Digital commerce is responsible for providing individuals and small business owners with fantastic entrepreneurial opportunities.

As in every weekly roundup, you can find articles covering subject matter across all segments of small business trends.

New Amazon Sellers Average $26k in Profits in First Year, Survey RevealsThird-party sellers on Amazon account for almost half of all sales on the platform.

So there is no surprise that Cyber Monday 2019 was the biggest day ever for third-party Amazon sellers.

Technology TrendsWhy Having Too Many Apps Running Your Business Will Hurt YouService-based business owners face a new generation of customers. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577487612.6208634/Top-Stories:-New-Amazon-Sellers-See-Big-Earnings,-IRS-Tool-Helps-with-Taxes?ref=audio_experience

— How did Outlook’s mobile app reach 100 million users since launching in 2015?

Hear from Outlook Mobile team leader and longtime Microsoft employee Michael Palermiti talk about his learnings at the latest Products That Count event at Mixpanel HQ in Seattle; 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8.

— The world’s biggest technology conference happens in just a couple of weeks, and GeekWire will be there.

CES takes place in Las Vegas from Jan. 7-10.

Here are more highlights from the GeekWire Calendar: | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577485809.3392003/GeekWire-Calendar-Picks:-Interview-with-Outlook-product-chief;-comic-convention;-and-more?ref=audio_experience

But, in the startup circuit, fortune favors those who think out of the box.

Bhavish Aggarwal, an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute Of Bombay brought something that revolutionized the transportation industry.

Partnering with taxi drivers and applying the magic of the internet resulted in a bright future for taxi drivers.

While the company was developing, Bhavish introduced OLA mini services in metropolitan cities like Bangalore and Delhi.

The next member of the OLA services was OLA autos. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577484128.1587586/Bhavish-Aggarwal---The-Man-who-Revolutionized-the-Taxi-Sector?ref=audio_experience

294: The SaaS business model has risen to popularity for many reasons – it’s fast-paced, creates residual revenue streams, and well, the multiples are strong.

However, while many are flocking to reap the benefits of the SaaS model, truly understanding how it works sustaining success over time is not as easy as some make it look.

Rajesh is going to walk you through the key elements of winning the long game in SaaS – how to win customers, how to create long-term relationships, and how to avoid churn.

SaaStr’s Founder’s Favorites Series features one of SaaStr’s best of the best sessions that you might have missed.

This podcast is an excerpt from Rajesh’s session at SaaStr Europa 2019. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577482207.6398208/SaaStr-Podcast-294-with-Egnyte-CCO-Rajesh-Ram-—-December-27,-2019?ref=audio_experience

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Wikimedia Foundation expresses deep concerns about India’s proposed intermediary liability rulesWikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit group that operates Wikipedia, is urging the Indian government to rethink proposed changes to the nation’s intermediary liability rules.

The year of the gig worker uprising2019 was a momentous year for gig workers.

It’s this issue that lies at the root of gig workers’ demands. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577480515.8844059/Daily-Crunch:-The-startups-we-lost-in-2019-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

The lifetime of a modern ocean-going vessel is 25 to 30 years.

Aaron Wens, a marine engineer with 16 years’ experience, explains the life cycle of an ocean-going vessel.

Some of the different types of ships that are built include military vessels, cruise ships, container ships, and fishing vessels.

Building an ocean-going vessel is a daunting task and the array of materials that are needed is vast.

Aaron Wens underlines the importance of the ocean-going vessel to today’s economic landscape, where many goods are imported and exported around the world each day. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577478711.8758788/The-Startup-Magazine-Aaron-Wens-on-the-Lifecycle-of-Your-Ocean-Going-Vessel-Investments?ref=audio_experience

It’s not like white collar crimes are rare, it’s just that the companies are ready good at hiding it.

It is apparent that white collar crime should be stopped.

Fortunately, there are measures you can take to prevent white collar crime.

Regulate the Usage of InternetMost white collar crime is committed through the internet.

Practice Internal AuditsAlmost all white collar crime has something to do with money, such as bribery, embezzlement and money laundering, etc. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577476806.6501164/The-Startup-Magazine-5-Ways-to-Stop-White-Collar-Crimes-in-your-Business?ref=audio_experience

According to StartSe coverage, this digital platform combines HR and compliance to streamline reporting workplace discrimination, harassment, and general misconduct.

In her opinion, the SafeSpace platform responds to a growing demand to address workplace discrimination and other pervasive issues.

Upon closer speculation, not only does workplace discrimination hinder people’s holistic health, but also company finances.

Gender-based workplace discriminationWhile Latin America has matured at an astonishingly fast rate in regards to entrepreneurship and tech innovation, women still face abhorrent amounts of workplace discrimination.

Here’s to hoping that 2020 is the year that diversity and inclusiveness replace workplace discrimination once and for all. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577475011.3239744/SafeSpace-from-Brazil-offers-platform-to-tackle-workplace-discrimination?ref=audio_experience

Y Combinator CEO and Partner Michael Seibel shares a process for building product as a small startup.

Topics00:00 – Have a process to get product out the door1:02 – Decide on a release schedule1:15 – Put someone in charge of product1:34 – Establish KPIs1:47 – Create a theme for the product cycle based on a KPI2:00 – Product meeting2:30 – Brainstorm new features, bugs, and tests3:35 – Sort each into: easy, medium, or hard4:59 – Pick the hards first5:30 – Spec the ideas out and assign tasks6:00 – Shut up and get to work7:00 – Testing | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577473310.7039633/How-To-Build-Product-As-A-Small-Startup?ref=audio_experience

And shoppers trying to put together a certain look frequently have to hop between multiple sites to peruse different clothing brands and stores to assemble the right shoes, apparel and accessories.

Padmaraj and Ritesh Desai in 2017 launched Style-At-Iz to try to solve those problems, building a tool for creating outfits that flatter and fit a shopper’s needs.

This could be combined with multiple brands, such as a top from Zara and a bottom from Nordstrom, which can be easily bought through a single platform: Style-At-Iz.

Our ‘secret sauce’ is: Our energy and our ability to quickly work through ideas to evaluate their feasibility and the value they’ll add.

The smartest move we’ve made so far: We built some initial affiliations with networks like ShopStyle, which allowed us to access inventory across multiple brands. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577471408.6412368/Startup-Style-At-Iz-helps-shoppers-create-and-purchase-personalized-wardrobes-and-outfits?ref=audio_experience