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The 12 Most Common Workplace Retaliation Tactics
Forbes - 25 Jan 2015 02:18
The breakdown of most common forms of workplace retaliation against employees who report bad behavior.
IRS Futher Limits Deductions For State-Legal Marijuana Facilities
Forbes - 25 Jan 2015 06:42
The family and I went to the X Games here in Aspen this afternoon, which is all the reminder one needs that recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado. We made it through about an hour of the men's slopestyle final ...
Why future tablets won't burn your lap (interview)
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2015 18:30
Imagination Technologies says it can deliver super-fast processing without setting you on fire.
Google's Eric Schmidt: Better broadband will save the world
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2015 22:01
Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Google's Eric Schmidt told a crowd at the annual elite vacation/conference that better Internet connectivity will solve most of the world's major problems.
The CMO's guide to crushing sales kickoff
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2015 21:05
Sales kickoffs aren't just for sales teams. In fact, these events often provide a critical opportunity for chief marketing officers and their teams to advance the CMO's key strategic themes for the year.
5 temptations to hire at your startup -- and why you shouldn't
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2015 20:01
Guest:In the early days before you've really found a product-market fit, don't hire people -- unless it's excruciatingly painful to leave that role unfilled.
CEO fight club: Why one software exec became an MMA cage fighter
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2015 18:45
Guest:Being an angry farm kid is one thing - but setting foot in a ring at 40 years old takes an admitted amount of 'crazy.'
Is It Time For McDonald's To Drop The Golden Arch And Ronald McDonald?
Forbes - 25 Jan 2015 17:55
When I suggested that McDonald’s should change its name in a previous piece here, I was half-joking. But with sales and earnings continuing to slide, and with a product that is less appetizing to younger consumers t...
A Startup Fights Office Noise Pollution With Recycled Plastic
Forbes - 25 Jan 2015 17:45
Social enterprise Agile Acoustics uses recycled plastic to create art work which also functions as office noise absorbers.
The Steak And The Sizzle Of Entrepreneurship: How Baby Boomers And Millennials Can Get Together
Forbes - 25 Jan 2015 14:45
For decades, I've worked on breaking down the financial literacy divide, bringing families the tools they need to create a generation of financially responsible children. Today, I'm getting together with young adults to ...
Where The Big Healthcare Bulls Are Running: Notes From The 2015 JP Morgan Conference
Forbes - 25 Jan 2015 14:41
The Annual JP Morgan conference is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs and venture investors to learn where the big players think U.S. healthcare is going, and how they plan to play. Here's a summary of the trends I he...
It's a startup's job to make the European dream come true
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2015 10:05
Guest:Between Europeans and the promise of a true single market lie mountains of paperwork, intricate policies and legislation, and language and cultural differences. Startups could be our best chance to tackle these pr...
Does Crying Kill Your Career?
Forbes - 25 Jan 2015 03:33
Most entrepreneurs are lying if they don?t admit to having cried at work at least once or twice in the presence of others. But are unplanned waterworks the kiss of death to their professional credibility? Here's what res...
The Beatles To Tarzan: 4 All-Time Epic Negotiations
Forbes - 25 Jan 2015 02:32
Some of the all-time most epic negotiations involve entrepreneurs who viewed the scope of their deals in terms of decades, rather than years. Too often, entrepreneurs negotiate deals which consider a relatively short-ter...
Microsoft's Revolution deal is the latest proof the company is serious about open source
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2015 02:25
A significant percentage of Microsoft’s revenue comes from the sale of proprietary software like Office and a little thing called Windows. Despite that legacy, though, the technology giant in the past year has made a p...
When to talk to CorpDev
Venture Beat - 25 Jan 2015 01:00
Guest:Founders take the call from a big company's corporate development team out of fear. But you may have even more to fear if you engage.