Richard Feloni, provided by Published 10:27 am, Friday, May 18, 2018 Hollis Johnson/Business Insider ShopRunner CEO Sam Yagan is the cofounder of SparkNotes and OkCupid, and was head of the dating site conglomerate the Match Group for seven years. He said that his Syrian immigrant parents passed on skills that enabled him to become an entrepreneur. Yagan credits his success to taking full advantage of lucky opportunities in his life. After having risen as high as he could in a corporate hierarchy, he wants to now focus on "mattering." Sam Yagan knows he's been lucky. He told us for an episode of Business Insider's podcast "Success! How I Did It" that one of the luckiest moments of his life was meeting his college roommates. Together, they built a study guide website called SparkNotes. Then, they built an online dating empire. They started the site OKCupid while Yagan was getting his MBA at Stanford. The idea came from one of those college roommates, and it grew into a … [Read more...] about The cofounder of OKCupid says 3 lucky moments led him to run a multi-billion-dollar company
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Best free Android apps of 2018: 100 you must download
Best free Android apps It's been ten years since Android was first outed by Google, and back then it was hard to imagine the sheer number of apps we'd have today.There are apps for everything, and many of them are completely free, meaning you're just a few downloads away from supercharging your smartphone at no extra cost.What's the best phone of 2017?Admittedly, the huge quantity of apps doesn't mean they're all quality - far from it in fact, and finding the good ones can be tough. There are tools and techniques to help, with various lists in the Play Store providing you with Editor's Picks across a range of categories, new releases and even apps that are specifically recommended for you based on your previous installs.You can also hunt out apps that are similar to your favorites by searching for an app you have and seeing what else comes up.And checking out user reviews and ratings can save you from downloading a dud of an app.But even with all that, the sheer number of apps on … [Read more...] about Best free Android apps of 2018: 100 you must download
Best free iPhone apps 2018
Best free iPhone apps 2017 There are now hundreds of thousands of apps available for your iPhone X (and others), and surprisingly, many of the best are free.What's the best phone of 2018?The following list showcases our pick of the best free iPhone apps, and includes iPhone applications for social networking, travel, news, photography, productivity and more. Most of these apps are also compatible with the iPod touch as well.What's going to be interesting is how the iPhone X affects this list of best apps, because the larger screen is going to mean developers have to code their wares differently to cater for the new audience.But no matter which phone you've got, as long as it's made by Apple (and it's not too old) you'll be able to enjoy these titles that have been curated by TechRadar's expert app reviewers, who parse through the App Store regularly to see just what's bubbling up... and whether it's worth downloading.New this week: Oak - Meditation & BreathingOak - Meditation … [Read more...] about Best free iPhone apps 2018
Best Android apps 2018: download these now
Best Android apps - introduction It's been ten years since Android was announced, and what a decade it's been. But there's never been a better time to jump on board, as the Google Play store has exploded in recent years, with a proliferation of apps that can cater to your every need.The problem is: there are just too many of them, even with Editor's Picks, Featured and Best Selling, Top Paid and Top Free categories there to help.There are things you can do to filter the winners from the wannabes. Google builds a list of apps it recommends for you based on your previous downloads, so that's often a good place to start. You can also filter by new releases if you just want to see the latest things to hit the store. Or, if you want something similar to an app you already have, search for that app and see what comes up.And of course using user reviews and ratings is an essential part of ensuring the apps you download are high quality. But the easiest (and best) way to find top quality … [Read more...] about Best Android apps 2018: download these now
Best Apple Watch apps for your smartwatch in 2018
Best Apple Watch apps for 2018 The Apple Watch is onto its third generation now, and the aptly-named Apple Watch 3 is proving pretty popular - so that's why you're probably here checking out the new apps.In fact, it's one of the best smartwatch options out there, and now we're at the third generation it's becoming a particularly accomplished smart option for your wrist.The number one question we hear from new Apple Watch owners is, "what apps should I download first?" To make answering that query easier, we devised a thorough list of the best Apple Watch apps. With the right choices, your new digital timepiece will become so much more.Before you get into that though, remember to head into the Apple Watch main app on your iPhone - that's where you'll see a list of the apps already installed on your phone that can also be transferred to your Watch. If you see any you like the look of here, you'll need to download them to your iPhone first.Make sure you tag the apps you want on your … [Read more...] about Best Apple Watch apps for your smartwatch in 2018