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Burnout Game Ventures: A New Take On the Gaming Accelerator
Nibletz - 15 Apr 2015 14:36
Burnout Game Ventures combines elements from both the accelerator model and the incubator model into what they have dubbed the "venturator." As such, it is neither accelerator or incubator, but something else altogether....
Study: Top 3 ways companies will make money off mobile in 2015
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 03:00
Guest: As we move into the mobile era, the revenue we generate will closely be tied to the level of video, photo, and messaging data we collect.
Departure Lounge Looks To Bring Travel Selling Back To Main Street
Forbes - 15 Apr 2015 23:45
Is Departure Lounge the travel agency of the future? By combining a wine and coffee bar with selling travel, former Virtuoso executive Keith Waldon is hoping his start-up marks the return of travel agencies to prime stre...
You can now Google your lost Android phone
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 23:21
Just type in "find my phone" and let Google do what Google does best.
Netflix's Reed Hastings: HBO Now is a 'great value'
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 23:11
This is a different tune than the company sang less than a year ago.
Etsy raises $267M in IPO at $16 per share
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 23:05
The company intends to keep spending on marketing "to increase awareness of our brand and attract additional members to our ecosystem," as it isn't profitable yet.
Facebook testing new away messages
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 22:47
The social network is trying out a new sidebar feature that shows whether users are online or away.
Netflix hits the mark again: Adds 4.9M subscribers in Q1, 62.3M in total
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 22:09
Investors have been pleased with Netflix's progress, with the company's stock rising to $474 a share.
F-35 likely the Navy's last manned strike fighter, unmanned systems 'have to be the new normal'
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 22:07
The Navy Secretary signaled that his service expects to move towards unmanned systems in the future.
Are you in the 6%? Reuters poll claims 'only' 19 million Americans plan to buy the Apple Watch
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 21:52
Really, Reuters? "Only 6 Percent Of Americans Plan To Buy An Apple Watch." Only? That's 19 million people.
We're hiring! VentureBeat is looking for a social media reporter in San Francisco
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 21:37
If you're already familiar with jargon like MAUs, cost per click, and aqui-hire, join us.
Chrome 42 for Android arrives with push notifications and home screen banners
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 20:45
Chrome 42 for Android is out.
The business of persuasion -- and how machines are beating humans
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 20:37
Marketing copy automator Persado analyzed the ads of companies that do tax preparation and found that the emotions most of the ads play on don't work that well.
Dropbox launches bug bounty program with rewards starting from $216, retroactively pays out over $10K
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 19:30
It's always better to find and fix a security bug before it becomes a problem.
Marketing tech remains hot: $3B in Q1 deals, including 85 investments and 35 acquisitions
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 19:13
VB Insight: Marketing tech is the only enterprise technology category yet to see a single $10 billion exit. Key word being "yet."
QuizUp morphs into WeQuiz to take on the mammoth Chinese market
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 18:35
China's most popular game is a localized version of QuizUp, the popular 1-on-1 trivia app from the West.
How Writing Content Can Make You A Better Entrepreneur
Forbes - 15 Apr 2015 18:21
Content is the new marketing currency for businesses. It can help solidify the character and reputation of the brand, it provides value to incoming customers, it attracts new customers who are looking for information, an...
Gear Turners: Manufacturing Marvels From The Forbes 30 Under 30
Forbes - 15 Apr 2015 18:18
Manufacturing marvels from the FORBES 30 Under 30, in 30 words or less.
Merge Labs promises $129 virtual reality goggles and motion controller for this fall
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 18:00
The company has plenty of competition, but it is targeting a low price and a full solution.
Dean & DeLuca, Millennials, And Why Smaller Brands Will Succeed In A Global Market
Forbes - 15 Apr 2015 17:38
For a moment, I completely forgot where I was. Where I actually was, at that particular moment, was starting out on my morning run in Tokyo while on a recent business trip. Where, just for an instant, I thought I was...
How to Get The Attention Of Investors In-person And Online
Forbes - 15 Apr 2015 17:17
Want to know the tricks for getting attention in person or online?
Email means everything -- and nothing -- to your business
Venture Beat - 15 Apr 2015 17:10
Sponsored: Email's the undisputable link between communication channels, but if it doesn't reach a recipient at the most opportune time, or isn't relevant to their needs, it will amount to absolutely nothing.