For example, if someone is a hard worker that likes to get in the trenches, this can be a key differentiator in how they run a particular organization. Likewise, abilities such as thinking big or being able to articulate a clear vision can also translate well in growing a successful team. Developing a leadership style this way is authentic and genuine, and it provides a helpful starting place for leading others....

Several years ago, a key challenge with launching a new tech startup venture was that there weren’t many precedents to follow. How do you scale a company? How do you measure growth and costs in a more meaningful way? Does the company have real traction? Of course, there were knowledgeable people in the tech ecosystem that knew these things – for example, venture capitalists and ex-founders that had been successful with previous ventures – but they were tough to gain access to, and many of their theories and best practices weren’t yet widespread....

Today’s infographic comes from WebstaurantStore, and it digs into whiskey’s history, production, market shares, and more. Even seasoned fans will likely pick up some new facts to share over that next dram of bourbon. American whiskey is experiencing an impressive resurgence, but the road to the current bourbon boom hasn’t always been smooth. Grandpa’s Drink In the 1960s, white spirits such as vodka were experiencing a big boost in sales....

From the Cambridge Analytica scandal to the transparency of Apple’s supply chain, it’s clear that big tech companies are under higher scrutiny. Unsurprisingly, much of this concern stems around one key currency that tech companies leverage for their own profitability: personal data. What Big Tech Knows Today’s infographic comes to us from Security Baron, and it compares and contrasts the data that big tech companies admit to collecting in their privacy policies....

What’s driving the evolution of the market? Cannabis is in the midst of a shakeup, and today’s infographic from Ionic Brands highlights how consumers are significantly shaping the landscape of cannabis. Cannabis Concentrates: A New Frontier For years, joints and blunts dominated the industry—but sales of traditional flower are swiftly losing ground to new products. Here’s how cannabis consumer spending looks across North America in a few short years: Cannabis consumers are clearly moving away from simply smoking the product....

As the world’s biggest cities continue to sprawl with many millions of new people, they’ll look to many of the technologies and tactics covered in today’s infographic from Raconteur to work smarter – and not harder – for their inhabitants. Why Cities? Cities are the engines of modern society. They power the global economy, consume vast amounts of resources, house the majority of the world’s population, and create much of the pollution and emissions that have scientists concerned about the future....

For most people, the process of buying a new product (such as a car) might look something like this: In other words, we figure out what we need, and then we seek to learn more about our choices. After reviewing relevant articles, product ratings, buyer reviews, and other sources of information, we can make a final and informed decision. Same Process For Picking Investments? Does the above process look similar to how you approach investing, particularly in choosing funds?...

Company Snapshot: Pretivm Pretivm is aggressively advancing the development opportunity at Brucejack, its advanced-stage, high-grade gold project in northern British Columbia. Probable mineral reserves in Brucejack’s Valley of the Kings (as of June 2013 feasibility study) comprise 6.6 million ounces of gold (15.1 million tonnes grading 13.6 g/t gold). Engineering and permitting activities for the Brucejack Project continue to advance, and commercial production is targeted for 2016. on Did you know that nearly one-fifth of all the gold ever mined is held by central banks?...

Seven Ways to Fund a New Startup Venture If you’re looking to create the next Paypal Mafia, this infographic documents seven different ways to fund your startup venture. The options include: bootstrapping, crowdfunding, seed funding from family and friends, traditional lenders, angel investors, incubators, and venture capitalists. Original graphic from: Wrike on But fast forward to the end of last week, and SVB was shuttered by regulators after a panic-induced bank run....

Startup Universe Explained in 27 Facts Today’s infographic is the perfect primer on the world of technology startups. From people just learning about the sector to those well-established in Silicon Valley, there are some interesting facts here for everyone. Original graphic by: Coupofy on Every year, millions of new businesses are started across the world—in 2021, nearly 5.4 million new business applications were filed in the U.S. alone. And since startups and new businesses play a significant role in shaping a country’s economic growth, encouraging entrepreneurship is vital....

