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  Buying Guides

  Buying Guides By Gabe Grifoni

  The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Any Startup Founder

  With over 27 million Americans starting their own businesses this year, there's bound to be an entrepreneur that you'll shop for this holiday season. As CEO of a high-growth startup, I know firsthand how nice it is to receive thoughtful gifts that make my busy life less stressful and improve overall wellbeing. From practical presents to luxurious gifts, here's a wish list any startup founder would appreciate. Add Dimension to Everyday Life with a 3D Printer: With startup founders' innate desire to create, there's no better way to help them unleash their inner inventor than with a 3D printer. Versatile and easy to use, a 3D printer enables them to bring their ideas to life and streamline the design process. The perfect gift for the tinkerer in your life, there are many affordable options on crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Vitamin a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: Founding a startup can be a grueling task and comes with lots of stress and little sleep, which can be a huge risk to your health. With immune-boosting supplements like Emergen-C on hand, entrepreneurs can stay strong and healthy for whatever comes their way. This along with B-12 vitamins are the perfect stocking stuffer that will be sure to show them you care about their health and energy levels! Rev Up Their Engines with a Gas Gift Card: As entrepreneurs are constantly on the go, meeting with various teams, potential partners and investors, the most practical gift we could receive is a gift card for gas. More thoughtful than you'd initially think, this gift will truly rev up our engines! Rock Stress Away with a Hammock: After a long day of the startup grind, nothing beats rocking and day-dreaming your stress away in a cozy hammock. It's crucial for startup entrepreneurs to make time to relax and decompress. This classic gift will help remind them to take a step back and reset before another big push. Every Idea Is a Good Idea with Idea Paint: In the startup world, brainstorming never stops! From the table to their hand, thought leaders are constantly searching for surfaces to jot down their ingenious ideas and solutions. Idea paint is a genius paint that turns anything you paint into a dry-erase surface, making it a founder's best friend. Out of Office - Overdue Spa Day: Step away from the office and splurge on a spa day for some much needed "me" time. Startup entrepreneurs rarely have time to unwind while running a new enterprise, making a trip to the spa a forced chance to recharge. The best part of this gift is that you can you could turn this into a joint gift for yourself as well. No matter what venture your entrepreneur may be on, these gifts can go a long way in showing that you care for their wellbeing and overall, day-to-day happiness. I hope this helps your seasonal shopping. Happy holidays!

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  Wearables

  Wearables By Gabe Grifoni

  How Workplace Wearables Will Improve Service

  When people think wearables, they instantly think about the FitBit, Pebble and Apple Watch tracking steps and overall health. However, wearables have moved beyond consumer applications to improve upon the way workers deliver service within the professional realm. Many enterprise and industrial sectors will benefit from workers having wearable technology with all sorts of critical information, alerts and communication methods always within reach. While employers might see increased efficiency and safety as the primary advantage to integrating wearable devices, the overall improvement in workflow ultimately benefits the end consumer in the form of better and faster service. Below are a few use cases that demonstrate how the wearable revolution can provide customers with a whole new level of service. First Responders Traditionally, first responders use outdated equipment like walkie-talkies to communicate and individual laptops to organize tasks. While these may be effective enough to get by, the integration of wearables could drastically improve the response time, communication and organization of the public safety industry. With wearables tied to Bluetooth Beacons and harnessing the power of GPS, responders can determine the exact location of their team in a building or out in the field, enabling them to be more responsive during a crisis. More importantly, wearable technology can harness the abilities of WiFi mesh networks, Beacons and powerful communication applications to improve public safety and streamline tasks, making it possible for responders to move more quickly to the areas where aid is needed. Not only will these devices enable workers to respond to calls more quickly, but the technology also has the ability to collect, analyze and disseminate a massive amount of data to public safety managers. Heads-up displays, wrist wearables and connected apparel with embedded sensors can track location- and movement-based information as well as details like vital signs and air quality. Built the right way, wearables in the first responder space can not only keep the emergency responders themselves safer, but better assist them to save the lives of those in need. Healthcare Within the highly regulated healthcare industry, organization, accountability and mobility are key factors for success. Wearables can track the movement of staff and details about the care they provide, as well as deliver instant patient information and electronic medical records (EMRs) directly to the care provider. In today's technologically advanced world, Bluetooth can easily and cost effectively be installed on hospital beds, making it easier to access and document information about a patient's care. This not only saves time for the healthcare provider, enabling them to spend more time with patients, but also improves the overall quality of care of the patient. Wearables can become a natural element of healthcare where professionals will be walking information centers. Hospitality Managing staff across large hotel and resort properties that span thousands of square feet and multiple stories can be a daunting task. By implementing wearables, management can easily track staff members' whereabouts and assign duties based on location. "Pop-up" tasks can be delivered directly to an employee's wearable device and they can instantly check-in once they complete the task. Over are the days where personnel need to carry around a clipboard and communication device all while trying to push a cart full of food - now they have the option for hands-free tools on the go. Conclusion Integration of wearables can revolutionize the way we work and provide service. Beta tests and pilot programs are already in the works and it won't be long before we can all look forward to jobs being done faster, more efficiently and safer, ultimately benefitting everyone from employers, employees and the consumer.

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