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These 4 tech IPOs will raise more than $1B next week
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 16:00
At some point, this year became a long-running waiting game for those looking out for technology companies that are going public. Several fast-growing privately held tech companies, from Box to Dropbox, from Cloudera to ...
Stage Set For Uber Battle In Asia With Local Rivals
Forbes - 6 Dec 2014 02:55
Too many car-hailing services getting too much funding in Southeast Asia could lead to fall-out for Uber and its local rivals.
Google's new ad strategy could delay a bunch of tech IPOs
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 23:00
There's the experience of Rocket Fuel, an ad network that went public in September 2013 . Months later, it was the subject of class action lawsuits, alleging the stock fell after it failed to disclose that many of its ad...
Here are my rules for avoiding burnout while building a business
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 21:00
Guest:Working 24/7 may work for some, but it does not work for me. After being burned out, I have discovered a few "rules that I live by," especially during the building businesses phase.
Google: Ok, so almost half of our online ads are never actually seen
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 19:41
Some of the reasons given for non-viewability: a user scrolled right past it, it wasn't delivered, or it was delivered but the "viewer" was a software bot.
The Backed Pack: Safe headphones, a smart shower & a wearable food monitor
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 19:00
Each week, our friends at Backerjack bring us updates on some of the most successful gadget crowdfunding campaigns. ADEL The increasing number of both teens and adults with mild to severe hearing loss caught audio legend...
Heartbeat vs. Hacker: How physical passwords can help solve our massive digital security problem
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 18:00
Guest:In the U.K., MasterCard recently announced its first thumbprint biometric card. Barclays Bank has introduced "finger-vein ID" readers that will allow customers to access their bank accounts using an infrared scan o...
Salesforce Opens The Door To Competitors
Forbes - 6 Dec 2014 17:41
6 in 10 sales people will make quota in 2014, down from 2013 performance numbers. Training and better sales tools are needed. Sales Cloud hasn't kept up with market needs and that has opened the door to new competitors l...
Move over, iBeacons -- here come mesh beacons
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 17:00
Mesh beacons, which utilize capabilities in version 4.1 of Bluetooth that came out last December, turn the current generation of location-broadcasting beacons into a two-way, Net-connected network.
Reduce police brutality with activity trackers -- not just body cameras
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 05:00
The tech probably wouldn't be able to ID a chokehold, but it could provide supporting data for a video of that altercation.
This week on VentureBeat: Captcha, Marc Andreessen's tweets, & more
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 03:15
Catch up on some of this week's stories.
Get More Energy In 3 Minutes: The Brain-Based Way
Forbes - 6 Dec 2014 02:10
Do you want more energy? How spending 3 minutes per day will train your brain to recall your spent energy.
Why a Facebook cofounder's magazine is crumbling, in two charts
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 01:57
Leisurely reading is hard to monetize on the web.
Phhhoto is a profitable photo app that's grabbing the attention of pop stars & top tech execs
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 01:00
When it comes to image sharing apps, Instagram reigns supreme for photos, Vine and Instagram lead the pack in short videos, and Twitch is quickly becoming the darling of live streaming video. But thus far, no mobile serv...
Zuckerberg is on shaky ground criticizing Apple's business model
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 00:30
The Facebook CEO called Tim Cook's September comments about Internet advertising "ridiculous" in a recent TIME interview.
Forget steps and calories -- Prana's wearable tracks breath and posture
Venture Beat - 6 Dec 2014 00:15
The Prana device uses a 3-axis accelerometer and a fancy set of algorithms to measure the body's breathing patterns. It can also tell if you're slouching.
Crowdfunding Update: IP Issues and Entrepreneurs Move On
Forbes - 6 Dec 2014 00:08
Entrepreneur wait patiently for the SEC to release the rules on the JOBS Act, but have also started enacting state crowdfunding to fill the void.