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Cannabis startup Tradiv is raising $1M to connect growers and sellers
Venture Beat - 23 Aug 2015 06:16
Boulder, Colorado-based Tradiv is raising a $1 million round as it gears up to launch its B2B marketplace for cannabis cultivators, marijuana infused product companies, and dispensaries. That’s right: The B2B pot ecosy...
Portugal Discovers Its Spirit Of Entrepreneurial Adventure
Forbes - 23 Aug 2015 15:00
Portuguese economic turnaround, due in part to entrepreneurial growth
Business Not As Usual: The Millennial Social Entrepreneur
Forbes - 23 Aug 2015 14:48
There's a new kind of entrepreneur permeating the American landscape. Social entrepreneurs are becoming a larger and larger force, which is parallel to the growth of working Millennials. As a member of the Baby Boomer ge...
Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski teases announcement for his next game
Venture Beat - 23 Aug 2015 22:18
Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski teased his new online game. Game publisher Nexon is expected to reveal the game on Wednesday at 9 am Pacific time. The first-person online shooter game has been known so far under t...
A lesson from Amazon: Make sure your CEO's not out of touch with frontline staff
Venture Beat - 23 Aug 2015 22:00
GUEST: CEOs of fast-growing companies face a special challenge today: They need to set the tone for a positive and productive culture that’s in line with what employees want. But as the company grows, lines of communic...
Negotiating Tips From Lizzie and the Jackrabbit
Forbes - 23 Aug 2015 21:32
The next time you get stuck in a negotiation that appears like it will never end, try these 3 tactics.
How Square's Code Camp empowers aspiring female engineers
Venture Beat - 23 Aug 2015 21:30
We've heard this over and over again: women are under-represented in the workplace, especially in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The U.S. Census Bureau reported in 2013 that men are employed in...
An open letter to Google's new CEO
Venture Beat - 23 Aug 2015 20:05
GUEST: Dear Sundar, Earlier this month, the only watercooler talk among techies worldwide was your recent promotion. Details, question, and conspiracy theories filled the air. You have been chosen to lead one of newly-fo...
After Ashley Madison, here are some data breaches that could actually do some good
Venture Beat - 23 Aug 2015 19:29
OPINION: The Ashley Madison data breach is the gift that keeps on giving. With only a few days of analysis, the implications are already huge. That the site is a scam and made money via a second scam is the least of our ...
6 New 'Secret Sauce' Strategies For Entrepreneurial PR
Forbes - 23 Aug 2015 18:43
The best PR and marketing ideas for entrepreneurs are generally off-brand, the result of strategies that have worked for other entrepreneurs.
IoT mapped: The emerging landscape of smart things
Venture Beat - 23 Aug 2015 18:00
GUEST: No one really knows how many "things" there are deployed today that have IoT characteristics. IDC's 2013 estimate was about 9.1 billion, growing to about 28 billion by 2020 and over 50 billion by 2025. You can get...
Sam Altman and Jessica Livingston explain Y Combinator's success
Venture Beat - 23 Aug 2015 17:30
FEATURE: Twenty-four-year-old Brian Liou was a little nervous. But he had to focus. His turn was next. Liou is the cofounder of Leada, a startup to help businesses train better data analysts, and he had a lot riding on t...
What Parenting Can Teach You About Business Success
Forbes - 23 Aug 2015 17:15
There is a strong parallel between raising a kid and launching a business. Here are a few vital lessons I've learned as a father that directly correlate to my company's success.
Discovering Your Purpose
Forbes - 23 Aug 2015 15:00
Entrepreneurship is about much more than simply starting a business. An entrepreneur must have a clear vision of the future and use that vision to build something entirely new, bringing the rest of the world one step clo...
In Brazil, A Fish Tale From A Man Named 'Problem'
Forbes - 23 Aug 2015 14:00
A look at the life of an emerging market entrepreneur with a curious name.
How One Leader Learned That Experience Often Teaches You The Wrong Lessons
Forbes - 23 Aug 2015 13:58
When Bob Geis took over a government agency, he was surprised to discover that the agency's biggest problem was not its employees.
Son of BOSS Leads To A Divorce And Fraudulent Transfer Troubles In Baker
Forbes - 23 Aug 2015 01:02
Scott and Robin Baker married in 1998, and had two children. At that time, Scott and his business partner were running numerous Planet Fitness gyms. In 1999, 2000, and 2001, Scott and Robin filed joint tax returns.
Why Trust Is A Business Best Practice
Forbes - 23 Aug 2015 00:21
Are you familiar with the term "dysfunctional family?" The simple definition is, a family whose members don't work and play well with each other. Such relationships typically create emotional, mental, sometimes even ph...