With the current pandemic situation data seems to be on everyone’s mind. That’s one of the main reasons why I’d like to introduce a new company I discovered on Fundable. Dogan Technologies, established in 2018, harnesses the power of data and needs your support on Fundable. Dogan Technologies founded by John Dogan creates software to harness the power of data to potentially change the world. Dogan Technology offers software, applications, data mining, algorithms, analytics, machine learning, and deep learning. The company wants to continue to work with Fortune 500 companies and startups, but needs your contribution on Fundable in order to continue their mission.

It’s not enough to have good data, you also need to know how to organize it in one place, analyze it, and make decisions on that data. If the Dogan Technology mission to change the world through data resonates with you the first step would be going to the Funable web site (See below) and downloading the white paper. Read the white paper and consider supporting their campaign today. The company offers a unique portfolio of products to help businesses mange and understand the potential implications in their data.

Support on Funadable:

https://www.fundable.com/dogan-technologies

What’s In The White Paper?

First the white paper explains the importance of data and how the reliance on data will only grow in the future. Dogan Tech. will help make sense of this data. The white paper also gives company background and contact information, it’s definitely worth a look. One suggestion for the company would be to include some actual examples of how they helped other companies. Detailed case studies. How did they increase revenue, etc. I mean anyone can talk a good game, I would like to see actual numbers.

There are so many products out there that promise the world, but in the end don’t offer much benefit just added cost. Dogan Technology aims to be different, going the extra mile to ensure that you succeed in whatever it is you want to accomplish.

What Does The Company Offer?

Software

“Our team of consultants and developers take care of end-to-end development of both the front end and the back end.”

Applications

“We create applications on the cloud and create mobile applications for users.”

Data Mining

“With our data platform, you can uncover trends, common themes or patterns in your data.”

Algorithms and Analytics

“Our experts provide Artificial Intelligence-driven products to organizations for reimagining their businesses for the digital age.”

Machine Learning

“Our solutions are put together on the latest, most advanced technologies and algorithms so that your business can receive all the benefits of cost-efficiency, scalability, flexibility, manageability, and security.”

Deep Learning

“Our image recognition algorithms use deep learning to detect objects and can be used in image segmentation.”

Why Should I Choose Them?

Dogan Technologies is different in that they don’t take your business for granite. Their team works to overachieve. Dogan Technologies is made up of professors, entrepreneurs, scientists, and developers that want you and your business to succeed.

Customer Testimonials

– Here’s one by Brenton Jenkins “Dogan AI helped my business expand it’s online presence on social media generating a ton of new followers, clicks and guest interactions. 5/5 would recommend to my colleagues.”

– Here’s another by Josh of Streamline Global Group “John is smart, communicative and clear. I enjoyed working with him on this short but important project. I’d recommend him to others without question.”

– The final testimonial I found is from Andy of BeamyApp “Very seamless in communication, and did a great job on the project! Would love to work with him again in the near future and would recommend him based on his computer vision skills.”

Conclusion

Thus far Dogan Technologies has boot strapped their business, but in order to continue needs to get funding ASAP. That’s why if you are at all interested visit their Fundable today.

Gaming and anime videos are huge on YouTube, but usually they are a separately reviewed on different channels. There is a user named, Retro Basement, doing something very unusual by combining these two popular categories and covering them all in one place.

Retro Basement was started by a doctorate student looking for entertainment and a haven from the daily stressors of life. Retro Basement is just starting out with the Anime and Video gaming Patreon page. His goal is to raise $500/month, but right hasn’t raised anything thus far. He has a long way to go, but you can help him reach his goal! Please help his Patreon page out now visit:

https://www.patreon.com/retrobasementgamesandanime

Retro Basement set up the Patreon page to raise money to help him keep improving the YouTube channel. The goal is to keep the process as transparent as possible, if you’d like to know more feel free to e-mail his at retrobasementgames@gmail.com.

Are There Any Rewards?

Yes, there are several rewards you’ll get for donating to the Patreon page. Donate just $1/month on the base level and you might be entered into the monthly drawing (This is still to be determined). $5 per month will get you access to videos and contest a whole day before the general public. $10 or more per month lets you suggest a video topic to the channel and don’t worry you’ll get all previous rewards.

Are There Any Contests?

Yes, there are several contests running right now actually! Retro Basement is giving away a Nintendo SNES Mini. Also there is The Vita One Piece game giveaway, RPG game giveaway, Nintendo eShop Code giveaway/contests, and the This is the Police for the Nintendo Switch Contest for all Patreons. If that doesn’t get you excited about contributing to his Patreon or subscribing to his YouTube page I don’t know what would.

