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CES 2016 drew more than 170,000 attendees for tech's biggest trade show
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 06:37
The Consumer Electronics Show drew more than 170,000 people to Las Vegas this week to view more than 2.47 million square feet of exhibits. The square footage for the 3,800-plus exhibitors was a record breaker, according ...
Top 10 Things Only An Entrepreneur Is Grateful For
Forbes - 10 Jan 2016 16:34
Coming off of the holiday season and in the spirit of providing some levity to the rigors of startup life, here is my list of the top 10 things that only an entrepreneur could be grateful for
What makes a great company? Let's talk information flow
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 06:10
GUEST: A lot goes into creating a company, and a lot more goes into creating a great company that endures. The difference between the two comes down to one thing: investing in the people. It's because people aren't simpl...
5 tips for health-tech entrepreneurs
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 22:30
GUEST: Recently, the UK Office of National Statistics estimated that 35% of the babies born today will live to 100. We live in exciting times for the healthcare industry, and innovative startups are a big part of that st...
When hiring your sales lead, don't make this mistake
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 21:30
GUEST: Funding drives our entire ecosystem. Like cheap Saudi oil sending shockwaves across global markets, so too the ebb and flow of venture/Investment capital determines the pace by which ideas have a chance to become ...
Two Entrepreneurial Chefs Share How You Can Learn From Anyone At Any Age
Forbes - 10 Jan 2016 21:17
If progress is slow for corporate America in uniting Millennials with Gen X?ers and Boomers, perhaps we can all find intrigue and inspiration from 15 year old Chef Remmi Smith and Executive Chef Michael Morris, a nine ye...
The CFO is dying. Long live the COO
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 20:30
GUEST: I went to two CFO events last fall: a panel for hyper-growth companies in Silicon Valley and a breakfast in Dallas for Fortune 500 CFOs. Each event had a different theme, but the conversation at both ended up bein...
How I survived my 20th Consumer Electronics Show
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 20:30
I survived another Consumer Electronics Show. I believe this is my 20th time at the biggest tech trade show in North America. After five days in Las Vegas, I’m tired but not sick. I’m still writing stories from all o...
The Real Reason Behind The Crash Of Chinese Equities
Forbes - 10 Jan 2016 20:24
Anyone searching for answers to the collapse of the Shanghai Composite Index in recent months needs to look beyond circuit breakers and heavy-handed government intervention to chronic manufacturing deflation.
The craziest party at CES: Microsoft at the Omnia nightclub at Caesars Palace
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 19:35
Only in Las Vegas would you expect to see a party like this. The craziest party that I attended at the Consumer Electronics Show was the Microsoft event on Thursday night at the Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace. The roo...
Parrot's glider-like Disco drone can fly 50 mph and stay airborne for 45 minutes
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 19:01
Parrot has created a unique drone that can fly for 45 minutes on a single charge and reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour. The Parrot Disco was unveiled at the 2016 International CES, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas...
4 investment mistakes I won't make in 2016
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 18:30
GUEST: The start of a new year is a good time to reflect on what went wrong in the prior year and how to avoid making the same mistakes again. For early stage venture capitalists like myself, some degree of failure is in...
The $79 Endless Mini aims to reach billions without PCs
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 18:01
There are still billions of people in the world who don’t have a personal computer. The Endless Mini is for them. The new ball-shaped computer from Endless is a $79 machine aimed at bringing the next four billion peopl...
The Best Advice You'll Ever Get: From Sam Walton To The New England Patriots To The Eagles
Forbes - 10 Jan 2016 17:34
I have little patience for traditional management books, including my own. But I’m a believer in discovering great advice from books that don't intend to, well, dole out advice small business advice. In that spirit, h...
Startups are Personal, Part One
Forbes - 10 Jan 2016 16:00
Entrepreneurs spend considerable time and effort getting their business off the ground, but can occasionally lose sight of their own goals and vision.
Baby Boomers Need To "Bank On" Millennials To Change The Way We Manage Money
Forbes - 10 Jan 2016 15:38
At 75 million strong, Millennials are changing the face of banking. And, technology is at the forefront of that change, which we Baby Boomers need to embrace.
Drive Operational Accountability During Your First 100 Days In A New Job
Forbes - 10 Jan 2016 15:00
Team milestone management is the single most important operational leadership skill you can develop.
Digital advertising forecast for 2016: Brands cut back, agencies double down
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 09:02
VB INSIGHT: The headline sounds crazy, but some brands are not as enthusiastic about increasing digital media spending as agencies are, according to the 2016 New Year Outlook survey (registration required) from marketing...
'Googling Reality': Internet Of Things Extends Business' Ability To Sense And Respond
Forbes - 10 Jan 2016 07:28
The Internet of Things literally has the potential to turn every object on this planet into a computer node. Is that a good thing? Who knows? But the proliferation of computing power and data opens up interesting new ave...
Google patents a wearable that tells you to take your medications when you eat
Venture Beat - 10 Jan 2016 04:19
Google has applied for a patent for a device, potentially a smartwatch, that can remind you to take one or more ingestible substances, such as medications, when you eat. The device could also relay the notification to ot...
Rule #1 For A Successful Startup: Hire The Right Key Employees
Forbes - 10 Jan 2016 00:55
The day we hired our first sales rep to work for our startup, we loaded up his trunk with the first couple of cases of our product. When he came back later, the trunk was empty and we gave him some more. "OK", you're hir...