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15 Critical Habits of Mentally Strong People
Forbes - 25 Aug 2015 14:13
We all reach critical points in our lives where our mental toughness is tested. It might be a toxic friend or colleague, a dead-end job, or a struggling relationship.
7 Rules For Innovation Managers
Forbes - 25 Aug 2015 10:31
To be innovative as a business, managers must learn to nurture creativity and creatively design their organization, using the 7 rules for innovation managers.
3 steps to turn your company data into better business decisions
Venture Beat - 25 Aug 2015 17:10
SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced in association with Workiva. Decision-making is at the heart of every business. You make decisions everyday — decisions on when to invest, whether to expand or reduce the prod...
China passed 250M 4G users in July, more than double the subscribers in the U.S.
Venture Beat - 25 Aug 2015 05:33
China’s 4G mobile users surpassed 250 million for the first time at the end of July, according to newly released data (link in Chinese) from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (hat tip to TechNod...
How Startup Todoist Manages A Global Team
Forbes - 25 Aug 2015 03:53
Imagine you work with 40 people located in 20 different countries spread across 4 continents and 16 time zones who speak no less than 16 native languages. That's the challenge Todoist faces, and its opportunity.
3-D Printing To Catch The Wind -- Micro And Large Wind Turbines
Forbes - 25 Aug 2015 01:40
Sustainable, clean power is important to the future and to well over 300 businesses that sent letters to state governors to express their support of a recent White House and EPA update. Companies as diverse as General Mi...
This new app lets you control your Android phone from your computer
Venture Beat - 25 Aug 2015 22:47
If you’ve ever gotten tired of picking up your Android phone while you’re sitting in front of your computer, well, you’re not the only one. A new Chrome app allows you to use your Android phone right from any compu...
Impact Investor Credits 'Faith In God' For Success
Forbes - 25 Aug 2015 22:16
Joe Sanberg is an investor in a few of the social I've profiled recently (Aspiration and Bright Funds) and so I wanted to learn more about him.
Gmail will now automatically add Google Calendar events for emails with flight, hotel, restaurant, or ticket info
Venture Beat - 25 Aug 2015 22:10
Google today announced an update that brings Gmail and Google Calendar closer together. The new feature, which adds events to Google Calendar based on information in emails sent to your Gmail account, is rolling out this...
YouTube Gaming launches on iOS, Android, and Web tomorrow to take on Twitch
Venture Beat - 25 Aug 2015 21:31
After promising all summer to launch its Twitch competitor, YouTube is finally getting into the game. YouTube Gaming, the video site’s centralized hub for everything related to video games, launches tomorrow. This will...
How One Venture Capitalist Is Quietly Reshaping Retail
Forbes - 25 Aug 2015 21:07
Like a matchmaker, Simon Venture Group's Skyler Fernandes started thinking about the various synergies these companies could have if they worked together in an organized ecosystem.
Cybrary Scores Funding To Fix Cybersecurity Skills Gap
Forbes - 25 Aug 2015 20:52
In 2015, the need for cybersecurity professionals became an issue of primary importance for the national government.
Dhruva Interactive opens new studio near the Himalayas in northern India
Venture Beat - 25 Aug 2015 20:30
Dhruva Interactive, a major South Asian game development company, has opened a new game studio in the city of Dehradun in the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India. The move will give the company an avenue for exp...
Wells Fargo Innovation Group Sees Future So Bright You Have To Wear Shades
Forbes - 25 Aug 2015 20:06
Steve Ellis is the lead of a new Innovation group at Wells Fargo. He has been with the company for close to 30 years and with this new position he is going to be able to find some of the most interesting startup companie...
Analyze this: mobile, adtech, and big data analytics vendors fail to engage marketers
Venture Beat - 25 Aug 2015 20:05
GUEST: With more than 2,000 marketing technologies and growing on the market, it should come as no surprise that there are often gaps between the solutions vendors offer and the marketer’s ability to use them. The prob...
How one US manufacturer is buffering against China
CNBC - 25 Aug 2015 20:05
Some small American manufacturers are avoiding China's turmoil.
The plot thickens in the Machine Zone vs. Kabam lawsuit
Venture Beat - 25 Aug 2015 19:40
EXCLUSIVE: When Game of War mobile game publisher Machine Zone sued Kabam a couple of weeks ago for allegedly accessing a confidential Machine Zone document, the evidence was based on an argument that took place at a coc...
Carnival's Fathom Sailing Toward Cuba 'To Make A Social Impact'
Forbes - 25 Aug 2015 19:13
Carnival's newest cruise line, Fathom, is giving passengers a chance to have real impact while vacationing. Initially sailing with one vessel, the Adonia, Fathom passengers will visit the Dominican Republic and Cuba to w...
How IBM, Similac And Other Marketers Think Beyond The FAQ When It Comes To Customer Support
Forbes - 25 Aug 2015 19:09
This article is by Ernan Roman, president of Ernan Roman Direct Marketing and an expert on customer-experience innovation.
Slack launches the 'Add to Slack' button to make it easier to integrate apps and content
Venture Beat - 25 Aug 2015 19:00
Team communication app Slack today announced that groups of people using the app’s free tier of service can now integrate with as many as 10 apps. Until now — since the app launched in February 2014 — Slack allowed...
Etsy squeezes into brick and mortar stores with latest shop local feature
Venture Beat - 25 Aug 2015 18:51
September is coming, and that means the kick off for the fall session of Renegade Craft Fair, a massive gathering of independent sellers that comes to a slew of U.S. cities in the lead-up to the holiday season. In prepar...
The SBA Loan Guarantee Program: Technology And The 21st Century
Forbes - 25 Aug 2015 18:45
Anyone looking for a small business loan, or reading about the world of small business lending over the last few years has witnessed technology changing the landscape of where and how business owners access capital. In a...