Join the contest here:

https://gleam.io/competitions/WfLHb-snes-classic-giveawaycontest

Video game reviews for Nintendo Switch, Super Mario Cereal Review, Unboxing Videos, Clothing and Fashion Reviews, GameStop vs. GameFly comparisons, and much much more. There is such a wide variety of topics on his channels.

His Patreon may be just started, but Retro Basement has built quite the following on Youtube boosting over 1300 subscribers. His top videos has over 3000 views. It’s a very cool and professional looking YouTube channel. I’d definitely check it out at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlYQz7hq4aTz444eJFyUGQ/featured

Support Today

Help Retro Basement grow his Patreon channel today and support/subscribe to his YouTube channel when he covers gaming, anime, and virtual reality topics.

CashSherpa.com would like to introduce and new gaming and electronics startup store called Combobreakergne.com based in Georgia. Visit them at https://combobreakergne.com/. What separates Combo Breakers from other gaming web sites is that it’s dedicated to providing quality game gear to customers not just in the United States, but around the world. They are also open to suggestions and comments just e-mail them at Sales@combobreakergne.com.

If you are in the market for gaming gear visiting Combobreakergne.com will be worth your time. Shop for gaming bluetooth speakers, cable and accessories, electronic watches, step counters, gaming accessories, gaming headphones, gaming keyboards, gaming mouses, gaming mouse pads, and mouse and keyboard combo deals.

First Things First

When you first arrive on the Combo Breaker homepage be sure to first sign up for their newsletter so you can get all the latest products sent to your inbox.

Be sure to check out their like of gaming mouses and gaming keywords. My favorite are the LED color changing keyboards on the site.

Any Promotions?

Yes, there is one noteworthy promotion I’m seeing. Get a free mouse pad with all orders, just pay shipping. Also, get free shipping on all other items.

Conclusion

If you are looking for competitively priced gaming gear and electronics and want to support a USA based startup check out Combobreakergne.com.

Are you in the market for a new car, but tired of the same boring car ads with static pictures? If the answer is yes there’s a better three dimensional way coming to a web site near you. If this exciting new technology called Showaround is funded on Kickstarter you may see three dimensional images on your favorite web site soon such as eBay or Taobao.

Visit and contribute:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1085488908/smart-360-image?ref=4roxs2

The Kickstarter campaign called Smart 360 Imaging is a simple, cost effective, and mobile solution to creating smart 360° images for car ads or really anything else that requires a more engaging experience. The Showaround concept was created by Xin Wang. One day he discovered that there is no easy way to create a 360° views around an object. Of course there are professional studios that will make a 360 degree image, but the costs are still too high. Showaround enables users to capture a multi-angle views of an object using just a smartphone device and then integrate the view easily, without hassle.

Company Mission

“We are the Showaround team, and our mission is simple: give the market a simple, cost-effective, DIY mobile solution for creating and applying Interactive 360° Object Visualization for commercial uses. This representatives a hugely beneficial alternative to paying for equipment and studios.”

Users of the Show Around technology can take as many 360° photos as they want storing them on their phone or uploading into cloud360. There is actually a demo app at the Apple Store if you want to check it out.

Visit: “Capture 360” Apple Store

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/capture-360/id1227078535?ls=1&mt=8

This app is still under testing, it’s a work in progress. The Capture 360 mobile app is the ultimate 360° and 3D tool.

Any Cool Rewards? 

Yes, there are many cool rewards if you donate on Kickstarter. Pledge just $10 and get on the contributors list, the latest updates, PDF thank you card, and early access to beta versions. The rewards go all the way up to $599 and $2,500. For $599 get 1-year subscription to cloud 360, includes 500 360° images and everything else in previous reward. Donate $2,500 and you will become a sponsor at their official launch party in Atlanta. In addition you will be treated as a founder in a top Chinese restaurant and discuss their journey.

Conclusion

The genesis of the Showaround came in 2016 and lots of progress has been made since then, but they still need your help. Please consider donating to their Kickstarter campaign and finally get this idea off the ground and into customer’s hands.

Just stated reading Bottleneck Breakthrough How To Find And Fix Your #1 Business Challenge To Unlock Sustainable Growth, Fast by Joshua Long and I’m loving it! Anyone looking to grow their own business should pick up this book.

Bottleneck Breakthrough hasn’t been released yet, but I was lucky enough to get my hands on a brand shinny new pre release copy. You can apply the bottleneck breakthrough method to achieve predictable growth plateaus in every business, and every stage of revenue, whether you’re at $100K or $100M. Best of all his technique builds on what you already do in your business so you don’t have to completely overhaul your operation.

Purchase the book: http://bottleneckbreakthrough.com/book

What’s a Bottleneck?

A bottleneck according to the author is “any point of friction in your business that prevents you from generating more revenue or generating the same revenue more easily.” If your company is just starting out the most common bottleneck is the owner can no longer keep everything running smoothly.

