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10 Content Marketing Trends To Help You Budget For 2016
Forbes - 26 Oct 2015 00:39
It's that time of year again -- when marketers are preparing for their 2016 initiatives. However, you can't just walk into your meetings and open your hands to your C-suite like a small child asking for an allowance.
xCraft drone maker wins an investment from Shark Tank celebrity investors
Venture Beat - 26 Oct 2015 00:00
The celebrity investors on Shark Tank unanimously agreed to invest money into drone maker xCraft. Charles Manning and founder JD Claridge made a successful pitch on the popular television show on ABC. They raised money f...
Why I insist every VC and employee at my startup first train as a restaurant host
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2015 23:00
GUEST: Working in technology isn't easy, especially for those of us who have lived through the peak of the 1999 bubble and subsequent crash. But that was nothing compared to a nightshift at Texas Roadhouse, the national ...
Alan Spiegel Of 26MGMT Explains How To Get Brand Exposure Collaborating With Social Media Stars
Forbes - 25 Oct 2015 21:42
26MGMT isn’t just a talent management company. They’ve created an entirely new paradigm to promote and sustain the new breed of celebrity: social media stars.
U.K. ISP TalkTalk hires defense firm after hackers stole data from 4M customers
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2015 21:30
British broadband provider TalkTalk said on Sunday it had hired defense company BAE Systems to investigate a cyber attack that may have led to the theft of personal data from its more than 4 million customers.
Why distributed workforces will win
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2015 21:00
GUEST: In Silicon Valley and beyond, there are still many advocates of the idea that teams have to work in the same physical place to reach their fullest potential. Remember the uproar when Yahoo banned working from home...
Last call for alcohol? These bars are closing fast
CNBC - 25 Oct 2015 21:00
At many neighborhood bars, one day it's bottom's up, and the next day its lease is up.
Legacy Brands And Millenials: The Art Of Courtship
Forbes - 25 Oct 2015 20:18
Why Millenials don't have a problem with legacy brands...unless
The 4 attributes of a great marketing hire
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2015 19:30
GUEST: When I'm looking for the next great marketing mind or business development genius, I'm not looking for just an employee. I'm looking for a partner. Being smart and having a great college pedigree is carrying less ...
5 steps to standing out when you first meet a VC
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2015 18:30
GUEST: I often ask entrepreneurs I'm meeting for the first time to imagine that our meeting just ended and it was a great success from their point of view. Then I ask, "What made this such a great meeting for you?" It is...
A conversation with Jerry Colonna about life
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2015 10:00
Of all the podcast interviews I've done over the years, I think the one I recently did with Jerry Colonna on his Reboot podcast series is my favorite. In the podcast show notes, Jerry links to a fun post by Fred Wilson t...
How do I figure out who my next important hire should be?
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2015 05:00
This is the perennial question for startups who have started to taste success, and are ready to invest in themselves in the form of new helping hands. The question is: How do you decide what role is most important to hir...
Judge dismisses Wikimedia lawsuit over NSA surveillance
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2015 03:30
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Wikimedia and other groups challenging one of the U.S. National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs...