DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

Founders in their 20s get a lot of media attention, but research suggests most founders are older. But the data on successful entrepreneurs says otherwise: The average age of business founders is around 40 years old, according to research by Pierre Azoulay, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. And a 50-year-old founder is approximately twice as likely to experience a successful exit, meaning the startup is acquired or goes public, compared with a founder at age 30, according to Azoulay's analysis of 2.7 million founders between 2007 and 2014. What's more, the average age of a unicorn founder is 34, according to venture capital partner Ali Tamaseb's 2021 book Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups. Here are other successful people who found success later in life.

☆ 'Digital nomad' visas are easier to get than ever — especially if you're rich
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Emaad Akhtar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Money can buy many things — a tasty meal, a nice car, a luxurious home. But what about a long-term stay as a digital nomad on the beautiful Indonesian resort island of Bali? Well, for people with $130,000 to spare in their bank account, that could become a reality too. As of June 2022, more than 25 countries and territories had issued digital nomad visas to draw remote workers, whose number has increased since the pandemic started. Watch the video above to learn how this visa stacks up against the ones issued by other countries, and to learn about the difficulties policymakers face in making it a success.

The perfect way to start an email, especially when writing to a stranger, is to keep it simple. Here's how to start an email the right way. She told Insider — by email, of course — that she usually writes an initial draft in a conversational tone and then self-edits. The process helps her write emails faster. Of course, the perfect way to start an email will depend on who you're writing to, but in general when you're writing a business email to someone you don't know well or at all, they said there's one safe choice — and a bunch you should usually avoid.

In some cases, they received refunds after reporting problems with hair breakage and loss to Olaplex. "Our products are thoroughly tested both in-house and in independent third-party laboratories and we remain confident in the evidence showing that Olaplex products are safe and effective." It's difficult to know just how many refunds Olaplex has issued. "A lot of this is breakage that came up after using Olaplex," she tells viewers. She said she visited a dermatologist, who diagnosed her with psoriasis and eczema, and suggested she switch to hypoallergenic hair products.

☆ Pakistan's top court sets up supervisory panel on TV scribe killed in Kenya
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/2] A general view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan building at the evening hours, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court has set up a panel of five judges to supervise an investigation into the killing of a prominent television journalist shot dead in Kenya, it said on Tuesday. The court has sought initial responses from the South Asian nation's foreign office, the interior ministry and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), it said in a statement. The matter, voluntarily taken up by the court, centres on an incident in which the journalist, Arshad Sharif, was shot and killed in October on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Reporting by Asif Shahzad; Editing by Clarence FernandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

CNN —A top Iranian official has said that the nation’s mandatory hijab law is being reviewed, as state media played down the same official’s claim that the country’s much-feared morality police force had been “abolished” amid ongoing protests. Montazeri was also quoted as saying on Saturday that Iran’s morality police had been “abolished,” but Iranian state media strongly pushed back on those comments, saying the interior ministry oversees the force, not the judiciary. The wearing of a hijab in public is currently mandatory for women in Iran under strict Islamic law that is enforced by the country’s so-called morality police. Her death on September 16 touched a nerve in the Islamic Republic, with prominent public figures coming out in support of the movement, including top Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti. “But no official of the Islamic Republic of Iran has said that the Guidance Patrol has been shut,” Al-Alam said Sunday afternoon.

A top reason people quit their jobs is because of toxic workplace cultures, per MIT. Elon Musk's recent "extremely hardcore" ultimatum is an example of bad leadership. If you don't quit, there are some ways to mend your relationship like trying to find common ground. "A bad boss won't just jeopardize your career growth — they'll also negatively impact your personal life," says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert, author, and leadership coach. It's important to know whether you've got a bad boss on your hands so you can "take measures to mitigate the stress and own greater power in the relationship" as soon as possible, she adds.

☆ 15 signs you're about to get a job offer
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Áine Cain | Allana Akhtar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Job offers are tricky — you never want to get your hopes up too much. At the same time, there are a number of subtle signs that good news will be coming your way soon. Job offers can be an ideal stepping stone to better opportunities and a brighter future. "While you can never be certain, and you definitely don't want to get your hopes up prematurely, there are certainly signs that might hint that you're about to get some good news," he told Business Insider. Here are the signs an offer might be coming your way.

☆ How to write an email subject line that catches a hiring manager's attention
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Marguerite Ward | Allana Akhtar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Your email subject line could determine if a hiring manager will even consider your resume. This is especially relevant now for thousands of Americans who were recently laid off. To make your email stand out, keep your subject line short, specific, and personalized. A bad subject line can land your important note in the trash, while a well-crafted one increases open rates, a 2019 study published in Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal showed. Insider spoke with career experts including Amanda Augustine and Dmitri Leonov to learn their secrets on crafting the perfect email subject line.

