noise low, the company introduced something called "deep trench isolation" which makes the photo diodes separate and deliver precise colour.
There's a new flash as well, which the company said adjusts to the colour and lighting of its surroundings to offer accurate flash. The new 12-megapixel rear camera now lets you record videos in 4K video resolution, a significant improvement from FHD quality (1080p) in several older iPhone models.
3. FaceTime camera improvements - 5-megapixel and 720p HD
The selfie camera is finally getting an improvement on the iPhone models. The company has upped the megapixel count from 1.2-megapixel to 5-megapixel on both the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus models. The iSight camera is getting a new flash as well. Instead of introducing a separate sensor, the company said that the front display will flash for a split second.
4. Live Photos
The new iPhone models are now capable of capturing Live Photos. The company said that it is bringing life to the static photos that we all take. By "live" it means that a static image will capture a second and a half before and after the image is shot to show continuity. One could set this as a wallpaper as well.
live_photos_iphone_6s_1.jpg
5. Faster Touch ID
The company has also made refinements to Touch ID, its fingerprint scanner that allows one to unlock the device, feed password to accounts, and facilitate quick Apple Pay payments with simply putting the finger on the sensor.
The company said Wednesday that the Touch ID is now twice as fast, and more accurate as well.
6. More LTE bands
Apple has also upped the network capabilities of the iPhone, adding support for several LTE bands. The iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus now support up to 23 LTE bands, which is the most in any smartphone. The Advanced LTE in the new iPhone models, among other bands, supports T-Mobile's 700MHz, confirmed the carrier's CEO. It will support speeds of up to 300Mbps.
7. Faster Wi-Fi
The company, while didn't discuss the technical improvements to the wireless adapter chip, announced that it is improving the Wi-Fi capabilities of the device. The device now supports two spatial streams for up to 866Mbps on 5GHz 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
8. A9 processor
The processor inside the iPhone is getting an upgrade too, of course. The new iPhone models come with the Apple A9 SoC, which is claimed to deliver 70 percent faster CPU performance than the A8 processor on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and 90 percent faster GPU performance. The M9 coprocessor among other things, supports "Hey Siri" always-on voice search.
9. Rose Gold colour variant, and 7000 series aluminium body
The company received a lot of flak last year when several users reported that their iPhone 6 Plus and the iPhone 6 were bending. Apple has quietly addressed that with a sturdier aluminium body - featuring 7000 series aluminium-zinc wrought alloy, the same used in the Apple Watch Sport edition.
10. iOS 9
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus ship with iOS 9, Apple's latest iteration of its mobile operating system. It brings several new features, from proactive assistance and new and improved Siri features, to a brand new Notes app, revamped Maps app, and the News app.
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
SPECIFICATIONS
Apple iPhone 6s Plus Apple iPhone 6s Plus
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Display
5.50-inch
Processor
A9
Front Camera
5-megapixel
Resolution
1080x1920 pixels
RAM
OS
iOS 9
Storage
16GB
Rear Camera
12-megapixel
Battery capacity
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Apple iPhone 6s Plus detailed specifications
GENERAL
Release date September 2015
Form factor Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm) 158.20 x 77.90 x 7.30
Weight (g) 192.00
Removable battery No
Colours Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold
SAR value NA
DISPLAY
Screen size (inches) 5.50
Touchscreen Yes
Resolution 1080x1920 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI) 401
HARDWARE
Processor make A9
Internal storage 16GB
CAMERA
Rear camera 12-megapixel
Flash Yes
Front camera 5-megapixel
SOFTWARE
Operating System iOS 9
CONNECTIVITY
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac
GPS Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v 4.20
NFC Yes
Infrared No
Wi-Fi Direct No
MHL Out No
HDMI No
Headphones 3.5mm
FM No
SIM Type Nano-SIM
GSM/ CDMA GSM
3G Yes
4G/ LTE Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) Yes
SENSORS
Compass/ Magnetometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Barometer Yes
Temperature sensor No
iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus: Top 10 New Features by Manish Singh , 10 September 2015
On Wednesday, Apple unveiled the latest refresh to the iPhone lineup: the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus. Being an 's' upgrade, both the new iPhone models largely look largely identical to their respective immediate predecessors (iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus), but both the new iPhone models come sporting new hardware capabilities, and a bunch of software features that are exclusively available for the new models.
