Guess the Word and Contact Us for prizes! Series 23 starts soon….. 1st letter of each post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly, backwards, jumbled up, or as an anagram. Previous answers: Series 22 spelt S-I-N-B-U-S-E-S (BUSINESS) Series 21 spelt C-A-B-K-A-P-Y (PAYBACK) Series 20 spelt L-A-B-L-O-G (GLOBAL) Series 19 spelt C-U-E-S-S-C-S (SUCCESS) Series 18 spelt M-E-N-O-Y …
Category: Series 22 – Business
Scam Web scammers don’t need to guess who’ll fall for their cons. Social media’s trove of user data + algorithms target their fake ‘news’ & ‘endorsed’ ads across multiple platforms – by age, interests, location or IP address – based on previous clicks on their links Guessed the Word? Series 22 (8/8) [pic:…
Educate Edinburgh is the UK’s “most educated” city and 2nd-largest fintech hub. 55% of workforce has a Uni degree or equivalent. Scottish inventions: life insurance, pensions, investment trusts. Top 4 industries: salmon, whiskey, oil & gas, financial services Guessed the Word? Series 22 (6/8) [pic: kimdaejeung]
Sleep Lack of sleep knocks 2% off UK GDP, and causes more accidents than alcohol & drugs combined. But firms & government ignore it. 2 in 5 people in the UK aren’t getting the sleep they need Guessed the Word? Series 22 (7/8) [pic:…
Unregulated The only market that’s unregulated is the art business. Buying & selling paintings is one way to clean dirty money Guessed the Word? Series 22 (2/8) [pic: daniel van den berg]
Bias Software can eliminate bias when reviewing job applications. Answers from different applicants to a Q can be grouped/ randomised, & presented to assessors without giving clues about age, gender, name or race Guessed the Word? Series 22 (1/8) [pic: Efraimstochter]
Nothing Having no money forces us to be both creative & frugal – valuable skills for any entrepreneur to possess Guessed the Word? Series 22 (5/8) [pic: Klaus Hausmann]
Insurance is ripe for disruption as tech is applied to manage risks. Buy specific cover for limited time – insure camera for a day? switch car insurance on only when driving? insure the person, not the item/ activity? Guessed the Word? Series 22 (4/8) [pic: werner22brigitte]
Small print is long to bury key details. Can be >38,000 words! Longer than Hamlet, Shakespeare’s longest play. It’s how insurance co’s avoid paying for “pre-existing conditions”, leasing co’s hide true costs, & social media giants secretly mine personal data Guessed the Word? Series 22 (3/8) [pic: Shakespeare’s Globe]