[ad_1] Lyft has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by California drivers who claimed they should be deemed employees instead of independent contractors, after a U.S. judge rejected a previous $12.25 million deal as too small. Lyft and larger rival Uber are attempting to …

[ad_1] It’s easy to get excited about the opportunities that come with a new job. The job comes with a paycheck — and sometimes even a much bigger one than you have had before. However, it’s easier than you think to make some financial mistakes when the prospect of a paycheck is …

[ad_1] You know you want to start something for yourself. You just need to funnel your ambition and time into an idea that’ll earn extra cash, make you proud, and possibly lead to a full-time venture—and that amazing moment you get to say “I quit!” to your boss. But what great …

[ad_1] Name: Kyle HillCompany: HomeHeroLesson: The worst boss I had was actually a soccer coach I had in high school. I wouldn’t say he was a bad coach, but he yelled at me a lot. I realized that was something I could not handle. So my dad ended up pulling …

[ad_1] When Square set its IPO price at $9 this past November, the news drew disappointment and more than a little trepidation about the future of Silicon Valley. The $9 share price meant that Square’s valuation came in nearly $4 billion under its projected numbers. And it’s not the only tech giant …

[ad_1] Technologists like me tend to see the beauty in innovation — the efficiency, the clean lines of code and well-ordered rows in databases. The delight when something “just works.” And, to be truthful, the dollar signs that come with the massive productivity gains, cost savings and fortunes to be …

[ad_1] Starting a company is a lot of things. It’s a humbling learning curve. It’s long hours. It’s trial-and-error and rejection and triumph. It’s also one curveball after another, especially if you raise outside capital. To borrow from Donald Rumsfeld — because raising capital can seem like a struggle — there are knowns and unknowns. …

[ad_1] Generational studies have been around for a decade now. Most of us ticked generational differences off our competency list years ago. Millennials? Lots of feedback. Boomers? Use the phone. And that was fine. Until now. Right now, generations at work are changing faster than you can say “demographic cohort.” First, …

[ad_1] You have to hand it to McDonald’s. Its global brand efforts truly know no bounds. The franchise is even willing to run afoul of one of the world’s most prominent religious institutions: the Catholic Church. Last week, the Golden Arches opened a new location right outside Vatican City — …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » Everybody wants a crew of hard-working employees, people who come in every day focused and ready to tackle whatever is thrown at them. Related: Working 80 Hours a Week is Not Actually What Leads to …