Startup News
Space will go fully commercial with 2015 launch from Bigelow, SpaceX
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2014 03:02
The International Space Station will continue its home improvement project next year, this time by adding a large, inflatable workroom from Bigelow Aerospace that will be put into orbit by the SpaceX Dragon rocket.
Leadership: The power of focus. And of thinking differently.
Forbes - 7 Oct 2014 23:57
In tribute to the leadership of Steve Jobs, flash back to 1997, when Jobs had recently returned to the company after Apple's acquisition of NeXT. At an internal company meeting, Jobs talks about the reboot at Apple and r...
The exit: Fear and Loathing in M&A for founders
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2014 04:00
Guest Post: Not everything about the merger/acquisition process is picking daisies. As a founder, here's what you need to know.
Uber shows new carpooling feature reduces traffic congestion 50% in pilot areas
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2014 23:30
Sharing is caring...and cheaper.
Is Your Website A Giant 'Selfie' For Your Brand ?
Forbes - 7 Oct 2014 23:02
There is something marvelously human and real about a selfie, and I was wondering today if that “human-ness” can be created in your website.
Apple releases second OS X Yosemite Golden Master to developers as launch nears
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2014 22:50
Apple today released its second “golden master” update of OS X Yosemite to developers, as rumors of an October launch surge. Typically, a golden master (GM) release indicates that a public — non-beta — launch is ...
Get set, marketers: You may need to lead your whole company into the network
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2014 22:38
Guest Post: Get out of the weeds of your organizations and focus everything -- strategies, tactics, organizational initiatives, marketing, sales, and human resources -- on how the networked consumer is going to engage th...
Next Hurdle For Medical Research: Capture And Integration Of Phenotype At Scale
Forbes - 7 Oct 2014 22:14
I deeply believe that transformative scientific advances occur when a small group of passionate investigators - Folkman's "inquisitive physicians" and researchers - relentlessly pursue a question, armed with the best tec...
Twitter sues government for right to make more NSA request data public
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2014 21:55
Tech companies have been under pressure to reassure customers that they aren't eager to hand over user data to the government, and to be more transparent cases where it had to.
My Tips To Warren Buffett In His New Career As A Car Dealer
Forbes - 7 Oct 2014 21:52
Has Warren Buffett not read that average visits to a dealership before buying a new car is down from five visits in the pre-digital era to about 1.3 visits in 2014? Gone are those days when people would go into dealershi...
[Video] Forbes CMO Interview: Avanade's Stella Goulet On Using Customer Stories To Build Brand
Forbes - 7 Oct 2014 21:39
Stella Goulet is Avanade's first-ever CMO. Created in 2000 by Accenture and Microsoft, the enterprise technology provider wanted to bring brand and marketing to the next level--at a time when getting close to customers a...
Simple messaging app Yo adds location sharing for context
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2014 21:38
Today, one-tap messaging app Yo is stepping up its game with a new location-sharing feature. Now you can set up the app so that it sends your current location when you “Yo” a friend. In addition to enabling location ...
Seven Startups You Probably Haven't Heard Of - But Should
Forbes - 7 Oct 2014 21:30
Some startups burst onto the scene and become instantly famous. Think Mailbox, Yo, or Ello; they cause a firestorm and it seems like everyone is talking about them. Others work hard, develop a product, app, or service, a...
Site builder Squarespace teams up with Google & Getty to launch 'Squarespace 7,' debuts Android apps & developer platform
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2014 20:29
Today Squarespace unveiled the seventh major iteration of its flagship site builder tool, Squarespace 7, and announced partnerships with Google and Getty Images.
Put 'Moxie' Into Your Leadership
Forbes - 7 Oct 2014 20:04
Once upon a time when we admired someone for their grit and determination we said they had moxie. It’s an old-fashioned word popularized in movies of the Thirties and Forties about those who battled the odds. It’s a ...
How One NFL Team Blitzes Its Fans, Literally
Forbes - 7 Oct 2014 19:51
For the record, the NFL team in question did not put on the pads and literally blitz its fans; that would be quite the story for sure. However one NFL team's marketing department, with the help of a large retailer, absol...
Facebook launches local awareness ads to help businesses reach users nearby
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2014 19:39
In addition to its new mobile Audience Network, Facebook today also launched a new advertising type for business owners: local awareness ads. Local awareness ads are rolling out to US advertisers “over the coming weeks...
Unlocking Big Data: Lessons Learned From The God Particle
Forbes - 7 Oct 2014 19:34
Scientists turned the data gathered from the Large Hadron Collider into a symphony?call it the real music of the spheres. And this music gives us a look at the radical future of data visualization.
Google rolls out custom affinity audiences ad tool for targeting very specific groups of people
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2014 19:25
Advertisers, this one’s for you: Google is making its affinity-based ad targeting even sharper now with its new custom affinity audiences. A little over a year ago, Google launched Affinity Segments for AdWords and You...
The Women Behind The Startup That's Changing How Girls See Coding
Forbes - 7 Oct 2014 19:25
I love stories that have unexpected beginnings. Alexandra Diracles and Melissa Halfon met at Startup Weekend EDU in New York City this past January. They left with a first place winning prototype and the start of Vidcode...
How You Can Build Your Confidence, And Keep It
Forbes - 7 Oct 2014 19:07
Many of us have limiting beliefs about ourselves in at least one area of our lives. These limiting beliefs lead to a decrease in confidence. You may be an expert and thriving in one area of your life, but in other areas ...
StartUp Health accelerator adds 13 new companies to its portfolio
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2014 18:59
The digital health accelerator StartUp Health said Tuesday it has added 13 new companies to its portfolio, increasing its total to 84. The new companies represent a diverse range of subsectors, from big data and medicati...