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Ex-Wall Street analyst finds new path as lavish jeweler
New York Post - 20 Mar 2016 02:00
Few jewelers -- if any -- can boast that a Federal Reserve honcho sits on its advisory board. But before Zameer Kassam, 36, launched his eponymous fine jewelry business in New York, his Harvard Business School professor ...
The Art And Science Of Customer Empathy In Design Thinking
Forbes - 20 Mar 2016 19:30
Customer-centric solutions demand empathy. But, how we employ this principle within design thinking is as critical—if not more—as what we do in the process.
Sanctions Eased, Iran Sends Black Market a Strategic Warning
The New York Times - 20 Mar 2016 01:48
A billionaire businessman's death sentence signals a crackdown on violators, but Iran still needs underground networks in order to recoup money and generate trade despite remaining obstacles.
Founders: 4 ways to stay ahead of changing regulations
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2016 13:18
GUEST: "Look, I love technology. Nobody loves it more than me. But the law's the law and my job is to enforce the law. There's nothing I can do." Anyone who runs a startup in a regulated industry has heard some version o...
These are 50 of Europe's fastest-growing tech companies (fine, they're baby EUnicorns)
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2016 07:03
(Tech.eu) – For the second year running, Tech Tour has presented its 'Growth 50' list at yesterday's Growth Forum (the organization’s flagship event) in Switzerland. The list represents 50 of Europe's fastest-growing...
10 Simple Ways To Improve Your People Skills And Build Relationships
Forbes - 20 Mar 2016 23:56
Nowhere in the formal education system ? from kindergarten through college ? are people skills taught. Yet no matter what technological trends take over, people and how you work with them will always matter most.
5 Steps To Closing The Gap between Strategy And Execution
Forbes - 20 Mar 2016 23:02
That big black hole between creating a strategy for success and then actually making it work traps dozens of companies every year. Here?s a new book that offers a roadmap for finding the successful route from strategy to...
Taiwan: How Long Will Fear Of Failure Outweigh Urge To Start Up?
Forbes - 20 Mar 2016 22:58
Taiwan: How Long Will Fear Of Failure Outweigh The Opportunity to Startup Up? For A Growing Number, Fear Of Missing Out Is Greater Concern
Is your startup diverse enough? A 5-step plan to get on track
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2016 21:20
GUEST: "Start as you mean to go on." It's an adage long applied to life and work's most critical habits. Whether sleep-training an infant, getting into shape, or keeping up with the breakneck pace of a tech startup, the ...
This Problem Is Shutting the Door on Many Would-Be Home Buyers
Wall Street Journal - 20 Mar 2016 20:17
Tighter inventory is helping drive home prices higher, making the housing market less appealing for buyers and potentially making it tougher for sales to keep growing at a rapid clip.
Life Insurers Pass Pain of Low Rates on to Consumers
Wall Street Journal - 20 Mar 2016 11:30
Life-insurance companies are scouring their policies to identify ways to raise rates and fees and lower the amount of interest they have to pay on savings products as low interest rates cut into their profits.
A British mathematician just won a $700,000 prize for solving this fascinating centuries-old math problem 22 years ago
Business Insider - 20 Mar 2016 22:29
AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Mathematician Andrew Wiles of the University of Oxford was awarded the prestigious Abel Prize for his remarkable proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in the early 90s. Wiles won 6 million Norwegi...
My city just lost a startup to Silicon Valley. Tell me again why that's a bad thing?
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2016 22:01
GUEST: Last month, Cleveland startup Phenom got some great news. It was accepted into prestigious Silicon Valley accelerator 500 startups. The catch? The founders had to leave Northeast Ohio and move to San Francisco in ...
Apple: How a Tweaked iPhone Can Serve Up Growth
Wall Street Journal - 20 Mar 2016 21:14
Updated devices could help Apple's services business, one of the company's few growth stories this year.
Growth to slow in the next two quarters?
livemint.com - 20 Mar 2016 20:27
Nomura's Composite Leading Index for India suggests recovery is likely to taper off in 2016
Why 'crunch time' is still a problem in the video game industry
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2016 20:23
Kate Edwards likes to do cosplay (costume play) as characters such as Thor, a valkyrie, Indiana Jones, and Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones. That may give her the fortitude to handle her next big task as executive dir...
Best health plans for you
livemint.com - 20 Mar 2016 20:16
A key piece of buying any insurance policy is how good the company is in paying claims
5 red flags to watch out for in your portfolio
livemint.com - 20 Mar 2016 20:16
Keep only those products that are aligned to your return and risk preferences; exit from others
Expanding residential footprint
livemint.com - 20 Mar 2016 20:16
The micro-market of South 24 Parganas to account for about 16% of the total upcoming supply in Kolkata
Product crack: Bajaj Allianz Life Principal Gain
livemint.com - 20 Mar 2016 20:16
This is a unit-linked insurance plan
Quantum of market dependent dividend is not guaranteed
livemint.com - 20 Mar 2016 20:16
From an investor's perspective, unless one is looking for regular income or cash flow from a mutual fund investment, it is best to go with the growth option and keep generating gains to the capital invested
Tweaks in e-wallets: how you benefit
livemint.com - 20 Mar 2016 20:16
Consumers can expect offers to continue, in addition to small loan products and technology innovations in future