"The only thing that's changed is everything," said Tim Cook, Apple CEO on Wednesday as he announced the two new iPhone models. Regardless of which iPhone generation you currently use (or whatever Android handset you rock), the new features offered on both the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus might be enough to entice you to upgrade. Here are top 10 features that the new iPhone models offer.
1. 3D Touch
Apple announced at the event that both the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus come with Retina displays that support 3D Touch. The pressure-sensitive touch technology allows the handset to distinguish between a quick tap and a long press, triggering actions accordingly. The idea is that when you long press on an app's icon, you're now bestowed with several contextual options that could act as shortcuts and let you perform tasks quickly without actually opening the app first. You can, for instance, know direction to your home, listen to the album you like, update your Facebook status, as well as take a quick selfie camera without opening the corresponding apps.
iPhone_6s_3d_touch_apple.jpg
2. iSight camera improvements - 12-Megapixel and 4K
Both the new iPhone models come with improved cameras, upgrading the resolution from 8-megapixel to 12-megapixel. The range of the iSight camera has increased, and the colour accuracy has also improved, said Phil Schiller, Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. The company promises that it hasn't made any trade-off for increasing the megapixel count. To keep the noise low, the company introduced something called "deep trench isolation" which makes the photo diodes separate and deliver precise colour.
There's a new flash as well, which the company said adjusts to the colour and lighting of its surroundings to offer accurate flash. The new 12-megapixel rear camera now lets you record videos in 4K video resolution, a significant improvement from FHD quality (1080p) in several older iPhone models.
3. FaceTime camera improvements - 5-megapixel and 720p HD
The selfie camera is finally getting an improvement on the iPhone models. The company has upped the megapixel count from 1.2-megapixel to 5-megapixel on both the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus models. The iSight camera is getting a new flash as well. Instead of introducing a separate sensor, the company said that the front display will flash for a split second.
4. Live Photos
The new iPhone models are now capable of capturing Live Photos. The company said that it is bringing life to the static photos that we all take. By "live" it means that a static image will capture a second and a half before and after the image is shot to show continuity. One could set this as a wallpaper as well.
live_photos_iphone_6s_1.jpg
5. Faster Touch ID
The company has also made refinements to Touch ID, its fingerprint scanner that allows one to unlock the device, feed password to accounts, and facilitate quick Apple Pay payments with simply putting the finger on the sensor.
The company said Wednesday that the Touch ID is now twice as fast, and more accurate as well.
6. More LTE bands
Apple has also upped the network capabilities of the iPhone, adding support for several LTE bands. The iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus now support up to 23 LTE bands, which is the most in any smartphone. The Advanced LTE in the new iPhone models, among other bands, supports T-Mobile's 700MHz, confirmed the carrier's CEO. It will support speeds of up to 300Mbps.
7. Faster Wi-Fi
The company, while didn't discuss the technical improvements to the wireless adapter chip, announced that it is improving the Wi-Fi capabilities of the device. The device now supports two spatial streams for up to 866Mbps on 5GHz 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
8. A9 processor
The processor inside the iPhone is getting an upgrade too, of course. The new iPhone models come with the Apple A9 SoC, which is claimed to deliver 70 percent faster CPU performance than the A8 processor on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and 90 percent faster GPU performance. The M9 coprocessor among other things, supports "Hey Siri" always-on voice search.
9. Rose Gold colour variant, and 7000 series aluminium body
The company received a lot of flak last year when several users reported that their iPhone 6 Plus and the iPhone 6 were bending. Apple has quietly addressed that with a sturdier aluminium body - featuring 7000 series aluminium-zinc wrought alloy, the same used in the Apple Watch Sport edition.