Virtual reality, for example, sat on the sidelines for many years. The industry went into hibernation around the time of the Dot Com Bust, and it has only recently re-emerged with promise. It is only today that big companies like Microsoft, Google, Samsung, HTC, and Facebook have the infrastructure, peripheral technologies, and capital in place to properly commercialize the technology. Now, instead of using primitive 300 x 200 pixel LCD displays that were prohibitively expensive in the 90s, we are looking at a world where display will be in beautiful 4k quality....

However, with talk of a trade war heating up, there is a real possibility that the global trade landscape could shift dramatically over the coming months and years. Any such shifts wouldn’t likely impact the country in a uniform and evenly distributed fashion – instead, any impending trade war would pose the largest direct risk to states that are dependent on buying and selling goods on international markets. The States Most at Risk Today’s visualization comes to us from HowMuch....

The World’s Most Famous Case of Hyperinflation (Part 1 of 2) The Money Project is an ongoing collaboration between Visual Capitalist and Texas Precious Metals that seeks to use intuitive visualizations to explore the origins, nature, and use of money. The Great War ended on the 11th hour of November 11th, 1918, when the signed armistice came into effect. Though this peace would signal the end of the war, it would also help lead to a series of further destruction: this time the destruction of wealth and savings....

Water is the world’s most vital resource. Beyond its basic functions of sustaining life, it’s also a precious commodity – one that billions of people in the world have trouble accessing. Today’s infographic is from Raconteur, and it puts the global issue of water access into staggering perspective. It’s a two-fold problem: safe drinking water is hard to come by, while basic access to sanitation is less common than you’d expect....

The World’s Most Powerful Passports Which passports are travel assets, and which are liabilities? The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Whether you seek to explore distant lands, or you just want to sit on a remote island beach with a margarita, your passport can be your biggest travel asset. The right document grants you visa-free access to over 150+ countries, and makes applying for entry to the other places a short and easy afterthought....

Modern biometrics can seem like science fiction, but the concept is far from new. Sir Francis Galton, cousin of the famous Charles Darwin, used an analysis of over 8,000 fingerprint samples to publish what would become the first fingerprint classification system in history. Source Building on the work of Sir Francis Galton, the Metropolitan Police of London used shapes like whorls and loops identify individuals based on fingerprint patterns at the beginning of the 20th century....

Whether that person has a world-changing idea or is starting a new coffee shop, the glass has to be half full that the business will succeed. Otherwise, what is the point of starting a new company in the first place? The Harsh Reality Today’s infographic from InsuranceQuotes shows that this entrepreneurial enthusiasm might be misplaced. The reality is that it’s a cruel world out there for entrepreneurs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States keeps a sobering tally of how often businesses fail, and here are the numbers from 1995-2015: Statistically speaking, there is over a 50% chance that any new business is toast in five years....

Magnetite ore, long the leading source of domestic iron supply in North America, Europe and China, is now increasingly relevant across the globe. The perception that magnetite ore is an inferior substitute to hematite ore is now firmly changing. As easily accessibly, economic hematite deposits become rarer, magnetite ore will continue to emerge as an important source of the world’s iron. on Man has relied on copper since prehistoric times....

Whether it is for a simple top up for your smartphone battery at the airport or the continuous energy chug of household appliances, it’s easy to take the electricity we use for granted. But do you know where your electricity comes from – and whether it is green or not? Drilling Down by State and Province Today’s maps come from Reddit users Dr_Engineerd and PaulsEggo, who have used data from national energy administration agencies for the U....

As 2022 clearly illustrated, the global job market can surprise expectations. So far, this year is no different. The unemployment rate in six of the G7 countries hovers near the lowest in a century. With an unemployment rate of 3.4%, the U.S. jobless rate hasn’t fallen this low since 1969. But as some economies navigate a strong labor market against high inflation and hawkish monetary policy, others are facing more challenging conditions....