Tag Archive for Opinion

75% of startups close their doors after two years. Take note and don’t make these mistakes.

The impact of this new normal for the entrepreneurial environment

by Wayra Hispanoamérica • August 19, 2021 • 0 Comments

The results and reactions of each of the market players have been diverse.

Women entrepreneurs, one of the main assets for economic recovery and social empowerment

by Wayra Hispanoamérica • March 11, 2021 • 0 Comments

Closing the gender labor gap an opportunity to add an additional $ 12 trillion to total global GDP.

Expand your technology capabilities for an (increasingly) hybrid future

by Rodrigo Segal • March 2, 2021 • 0 Comments

The data shows us that digitization will make us more competitive in the medium term.

We Are Nearing the End of Cannabis Prohibition

by Tomas Garibaldi • August 30, 2019 • 0 Comments

If the history of alcohol regulation is any guide.

Cannabis Legalization Isn't a Sure Thing and the Industry Can't Afford to Stop Fighting

by Aaron Smith • July 25, 2018 • 0 Comments

We’ve come a long way towards national legalization, but it’s far from a done deal.

Seattle Is Taxing Amazon to Help Solve Its Homeless Problem: Bad Move.

by Jake Rheude • May 25, 2018 • 0 Comments

Amazon paid zero federal income tax on a 2017 profit of $5.6B. It received a $784M rebate from the new federal tax law. Seattle’s “head tax” will cost it $12.4 million yearly for five years.

Amway – Not A Feasible Option For Students

by Ted Nuyten • September 24, 2017 • 0 Comments

The Gateway is the Online magazine of Nebraska’s university (USA) and has published the next controversial article about Amway:
“It seems like more and more these days our Facebook feeds are filled with multilevel marketing. Your high school acquaintance is selling Mary Kay. Your friend’s mom is selling Avon and Plexus. But the granddaddy of all multilevel marketing schemes?
Amway was founded in 1959 in part by Richard DeVos. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because he is the father-in-law of current Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
Last week on Sept. 5, the Daily Nebraskan published an article in their news section that may have misled students into believing that Amway is a great way for college students to make money.
In the article, the support for Amway was expressed more than the drawbacks to the company.
Although the comments directly on the article were mostly positive for Amway, the commenters on Facebook took great exception to the tone of the article, to say the least.
“How much did Amway pay you to publish this sponsored advertisement posing as journalism The Daily Nebraskan?” Facebook user Daniel Baer wrote.
While Amway was cleared of being an official illegal “pyramid scheme” by the Federal Trade Commission in 1979, their recruitment and