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Disclosure: I own shares of AUY and GG After being out of favor for three years, gold is shining again, gaining close to $200 in the last month alone. Technical analysts are very excited with this big jump in the price o...

Jacking up the price of downloadable content could turn into a new form of marketing. Fallout 4’s season pass for all of its upcoming add-ons is the top-selling product on the Steam digital-distribution platform today,...

Dustin Curtis has made a bold promise that his blogging platform and content will remain available on the web “forever.” Svbtle’s chief executive hoped that this guarantee would demonstrate its commitment to the on...

Vitamix is the undisputed blender of choice for professionals. The top restaurants, smoothie shops, bars and coffee houses use Vitamix models because they are consistently the most powerful, durable and versatile blender...

Here’s an excuse to play Half-Life 2 again. Gaming hardware and peripheral maker Razer announced today that several SteamVR games, including popular hits like Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2, are now available to play ...

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday it bears "some responsibility" after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in a minor crash earlier this month.

In her new book, Practical Perfection, author Kelly Exeter defines overwhelm as the experience of passion and productivity, but in the absence of priorities. So what causes us to become overwhelmed? Exeter suggests three...

China’s Mobvista has agreed to acquire mobile ad monetization firm NativeX for $25 million in cash. The deal signals further consolidation in the mobile market for advertising aimed at acquiring new users for games and...

Social enterprise MiiR helps fund access to clean water, education and transportation--and tripled revenues last year.

For many people a “rule” is a four-letter-word that conjures up rebellious, negative feelings of constraint. This is especially true for entrepreneurs who, by their very nature, tend to break the mold. It seems backw...

The Nymi Band promises continuous authentication based on electrocardiogram data--but it doesn't eliminate passwords, has a password override, and can be configured to work without ECG information at all.

A new report shows just how big alternative crowd-funding has become and what it means to UK startups, SMEs and investors.

Data intelligence startup Terbium Labs announced today that it staged a $6.4 million series A investment led by .406 Ventures. The Baltimore-based startup said it’ll use the investment to fuel enterprise sales of its i...

The odds are you’ve never heard of William L. McKnight.

My goal with this blog is that owners will have enough information and guidance on the principles of Exit Planning to take full advantage of their "last act" in their business careers.

You can now share videos with your friends within Facebook’s Moments app. The company released an update today for the photo-sharing app today and said that in the coming weeks, it’ll launch an ability to include vid...

Creating a digital marketing agency can be one of the most rewarding businesses you'll ever create. In 2006 I created my first digital agency selling websites. I quickly learned that despite me knowing "everything", wha...

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Microsoft’s augmented reality development kit costs $3,000, and that’s because it shares some components that you’d normally find in spacecraft, guided missiles, and drones. HoloLens, the head-mounted display that ...

Can the company you are considering investing in scale and get to a good exit? How is it going to make money, really?  These are some of the most important questions every angel investor needs good answers for from the ...

Forget about finding your son. Fallout Shelter has some new tools in its important quest for user retention. The mobile hit released a new update today, developer Bethesda announced, that adds crafting. Fallout Shelter h...

Two countries from the Middle East rank in the top 10; the U.S. is slipping.