☆ Pakistan police name lone shooter in gun attack on Imran Khan
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police on Tuesday opened a criminal investigation into a failed assassination attempt on former Prime Minister Imran Khan and said just one shooter was involved. Police said the suspected shooter was arrested after Khan supporter Ibtesam Hasan overpowered him and threw off his aim. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Tuesday the suspect was self-motivated. Police confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday this was the same man as the suspect Mohammad Naveed named in the case. Khan said on Twitter on Tuesday that the police case was “farcical.”He has accused Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and intelligence official Major-General Faisal Nasser of planning to assassinate him.

Police said the suspected shooter was arrested after Khan supporter Ibtesam Hasan overpowered him and threw off his aim, possibly saving the ex-premier from more serious gunshot wounds. Khan has accused three people of devising a plan to assassinate him, naming Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and intelligence official Major-General Faisal Nasser. Khan launched what is known as a long-march protest rally from Lahore to the capital on Oct. 28. He was waving to the crowd from a container mounted on a truck in Wazirabad when a man fired several shots at him. Reporting by Asif Shahzad in Islamabad and Mubasher Bukhari in Lahore, Pakistan; Editing by Robert BirselOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

[1/2] A truck is seen at a crime scene after a shooting incident on a long march by Pakistan former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Wazirabad, Pakistan November 4, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroWAZIRABAD, Pakistan, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The party of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was shot and injured in an apparent assassination attempt, said country-wide protests would be held on Friday as tensions remained high in the South Asian nation. "Today, after Friday prayers, there will be protests across the country, which will continue until Imran Khan's demand is met," Asad Umar, a close Khan aide, said on Twitter. Khan's supporters began gathering again early on Friday at the spot of the apparent assassination attempt and called on the former prime minister to restart his march on Islamabad. Sharif has also called for a transparent inquiry into the shooting, which occurred in an area where Khan's party is in government.

Thursday's activities began at around 8 a.m. when supporters of Khan's PTI party gathered in the streets, with crowds swelling into the thousands throughout the day. "Imran Khan arrived and we welcomed him, we never thought about any attack; people were chanting, workers were dancing,” said PTI supporter and witness Qadir Khan. "I heard a burst of shots after which I saw Imran Khan and his aides fall down on the truck," witness Qazzafi Butt said. In the chaos and confusion touched off by the gunfire, supporters clamoured to know what had happened to Khan. "People chanted that they would lay down their lives for Imran Khan," he added.

Millie Bobby Brown returns as a free-spirited teenage detective in "Enola Holmes 2." Enola Holmes, the teenage sister of the brilliant and famous detective Sherlock Holmes, shares her family's wit and penchant for mystery. How to watch 'Enola Holmes 2'You can watch "Enola Holmes 2" on Netflix starting November 4. Once you subscribe, you can watch "Enola Holmes 2" on just about any smart TV, smartphone, tablet, console, and web browser. The "Enola Holmes" films are based on the young adult fiction series of the same name written by Nancy Springer.

[1/5] A police officer stands guard near a passenger van, cordoned after a blast at the entrance of the Confucius Institute University of Karachi, Pakistan, April 26, 2022. Even though months have passed since the attack, Pakistani authorities remain deeply worried. Shortly afterwards, schoolteacher Shari Hayat Baloch, 30, is filmed walking in a park with her young son and daughter and later addressing the camera in combat fatigues. The Chinese officials supported Pakistan's counter-terrorism forces in areas such as CCTV footage enhancement and data retrieval from cell phones, the ministry said. On the day of the Karachi attack, Habitan, a dentist, tweeted that he was "beaming with pride" at what his wife had done.

☆ Everything you need to know about Parler, the right-wing social media platform Kanye West is planning to buy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Allana Akhtar | Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Kanye West, now known as Ye, is in talks to buy right-wing social media platform Parler. Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is entering a deal to buy right-wing social-media platform Parler, which launched in 2018. Meanwhile, Trump's platform Truth Social had 8,956,693 visitors, and Gab had 12,806,464 visitors, per Similarweb's analysis. What's on the Parler app? In February, Trump launched the Truth Social social media platform 13 months after being kicked off Facebook and Twitter after the January 6 Capitol riot.

☆ Pakistan seeks billions of dollars in new loans after floods -FT
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Displaced people walk on flooded highway, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroOct 19 (Reuters) - Pakistan will ask international lenders for billions of dollars in loans after devastating floods exacerbated the South Asian nation's economic crisis, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. "We are not asking for any kind of measure [such as] a rescheduling or a moratorium," the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the Financial Times. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSharif did not specify the amount Pakistan is seeking, but repeated an estimate of $30 billion of flood losses, the report said. read moreThe European Union also scaled up its flood assistance to 30 million euros ($29.57 million).

