Startup News
Why A Strong External Bench Of Executive Talent Is As Crucial As An Internal One
Forbes - 1 Dec 2014 19:48
Nearly every midsized company talks about the need to build a strong bench of internal candidates for the top management team. I agree: nothing is better than home-grown talent. However, sometimes a candidate isn’t r...
The Optimism Gap Between Male And Female Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 1 Dec 2014 02:19
Women entrepreneurs are a lot more optimistic about the economy than their male counterparts, according to the most recent Spark Business Barometer Survey from Capital One.
AOL acquires Vidible, another video marketing startup
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 23:39
AOL adds yet another video marketing and analytics service to its ad platform stack.
Athenahealth partners with Ingenious Med for charge capture and coordinated care
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 22:09
The companies will work to connect Athenahealth's health care provider customers with Ingenious Med's point-of-care charge capture, care coordination, and analytics systems.
CoreOS issues its own open-source container technology, amid all the Docker hype
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 21:57
CoreOS, a startup building a server operating system in the shadow of enterprise giants like Red Hat, has ridden the coattails of Docker and its trendy container technology for deploying and running applications. Now Cor...
Glide raises $20 million for mobile video messaging platform
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 21:01
The new money will be used to continue development of the company's Android and iOS messaging apps, as well as to develop apps for Apple Watch and Android Wear smartwatches.
Telltale unveils the first episode in its six-part Game of Thrones game series
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 21:00
The first episode in the new adventure-game series will debut on multiple platforms this week.
Obama announces $263M in funding for police body cameras and training
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 20:34
The Obama administration responds to building concerns over law enforcement accountability.
Santa Tracker 2014: Google takes on Microsoft and NORAD again
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 20:30Former SAP Head of Cloud and Mobile Solutions Joins Leading Enterprise Mobility Company
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 20:17
Press Release:Kony, Inc., the leading enterprise mobility company, today announced the appointment of Steven Medeiros as Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific and Middle East. As part of the company's global...
Evernote launches chat, context, and presentation mode features out of beta
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 20:14
In a bid to challenge enterprise chat services like Slack and presentation giant PowerPoint, Evernote today announced the roll-out of its new chat and presentation mode features to all users. Evernote first unveiled the ...
Can Improv Improve Marketing?
Forbes - 1 Dec 2014 20:11
This article is by Lisa Colantuono, co-president at AAR Partners.
The Top 7 Content Marketing Trends That Will Dominate 2015
Forbes - 1 Dec 2014 20:03
Content marketing is bigger than ever; content creation and publication is at an all-time high, and traditional marketing budgets are being reallocated to content marketing efforts. However, despite its pervasive usage, ...
Lubrizol's Bolt-On Energy Deal A Priority For Berkshire's Warren Buffett
Forbes - 1 Dec 2014 19:27
So-called "bolt-on" acquisitions to Berkshire's existing business lines are Warren Buffett's second biggest priority
Microsoft kills Clip Art image library, redirects Office users to Bing Images
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 19:23
Microsoft today announced Clip Art is getting a new source for its images: Bing. The Office.com image library that powered the service in Office has been killed off. If you’re creating something in any of Microsoft’s...
High Yield Bond Funds See Small Retail-Cash Inflow For Week Ending Nov 26, Led By ETF Influence
Forbes - 1 Dec 2014 19:07
Retail-cash bond flows turned slightly positive for the week ending Nov. 26, with a net $44 million inflow, according to Lipper. A large inflow of $424 million from exchange-traded funds wiped out a sizable outflow of $3...
An interview with Remedy's chief in a Finnish sauna 300 feet in the air
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 19:00
In a very Finnish setting, Matias Myllyrinne talks about mobile titles and the TV-game hybrid Quantum Break.
5 Questions To Help You Find The Career Of Your Lifetime
Forbes - 1 Dec 2014 18:19
When you’re thinking about starting a business and striking out on your own as an entrepreneur, one of the first things you have to do is sit down and really figure out what you can imagine yourself doing for years and...
Microsoft acquires mobile email app Acompli to bolster Outlook
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 18:11
Microsoft today shared that it has formally acquired Acompli, maker of productivity-centric email apps for iOS and Android. This announcement merely confirms the deal — it was already pretty much confirmed earlier toda...
Why You Want IP For Your Startup
Forbes - 1 Dec 2014 18:09
If you want to build a successful startup, you need intellectual property. That’s right, I said IP, not app – the dreaded buzzword that’s taken over all of our lives. Driving directions, coupons, magic 8 balls...? ...
3 tips from the White House for staying secure on Cyber Monday
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 18:08
Tired of getting hacked? This year has been rife with security breaches of all kinds, leading to a sort of fatigue among consumers. As a preventative measure against further retail and bank security mishaps, the White Ho...
Patent trolls are forcing startups to shut down -- you can help stop them
Venture Beat - 1 Dec 2014 18:00
Sponsored:This sponsored post is produced by the Consumer Electronics Association. From tiny app developers to major retailers, the response is often the same: You're kidding me. That was the reaction of both Lee Cheng a...