10. iOS 9
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus ship with iOS 9, Apple's latest iteration of its mobile operating system. It brings several new features, from proactive assistance and new and improved Siri features, to a brand new Notes app, revamped Maps app, and the News app.
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
SPECIFICATIONS
Apple iPhone 6s Plus Apple iPhone 6s Plus
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Display
5.50-inch
Processor
A9
Front Camera
5-megapixel
Resolution
1080x1920 pixels
RAM
OS
iOS 9
Storage
16GB
Rear Camera
12-megapixel
Battery capacity
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Apple iPhone 6s Plus detailed specifications
GENERAL
Release date September 2015
Form factor Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm) 158.20 x 77.90 x 7.30
Weight (g) 192.00
Removable battery No
Colours Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold
SAR value NA
DISPLAY
Screen size (inches) 5.50
Touchscreen Yes
Resolution 1080x1920 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI) 401
HARDWARE
Processor make A9
Internal storage 16GB
CAMERA
Rear camera 12-megapixel
Flash Yes
Front camera 5-megapixel
SOFTWARE
Operating System iOS 9
CONNECTIVITY
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac
GPS Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v 4.20
NFC Yes
Infrared No
Wi-Fi Direct No
MHL Out No
HDMI No
Headphones 3.5mm
FM No
SIM Type Nano-SIM
GSM/ CDMA GSM
3G Yes
4G/ LTE Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) Yes
SENSORS
Compass/ Magnetometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Barometer Yes
Temperature sensor No
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Donald Trump’s 16 Biggest Business Failures and Successes - TIME
http://time.com/3988970/donald-trump-business/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+timeblogs%2Fcurious_capitalist+%28TIME%3A+Business%29
Donald Trump’s 16 Biggest Business Failures and Successes
Jacob Koffler @JacobKoffler Aug. 7, 2015
Ventures that went belly-up and plenty that made it big
Donald Trump promised to “take the brand of the United States and make it great again” when he threw his hat into a crowded ring of 2016 GOP presidential candidates. Trump has since consistently cited his credentials as businessman, as well as his (disputed) $10 billion fortune, when asked how, exactly, he would “Make America Great Again.” But it’s not just Trump’s immigration comments that are landing him in hot water; even his business deals have come under scrutiny, most recently in the August 7 GOP debate. The candidate deflected questions about how he plans to run America’s economy when his own companies have filed for bankruptcy multiple times. Here’s a closer look at some of his biggest success and failures in business.
Not-so-Succesful
Trump Airlines
In 1988, Trump bought Eastern Air Shuttle, an airline service that ran hourly flights between Boston, NYC and DC for 27 years prior, for $365 million. He turned the airline, once a no frills operation, into a luxury experience, adding maple-wood veneer to the floor and gold-colored bathroom fixtures. The company never turned a profit and the high debt forced him to default on his loans. Ownership of the company was turned over to creditors. It ceased to exist in 1992.
Trump Vodka
Trump unveiled his own vodka line in 2006 paired with the characteristic slogan “Success Distilled.” Advertising for the product claimed that the vodka would “demand the same respect and inspire the same awe as the international legacy and brand of Donald Trump himself.” Trump had high hopes for his liquor brand, predicting that the T&T (Trump and Tonic) would become the most ordered drink in the country and stating on Larry King Live that he got into the vodka business to outdo “his friends” at Grey Goose. The company stopped production in 2011, reportedly due to a lack of interest.
Trump Casinos
Trump Entertainment Resorts, which is composed of three Trump-owned casinos, all in Atlantic City, filed for bankruptcy for the fourth time in 2014. Trump has distanced himself from the company, saying that besides the company having his name, he has “nothing to do with it,” despite the fact that he owned 28% of its stock.
Trump: The Game
Trump launched a Monopoly-like board game in 1989, which was discontinued a year later due to lack of interest. He tried his hand at game making once again in 2005, when he launched an updated version tied to The Apprentice. It was also discontinued.
