Startup News
Great Apologies Make Great Leaders
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 04:37
The power of apology: turning dissatisfied customers into fans and advocates.
Buck Mason is Building a Timeless American-made Clothing Brand
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 18:06
Meet Buck Mason, a minimalist men's clothing brand. A profile and Q&A with the founders.
Best Last-Minute Holiday Gifts
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 23:32
Forbes writers and contributors make their top picks.
Nike, LG, Coca Cola, Samuel Adams And Bacardi Winning With Millennials; 8 Secrets They Know That You Don't
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 23:16
As we make our way into December, the holiday spirit and rumblings of New Years resolutions are filling the air. For many marketers, those resolutions are focused specifically on winning bigger with the millennial genera...
Log management company Splunk gets competitor Sumo Logic to change its messaging
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2014 22:32
Splunk, the publicly traded company selling software for analyzing logs from servers and other hardware, has succeeded in getting startup Sumo Logic, which sells cloud-based log-management software, to back off on certai...
Not to be overshadowed by Uber, Lyft announces new CMO and CFO
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2014 22:27
On the heels of Uber’s $1.2 billion funding round, Lyft (the tech industry’s other transportation giant) has some big news to share. The company hired two new executives today, chief marketing officer Kira Wampler an...
Cyborgs From Sierra Leone: Polymath David Sengeh Brings Prosthetics To The People
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 21:42
David Sengeh tells me he'll have to delay our phone interview. "I am sorry to do this but there's a last minute need for me to attend an Ebola meeting." Sengeh is a multi-faceted kind of guy. After all, before he started...
Tute Genomics raises $2.3M for genome analytics platform
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2014 21:33
Tute Genomics says it has developed a comprehensive cloud-based genome analytics platform that lets clinicians and researchers identify disease genes and biomarkers in complex genome sequencing data.
Those Apple job listings for virtual reality, Oculus talent? Poof! Gone
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2014 21:01
Some new job listings at the Apple site yesterday may have tipped the company's hand on future development plans.
It's not all China: Vietnam, Indonesia lead a booming Southeast Asia games market
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2014 20:45
The region is expected to generate more than $784 million this year.
Consumers Get Bah Humbug In Store Customer Experience During The Holidays - Study
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 20:10
The term "customer experience" or CX is very much in vogue these days. It is at or near the top of everyone's mind who works and plays in the world of marketing. Or at least it better be for CX will undoubtedly be the on...
Convince Your Team to Buy In to a Big Data Solution - ASAP
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 20:09
When it comes to making a case for bringing a big data solution into a company, most executives know full well that customer or client data can seriously boost the bottom line. In fact, the median Fortune 1000 company co...
The Evolution Of Managers
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 20:01
This concept and the visual was taken from my new book, The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization. A few months ago I introduced the concept of the 7 Principles...
6 Ways To Directly Monetize Your Content Marketing Campaign
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 19:53
Content marketing can easily build a brand’s reputation, increase engagement and familiarity with a brand, funnel readers into opportunities for conversion, and serve as a platform to build authority for SEO.
Could A Cell Booster Replace Your Company Landline?
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 19:43
When I moved from Connecticut to rural Maryland earlier this year, I made two significant shifts in my life: I began working from home — and I gave up my landline.
Twitter's Crashlytics makes its app install measurement tool Answers free
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2014 19:39
Twitter is launching Answers, a free way for advertisers to measure promoted and organic app installs on mobile. Answers, which allows advertisers to track for free app downloads attributed to Twitter, operates inside of...
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2014 19:33
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 ...
Transparency Concerns Linger In Washington State
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 19:33
The Washington Department of Revenue's ongoing refusal to release most of its written determinations has created a sense that tax policy is being administered behind closed curtains, and the public is left unable to disc...
Pocket Gems launches Night at the Museum: Hidden Treasures mobile game
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2014 19:01
This release shows the latest in the trend toward movie-based mobile games.
Poshmark's new Concierge service makes sure the fancy purse you bought is not a knockoff
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2014 19:00
Fake Louis Vuitton bags are pretty great when that’s what you meant to purchase but not when you thought that $2,000 was going to get you a real one. Unfortunately, when you’re purchasing luxury fashion items from pe...
Pixelberry embeds SAT vocabulary lessons in its High School Story mobile game
Venture Beat - 4 Dec 2014 19:00
The game has generated $9 million in revenue. But it has also found a way to educate students in a fun way.
Billboard's 'International Power Player' Anjula Acharia-Bath Advises Women With A Startup Vision
Forbes - 4 Dec 2014 18:51
Forget the odds, and get moving with confidence that you have the next BIG idea.