If your business does have a bottleneck this book will show you how to breakthrough step-by-step, complete with action items. Each chapter ends with a complete set of action items for you to follow. I found it interesting that Joshua Long places such importance on good management, especially in small business. I feel management has kind of become a dirty word, Josh feels it’s undervalued in small business and possibly overvalued in fortune 500 companies. Interesting perspective. “Small business owners equate the topic of management with bureaucracy, creating unnecessary oversight and slowing down the implementation process.” Joshua also recommends another “dirty word” in the book, a meeting. Yes, the dreaded meeting word, but not just any meeting a weekly implementation meeting. He guarantees that you at least will get back 3 hours for every one hour you invest in these meetings.

Why Should I Even Listen To Author Joshua Long?

Joshua Long is “a consultant who focuses on helping B2B companies in the $10 million to $100 million range break through their current revenue plateaus and unlock rapid growth. Through his experience as an entrepreneur, marketing director for BBI (The company owned by Chet Holmes and Tony Robbins), and consultant, he has developed Bottleneck Breakthrough Method. It has proven most reliable for unlocking rapid growth for his clients, while reducing the risk of waster capital in the process.”

The book breaks down it’s 6 sections by levels of growth. “The 6 levels of growth include: Mindset, vision, systems, management, strategy, and marketing.” First the forward details the bottleneck, then book goes into the big idea, optimization. Next, in marketing it go into your funnel, traffic pillars, and closing. In management book delves into basics, weekly implementation meeting, and confrontation. Systems is up next with creating one, delegation, documentation, and automation. Then book goes into vision asking readers to explain their goals, and creating a bottleneck breakthrough plan. Finally the book ends with mindset and getting free.

It’s not just a book about generalities it’s a book with specific tactics and tips such as using Google Analytics, Tag Manager, Hotjar tracking tool, Xero the less clunky Quickbooks, and just good old fashioned spreadsheets. I’m just using these examples as proof this isn’t just a book with a birds eye view of the business world, it’s both macro and micro. The best of both worlds.

My Favorite Sections

I especially like the section about reducing fires. I can totally relate to the phenomenon of business owners becoming full time “firemen.” Not firemen in the traditional sense of putting out actual fires, but putting out fires throughout their business. In other words you are completely reactive ALL DAY and end up getting nothing productive done. The solution according to this book is to document and delegate. I also enjoyed the section where Long explains the Dunning-Kruger Effect where when you first start out with 0 experience you have the most confidence, but as you move forward and gain more skin your confidence dips and only rises until you reach the expert phase of your career. One of the hardest things for me to do in my business is to delegate and for reasons Long talks about in the book. “It takes more effort to tell someone else how to do this, so I’ll just do it myself.” I see daily tasks as branches on a tree, I decide to one thing and that thing has unintended consequences that branch off into other obligations. So the thought of delegation also leads me to that fear of for every action there’s a reaction and delegating this task will end up being more work than me doing it myself. Joshua suggests shifting the stating to something more positive, “How easily can I give this to someone who would love doing it and do a great job at it?”

Conclusion

I actually loathe most business books, specially because many authors tend to write about clique generalities or base writing solely off case studies. I do, however, like business books written by authors with first hand, in the trenches, experience. As far as I’m concerned there is no substitute for experience especially in business. That’s why I recommend this book, Bottleneck Breakthrough because it’s an step-by-step, actionable guide to business born out of real world experience. Thanks Joshua Long for writing such a comprehensive business book!

AVATXT started as a aid to help combat distracted drivers by reading users text messages. This is why AVATXT was initially created. Please Donate just $5 and you will make a difference helping distracted drivers and also their new campaign helping the blind.

Visit GoFundMe:

https://www.gofundme.com/avatxt-messenger-to-aid-the-blind

You can download AVATXT texting app now from Android for free. The app gets very good reviews on Android, 4.5 out of 5 stars, with 39 customer reviews.

Download the app here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.extr.rnf.avatxt

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The goal of their GoFundMe campaing is $3,800 and right now they have 2 backers. AVATXT is looking to expand beyond the original idea to help the visual impaired, but I’d like to touch on the issue of distracted driving. I live in Washington State where a new ‘E-DUI’ law just went into effect. DUI normally stands for “Driving under the influence” but in this case they are taking poetic license and applying it to “cell phones.” Just shows you how serious of an issue distracted driving has become. That’s why AVATXT and products like it are so important. Drivers need to stop messing around with technology and start driving again. I guess when driverless cars become commonplace the laws can be relaxed once again, but until then we need more apps like AVATXT.

“When you are driving with a cell phone, you are a more dangerous driver than if you are driving drunk with a .08 blood alcohol level,” Gov. Jay Inslee said.

Whether you are blind and need help with your text messages or a distracted driver consider giving to the AVATXT’s GoFundMe campaign today.