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Teen Entrepreneur Megan Grassell Used Her Frustration To Fuel A Business
Forbes - 21 Sep 2014 05:01
When the retail industry failed to meet Megan Grassell's expectations, she didn't get mad. Instead, she got busy and became resolute, by honing the characteristics that can help every business succeed.
A Decade Of CGI: Bill Clinton's Vision Of An Expansive, Progressive Middle
Forbes - 21 Sep 2014 20:10
CGI doesn't have a Congress. It doesn't have an opposition party. It doesn't have swing states, an electoral college, a judiciary, mid-terms, or for that matter, voters.
How to navigate your first acquisition as a startup
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 07:00How Zenefits is tapping into a huge opportunity at the heart of U.S. health care
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 22:30
The U.S. marketplace for health care services is dysfunctional, opaque, and ruled by insurers. But one startup, Zenefits, seems to have found an interesting way to both simplify the process and — potentially — make a...
Luxury electric Fisker Karma will reportedly be updated, relaunched
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 21:30
Wanxiang founder and chairman Lu Guanqiu and Wanxiang America president Pin Ni had told reporters last month that the company had "about 250 bugs" to fix on the Karma before it could put the car back into production.
Twitter's CEO does super-intense Crossfit workouts. How does your boss compare?
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 19:45
Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo got some extra special attention last week, after outspoken Paypal billionaire Peter Thiel mocked Twitter as a horribly mismanaged company because, “there's probably a lot of pot-sm...
This Fall, It's Time To Get Your Business Finances In Order
Forbes - 21 Sep 2014 18:55
Strong accounting records are important for any dealings with the IRS, but they can also be a powerful tool for growing your business.
3D printers, skintight spacesuits, space elevators - the future is coming to space
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 18:15
With news about a 3D printer winging its way to the International Space Station (ISS), skintight spacesuits, and plans for construction of a space elevator, sci-fi creators must feel like the future is getting too close...
Five Things To Learn From Artists Like Yoko Ono, James Franco And Raymond Pettibon
Forbes - 21 Sep 2014 16:15
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Big Brother Is Feeling You: The Global Impact Of AI-Driven Mental Health Care
Forbes - 21 Sep 2014 16:05
Once mental health care becomes AI-driven, it should make for a happier world. But it will be a very different world.
How Nvidia used global illumination to prove we really did land men on the moon
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 16:00
Guest Post: The graphics-chip maker used a "globally illuminated" 3D model of the moon landing to debunk conspiracy theories.
New devices want to sense and command your Home-as-a-Platform
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 15:30
Notion's devices are prepared to add remote sensing to virtually anything in your home with a surface. Logitech wants to be your home's universal remote.
The Slowest-Growing Industries Of The Past Year
Forbes - 21 Sep 2014 14:24
Several industries tied to metals and manufacturing are among the slowest-growing in the U.S., according to recent data from Sageworks, a financial information company.
German Entrepreneurs Take On Mobile Learning Market With Memory Boosting App
Forbes - 21 Sep 2014 14:06
Brain training the focus of serious games industry
The coming era of unlimited -- and free -- clean energy
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 13:00
In the 1980s, leading consultants were skeptical about cellular phones. McKinsey & Co. noted that the handsets were heavy, batteries didn't last long, coverage was patchy, and the cost per minute was exorbitant. It predi...
How to hire a great engineering manager
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 10:00
Guest Post: How do you hire a great engineering manager? It's a question I've been grappling with a lot, as the company I've been leading has doubled in size every year for the past five years. At times, I've thought gre...
Look out, iCloud. Microsoft buffs up OneDrive with more free storage
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 04:00
Amid all the fresh interest in Apple’s iCloud cloud-storage option following the company’s rollout of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, Microsoft doesn’t want you to forget about its cloud-storage service, OneDrive. ...
Social Good Summit: How will we create a better world by 2030?
Forbes - 21 Sep 2014 03:27
The 2014 Social Good Summit is almost upon us. Tomorrow, world leaders, grassroots activists, celebrities, new media mavens and UN experts will come together to discuss one question: what type of world do we want to liv...
These StartX startups make tablets into tools for teachers and students
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 02:00
When Apple announced the iPad in 2010, some people mocked it, some couldn’t understand why anyone would need it, and many Apple fans ran to the stores to stand in line for it (much like they did today for the new iPhon...
New study shows some benefits to telecommuting
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2014 00:00
The research team found that so-called "corporate citizenship," where employees make extra effort to improve life at the office, improves with telecommuting.