Entries by Mike de Waal
Four Ways to Foster a Team Atmosphere Among Remote Workers
Very few entrepreneurs can go from idea to success without a team of people supporting their projects. Besides hiring people in-house for human resources, marketing, production and service jobs, they may need to hire virtual employees and contractors to fill these positions. Either way, it is critical to build and foster a team-based environment to […]
5 Tips from The Leadership Cheat Sheet
In his book, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers, tech leader and Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz discusses the many lessons he’s learned at the helm of a struggling startup. Horowitz, and countless others before and after him, have spent a lot of time, money, and […]
Get Your Head Out of the Clouds: the Truth about Cloud Computing for Insurers
Pros, Cons and Myths
Five Steps Insurance Companies Can Take to Survive Digital Transformation
As industry moves increasingly towards digitization and automation, the Internet of Things is changing how business is conducted around the world. And while some industries are moving toward the future more quickly than others, most leaders understand that the traditional way of doing things is standing in the way of staying competitive.
Tricks and Tools for Securing Data and Preventing Breaches
Technology is something of a double-edged sword for insurance brokers. It provides us with the perfect tools to offer accurate field underwriting, efficient claims and policy processing, thorough record-keeping, and faster policy issue.
Bitcoin and Blockchain: A Growing Impact on Insurance
How we pay for things is shifting. Smartphones are replacing credits cards and cash. And cryptocurrency is growing fast—digital currency that can be tendered in exchange for goods and services in real life.
Tech Tools Brokers and Insurers Need to Succeed
Keeping Up with the Digital Revolution
Five Things Sailing Taught Me About Entrepreneurship
Don’t complain about the wind. Trim the sails!
