Startup News
Running the numbers on Silicon Valley's meritocracy
Venture Beat - 24 May 2015 00:05
If Silicon Valley is truly a meritocracy then that would mean that everyone who has raised money or cashed out has been able to do so because they worked smarter and/or harder than everyone else.
Smart glasses begin to take hold in the enterprise
Venture Beat - 24 May 2015 23:00
GUEST: Enterprises are well positioned to handle the compliance challenges wearables present, as a massive shift to the cloud has already spurred stronger security measures.
Firefox's optional Tracking Protection reduces load time for top news sites by 44%
Venture Beat - 24 May 2015 20:20
Tracking Protection means more privacy AND performance.
Why Japan's lucrative mobile gaming market isn't great for foreign developers
Venture Beat - 24 May 2015 19:00
Japan has a duopoly and a tendency to favorite locally grown products.
John Nash, 'A Beautiful Mind' mathematician and game theory contributor, killed in car crash
Venture Beat - 24 May 2015 18:54
Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. and his wife Alicia were killed in a New Jersey car crash this weekend. He was 86 and she was 82. The car crash occurred on the New Jersey Turnpike yesterday when a ...
The Series A crunch domino effect on Middle America
Venture Beat - 24 May 2015 18:00
GUEST: Startups that are poised to disrupt the mainstays of American industry -- manufacturing and energy, among others -- are stalling before the A-stage. Given the economic importance of Middle America, that's not just...
The Pirate Bay is not down: Domain redirect problem has an easy fix
Venture Beat - 24 May 2015 17:25
Is The Pirate Bay down for you? Don't worry, you just need to switch domains.
Pangea Mobile joins the race to bring Chinese mobile games to the West
Venture Beat - 24 May 2015 17:00
EXCLUSIVE: Pangea Mobile will provide both analytics and localization services for Chinese game companies.
Baby Boomers Invite Millennials To Their Office Party, But Many Don't Stay Long
Forbes - 24 May 2015 14:06
The profile of the typical American worker is changing. By the end of 2015, Millennials will outnumber their Baby Boomer co-workers. So, what does this mean to the workplace environment? On the surface, Millennials and B...
Elon Musk didn't like his kids' school, so he started his own
Venture Beat - 24 May 2015 05:10
Elon Musk didn't like his kids' school, so he started his own, the inventor and entrepreneur said in an interview on Beijing Television.
After 'Humbling' Customer Service Fiascos, Jack Dorsey's Square Reimagines Customer Support
Forbes - 24 May 2015 03:04
Few companies change the day-to-day landscape of commerce. Even fewer do so in their first years of existence. Square has done just that.
Email marketing technology is ridiculously complicated
Venture Beat - 24 May 2015 03:00
VB INSIGHT: At 2,000+ software vendors (and rising fast), the marketing technology industry isn't just dynamic. It's completely out of control.
8 Processes Define A Business Rather Than A Hobby
Forbes - 24 May 2015 00:59
As a startup investor, I often see business proposals looking for funding that really look like expensive hobbies looking for donations. I recognize that entrepreneurs tend to substitute vision and passion for formal pro...