Trump Magazine
Trump launched an eponymous magazine in 2007 that, in a press release announcing the publication’s arrival, was described as “[reflecting] the passions of its affluent readership by tapping into a rich cultural tapestry.” A year and a half after the launch, the magazine ceased publication.
Trump Steaks
Donald Trump was featured on the June 2007 cover of the Sharper Image catalogue hunched over a platter of meat to kick off his line of premium steaks that he dubbed the “world’s greatest.” The company has since been discontinued—maybe it had something to do with the Trump Steakhouse in Las Vegas being closed down in 2012 for 51 health code violations, including serving five-month old duck.
GoTrump.com
Trump launched this luxury travel search engine in 2006, only to shut it down a year later, despite being powered by booking giant Travelocity.
Trump University
In 2005, Trump opened the non-accredited, for-profit Trump University. In 2010, four students sued the university for “offering classes that amounted to extended ‘infomercials.’” Following the suit, the “university” changed its name to “The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative,” before ending operations one year later. In 2013, the New York Attorney General sued Trump and the “university” for $40 million for allegedly defrauding students.
Trump Mortgage
In 2006, Trump forayed further into the real estate industry, launching a mortgage company. The Donald had high hopes for the company, asking CNBC, “Who knows more about financing than me?” Trump Mortgage shut down within a year and a half, in part because Trump selected E.J. Ridings, a man who claimed to be a top executive at a prestigious investment bank but had actually only worked on Wall Street as a registered broker for six days, to run the company.
Successful
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Trump bought the former Commodore Hotel, which had fallen into relative disrepair, from Penn Central Railroad in 1974 and after six years of construction, the Grand Hyatt Hotel debuted. Smack dab in the heart of New York City, with the image of Grand Central reflected off its glass façade, the 34-story hotel is still booming business today.
Trump Tower
Trump broke ground on his now-famous 48-story Trump Tower in 1980. The luxury high-rise opened in 1983 and, with upscale restaurants and stores located in the mostly residential building, is still highly sought after real estate.
Wollman Rink
Trump renovated Wollman Rink in 1986 after contacting Mayor Ed Koch and offering to complete the renovation for $3 million. He finished the project on time and $750,000 under budget. Wollman Rink remains a Central Park fixture with more than 5 million annual visitors.
40 Wall Street
Trump purchased the building in 1995 for $1 million and renovated it for $35 million. Today, 40 Wall Street, one of the tallest office buildings in downtown New York, is worth over $500 million.
Trump Place
After years of negotiations, Trump finally broke ground on Trump Place, the gargantuan housing development along the Hudson River. The development includes 25 acres of open space and 5,700 apartments housed in 18 residential buildings.
The Apprentice
The Apprentice premiered on NBC in 2004 to great ratings. Trump served as not only the host but also the executive producer, raking in $1 million per episode. The show was successful enough that it inspired a spinoff, The Celebrity Apprentice.
Trump International Tower Chicago
Trump bought the former Chicago Sun-Times headquarters in 2005 for $73 million and converted it into the second tallest building in Chicago. It houses a hotel, condos, restaurants and shops, and was named Travel+Leisure’s best large city hotel in North America in 2010.
Donald Trump’s 16 Biggest Business Failures and Successes
Jacob Koffler @JacobKoffler Aug. 7, 2015
Ventures that went belly-up and plenty that made it big
Donald Trump promised to “take the brand of the United States and make it great again” when he threw his hat into a crowded ring of 2016 GOP presidential candidates. Trump has since consistently cited his credentials as businessman, as well as his (disputed) $10 billion fortune, when asked how, exactly, he would “Make America Great Again.” But it’s not just Trump’s immigration comments that are landing him in hot water; even his business deals have come under scrutiny, most recently in the August 7 GOP debate. The candidate deflected questions about how he plans to run America’s economy when his own companies have filed for bankruptcy multiple times. Here’s a closer look at some of his biggest success and failures in business.
