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Will Tim Cook Empty Out Apple's ATM?
Forbes - 8 Dec 2015 03:43
Apple's legendary founder Steve Jobs may not be around, but the company he started has turned into an ATM machine, dispensing billions of dollars in profits. His successor, Tim Cook, has been doing a great job in managin...
IRS Issues Guidance On Certain Student Loan Discharges
Forbes - 8 Dec 2015 03:42
The IRS recently issued Revenue Procedure 2015-57, which addresses certain student loan discharges under the Department of Education’s Closed School Discharge Process and the “Defense to Repayment” Discharge Proces...
Report: Yahoo to keep Alibaba, examine core asset sale
Venture Beat - 8 Dec 2015 23:49
Yahoo’s board has reportedly decided to not move forward with spinning off its stake of Alibaba and is instead looking to part ways with its core business. The move has resulted in a more than 2 percent jump in the pri...
Avoid These 6 Public Speaking Mistakes That Even Experts Make
Forbes - 8 Dec 2015 23:24
The ability to speak in public is a vital tool for any entrepreneur. Your livelihood depends on your ability to be able to talk about and sell your business, your team, and your product in a multitude of different venues...
MGM bets on tech startup Interlude to bring game-like interactivity to film
Venture Beat - 8 Dec 2015 23:05
Traditional media companies are looking to cutting-edge technologies to give them an advantage in the future of content production, and that doesn’t always mean virtual reality or mobile games. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Stud...
How To Fund A Business With Venture Debt
Forbes - 8 Dec 2015 23:04
What Jordan didn?t know was there was a way to receive the funding he needed while retaining a larger portion of his business: Venture lending. For Jordan and other entrepreneurs who seek business growth, utilizing ventu...
How Chipotle Can Come Back From Brand Crisis
Forbes - 8 Dec 2015 22:44
Chipotle needs to inspect what they expect to come back from its brand crisis.
Mozilla effectively kills low-cost Firefox OS initiative
Venture Beat - 8 Dec 2015 22:18
Mozilla revealed today that it will shutter its ambitious Firefox OS smartphone initiative, during an announcement at its Mozlando developer event in Orlando, Florida. The web standards-compliant platform, designed to en...
Eventbase raises $6M from Madrona Ventures for its event app production platform
Venture Beat - 8 Dec 2015 21:59
Eventbase announced today that it has raised $6 million from Madrona Venture Group to support its mobile technology platform for events. With the new funding, the company said that it will be looking to accelerate its gr...
AT&T CEO hints at launching mobile video streaming service early next year
Venture Beat - 8 Dec 2015 21:42
By Malathi Nayak and Supantha Mukherjee AT&T chief executive Randall Stephenson on Tuesday hinted at launching a mobile video streaming service as early as January to target price-conscious U.S. viewers who don’t curre...
More women becoming Uber drivers, survey finds
CNBC - 8 Dec 2015 21:17
Lured by flexibility, ride-hailing company Uber continues to grow and attract drivers, according to a new Uber-funded survey.
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 8 Dec 2015 21:01
Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Airbnb confirms it raised $1.5B in new funding this summer Airbnb has confirmed it has raised $1.5 b...
Pope Francis Opens Holy Door As Thousands Of Pilgrims Pour Into Rome For Extraordinary Jubilee
Forbes - 8 Dec 2015 21:01
Pope Francis has broken yet another Catholic tradition by "throwing open the doors" not only of St. Peter's Basilica but of churches and cathedrals around the world, calling for mercy before judgement and a renewal of th...
Sales And Marketing: What's A Healthy Tension Between The Two?
Forbes - 8 Dec 2015 20:47
Sales and marketing want the same thing: better business results for the company. I think the difference often lies in how to get there. A little healthy tension between the two groups’ views isn’t a bad thing. But ...
Why We Invested In Earnest -- Inside A VC's Mindset
Forbes - 8 Dec 2015 20:47
Bryan Stolle describes the decision-making framework he uses to invest in startups like Earnest.
Apple Watch refresh tipped for March event
Venture Beat - 8 Dec 2015 20:44
Apple plans to unveil the second iteration of its Apple Watch at a March event, a year after its formal launch at San Francisco’s “Spring Forward” gathering, 9to5Mac reports (via Pocketnow). Possibly launching alon...
One Medical raises $65M from J.P. Morgan, others, to sustain market growth
Venture Beat - 8 Dec 2015 20:37
The tech-driven primary care provider One Medical Group said it’s raised another $65 million chunk to help it continue to grow its membership and technology. The funding round was led by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, w...
Five Reasons To Kill The Word 'Consumer' Right Now
Forbes - 8 Dec 2015 20:36
This article is by Neil Parker, partner, co:collective.
Best Way To Deal With A Mean Girl Boss? One Woman's Powerful Answer
Forbes - 8 Dec 2015 20:17
Susan McPherson had two choices when her boss said, "No one in the company likes you." This is what she did.
Company Parties: Skip Drinks And Pick Up Some Tools
Forbes - 8 Dec 2015 20:16
Is getting drunk with your colleagues at an annual holiday party really the best way to celebrate the end of the year and build team cohesiveness? Peter Arvai thinks not?find out what he and his team do instead.
Facebook unveils a new Rapportive-like inbox and communication tools for Pages
Venture Beat - 8 Dec 2015 20:02
Facebook has released a new set of controls and features aimed at helping businesses set better expectations with customers. Starting this month, Page administrators can specify their average response time, set an “awa...
Pinterest acquires teams from The Hunt and Pext to boost its ad and commerce offerings
Venture Beat - 8 Dec 2015 20:00
Pinterest today has made a couple of moves aimed at bolstering its ads and commerce offerings. The company behind the popular visual discovery engine has acquired services The Hunt and Pext. Both of these companies will ...