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A New Way to Finance Aid To Developing Countries
Forbes - 12 Jul 2014 17:36
A new Development Impact Bond targets improving girls' schooling in India.
Stronger Economy (More Than Federal Policy) Will Spur Business Loans, Federal Reserve Presidents Say
Forbes - 12 Jul 2014 00:45
Federal policy will not be the gating factor that hastens the pace of small business loans in 2014-2015 according to Federal Reserve President Charles Evans, of Chicago's Federal Reserve Bank. It is the strengthening eco...
Cash For Best World Cup Fake Injuries?
Forbes - 12 Jul 2014 23:05
Soccer's Fake Injuries Would Have the IRS Reeling As It Slaps Tax Bills on Legal Settlements. After all, What's Physical, and What's Not?
Starting in September, you can learn about data science through Kaplan
Venture Beat - 12 Jul 2014 22:00
If things work out the way organizers want them to, Metis could become more effective at actually training people in data science than lessons from massively open online course providers.
Are You An Entrepreneur? Don't Hire Yourself
Forbes - 12 Jul 2014 20:35
As an entrepreneur, you have some very specific skills and attributes that drive you and make you successful. However, as your company grows, those same attributes and skills are not always suited to building a solid, st...
Why Salesforce needed to buy RelateIQ
Venture Beat - 12 Jul 2014 20:00
Guest Post: There's just too much hype, demand and real results to shy away from predictive intelligence.
5 big takeaways on growing your mobile business from MobileBeat
Venture Beat - 12 Jul 2014 18:16
Here's what you missed from our MobileBeat conference.
The Customer Is Calling: Stop Talking To Anyone - Including Your Supervisor
Forbes - 12 Jul 2014 17:00
Imagine you are working as a waiter in the cafeteria of a five-star hotel. You are on the phone with your supervisor. A group of customers walks in and calls you to take their order.
Research Shows Successful Leaders Aren't Just Smart - They're Also Socially Adept
Forbes - 12 Jul 2014 15:09
The best leaders aren't just smart, they're also socially adept. The good news is, you can take steps to become more socially adept.
Go Ahead: Steal Stuff from Your Competitors
Forbes - 12 Jul 2014 12:04
you are no dumber or smarter than any of your competitors; they can teach you a lot about your marketing opportunities if you pay attention. Copying Other people's marketing ideas is fair game, as long as you gain insigh...
6 Tips To See That Your Idea Outlives You
Forbes - 12 Jul 2014 06:00
Eighteen years after launching the South India AIDS Action Program (SIAAP), Shyamala Natarajan reached a crossroads. Positioned as a civil society movement, the organization had succeeded in proving their model. The more...
UberHealth: Caring for aging parents from afar
Venture Beat - 12 Jul 2014 03:00
Launched in April, the New Delhi, India-based UberHealth offers complete cloud- and mobile-based preventive health care packages for seniors.
Female Yahoo exec sued by ex-employee for sexual harassment
Venture Beat - 12 Jul 2014 01:56
The complainant, Nan Shi, was working as a software designer at Yahoo, filed the lawsuit against Yahoo mobile content exec Maria Zhang Friday.
Funding Daily: Swag
Venture Beat - 12 Jul 2014 01:30
As one RapGenius cofounder said at TechCrunch Disrupt last year, "Swaaaag, yeah." We've got the details of its funding round and more in today's Funding Daily.
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup: Bad game PR, Watch Dogs over 8M, and clever Osmo iPad games
Venture Beat - 12 Jul 2014 01:20
The news just keeps on coming in the ever-changing game business.
Apparently listening, FCC approves newest 'Net plan for schools
Venture Beat - 12 Jul 2014 00:14
The NEA director of government Relations Mary Kusler told VentureBeat today that the $2 billion E-Rate plan that the agency approved is "a step forward."
Lyft Halts New York City Launch After City Files Restraining Order
Forbes - 12 Jul 2014 00:08
Transportation app Lyft halted its highly anticipated New York City launch after city officials filed a temporary restraining order against the startup, saying it is unauthorized to operate in the city.