Not-so-Succesful
Trump Airlines
In 1988, Trump bought Eastern Air Shuttle, an airline service that ran hourly flights between Boston, NYC and DC for 27 years prior, for $365 million. He turned the airline, once a no frills operation, into a luxury experience, adding maple-wood veneer to the floor and gold-colored bathroom fixtures. The company never turned a profit and the high debt forced him to default on his loans. Ownership of the company was turned over to creditors. It ceased to exist in 1992.
Trump Vodka
Trump unveiled his own vodka line in 2006 paired with the characteristic slogan “Success Distilled.” Advertising for the product claimed that the vodka would “demand the same respect and inspire the same awe as the international legacy and brand of Donald Trump himself.” Trump had high hopes for his liquor brand, predicting that the T&T (Trump and Tonic) would become the most ordered drink in the country and stating on Larry King Live that he got into the vodka business to outdo “his friends” at Grey Goose. The company stopped production in 2011, reportedly due to a lack of interest.
Trump Casinos
Trump Entertainment Resorts, which is composed of three Trump-owned casinos, all in Atlantic City, filed for bankruptcy for the fourth time in 2014. Trump has distanced himself from the company, saying that besides the company having his name, he has “nothing to do with it,” despite the fact that he owned 28% of its stock.
Trump: The Game
Trump launched a Monopoly-like board game in 1989, which was discontinued a year later due to lack of interest. He tried his hand at game making once again in 2005, when he launched an updated version tied to The Apprentice. It was also discontinued.
Trump Magazine
Trump launched an eponymous magazine in 2007 that, in a press release announcing the publication’s arrival, was described as “[reflecting] the passions of its affluent readership by tapping into a rich cultural tapestry.” A year and a half after the launch, the magazine ceased publication.
Trump Steaks
Donald Trump was featured on the June 2007 cover of the Sharper Image catalogue hunched over a platter of meat to kick off his line of premium steaks that he dubbed the “world’s greatest.” The company has since been discontinued—maybe it had something to do with the Trump Steakhouse in Las Vegas being closed down in 2012 for 51 health code violations, including serving five-month old duck.
GoTrump.com
Trump launched this luxury travel search engine in 2006, only to shut it down a year later, despite being powered by booking giant Travelocity.
Trump University
In 2005, Trump opened the non-accredited, for-profit Trump University. In 2010, four students sued the university for “offering classes that amounted to extended ‘infomercials.’” Following the suit, the “university” changed its name to “The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative,” before ending operations one year later. In 2013, the New York Attorney General sued Trump and the “university” for $40 million for allegedly defrauding students.
Trump Mortgage
In 2006, Trump forayed further into the real estate industry, launching a mortgage company. The Donald had high hopes for the company, asking CNBC, “Who knows more about financing than me?” Trump Mortgage shut down within a year and a half, in part because Trump selected E.J. Ridings, a man who claimed to be a top executive at a prestigious investment bank but had actually only worked on Wall Street as a registered broker for six days, to run the company.
Successful
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Trump bought the former Commodore Hotel, which had fallen into relative disrepair, from Penn Central Railroad in 1974 and after six years of construction, the Grand Hyatt Hotel debuted. Smack dab in the heart of New York City, with the image of Grand Central reflected off its glass façade, the 34-story hotel is still booming business today.
Trump Tower
Trump broke ground on his now-famous 48-story Trump Tower in 1980. The luxury high-rise opened in 1983 and, with upscale restaurants and stores located in the mostly residential building, is still highly sought after real estate.
Wollman Rink
Trump renovated Wollman Rink in 1986 after contacting Mayor Ed Koch and offering to complete the renovation for $3 million. He finished the project on time and $750,000 under budget. Wollman Rink remains a Central Park fixture with more than 5 million annual visitors.
