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Mezcal Silvestre: Is Mexico's Wild Mountain Spirit A Model Sustainable Industry?
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 16:26
Smoky, unique, and anachronistically artisan, Mezcal is rapidly becoming a go-to spirit for connoisseurs interested in connecting with Mexico’s rustic roots. Although mezcal is typically made from the same espadin agav...
Tax Court Denies Amway Losses - Again
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 15:58
It's been a while since I've seen a Tax Court decision about Amway losses. Several years ago I did a study of all Amway cases. The taxpayers almost always lost and generally for the same reasons. The case of Samer...
Aquifi offers a new generation of gesture controls with Fluid Experience
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 15:00
Startup aims to offer gesture controls based on software that adapts to humans.
Amazon's New Kindles
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 22:30
A close up look at Amazon's newest media gadgets.
$20m Payment Put The Brakes On Tax Audit Of Bernie Ecclestone's Wife
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 06:18
The ex-wife of Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone paid a $19.9 million settlement to end an audit into her finances by Britain’s tax authority according to testimony in London’s High Court.
Skype adds free group video chat, challenges Google Hangouts
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 17:33
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150,000 user study says companies can save 90% on Microsoft Office apps
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 13:02
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Reinventing The (Gyro)Wheel -- U.S.-invented 'Cycling Toy' Reimagined In The UK
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 16:10
Some of you may be the familiar with the Gyrowheel. Based on technology developed by Thayer School of Engineering students Debbie Sperling, Hannah Murnen, Nathan Sigworth, and Augusta Niles as part of a graduate programm...
Funding Daily: The revenge of the $100M round
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 23:20
Two huge rounds of $100 million each dominated today's funding stories.
Five Pitfalls Of Running Lean Startup Experiments
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 15:30
It's exciting that more and more startups are running experiments to validate before building. Just watch out for these common mistakes and you'll be on your way to creating products that customers love, faster.
Fired RadiumOne CEO says he was betrayed by his board
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 08:31
Gurbaksh Chahal says the board urged him to accept plea deal and turned on him as the mood darkened.
New Relic brings in $100M more ahead of IPO
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 20:25
Now New Relic has a longer runway before a public bid.
5 product design mistakes you need to avoid
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 19:40
Recently, I gave a talk on digital product design at Google's Mountain View headquarters to a group of aspiring entrepreneurs and product veterans. While the audience asked a ton of great questions, I was surprised by ho...
Increasing value of your mobile device management solution (eBook)
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 13:00
Sponsored Post: The MDM industry is quickly becoming the new standard for IT. Providers with holistic solutions--that fit not only into existing technology platforms, but into their end users' lives--will thrive in 2014...
What Y Combinator's new deal means for the future of accelerators
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 01:29
YC's success since 2005 has meant that most accelerators have essentially copied its pricing model -- around $18,000 investment for around 7 percent equity.
The new VB Marketing Automation Index: Adobe is in ... plus 11 other companies
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 20:05
Adobe is in. But the even bigger story is that so are 11 other marketing automation startups, newbies, and players. Starting almost four months ago, VentureBeat surveyed over 1,000 marketing pros about the marketing auto...
Novel Elevator Pitch: How To Secure Lunch With Anyone
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 19:19
I recently received an email from a former student in which he described how he was able to secure a lunch meeting with a high-profile entrepreneur who is operating multiple ventures in parallel.
Leaked HP video shows Google wants Android-powered laptops
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 16:48
According to a leaked promo video, HP is planning to launch an Android-powered laptop. Although Android already runs on Acer and HP desktops, the mobile OS was designed for smartphones and tablets -- not giant desktop ma...
Microsoft is taking Halo beyond gaming with two television projects
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 15:00
Xbox Entertainment Studios chief Nancy Tellem confirms that two major Halo TV projects are in the works.
Act Now To Shrink The Confidence Gap
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 23:40
There?s been distressed chatter about the gender confidence gap ever since journalists Katty Kay and Claire Shipman began promoting their new book, The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance?What Women Sh...
15 Ways To Invite An IRS Audit
Forbes - 28 Apr 2014 22:07
There's no reason to pay more tax than is legally required, but there?s also no reason to make yourself a target for an Internal Revenue Service audit or to get your return flagged by the IRS? computers, which match bill...
Twitter's TV business is all talk, says NBC exec: 'The emperor wears no clothes'
Venture Beat - 28 Apr 2014 21:46
"I am saying the emperor wears no clothes. It is what it is. These are the numbers."