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Do We Need Hierarchy?
Forbes - 16 Jan 2015 09:13
The words "future of work" and "hierarchy" don't exactly go together. I have never come across an executive who said they wanted to add more layers to their organizations or create MORE hierarchy. In fact in today's rapi...
Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe agree to pay $415M to settle poaching suit
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 01:53
Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe have agreed to pay $415 million to resolve a class action antitrust lawsuit filed by tech workers who said the companies made an agreement to not hire each other’s employees. The suit, f...
Watch SpaceX's Falcon 9 explode in crash landing
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 20:37
SpaceX today posted a video of its Falcon 9’s short flight on Saturday, the first attempt after multiple delays. The rocket had a successful launch from the autonomous ocean platform, though the same can’t be said fo...
How RBS Failed Small Businesses Again
Forbes - 16 Jan 2015 16:36
RBS has conceded it may have mis-sold a Government scheme designed to help small businesses obtain credit
Photo-management service Trovebox is shutting down
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 21:34
Trovebox, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based startup that’s been building photo-management software since 2011, is shutting down. The startup announced the news on its website and in an email to users today: The last 3 1/2 year...
What being a VC taught me about leading a company
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 04:00
I moved from being a partner at Battery Ventures and J.P. Morgan Capital to CEO of a startup. Here's what my past life as a VC has taught me about leading a company
NFL drafts its future big-league stars
Forbes - 16 Jan 2015 18:43
The US National Football League held its annual recruiting extravaganza in New York on Thursday, selecting eligible college football players. Here are many who made the cut.
Intel shipped 46M tablet chips in 2014
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 00:16
The world's biggest chip maker beats its goal for breaking into tablet business.
Great Project Management Apps -- And How Your Business Can Use Them
Forbes - 16 Jan 2015 23:43
Well-functioning organizations consist of any number of effective cogs, and one factor that often defines them as a whole is a coordinated workflow. Team members communicate regularly and projects are completed successfu...
Why Location Does (And Doesn't) Matter For Entrepreneurial Success
Forbes - 16 Jan 2015 22:25
If there’s one entrepreneurial mantra that’s getting a little long in the tooth, it’s probably Location, Location, Location. How much does location actually matter these days?
2 simple hacks to improve your fitness and productivity at the same time
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 22:17
Get up and move during the day.
On SF Payroll Tax, Managing Partners And Pirate Captains
Forbes - 16 Jan 2015 21:09
It takes a special kind of person to see the humor in the lawsuit of Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP against the City and County of San Francisco. I'm that type of person. I'll save the hilarity for the end. CPDB...
FDA releases guidance on regulation of 'wellness' med devices and accessories
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 20:42
The Food and Drug Administration posted two draft guidance documents today saying that it intends to use a light touch when regulating medical devices and accessories that are focused on general wellness. Such products a...
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 20:15
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 ...
The Beginner's Guide To Remarketing: All The Basics And A Few Secret Tricks
Forbes - 16 Jan 2015 20:07
We’ve all experienced that strange moment: you were shopping online for something, let’s say a pair of pink shoes, and on the next website you visited, as if by magic, there was an advertisement for the very pink sho...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: New 3DS, December sales, and Hearthstone hijinks
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 19:05
Check out our entire week's worth of coverage on VentureBeat's channel for video games, GamesBeat.
The $400 Million Man Of Steel Who Said No To Africa's Richest Man
Forbes - 16 Jan 2015 19:00
Narendra Raval, one of Kenya's most successful entrepreneurs has built a $400 Million fortune manufacturing steel products, roofing sheets and cement.
6 Simple Marketing Themes To Learn From The Cardale Jones Decision
Forbes - 16 Jan 2015 18:43
Cardale Jones's decision to stay in school instead of pursue the NFL was surprising. However, it was also very smart. More than anything though, it was impactful as to the reasoning behind his decision, and something tha...
Facebook open sources its cutting-edge deep learning tools
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 18:00
In the spirit of helping everyone do artificial intelligence more efficiently, Facebook is giving away some of its seriously powerful deep learning tools for free in the Torch open-source library. More specifically, the ...
The DeanBeat: The next-generation console war has taken shape
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 18:00
The golden age of gaming is still on course.
Virgin Mobile unveils no-contract unlimited data plan, another reason to stray from the big two
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2015 17:59
Virgin Mobile is rolling out new contract-free data sharing plans as well as an unlimited data plan for single lines -- giving consumers one more reason to avoid AT&T and Verizon. Starting January 17, Virgin will push ou...
90% Of Startups Fail: Here's What You Need To Know About The 10%
Forbes - 16 Jan 2015 17:00
As an entrepreneur, I know about failure. I’ve made mistakes, pretty stupid ones. At the same time, though, I’ve been fortunate enough to succeed a few times, too.