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Are You A Food Innovator? Skip Wharton; Try This New B-School
Forbes - 10 Nov 2014 22:39
A new business school will cater to food-minded entrepreneurs, who care about baguettes as well as balance sheets.
11 Marketing Trends To Watch For In 2015
Forbes - 10 Nov 2014 04:22
Transparency will become the most important tool of marketing. Consumers are going to continue to exert further power and influence. The idea of radical transparency is something that few brands are taking advantage of n...
Why Managers Hesitate To Bring People Together
Forbes - 10 Nov 2014 23:41
Bringing the right people together from across the organization is often the best way to get things done quickly, particularly in a matrix setting. Unfortunately, many managers hesitate to employ this kind of convening a...
Instagram now lets you edit captions, suggests accounts to follow in new People tab
Venture Beat - 10 Nov 2014 21:57
Instagram today updated its mobile app with two new features: caption editing and a People tab. You can download the new version now directly from Google Play and Apple’s App Store. First up, the app now lets you go ba...
Obama's support for Net Neutrality could sway the FCC in December
Venture Beat - 10 Nov 2014 21:57
This morning President Barack Obama issued a statement that he thinks the Federal Communications Commission should reclassify the Internet as a utility. Net Neutrality advocate Marvin Ammori says that getting Obama’s p...
AT&T abandons in-flight Wi-Fi plans
Venture Beat - 10 Nov 2014 21:42
AT&T’s in-flight Wi-Fi plans are no more. Back in April, the wireless carrier announced that it was teaming up with Honeywell to provide high-speed 4G LTE connectivity for passengers in commercial, business, and genera...
Why Corporate Skunk Works Need to Die
Forbes - 10 Nov 2014 21:03
In the 20th century corporate skunk works were used to develop disruptive innovation separate from the rest of the company. They were the hallmark of innovative corporations.
Fullscreen acquires Rooster Teeth, video studio behind 'Red vs. Blue'
Venture Beat - 10 Nov 2014 20:19
In the latest instance of multichannel video network consolidation, Fullscreen Media today has purchased video production company Rooster Teeth, the company behind popular gaming web video series Red vs. Blue. The move i...
Hadoop company Hortonworks has filed to go public
Venture Beat - 10 Nov 2014 20:07
Fast-growing Hadoop distribution vendor Hortonworks has moved to file for an initial public offering. “We are aggressively moving toward an IPO,” Hortonworks chief executive Rob Bearden told VentureBeat in an intervi...
Adesto Technologies doubles down on memory chips that can cut energy consumption 100 times
Venture Beat - 10 Nov 2014 19:00
Adesto is launching an improved 1.2-volt chip that uses its CBRAM technology.
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 10 Nov 2014 18:52
Get all the tech funding news of the day delivered straight to your mailbox! Sign up for Funding Daily and never miss a deal. Here's a list of today's tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you ...
Micropreneurs: Here Are 6 Ways To Celebrate Your Hard Work
Forbes - 10 Nov 2014 18:44
It's that time of year to give thanks to others. But this year, I'd like those of us who run small businesses to give ourselves a pat on the back instead, and thank ourselves for a job well done.
Mozilla brings multi-process support to Firefox Nightly, promises to ship 64-bit Firefox for Windows 'soon'
Venture Beat - 10 Nov 2014 18:41
Mozilla today made two announcements that should make hardcore Firefox users very happy. The first is that multi-process support is landing in Firefox Nightly, and the second is that 64-bit Firefox is finally coming to W...
Personal Mission Statement of 14 CEOs and Lessons You Need To Learn
Forbes - 10 Nov 2014 17:40
Balancing professional and personal lives are challenging no matter where you are on the totem pole. However, for CEOs it can be nearly impossible. CEO's like Max Schireson make headlines for stepping down in order to sp...
Google joins Facebook in launching an Ebola donation campaign, will match contributions 2:1
Venture Beat - 10 Nov 2014 17:12
Google is launching a “giving” campaign today to help raise money for organizations fighting Ebola. For every dollar donated, Google will donate two. CEO Larry page announced the campaign in a blog post. He said the ...
The Future of Communications Is Embedded Within Apps
Forbes - 10 Nov 2014 17:11
Communications are on the precipice of change. And it's not the change to all-cellular communications that you might expect. Nor is it one giant federated network of different over-the-top apps like Skype or WhatsApp. In...
Top 10 Reasons Your Business Needs MobileTogether Now
Venture Beat - 10 Nov 2014 17:00
Press Release: Altova® (://.altova.com) today announced the commercial availability of MobileTogether®, a new, cross-platform mobile development environment. Beta testers of the platform agree: MobileTogether finally m...
Business Planning Tips For Marital Issues
Forbes - 10 Nov 2014 16:54
I’ve reviewed a lot of buy-sell agreements over the years. The most common error I find is that they’re not agreements at all … meaning, they’ve never been signed.
What Your Mentor Isn't Telling You About Your Future
Forbes - 10 Nov 2014 16:45
Mentorship is a hot topic these days - as people seek guidance about how to find success, but also significance, in their careers. Times are tough, with no real horizon in sight, and people want to minimize their risk - ...
Obama endorses Net Neutrality, asks FCC to turn the Internet into a public utility
Venture Beat - 10 Nov 2014 16:44
Today U.S. president Barack Obama announced his support for Net Neutrality and asked the FCC to “reclassify consumer broadband service under Title II of the Telecommunications Act.” In a press statement, Obama called...
Rooftop Wind Turbine, Solar-Powered Mobile Device Charger Win At VERGE
Forbes - 10 Nov 2014 16:37
Green startups with solar-powered mobile device chargers and rooftop wind generators won the recent pitch contest at VERGE in San Francisco.