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Tech media companies find that rapid growth doesn't come easy
Venture Beat - 30 May 2015 03:00
ANALYSIS: Two recent exits, Re/code and Gigaom, show why publishers need to diversify their revenue sources.
Small Businesses Can Compete With Big Brands On Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising
Forbes - 30 May 2015 23:45Are VC services really over-hyped? The story of one firm's middle path
Venture Beat - 30 May 2015 23:00
GUEST: On VentureBeat earlier this month, a European venture capitalist took some U.S. VCs to task for hyping "portfolio-support platforms" and other value-added services.
Tesla isn't disruptive, future is in tiny electric 'golf carts,' Harvard scholar says
Venture Beat - 30 May 2015 21:00
The Tesla Model S is only an "incremental" improvement on what's already out there, he says.
Apple Watch: An evolution of the "Glass-hole" (a techie's take)
Venture Beat - 30 May 2015 20:00
GUEST: Apple needs to fix these four main problems with the Watch, or Watch wearers are going to annoy us just as much as Google Glass wearers did.
An Angel Network That Invests Only In Ethiopian Ventures
Forbes - 30 May 2015 19:20
The Impact Angel Network focuses on small to medium-sized companies in Ethopia and just made its latest investment.
Rand Paul: 'I will force the Patriot Act to expire'
Venture Beat - 30 May 2015 19:00
The Patriot Act, which has been used to authorize such things as the bulk collection of phone records, is set to expire at midnight Sunday.
3 Ways Small Businesses Can Avoid Marking Down Their Inventory
Forbes - 30 May 2015 18:14
The word markdown is one of the most dreaded words in a small business owner's language. After all, if you're marking down something it means it has not sold as you expected and even worse, at the original value in which...
How a handful of companies is forging the future of robotics engineering
Venture Beat - 30 May 2015 18:00
GUEST: Robotics are going to be a critical part of how we solve the big problems of the future. Unfortunately, it's still an immature industry, hampered by a lack of standards, a focus on proprietary hardware and softwar...
How Bold Entrepreneurs Are Breaking $1 Million In One-Person Businesses
Forbes - 30 May 2015 13:53
Allen Walton, 27, lives a life many Americans can only dream of: He is on track for seven-figure revenue in a business that has been a one-man show until very recently, when fast-growth made it necessary to hire someone ...
UK Unveils Enterprise Bill -- What's In It For Entrepreneurs?
Forbes - 30 May 2015 12:15
In his first speech as newly appointed UK Business secretary, Sajid Javid uttered a truth that is often less than universally acknowledged, at least by politicians. Speaking in his home town of Bristol, he said: “Gover...
Google's surprising portal into the future of virtual reality
Venture Beat - 30 May 2015 06:00
It's a tremendously big deal that Google's pushing into virtual reality with one of its most important services.
Google will hold Ubiquitous Computing Summit in San Francisco this fall
Venture Beat - 30 May 2015 02:48
This fall Google will hold its Ubiquitous Computing Summit, in which it will encourage developers to create apps and services that run seamlessly across all sizes and shapes of devices. The company announced the event (w...
It's the network, not the 'things,' that will make IoT revolutionary
Venture Beat - 30 May 2015 01:00
GUEST: The Internet of Things has gone from niche gadgets to the next big thing. But even as millions of smart devices ship each year, the true potential of smart devices won't be unlocked by developers, but by users th...
Microsoft releases Windows 10 preview for PCs with Cortana keyboard shortcut, default to filtered Taskbar in virtual desktops
Venture Beat - 30 May 2015 00:06
Cortana is now just a keyboard shortcut away.