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How To Impress A Venture Capitalist: 12 Prominent VCs Share What Gets Their Attention
Forbes - 14 Apr 2015 15:49
Entrepreneurs seeking funding are often unsure of what they must do to get a venture capitalist's attention. So we asked 12 of them exactly what they hope to see when an entrepreneur walks through their door.
ALDI Is A Growing Menace To America's Grocery Retailers
Forbes - 14 Apr 2015 16:20
With its privately branded knockoffs of established American food products, ALDI has reinvented pantry stocking in America, subversively eliminating the variable of brand and the shopper marketing that goes along with it...
Build A Sales Culture For Growth Across Your Organization
Forbes - 14 Apr 2015 15:33
One of the most common questions I receive at my keynote addresses and workshops is how to infuse an organization with a culture of sales for growth. The top companies seem to just ooze an atmosphere of enthusiasm and op...
How To Maneuver A Networking Event If You're Shy Or Introverted
Forbes - 14 Apr 2015 15:00
It's not impossible for introverts to make high-value connections, even at the busiest networking events.
Five ways digital minister says Europe is blowing its digital future
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 12:56
Want to master the CMO role? Join us for GrowthBeat Summit on June 1-2 in Boston, where we'll discuss how to merge creativity with technology to drive growth. Space is limited and we're limiting attendance to CMOs and to...
Node startup Npm Inc. scores $8M, launches Private Modules for handling code
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 12:30
More money for Node startup Npm Inc., which operates the popular Npm registry of JavaScript packages.
A Big C-Level Challenge: Finding The Right Job And Boss
Forbes - 14 Apr 2015 06:03
What are some of the career management challenges that CMOs face? While a lot of articles focus on the CMO job, this article investigates some of the job "management" aspects of being a successful C-level leader. To get ...
Apple releases iOS 8.4 developer beta, including revamped music app
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 00:34
The music app, it's believed, will eventually include a new subscription music streaming service.
Twitter is testing a 'You may also like' suggestion feature on individual tweet pages
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 23:58
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Apple Watch mania sees 13 new health care apps announced in the past week
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 23:02
It's very early days, but there's tons of potential for health apps of all kinds on the wrist -- both on the patient and the provider side.
Five Keys To Building A Joyous Life
Forbes - 14 Apr 2015 22:44
I know a lot of people who move through life as if they are carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. You probably know some of these people as well. They are the friends on Facebook who start each day with a ...
SpaceX's Falcon 9 doesn't survive landing...again
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 22:37
Elon Musk's company will have to wait until at least its fourth attempt to prove the rocket is actually reusable.
1976 Apple-1 computer eBay auction races up to $20K in less than a day
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 22:30
The computer, which originally sold for $600, was built in Steve Jobs' garage.
Ecommerce platform Shopify files for $100M IPO
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 22:26
Want to master the CMO role? Join us for GrowthBeat Summit on June 1-2 in Boston, where we'll discuss how to merge creativity with technology to drive growth. Space is limited and we're limiting attendance to CMOs and to...
Intel meets its reduced first-quarter earnings expectations
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 22:07
Intel had warned on March 12 that it saw a slowdown in business PC sales.
Universal Music Group Settles With Rick James' Estate For Over $11 Million
Forbes - 14 Apr 2015 22:04
After a several year-long court battle, it looks like Universal is finally ready to settle with the estate of Rick James and several other musicians in another in a series of legal cases that sought to redefine how the m...
Apple acquires smart camera tech company LinX
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 21:44
Apple confirmed the deal today, and the Wall Street Journal cites sources saying that Apple probably paid around $20 million for LinX.
McKinsey's Growth Strategy (AKA 'Fourth Arrow') For Japan (II)
Forbes - 14 Apr 2015 21:19
The issues identified by McKinsey are hardly unknown or unstudied in Japan. In fact, they have been the subjects of constant study and debate and elucidation, not just in academia, but in business groups, like Keidanren ...
PBS Kids launches its first online world: the Kart Kingdom learning community
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 21:05
Karts teach kids thinking skills for the future.
The New Luxury Has Nothing To Do With Fancy French Labels
Forbes - 14 Apr 2015 21:00
The woman sitting next to me at the London bakery had an envious "I own my style" look. She wasn't sporting any obvious luxury brands but everything about her said "luxury." She's the definition of "the new luxury," an u...
China now downloads more iOS apps than the United States
Venture Beat - 14 Apr 2015 20:50
China is also growing in terms of revenue.
Where Are The Cliven Bundy Supporters Now?
Forbes - 14 Apr 2015 20:19
One year ago, Cliven Bundy sought help in his stand against the federal government. He believed he owned the right to graze his cattle for free on federal land, and he wanted an army to back him in his self-proclaimed ...