☆ Elon Musk reportedly goes on 'exploratory journeys' and likes to show friends a chart of the benefits of MDMA and mushrooms over alcohol
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Grace Kay | Allana Akhtar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk likes to discuss the benefits of MDMA and mushrooms with friends, The New York Times reported. The billionaire likes to share a chart that shows MDMA and psychedelic mushrooms are healthier than alcohol use, one person who Musk shared the chart with on vacation told the publication. For the past 20 years, Musk has attended nearly every Burning Man festival — often accompanied by his younger brother, Kimbal Musk, the Times reported. Researchers have not compared health benefits from alcohol and psychedelic mushrooms head-to-head. Apple founder Steve Jobs previously touted the practice of microdosing on psychedelic drugs, such as LSD or psilocybin mushrooms in order to promote creativity.

☆ Toyota Motor terminates production at its plant in Russia -Kommersant
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterToyota's logo is seen at a Toyota Society Motors showroom in Karachi, Pakistan, July 27, 2022. The automaker suspended production in St Petersburg in March due to supply chain disruptions and stopped vehicle imports into Russia. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterToyota has not decided to quit the Russian market completely but sees no prospect of resuming car production there, the sources said. Many factories in Russia have suspended production and furloughed workers due to shortages of high-tech equipment and an exodus of Western manufacturers after Moscow sent armed forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24 read more . Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Registerreporting by Reuters; editing by Kevin Liffey and Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroUNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Countries on the front lines of the climate crisis are fed up. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked world leaders why his people were paying the price of global warming. "We renew our call to the world to declare total war on this century's greatest challenge: the climate change monster. Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the least responsible for climate change are suffering the most. And yet, we are the fourth most vulnerable country to climate change," he told the U.N. gathering.

☆ Toyota to produce 800,000 vehicles in October, weighed by chips shortage
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterToyota's logo is seen at a Toyota Society Motors showroom in Karachi, Pakistan, July 27, 2022. The world's largest automaker by sales said last month it aimed to produce about 900,000 vehicles per month from September through November. It now expects to produce about 850,000 vehicles per month on average from October to December, it said on Thursday. According to its October production plan, Toyota will suspend production for up to 12 days for 10 lines at seven domestic factories. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; editing by Mark Potter and Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Gastroenteritis, malaria kill 9 more people in Pakistan floods aftermath
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Syed Raza Hassan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A displaced woman holds her ailing boy, while taking refuge in a camp, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan, September 16, 2022. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe provincial government said in a report issued on Tuesday that nine people died of gastroenteritis, acute diarrhoea and suspected malaria on Monday. The report said over 72,000 patients were treated on Monday at makeshift or mobile hospitals set up in flood-hit regions. Malaria and diarrhoea are out of control, he said. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Asif Shahzad; Editing by Raju GopalakrishnanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 29 people who became highly successful after age 40
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-10 | by ( Allana Akhtar | Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Founders in their 20s get a lot of media attention, but research suggests most founders are older. Insider rounded up successful people who did not get recognition until their 30s, 40s or later. In fact, the average age of business founders hovers around 40, according to research conducted by MIT professor Pierre Azoulay, who analyzed 2.7 million people who founded companies between 2007 and 2014. Azoulay found a founder at age 50 is approximately twice as likely to experience a "successful exit," meaning they get acquired or go public, compared to a founder at age 30, the research found. Writer Harry Bernstein authored countless rejected books before getting his first hit at age 96.

☆ Cool girls don't drink alcohol anymore
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-06 | by ( Allana Akhtar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Young women are using Instagram and TikTok to show others you can be both "cool" and sober. Alcohol alternative drink sales rose this year, on the heels of the "trendy" sober curious movement. Young women like Gomez are on a mission to prove it's "cool" not to drink, and ditching alcohol can even help women achieve self-care and empowerment. Plus, CBD-infused drinks — like ultimate cool girl Bella Hadid's Kin brand — promise a similar buzz without impairing your health or decision-making. Gomez's drink-less Instagram could have an aspirational effect: You can be a cool girl like her — if you don't drink.

☆ Sex workers who earn thousands on OnlyFans say it's unclear how the company will enforce its 'disgusting' porn ban — and some may leave the platform because of it
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-20 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | Allana Akhtar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Sex workers told Insider that they were "angry and confused" about the change. "The large majority of sex workers on the platform are surviving payout to payout," Cole, 20, told Insider. Some OnlyFans creators said they believed the news media and competing companies were pushing the narrative that OnlyFans would ban porn to make money off OnlyFans' creators. Some OnlyFans creators are looking to new platforms for sex workOnlyFans is far from the only platform that allows sex workers to earn money through subscriptions. "I don't think that misalignment will ever be something that profits sex workers in the long run."

Search resuls for: "Akhtar"

25 mentions found