--- title: | profile description: profile | image: https://www.hubspot.com/hubfs/assets/hubspot.com/buzz/HubSpotOpenGraph.png --- # Trends ![](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Mike-Stemple-750x375-1-3.jpg) [Business](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/business), [Articles](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/articles), [profile](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/profile) ### [Trendster Mike Stemple on Business Ideas, Overcoming Hardship, and Affinity Marketing](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/trendster-mike-stemple-on-business-ideas-overcoming-hardship-and-affinity-marketing) Jun 25, 2020 4:54:04 AM In June, 2020, we wrote about an emerging opportunity in custom decorative skins for video game consoles. [In that article](https://trends.co/signal/gamers-are-switching-up-the-look-of-their-nintendo-switches/), we mentioned one major player in the space, [Skinit](https://www.skinit.com/). [Read More](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/trendster-mike-stemple-on-business-ideas-overcoming-hardship-and-affinity-marketing) ![](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/zalman-4.jpg) [COVID-19](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/covid-19), [Articles](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/articles), [profile](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/profile), [legal](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/legal) ### [Futurist Q&A: Amy Zalman on the Rise of Localization](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/the-rise-of-localization-with-amy-zalman) May 22, 2020 12:02:48 PM **Where is the unseen opportunity in a post-COVID world?** [Read More](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/the-rise-of-localization-with-amy-zalman) ![](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/bryan-May-12-2021-03-07-23-91-PM.jpg) [COVID-19](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/covid-19), [Articles](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/articles), [profile](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/profile), [Education](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/education) ### [Futurist Q&A: Bryan Alexander on the Future of Colleges and Universities](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/colleges-after-coronavirus-with-bryan-alexander) May 22, 2020 11:51:56 AM **When you look across industries, which sector do you foresee this crisis affecting the most over the next 10+ years?** [Read More](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/colleges-after-coronavirus-with-bryan-alexander) ![](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/webb-4.jpg) [COVID-19](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/covid-19), [profile](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/profile), [Uncategorized](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/uncategorized), [Technology](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/technology) ### [Futurist Q&A: Amy Webb on Reducing Deep Uncertainty](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/reducing-deep-uncertainty-with-amy-webb) May 22, 2020 11:36:01 AM **What is your job as a futurist?** [Read More](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/reducing-deep-uncertainty-with-amy-webb) ![](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/jamie-May-12-2021-03-00-05-34-PM.jpg) [COVID-19](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/covid-19), [Articles](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/articles), [profile](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/profile), [Technology](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/technology) ### [Futurist Q&A: Jamie Metzl on the Changing World Order](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/changing-world-order-jamie-metzl) May 22, 2020 11:24:10 AM **Which industries do you foresee this crisis affecting the most in the long term?** [Read More](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/changing-world-order-jamie-metzl) ![](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Great-Recession-4.jpg) [COVID-19](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/covid-19), [how to](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/how-to), [Membership Required](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/membership-required), [Articles](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/articles), [profile](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/profile) ### [10 Lessons From Small Businesses That Survived the Great Recession](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/10-lessons-from-small-businesses-that-survived-the-great-recession) Apr 10, 2020 9:11:17 PM Last week, we sent out a [survey](https://thehustledaily.typeform.com/to/ELDNT0) inviting businesses that made it through the Great Recession to tell us how they did it. We got hundreds of responses, creating [a database](https://trends.co/recession-database) that shows the mix of strategies they used to cope with the economic fallout. [Read More](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/10-lessons-from-small-businesses-that-survived-the-great-recession) ![](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2020-03-31-at-10_46_20-AM-3.png) [COVID-19](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/covid-19), [how to](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/how-to), [Membership Required](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/membership-required), [Articles](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/articles), [profile](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/profile) ### [How 7 Thriving Businesses Pivoted in Hard Times](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/7-thriving-businesses-forced-to-pivot-in-hard-times) Mar 31, 2020 1:50:42 PM This week we’re publishing our third (and likely final) installment of our “Coping with Coronavirus” series (here’s [part 1](https://trends.co/articles/trends-community-as-business-owners-face-the-coronavirus/) and [part 2](https://trends.co/articles/businesses-pivot-as-coronavirus-impact-widens/)). The final mini-case studies, all from new industries, cover 7 thriving businesses forced to pivot during an unprecedented era: [Read More](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/7-thriving-businesses-forced-to-pivot-in-hard-times) ![](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2020-03-24-at-10_14_32-AM-3.png) [COVID-19](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/covid-19), [Membership Required](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/membership-required), [Articles](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/articles), [profile](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/profile) ### [How 6 Businesses Managed a Coronavirus Pivot](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/how-6-businesses-managed-coronavirus-pivot) Mar 24, 2020 1:15:59 PM Last week, we profiled the business impact that coronavirus is having on [6 of our Trends community members](https://trends.co/articles/). The mini case studies covered the marketing, events, cleaning, beauty, manufacturing, and newsletters industries. [Read More](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/how-6-businesses-managed-coronavirus-pivot) ![](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2020-03-16-at-11_02_51-PM-3.png) [COVID-19](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/covid-19), [Membership Required](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/membership-required), [Articles](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/articles), [profile](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/profile) ### [Deep Dive: How 6 Small Businesses Are Confronting Coronavirus](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/trends-community-as-business-owners-face-the-coronavirus) Mar 17, 2020 1:49:48 PM In this article, we dive deep into 6 companies, exploring how they’re weathering the fallout from the novel coronavirus. The report looks at industries across the spectrum, zeroing in on the specific problems and solutions faced by these operators: [Read More](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/trends-community-as-business-owners-face-the-coronavirus) ![](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/elena-koycheva-bGeupv246bM-unsplash-1-3.jpg) [Membership Required](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/membership-required), [Articles](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/articles), [profile](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/profile), [Technology](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/tag/technology) ### [These Anti-Spam Solutions Mint Money by Blocking Scammers](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/anti-spam-solutions) Mar 3, 2020 12:08:54 PM This article is part of our “Brainstorm Breakdown,” in which we riff off ideas Sam & Shaan have discussed on their “My First Million” brainstorms. Here, we dive deep into spam tech that’s designed to fight the scourge of unwanted calls and texts. [Read More](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/anti-spam-solutions)