Startup News
McDonald's Sales Slide, So They're Bringing Back the Arch Deluxe
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 00:17
Well, not precisely the Arch Deluxe, but close, and more about that below.
100 Best Websites For Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 03:55
Whether you're seeking advice on raising capital, scaling your business or looking for general industry insight, these sites are worth reading.
Increasing Concern Over Climate Change May Be Driving Increase In Sustainable Investing
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 23:52
Sustainable investing is growing at an accelerating rate, according to a recent report on trends from the US SIF or The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment.
Tips For Managing Growth Without Raising Capital
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 03:55
It?s the eternal conundrum of early-stage business. To earn more business revenue, you need more staff and infrastructure. But to get more staff and structure requires?more revenue. Here's advice from a small company tha...
McKesson launches new venture fund for health care startups
Venture Beat - 10 Dec 2014 23:45
McKesson is the sole contributor to the fund, which intends to invest in as many as 25 companies in the next two to three years.
What Mark Twain's Views On Germany Can Teach Marketers
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 23:25
"My philological English (barring spelling and pronouncing) in thirty hours, French in thirty days, and German in thirty years."
Facebook goes all-in on advertising after years of laying groundwork
Venture Beat - 10 Dec 2014 23:07
With more than 1.3 billion users, Facebook offers advertising a huge opportunity. Now the social network's challenge is ensuring confidence in accuracy, targeting, and measurement.
Report Holds Promise For Investors And Poor Families
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 23:02
"Wealth has never been so concentrated as it is today, while families find it increasingly difficult to climb the ladder of prosperity," says Anne Mosle, the lead author on a new impact investing report from Ascend, a fa...
Rand Paul Puts Chokehold On Cigarette Taxes -- He's Got A Point
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 21:35
High cigarettes taxes are not deadly, but they are bad tax policy.
How Dedicated Workers Become Doormats
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 21:15
People quickly learn to distinguish between colleagues who can safely be given short shrift and ones who can't. So colleagues who don't set firm boundaries early on face serious obstacles.
How To Start Playing Offense, Not Defense, In Your Life And Career
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 21:14
You’re exhausted. And the reason is that people seem more interested in giving you stuff to do than in helping you get done the stuff that’s important to you.
Blue Jeans launches Primetime with TEDx, Sundance for 1,000+ person online conferences (for free)
Venture Beat - 10 Dec 2014 21:06
Blue Jeans’ corporate goal is to provide a billion minutes of videoconferencing. Today, the company is a little more than halfway there. Clearly, however, the company is impatient. Today Blue Jeans launched what it cal...
BitTorrent launches invite-only alpha of Project Maelstrom, the first torrent-based browser
Venture Beat - 10 Dec 2014 21:00
BitTorrent wants to build the decentralized web.
'The Person Who Says It Cannot Be Done Should Not Interrupt The Person Doing It'
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 20:52
One unexpected but inevitable part of achieving entrepreneurial success is learning how to handle the haters.
Postmates launches Delivery API, announces partnerships with Everlane, Threadflip, Betabrand, & more
Venture Beat - 10 Dec 2014 20:35
SAN FRANCISCO — Postmates, the delivery service for virtually anything from a furniture order to a burrito pickup, announced that it’s making an API available to merchants. “The Postmates API allows any developer t...
Creating Leverage Where None Seems To Exist
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 20:30
the most successful view roadblocks merely as problems to be solved and look for things to leverage to that end ? sometimes seemingly out of thin air.
Why Grad School Is Now Even More Attractive For Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 20:23
Not too long ago I ascribed to the notion that higher education was an unnecessary waste of time.
New Collaborative Report To Guide, Grow Impact Investing Globally
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 20:02
A new report on impact investing from the Impact Investing Policy Collaborative (usually abbreviated IIPC) provides a varied look at the policies and practices that are guiding the rapidly developing industry.
Digital game sales hit $1.1B in November as PC DLC sales double on Black Friday
Venture Beat - 10 Dec 2014 20:00
Digital game sales are up 23 percent from a year ago.
Google updates Android Wear with watch faces available on Google Play, launches Watch Face API
Venture Beat - 10 Dec 2014 20:00
The updates are rolling out "over the next week," Google says, so don't worry if you don't see them yet.
Slacker Radio overhaul includes new partnerships with Nerdist, RoosterTeeth, & others
Venture Beat - 10 Dec 2014 20:00
Slacker is aiming to distinguish itself from streaming rivals by changing how you think of radio programming online.
The Four Hardest Parts Of SEO
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 19:55
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great." - Jimmy Dugan, AKA Tom Hanks, A League of Their Own