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Here's a breakdown of the philosophy Richard Branson used to start over 400 companies
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 05:30
Branson is the billionaire chair of the Virgin Group and has overseen approximately 500 companies, with his brand currently on somewhere between 200 and 300 of them.
Codeship launches ParallelCI, a tool that lets developers test code way, way faster
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 20:01
Codeship, a startup with a cloud service for testing and deploying code, has completely revamped its tool, enabling developers to test multiple batches of code at once. As a result, companies can run the latest versions ...
U.K. tech firms expect strong 2015
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 08:30
Mobile executive? VB is hosting our 5th annual Mobile Summit on February 23-24 at the scenic Cavallo Point Resort in Sausalito, CA. See if you qualify here. U.K. tech firms are set to grow at four times the rate of GDP t...
Xiaomi's MIUI overlay makes Android prettier, more clever
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 23:57
At a press event in San Francisco Thursday, Xiaomi described a number of small and large innovations in both the features and functionality of the firmware, and in the aesthetics of the interface.
This Valentine's Day, Nurture The Agency/Client Romance
Forbes - 12 Feb 2015 23:55
This article is by Damon Gorrie, CEO and chief creative officer, Safari Sundays.
King is sweet: Candy Crush Saga giant beats earnings estimates
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 23:38
King is back on top thanks to a growing portfolio of better-performing games as well as the dual threat of Candy Crush Saga and Candy Crush Soda Saga.
Missing analyst targets, Zynga reports break-even Q4 and slight loss for 2014
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 23:34
Zynga plans on launching a lot more mobile games in 2015.
Let's Talk About The Gender Pay Gap
Forbes - 12 Feb 2015 23:17
Think Progress recently highlighted stats around the ongoing gender wage gap (at 22% overall) in nearly every kind of job. These days, public sector roles appear to have much more transparent pay structures, which has ...
New Relic beats with $29M in revenue and 11,270 paying accounts in first-ever earnings report
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 23:09
New Relic, a provider of a cloud service for tracking software performance and usage, is off to a respectable start following the end of its first quarter as a publicly traded company. For the third quarter of its 2015 f...
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 22:27
Mobile executive? VB is hosting our 5th annual Mobile Summit on February 23-24 at the scenic Cavallo Point Resort in Sausalito, CA. See if you qualify here. Here's a list of today's tech funding stories, updated as the d...
Brands converge at Mobile Summit to trade secrets about how to grow on mobile
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 22:09
VB Event:Executives from a host of leading companies contributing to the mobile debate are coming together at Mobile Summit, including Google, Lyft, American Eagle, Hilton, Clorox, Zillow, Spotify, Hallmark, NY Times, Pa...
Xiaomi will start selling products in the U.S. 'in a few months,' but don't expect mobile devices
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 22:05
The site, unfortunately, will not sell any mobile devices on Mi.com in the U.S. Rather, the site will offer things like wearables and headphones.
PlayStation Network is down for maintenance
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 21:04
You may have trouble accessing online multiplayer games if you haven't signed into your PSN account recently.
Knowledge Systems Finally Learn to Think for Themselves
Forbes - 12 Feb 2015 20:45
It took over thirty years to digitize enterprise knowledge systems. Now what?
Xiaomi says it has more than 100M MIUI users worldwide
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 20:36
The upstart Chinese mobile device maker Xiaomi says 100 million people around the world are now using devices running its MIUI firmware platform.
The Question That Improves Leader Effectiveness
Forbes - 12 Feb 2015 20:36
Most of us would like to be seen as highly effective at whatever job we have. Beyond that, as we continue in any line of work, we’d like to know that we are not just treading water, but that we’re moving upstream and...
New Web Site Allows Coaches To Teach More Than 200 Video Courses
Forbes - 12 Feb 2015 20:32
Young athletes don't need to go to expensive sports camps nowadays to receive expert instruction. A new web site launched earlier this week connects athletes with coaches through more than 200 video courses, many for fre...
Great Entrepreneurs Move From Developers To Leaders
Forbes - 12 Feb 2015 20:17
Almost every entrepreneur starts their journey by developing a solution, based on their knowledge of a new technology or required service. Developer skills are necessary, but not sufficient, to build a business. A real b...
The hat economy: Digital goods revenue grows as Valve expands tools for developers and community
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 20:05
Valve has recently introduced new ways for developers and community creators to make money.
Microsoft releases Windows 10 preview for phones with interactive notifications, speech-to-text, and Photos app
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 20:01
Mobile executive? VB is hosting our 5th annual Mobile Summit on February 23-24 at the scenic Cavallo Point Resort in Sausalito, CA. See if you qualify here. Microsoft today launched Windows 10 preview for phones. To get ...
6 Ideas To Shake Up Your Digital Marketing
Forbes - 12 Feb 2015 20:01
For some reason I have the number 6 on my brain this week. Not quite sure why. Yesterday it was 6 Ways To Take Advantage Of Negative Reviews and today it's 6 Ideas To Shake Up Your Digital Marketing.
Your thirst for DLC, GTA Online, and Warcraft brought the digital gaming market to $1.1B in January
Venture Beat - 12 Feb 2015 20:00
Digital revenue on PC and console was up 18 percent in January year-over-year. Even Capcom benefited from this.