What’s more, small businesses selling on Amazon are over two-times likely to witness hiring growth.

The findings of IDC’s research indicate that Amazon stores can be a winning digital sales channel for small businesses to grow their revenues.

Small Business Success in the Multichannel AgeSmall businesses need to discover new sales channels to grow their businesses.

In fact, the majority of small businesses and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have now started to offer their products/services online.

With the help of Amazon, small businesses not only have been able to grow their revenues but also successfully hire more people. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579977015.9456441/Amazon-Store-success-for-small-businesses-seems-to-be-on-the-upswing?ref=audio_experience

Did the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia really hack into Jeff Bezos’ phone?

It sure looks that way, based on a forensic analysis of what happened after a video was sent to the Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner via WhatsApp by Mohammed bin Salman, a.k.a.

Within hours of receiving the nefarious video, “a massive and unauthorized exfiltration of data from Bezos’ phone began, continuing and escalating for months thereafter,” according to the forensic report.

But what else was leaked from the phone, and why didn’t Bezos and his team have better security protocols in place at the time?

Join us at our next event: The GeekWire Awards, March 26 at MoPOP in Seattle. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579975207.7293563/GeekWire-Podcast:-Bezos-phone-hack;-Microsoft-Surface-innovations;-Gottmans-love-Mystery?ref=audio_experience

Whether you’re changing the name or the marketing tactics you use, navigating those changes successfully is a must.

Read on for tips to help you navigate some of the challenges that go along with making changes to your business.

The factors that may impact your reputation change constantly, so your practices should evolve as well.

In this Social Media Examiner post, Michael Stelzner shares tips for creating video content that can help your business create emotional connections with followers.

If you’d like to suggest your favorite small business content to be considered for an upcoming community roundup, please send your news tips to: [email protected]. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579973411.6641495/10-Tips-for-Successfully-Navigating-Major-Business-Changes?ref=audio_experience

Speaking about the state of the SaaS ecosystem in India, Abel narrated lessons he learnt from his experience of building three successful enterprise SaaS businesses.

Addressing India’s largest SaaS gathering at SaaSBOOMi in Chennai on Saturday (January 25), Abel talked about how founders can impress investors and customers with their pitch.

At the event organised by SaaS founders for SaaS founders, Abel’s talk stood out among the plethora of discussions and candid stories.

We sold the model and we sold the customer’s success.”Support From The Entrepreneur FamilyFurther, Abel talked about the importance of creating the right team.

SaaS Growth In IndiaIn the 1990s, when the internet revolution touched the world, India was the hotbed for outsourced operations — aka the backend office of the world. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579971609.3970077/SaaS-Maven-Godard-Abel-On-India’s-SaaS-Growth,-Winning-Over-Investors?ref=audio_experience

“When we hit $1 Mn revenue, we targetted to have $5 Mn revenue, which seemed impossible and experts had said we could reach around $2 Mn-$2.5 Mn.

Coming on to the product side, Mathrubootham talked about how he was questioned on building a helpdesk when they were launching.

The investor told Mathrubootham that if he launches Freshmarket, it would look like a pivot and would confuse any investor.

This time, Mathrubootham again said that he never wanted to hire people who already have the been-there-done-that experience.

The Freshworks founder reiterated the need to hire young people and build talent in the direction needed. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579969807.0898724/We-Kept-Pushing-Our-Targets:-Girish-Mathrubootham-Recalls-Freshworks’-Early-Days?ref=audio_experience

Either way, moving to a new city could increase your chances of success; depending on the current conditions of your current city and destination city, a move could be exactly what you need to maximize the chances of your startup’s survival.

Cheaper cost-of-livingAssume for a moment that your business will make the same amount of money in either city, but in one city you’ll be paying four times as much for housing.

If you move to the lower cost-of-living city, you’ll instantly improve your personal profitability.

Stress and logisticsMoving is also stressful, and managing the logistics can be tough when you’re also trying to start a business.

You’ll need to think about the current resources and benefits of your current city, and exhaustively research the new city you’re considering. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579968017.9281647/Should-You-Start-Your-Business-In-A-New-City??ref=audio_experience

An email drip campaign is a series of messages that are sent, or “dripped,” in a predefined order at a predefined interval.

Drip Email CampaignNow that we know what is drip email campaign, how do you actually map out a successful automated drip campaign?

Know more about drip email campaigns: Drip Email CampaignAlso read: How to Track Customer Acquisition in SaaS?

So, the most important piece here is determining which triggers and groups you're going to use for your drip campaign strategy.

Evaluate and AdjustJust because your drip campaign is automated doesn't mean you can let it run unsupervised. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579966206.5007336/How-to-design-Drip-Email-Campaign-??ref=audio_experience

Chennai is known for its large coastline, seafood, and globally successful SaaS entrepreneurs.

At the two-day event, the founders opined that India will become the product and IP capital of the world.

SaaS companies have a gross margin of 80 percent and grow based on recurring revenue.

From left to right: Krish of ChargeBee, Suresh of KissFlow, Shekhar of Accel, Girish of Freshworks and Vinod of CloudCherry.

This is happening across industries and with this SaaS startups have an enormous opportunity globally. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579964406.7145236/At-SaasBooMi,-experts-say-India-will-be-the-product-and-intellectual-property-capital-of-the-world?ref=audio_experience

After facing backlash for its recently updated mid-January redesign that blurred out the lines between ad results and actual search results, global tech giant Google has decided to rethink its update.

In a series of tweets, Google search liaison Danny Sullivan said, “Last week we updated the look of ‘search’ on the desktop to mirror what’s been on mobile for months.

pic.twitter.com/gy9PwcLqHj — Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) January 24, 2020Under the new redesign, Google had planned to list out ads before the actual search result.

The redesign also removed most differentiators between advertising and organic search results.

In 2018, Google’s ad revenue was $116.3 billion Bn and accounted for the majority of Google’s total revenue. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579960814.0016048/Google-Decides-To-Rethink-Its-New-Search-Design?ref=audio_experience

A new law in California changes the status of many Uber drivers from freelancers to full-blown workers.

Companies that depend on flexible standards for freelancers have spent more than $10 billion in opposing the bill.

AB 5 would push for Uber to recompense drivers with the official minimum of $12 in California.

Minimum wage, worker’s compensation, and health benefits are at the center of the complaints against companies like Uber and Postmates who employ freelancers on-demand.

In the past, Uber drivers who were involved in accidents often had to count on third party legal and insurance companies who charge Uber drivers as well as passengers. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1579959008.4464898/Hiring-Freelancers-From-California-Just-Got-More-Complicated?ref=audio_experience