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Scottrade says victim of hackers who targeted financial firms
Venture Beat - 3 Oct 2015 03:30
(Reuters) – Discount broker Scottrade said on Friday that it was the victim of a cyber attack from late 2013 to early 2014 that compromised client names and addresses in a database with information on some 4.6 million ...
Want To Quit Your Job? Read This Book First
Forbes - 3 Oct 2015 03:22
As a Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship at UC Santa Barbara, students ask me dozens of times each quarter, “What do you think of my idea?” My response is typically, “What I think of your idea is irrelevant. ...
Jet could win the online retail game with old-school ads
Venture Beat - 4 Oct 2015 01:00
GUEST: Jet is a newcomer in online retail, and it’s gotten some pretty impressive funding ($225 million to be exact) that it’s blowing through with a massive old school advertising campaign. If you live in a major ci...
Don't fail fast. Don't fail early. Just don't fail.
Venture Beat - 4 Oct 2015 00:00
GUEST: One thing that has always intrigued me about Silicon Valley is how easy it is here to dismiss products, investments, and sweat with the "fail fast, fast often" mindset. Sure, it enables our experimentalist culture...
The One Person The CMO Can't Live Without
Forbes - 3 Oct 2015 23:45
According to Forrester, 97% of CMOs think marketing needs to do things they have never done before to continue to be successful, but a full two-thirds of CMOs find it very difficult to keep up with the changes that affec...
Meet the 27 all-star moderators for GamesBeat 2015
Venture Beat - 3 Oct 2015 23:00
I’m very proud to introduce a cast of characters that you won’t find together at any other event. Besides myself, the moderators of GamesBeat 2015 include the following people. As you can tell from the picture of the...
Education Is The Key To All Global Development Goals (Q&A With Julia Gillard)
Forbes - 3 Oct 2015 22:44
UNESCO estimates 124 Million children are currently not in school. That’s a positive improvement—the number was 200 Million just 15 years ago. Still, as Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia, explained, �...
A VC's guide to the saturated digital health market
Venture Beat - 3 Oct 2015 22:30
GUEST: You don't have to convince the average investor that the healthcare technology market is the hottest place to be these days. As the desire for consumer-facing tools like Fitbit grows and the need for cost-efficien...
How humans and robots coexist in our office
Venture Beat - 3 Oct 2015 21:30
GUEST: Robotics in the workplace is no longer a "next generation" idea - it's already here. Starting with business process service providers - experts at getting back office work done efficiently for companies - we're se...
Why Israel is leading fintech innovation
Venture Beat - 3 Oct 2015 19:30
GUEST: Over the past couple of decades, Israel has developed a strong fintech ecosystem thanks to continued overseas interest, a local commitment to innovation, and a community that's dedicated to addressing the emerging...
GameSalad: Building The YouTube For Games
Forbes - 3 Oct 2015 19:21
When it comes to learning how to code, it’s fairly common for a person to start off with the development of a game. But of course, this can be extremely tough. Even a game like “Astroids” requires lots of technical...
Celebrity Is The Ultimate Branding Strategy
Forbes - 3 Oct 2015 18:00
There are a number of ways to begin increasing your brand and presence.
New documentary casts spotlight on design's impact on a product's success
Venture Beat - 3 Oct 2015 04:50
One of the major components in developing an application, platform, or technological service is how it’s built and this places engineers on a pedestal. However, it’s not just how it functions that matters, but also h...
Prison Architect is not for the faint of heart
Venture Beat - 3 Oct 2015 02:46
REVIEW: Prison Architect is a top-down voyage into the horrors of penitentiaries, and you're always at the center of the chaos. Hell, sometimes you're even the cause of it. Developed by Introversion Software, with the fi...
Reimagining VC Investing: How Correlation Ventures is Attracting and Keeping the Best New Startups
Forbes - 3 Oct 2015 02:06
Collin West is a Principal at Correlation Ventures and has built a reputation for digging up and gaining access to some of the most highly sought after early stage startups in tech. Collin has played a key role in sourci...