40 Wall Street
Trump purchased the building in 1995 for $1 million and renovated it for $35 million. Today, 40 Wall Street, one of the tallest office buildings in downtown New York, is worth over $500 million.
Trump Place
After years of negotiations, Trump finally broke ground on Trump Place, the gargantuan housing development along the Hudson River. The development includes 25 acres of open space and 5,700 apartments housed in 18 residential buildings.
The Apprentice
The Apprentice premiered on NBC in 2004 to great ratings. Trump served as not only the host but also the executive producer, raking in $1 million per episode. The show was successful enough that it inspired a spinoff, The Celebrity Apprentice.
Trump International Tower Chicago
Trump bought the former Chicago Sun-Times headquarters in 2005 for $73 million and converted it into the second tallest building in Chicago. It houses a hotel, condos, restaurants and shops, and was named Travel+Leisure’s best large city hotel in North America in 2010.
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1 Word Successful People Never Use at Work - Business Insider
http://time.com/4023113/word-successful-people-never-use-work/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+timeblogs%2Fcurious_capitalist+%28TIME%3A+Business%29
1 Word Successful People Never Use at Work
Jacquelyn Smith / Business Insider @businessinsider Sept. 4, 2015
Words matter
“Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.” —Napoleon Hill
Darlene Price, president of Well Said, Inc., and author of “Well Said! Presentations and Conversations That Get Results,” told Business Insider that words, poorly and unconsciously chosen, can indeed harm your credibility, relationships, and opportunities for advancement at work.
“Words matter,” she explained. “They are a key component of persuasive communication. Regardless of the audience, topic, or industry … a leader uses language to influence someone’s mind in order to achieve a certain result. That’s one reason they’re seen as leaders; their words compel people to follow.”
She said one word these people don’t use at work is “try.”
If your boss says to you, “I need your proposal by 10 a.m. tomorrow for the customer meeting,” and your reply is, “Okay. I’ll try to get it finished,” they probably won’t be thrilled.
“The word ‘try’ implies the possibility it may not get finished,” Price said. And no boss wants to hear this, as it presupposes possible failure.
It also tells them you’re not completely confident in your abilities to get something done, which isn’t the message you want to send at work.
Instead, she suggested trying: “Yes, I will get it finished” or “I will have it on your desk by 9 a.m.”
If it’s not an unreasonable request, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to get it done — and therefore no reason to use the word “try.”
But if for some reason you really can’t complete the assigned task, you’ll want to politely ask for an extended deadline and get figure out a way to complete the task by then.
This article originally appeared on Business Insider.
1 Word Successful People Never Use at Work
Jacquelyn Smith / Business Insider @businessinsider Sept. 4, 2015
Words matter
“Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.” —Napoleon Hill
Darlene Price, president of Well Said, Inc., and author of “Well Said! Presentations and Conversations That Get Results,” told Business Insider that words, poorly and unconsciously chosen, can indeed harm your credibility, relationships, and opportunities for advancement at work.
“Words matter,” she explained. “They are a key component of persuasive communication. Regardless of the audience, topic, or industry … a leader uses language to influence someone’s mind in order to achieve a certain result. That’s one reason they’re seen as leaders; their words compel people to follow.”
She said one word these people don’t use at work is “try.”
If your boss says to you, “I need your proposal by 10 a.m. tomorrow for the customer meeting,” and your reply is, “Okay. I’ll try to get it finished,” they probably won’t be thrilled.
“The word ‘try’ implies the possibility it may not get finished,” Price said. And no boss wants to hear this, as it presupposes possible failure.
It also tells them you’re not completely confident in your abilities to get something done, which isn’t the message you want to send at work.
Instead, she suggested trying: “Yes, I will get it finished” or “I will have it on your desk by 9 a.m.”
If it’s not an unreasonable request, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to get it done — and therefore no reason to use the word “try.”
But if for some reason you really can’t complete the assigned task, you’ll want to politely ask for an extended deadline and get figure out a way to complete the task by then.
This article originally appeared on Business Insider.
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