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Bringing depression out of the shadows in startups
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 04:30
How common is the issue of depression in the startup world?
Women in the Digital World: The Microsoft Approach
Forbes - 20 Apr 2015 18:31
Alain Crozier and his team at Microsoft have just spent a full day introducing 350 young girls, aged 13 & 14, to the digital world. The President of Microsoft, France, is determined to see more girls choose technology �...
How You Explain Your Failures Determines Your Success
Forbes - 20 Apr 2015 11:45
We often hear that failure is just a stepping stone to success. But how to you actually turn a setback into a stepping stone? It begins with how you explain your failures.
PayPal hires execs from Singtel and Nokia ahead of split from eBay
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 23:13
PayPal, which already submitted an SEC filing about the spin-off, will be cutting 2,400 jobs in Q1 2015.
IBM's stock is flat after low Q1 revenue of $19.6B and strong EPS of $2.91
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 23:05
So, what did investors make of this mixed bag? Not much.
Steve Jobs used LSD and pot, but you can only play this marijuana-growing game on Android
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 22:45
Apple's guidelines forced a developer to get creative to release its game about growing illegal substances on iOS.
This zoo is crowdfunding tech that turns animal poop into energy
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 21:45
The Detroit Zoo is launching a crowdfunding campaign today to "harness the power of poo," as its promo video says.
Gaming's top 25 public companies generated $54.1B in revenue last year
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 20:30
Nearly every gaming sector has a representative in the top 10 publicly traded companies except for Web-based social apps.
Martech verdict: Which marketing tech platform is best (webinar)
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 20:25
VB Webinar: VB's VP of Research John Koetsier took a beneath-the-hood look at the utterly confusing array of could-based martech tools and platforms. The best solution for an enterprise organization isn't the same as the...
HBO acquires Vimeo's first original series 'High Maintenance'
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 19:03
HBO just "acquired" a Vimeo original series.
How To Analyze And Clean Up Your Online Local Citations For Free
Forbes - 20 Apr 2015 18:51
Local SEO has been around for a while, but with recent changes to local search ranking factors from the Google Pigeon update, it’s easier and more worthwhile than ever to get involved. Combined with the fact that natio...
How A Dying Family Nut Shop Morphed Into A Thriving Web Retailer
Forbes - 20 Apr 2015 18:44
For Jeff Braverman, doubling the sales of his family's nut business isn't enough. Can he turn Nuts.com into a household name?
Phil Harrison is using top-secret Microsoft tech at his new startup
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 18:40
Harrison says he is collaborating with Microsoft and Xbox boss Phil Spencer on something new at his own company.
Millennials Are The Worst...Unless They're The Best
Forbes - 20 Apr 2015 18:37
I used to think that Millennials got a bad rap when it came to their performance in the workplace. To me, people who complained about young workers were just relics from another time, painfully stuck in their antiquate...
Twitter now allows you to accept DMs from anyone -- again
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 18:08
To drive engagement, the microblogging platform is reinstating a feature first introduced (and pulled) in 2013.
Non-Verbal Cues: The 2 Things Never To Be Left Unspoken
Forbes - 20 Apr 2015 18:05
What are you really communicating to the people around you?
LiveHive updates its sales platform as sales tools attract investment
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 18:00
Analysis: New tools provide more productivity features for sales departments very much in flux -- and investors love flux.
Why Small Businesses Are Not Yet Embracing P2P Lending and Crowdfunding
Forbes - 20 Apr 2015 17:44
If you read business news, you might think that crowdfunding and peer2peer lending are very popular sources of business financing just by the volume of media coverage that they get. But P2P and crowdfunding platforms are...
Can Lawyers Buy Keyword Ads On Each Others' Names At Google?
Forbes - 20 Apr 2015 17:42
Lawyers should be able to buy competitors' names as keywords except for an anachronistic North Carolina ethics rule
Charlie Munger's 2015 Daily Journal Annual Meeting - Part 3
Forbes - 20 Apr 2015 17:08
"There should be more willingness to take the blows of life as they fall. That's what manhood is: taking life as it falls. Not whining all the time and trying to fix it by whining." - Charlie Munger
A Vapid Startup Mistake: Hiring A PR Firm
Forbes - 20 Apr 2015 17:01
A rookie mistake some startup make after raising a bit of money is to hire a public relations (PR) firm. This is akin to asking a marriage counselor to propose to your long-time partner on your behalf.
Chrome's push notifications see early adoption from eBay, Facebook, Pinterest, and more
Venture Beat - 20 Apr 2015 17:00
Push notifications are no longer just for apps.