Startup News
South Korea's Startup Culture Marred By Misguided Ambitions
Forbes - 25 May 2015 06:07
South Korea’s startup culture has been gaining more attention as of late. According to Korea’s Small and Medium Business Administration, the number of startups in the country soared to roughly 30,000 as of January th...
Public Demand For Individual Accountability Resonates
Forbes - 25 May 2015 23:27
Amid a plethora of corporate scandals and media tales of the multiple ways in which individuals in senior positions shake them off, like water off the proverbial duck's back, does the rising tide of public demand for ind...
Everything Google is rumored to announce at its I/O dev conference this week
Venture Beat - 25 May 2015 22:15
Here's what Google might announce this year at Google I/O 2015.
How To Handle Negative Blog Comments, In 3 Easy Steps
Forbes - 25 May 2015 20:05
Here's a question I hear at least weekly: As an entrepreneur, how do you deal with negative comments on your company's social media pages and blogs?
The Rule of 50: How to quantify organizational success
Venture Beat - 25 May 2015 20:00
GUEST: There is a business principle that many growth companies in the tech sector are using to create higher company valuations and strengthen company performance. It's called the Rule of 50.
IBM's Sweet Spot In A Neglected Market
Forbes - 25 May 2015 19:31
Business strategists and investors focusing too intensely on IBM's quarterly financial reports have probably failed to notice the company's sweet spot in a neglected market -- the mining and monetizing of an enormous ...
Charter Communications acquires Time Warner Cable for $55.1B as pay TV business weakens
Venture Beat - 25 May 2015 19:26
Charter's offer for Time Warner Cable amounts to $179 per share, which is about 14 percent higher than TWC stock's most recent closing price.
Shocker: 40% of Workers Now Have 'Contingent' Jobs, Says U.S. Government
Forbes - 25 May 2015 17:27
Tucked away in the pages of a new report by the U.S. General Accounting Office is a startling statistic: 40.4% of the U.S. workforce is now made up of contingent workers—that is, people who don’t have what we traditi...
Ireland's gay marriage campaign reveals the perils of being a stock-photo model
Venture Beat - 25 May 2015 16:35
FEATURE: Ireland celebrated a huge victory for same-sex marriage this weekend, but one family perhaps wasn't celebrating quite so vehemently after a photo of the couple and their toddler was picked up from a stock-image ...
7 Things that Savvy Entrepreneurs Do On Twitter
Forbes - 25 May 2015 16:00
Twitter is the most notoriously misunderstood social media platform. Among the demographics that misunderstand it, entrepreneurs loom large.
Amazon bows to European tax pressure, but there are still clever accounting cards to be played
Venture Beat - 25 May 2015 14:12
ANALYSIS: Amazon is changing the way it pays taxes in Europe, following a long-standing battle with local authorities across the continent.
Kinect educational game five times as effective as its mobile version
Venture Beat - 25 May 2015 14:00
A recent university study showed the power of educational games using Kinect along with physical objects.
Entrepreneurs: Don't Write A Check Your Reputation Can't Cash
Forbes - 25 May 2015 12:00
Reputation plays heavily into your success as an entrepreneur, particularly at securing other people's money. But, is your brand and reputation attractive to investors?
Why Marketers Need To Move Faster
Forbes - 25 May 2015 06:02
An interview with Jim McGinnis, currently VP at Intuit and the former EVP/GM of Activision (a leading gaming company), VP of Marketing at PepsiCo, and Marketing Director at Procter and Gamble. The interview is part of a ...
The Backed Pack: Nuimo smart controller is one disc to rule them all
Venture Beat - 25 May 2015 00:59
FEATURE: Each week our friends at Backerjack provide an update on a hot crowdfunded tech gadget. This week we profile Nuimo, which has tripled its funding goal. With the number of apps for it slowly increasing, the smart...
Screenshots of Google's new Photos app for Android leak
Venture Beat - 25 May 2015 00:15
It's beautiful.