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If You're Expanding Your Business Globally, Don't Make This Mistake
Forbes - 14 Mar 2014 17:47
Ty Morse was eager to explore opportunities to expand in Asia. An embarrassing presentation fail and a few communication breakdowns later, he realized that entering a new market was more complex than he'd imagined.
PayPal mends fences with crowdfunders with revised policies
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 03:00
Like most relationship fixes, the secret sauce proved to be better communication. Over the last few months, PayPal has implemented two major changes to its crowdfunding policies.
Gen. Colin Powell brings his 13 leadership principles to Salesforce's board
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 23:58
Former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 65th U.S. Secretary of State joins board of the world's largest CRM solutions company
Even a copyright wouldn't help Flappy Bird creator get his hit's name back thanks to Apple's rules
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 23:00
Apple says that no company can reuse an app's name when it deletes an app from the App Store, and now someone else has the "Flappy Bird" name on iOS -- and has plans to use it.
GoDaddy prepping for an IPO as early as the second half of 2014 (report)
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 22:53
The Wall Street Journal cites unnamed sources who say that GoDaddy is interviewing banks that would lead the underwriting of its IPO.
The 10 Biggest Frauds In Recent U.S. History
Forbes - 14 Mar 2014 22:35
We looked at investor losses, Securities & Exchange Commission and Department of Justice enforcement actions and private lawsuits, as well as societal impact, to come up with our picks for the ten biggest frauds in the U...
Uh-oh: One-third of companies adopting marketing automation are not hitting ROI goals
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 22:30
In spite of all the ease-of-use improvements in recent years, there's still a gap between what companies want and what marketing automation systems do.
Why industry icons should collaborate with startups to foster innovation
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 22:00
Sponsored Post: New startups, competitions, accelerators, and incubators pop up nearly every day aiming to reinvent everything. The media and entertainment industry is no exception. The question is: How can startups stan...
Nokia challenges camera startup Lytro with refocusable photos
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 21:37
Tired of having your mobile phone cameras focus on the wrong thing in an image? An update to Nokia Lumina phones will help you fix that. Nokia announced today that an update to its Nokia Refocus app enables all Lumia .....
Skype's Xbox One app gets better chat sync, contact management, and ... Captain America emoticons
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 21:05
If you’ve ever missed an important Skype chat while playing on your Xbox One gaming console, today’s update will be good news. In its first big update for the Skype app since the Xbox One launched (with its strategy ...
Metadata contains lots of sensitive information, say Stanford researchers
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 20:50
Information about the logistics of phone calls — metadata — may lead to personally sensitive details. The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and others have essentially said “it’s only metadata,” but a new stu...
Anonymous social app Secret's new funding emerges from the dark: $8.6M
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 20:39
Secret’s rumored funding is secret no more! Today, the company with the anonymous social app announced via a Medium blog post that it has raised $8.6 million in its first round of institutional funding. According to it...
Uber, Lyft bump up insurance to cover drivers in-between rides
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 20:16
Uber caught flak after a driver was involved in an accident that resulted in the death of a 6-year-old girl, even though the driver was between fares. Now Uber and Lyft are adding insurance for those cases.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba reportedly edging closer to a New York IPO
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 19:51
According to Bloomberg, the company will debut on the public markets as early as April.
Apple's latest iOS update may lower your battery life, affecting 21% of devices
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 19:24
After more than 21 percent of all iOS users downloaded Apple’s latest update (version 7.1), many are reporting a significant drop in battery life. Early tests on iOS 7.1 suggested that the update affected only the firs...
Introducing our first speakers for GamesBeat 2014: Total World Domination
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 19:00
The first 50 ticket buyers will get a $400 discount.
Synthesio raises $20M because companies are desperate to learn what you think of them
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 18:58
Here’s proof that businesses will dole out cash to learn how you feel about them. Social media analysis startup Synthesio today announced a $20 million funding round led by Paris-based private equity firm Idinvest Part...
Does Fundable + LaunchRock = Crowdfunding 2.0?
Nibletz - 14 Mar 2014 18:55
With the acquisition of LaunchRock, Fundable is looking to introduce a new way for businesses to go from idea to funding.
Building Repair Deductions - Thirty Per Cent Of What?
Forbes - 14 Mar 2014 17:51
"All the toilets together perform a discrete and critical function in the operation of the plumbing system" is the best line that I could find in the ninety odd pages of Regulation 1.263(a)-3 Amounts paid to improve tang...
3 Key Strategies for Pricing Your Product
Nibletz - 14 Mar 2014 17:28
Testing, monitoring, and iteration will help you get your product to just the right price.
Anaplan's CEO gets it: Use data to make your software a hit
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 17:10
Anaplan has been adding features to its cloud-based financial planning software to improve user experience, and it's aiming to collect more data to improve things further.
The DeanBeat: How honest will the Game Developers Conference be?
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2014 17:00
The head of GDC tells us why we should care about real-world advocacy issues around games.