Startup News
Sell-off Returns To Wall Street -- A Healthy Correction Or Something More Serious?
Forbes - 2 Oct 2014 01:22
After a few volatile sessions, the sell-off returned to Wall Street today, confirming that momentum is shifting—buyers do not seem to be anxious to jump in and buy on dips.
After raising $50M, Reddit forces remote workers to relocate to SF or get fired
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2014 00:01
Reddit’s executive team has big plans for the community news-sharing site’s future … which apparently includes a new requirement on where employees can live. Reddit has instituted a new policy recently that gives i...
Meet The Woman Who's Changing The Way You Spend Your Free Time
Forbes - 2 Oct 2014 21:57
Want to discover an underground art scene, swim with sharks or take a private food tour while you're on vacation (or hanging out at home for the weekend), but don't know where to begin? Meet Ruzwana Bashir, the travel ju...
Why Occupy Hong Kong Leader Joshua Wong Would Make A Great Hire
Forbes - 2 Oct 2014 06:48
Joshua Wong, a student leader in the pro-democracy protests that have shaken Hong Kong, is the type of youth companies should be looking to hire and nurture.
Apple's HealthKit collaborator, Mayo Clinic, launches its iOS 8-integrated app
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2014 23:50
Mayo Clinic was one of the first big-name health providers Apple tapped help with the build and launch of the HealthKit consumer health data platform.
Dylan's Desk: How long can Microsoft keep Windows alive?
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2014 23:40
Windows 10 is coming out next year, and it’s a substantial revision to Windows 8. VentureBeat’s Devindra Hardawar called it Microsoft’s big fat apology for Windows 8. Maybe the company needed to put so much dista...
Great Entrepreneurs Earn Riches by Staying Three Steps Ahead
Forbes - 2 Oct 2014 23:19
When Alibaba went public on Sept 19th, Jack Ma rocketed to the top of China’s richest with a net worth of $18 billion and a placement among the world’s wealthiest. Not bad for a former schoolteacher. And though h...
Software Millionaire Mark Shuttleworth To Receive $22 Million Refund From South African Reserve Bank
Forbes - 2 Oct 2014 23:18
South African software multi-millionaire Mark Shuttleworth has reportedly been awarded R250 million ($22 million) - with interest, by South Africa's Supeme Court of Appeal after taking on South Africa's Reserve Bank, fol...
Elon Musk: Tesla will be 90% automated next year, shame on Silicon Valley if 'we're not the leader'
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2014 22:56
Low-key mad scientist and Paypal billionaire Elon Musk told CNN Money that “a Tesla car next year will probably be 90 percent capable of autopilot.” On the highway, Musk is “for sure” confident the car will be ab...
Deezer partners with Bose to launch its paid streaming music service in the U.S.
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2014 21:32
Major European streaming music company Deezer is finally bringing its paid music subscription service to U.S. consumers through a partnership with high-end speaker company Bose. Today the company announced that music fan...
PayPal is botching its much-needed blood transfusion
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2014 21:03
Guest Post: PayPal needs to be run like a startup again. Or, to be more precise, it needs to be run like a big, aggressive, Facebook-style startup that moves fast, cuts deals, and focuses on massively improving its prod...
California's Very Good Idea To Curb Incentive Abuse
Forbes - 2 Oct 2014 20:48
Last month California did something that may turn out to be revolutionary. The state's Office of Business and Economic Development banned consultants from receiving commissions for procuring the California Competes tax c...
Can You Hack Your Self Esteem?
Forbes - 2 Oct 2014 20:46
Can you really 'hack' your self esteem? I think so. In this post, I break down how to reframe what you struggle with, how to diagnose if you're asking for permission and three ways to 'hack' your self esteem.
Do You Include A 'Don Draper Clause' In Employee Contracts?
Forbes - 2 Oct 2014 20:25
Building a culture of excellence is about little things. Like adding Don Draper clause to an employee contract. Or having fun with nicknames.
Why Programmatic Ad Buying Is (Currently) Problematic
Forbes - 2 Oct 2014 20:18
This article is by Peter Daboll, CEO, Ace Metrix.
Evernote announces a new web client, unveils enterprise productivity platform 'Work Chat'
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2014 19:43
SAN FRANCISCO — The connected note-taking app company Evernote today announced a completely redesigned Web client and an enhanced enterprise-focused productivity platform called “Work Chat,” complete with new artif...
Facebook says it will limit future research after controversial mood study
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2014 19:27
In response to user protests over its controversial mood study, Facebook today said it has created “a new framework” which will limit and guide the way future research is conducted. Facebook vaguely states on its blo...
Facebook launches its Like Button for mobile app developers
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2014 19:13
Facebook is just creeping its way more and more into our digital lives, and today it launched its mobile Like Button for developers. Mobile developers can now embed a Like Button into their app, and as Facebook explains ...
Supreme Court Once Again Takes Challenge To Disparate-Impact Claims
Forbes - 2 Oct 2014 19:10
For the third time, the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a challenge to the Obama administration's disparate-impact theory of discrimination.
How the nonprofit GlassLab teamed up with NASA to make a game that teaches argumentation (interview)
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2014 19:00
Three out of four kids who try Mars Generation One: Argubot Academy are improving their argumentation skills.
Resy, App for Seats at Best Restaurants for a Price, Now Offering Brunch
Forbes - 2 Oct 2014 18:44
Resy, a mobile app that allows users to pay for dinner reservations at some of the hardest restaurants to get into in New York City, is expanding its network to include brunch reservations.
Mobile marketing automation leader Appboy scores $15M to increase app & game engagement
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2014 18:36
The first investor in traditional web-based marketing automation trailblazer Marketo has led an over-subscribed $15 million second round of investment into mobile marketing automation solution Appboy. For CEO Mark Gherme...