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Tips & Secrets From Top CEOs
Forbes - 11 Apr 2014 07:12
These leaders know how to guide an organization to the promised land. Here's what they have to say...
The 5 Fundamental Rules For Resolving Big Problems
Forbes - 11 Apr 2014 07:12
The fundamental rules of engagement from award-winning entrepreneur Carine Strom Clark that she uses to address every work related or personal challenge she faces.
HP admits to federal bribery & money laundering charges
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 02:47
"HP set up an intricate web of shell companies to launder money and used anonymous email accounts and prepaid mobile telephones to arrange covert meetings to hand over bags of cash."
Meet The Civic Hacker Making Congress More Accountable
Forbes - 11 Apr 2014 23:41
“You don’t get many tech people in politics,” says Ted Henderson, a 29-year-old self-confessed 'nerd through and through' who’s been programming since kindergarten. The ex-staffer started ‘hacking’ Congress i...
Texas Billionaire Beal And Feds Reach Deal On DAD-dy Of All Tax Refunds
Forbes - 11 Apr 2014 23:37
Texas billionaire banker Andrew Beal has been seeking $152 million in refunds related to his use of an abusive tax shelter.
15 Ways To Invite An IRS Audit
Forbes - 11 Apr 2014 23:37
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...
Funding Daily: Cloud cosmonauts & email wizards
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 23:30
Cloud infrastructure startup Nebula, founded by former NASA IT chief Chris Kemp, wrapped up this week's funding deals with a multi-million dollar debt round. We've got the details on that financing and more today's Fundi...
Hire New Employees for Their Potential, Not Their Past
Forbes - 11 Apr 2014 23:16
When hiring, delve deeper and explore the skills, characteristics, aptitude, and abilities rather than past accomplishments and length of experience. Your job is to look beyond the flash and find those candidates with ex...
Dent Conference: Succeeding by Failing
Forbes - 11 Apr 2014 23:04
I attend lots of tech industry conferences. Some are interesting, others useful, and on rare occasions, one turns out to be downright memorable.
Dropbox stands by Condoleezza Rice board decision amid mass surveillance fears
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 22:52
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston today addressed public outcry against the addition of former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Dropbox’s board. Central to this controversy is Rice’s public support of warrantless w...
Will JumpCloud Help Usher In The 'DevOps' Era Of IT Transformation?
Forbes - 11 Apr 2014 22:33
A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: Rajat (Raj) Bhargava, Founder and CEO, JumpCloud...
Fourth annual VentureBeat Mobile Summit tackles mobile monetization next week
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 22:16
The fourth annual Venturebeat Mobile Summit takes place Monday and Tuesday at the beautiful Cavallo Point Resort in Sausalito, Calif.
The NSA allegedly knew about & exploited Heartbleed for at least two years (updated)
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 21:59
Updated at 1:47 p.m. Pacific with statement from the NSA. Heartbleed, the controversial security flaw affecting nearly every major site on the Internet, has been exploited by the U.S. National Security Agency for at leas...
Amazon's offer to unhappy warehouse workers: Up to $5K to quit
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 21:29
Would you like $2,000 to $5,000 to quit your job? If so, you should be working for Amazon’s fulfillment centers – if you’re ok with the working conditions. The world’s largest retailer has launched a Pay to Quit ...
Swipe right if you think Tinder's $5B valuation is hot
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 20:36
Tinder, arguably the most hyped dating app in existence right now, is now worth as much as $5 billion -- on paper, that is. This insanely high valuation originates from IAC’s decision to buy 10 percent of Tinder from v...
Flipoutz: The Family Aha Moment That Led to Shark Tank
Nibletz - 11 Apr 2014 19:55
The Lachlan family vacation started out the normal way: complaining, grumpy kids. Then, it got interesting.
It's all about talent, part 2: Eliminating non-compete agreements at tech companies
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 19:46
We should make it easier for the next Mark Zuckerburg to leave his or her job to start the next Facebook -- without the fear of old-school shackles and reprisals.
A Big Strategic Mistake Fast Growing Companies Make
Forbes - 11 Apr 2014 19:42
Disclosure: I own EBAY shares
HasOffers just discovered the holy grail of iAds, thanks to a hidden gem in iOS 7.1
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 19:23
Apple is finally getting serious about tracking the efficacy of ad campaigns through the its own devices, like iPhones and iPads.
Mathematicians claim they've solved jetlag -- with an app
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 19:05
Mathematicians from the University of Michigan say they’ve packed the solution to jetlag into a simple iPhone app. The University of Michigan says the new free app, Entrain, will help users synchronize their “circadi...
Affordable-cloud pioneer Nebula nabs $3.5M for OpenStack hardware
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 18:31
Cloud infrastructure startup Nebula claims its cloud hardware can undercut Amazon Web Services by 90 percent. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company deploys complete private clouds for enterprises based on OpenStack (op...
NYC considers Glass headsets for restaurant inspectors -- but really?
Venture Beat - 11 Apr 2014 18:07
While Google is presenting Glass as both a consumer and a business product, the strongest enthusiasm appears to be coming from vertical business and professional markets. The latest case in point: New York City restauran...