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It is no secret that most individual development plans fail. I’ve been in the leadership development industry for over 40 years and I can tell you that statement is true. But after 40 years of teaching, training, obser...

A few years ago, I conducted research in the United States, Europe and Canada to see how gender differences in communication were displayed in the workplace. The first thing I found was that both men and women identified...

With cloud services and mobile devices enabling us to work anywhere anytime, it's no wonder that companies are choosing to go virtual -- or at least majority telecommute. These 125 companies especially embrace this new t...

The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is splashing cash to attract innovators from China and around the world. Qualified academics and professionals from around the world who base themselves in Shenzhen can apply to the ...

VB EVENT: At our Mobile Summit event next week, we’ve invited a terrific group of executives to the scenic resort of Cavallo Point in Sausalito. They represent a who’s who of the mobile giants, including Google, Uber...

Beyond the burn dangers from a full cup, I can't help thinking that the one thing American Starbucks customers do not need is more. Of anything.

When most think of startup companies, they envision the founders to be young and aggressive with minds full of new ideas. Typically, we don't envision Baby Boomers (people born betweeen 1946 and 1964) as aspiring entrepr...

Best-selling author finds keys to success for entrepreneurs.

People are encountering problems communicating and getting into matches with their friends on Microsoft’s consoles. Xbox Live is down for some, according to complaints on social media. Most people who are running into ...

Canopy has a new platform for making place-based investments in the Pacific Northwest accessible to a large number of investors and, ultimately, entrepreneurs.

On top of the slew of news coming out of Microsoft’s Build 2016 developer conference, a story broke yesterday that Microsoft was building an ad blocker into its Microsoft Edge browser. While this would be a big deal, i...

REVIEW: Nintendo has finally entered the age of smartphones and tablets, and its first app has a lot of interesting features and quirks. Miitomo is out today around the world for iOS and Android, and you can download it ...

VB INSIGHT: You have nothing to lose — and everything to gain — by localizing your app to be more aligned with local culture and preferences. Get it right and you can massively extend the reach and appeal of your app...

Zynga is banking on new games to boost its fortunes in the $34.8 billion mobile game market. And today, it is launching two games, including the new match-3 title Crazy Cake Swap. The title is a mobile game in the match-...

Proving that there is no concept that people with too much money and time on their hands can’t smother to death in a desperate bid for your love and admiration, the annual parade of April Fools’ fake products has arr...

The tedious wait for Tesla’s Model 3 continues. Tonight Tesla CEO Elon Musk is set to unveil the company’s first mass-market car, the Model 3, at its design studio in Hawthorne, California. You can watch the event li...

Get ready for a growth in online marketplaces for highly skilled workers.

Today is sign up day for the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla disciples are all aflutter. Tesla is a five-letter dirty word in some parts of the auto industry. They’re often dismissed as a short-term disrupter and there are ple...

Let's face it... the consumer market is saturated with products, brands and businesses that take up space and attention from millions of consumers everyday. Whether it's via social media, billboards, online advertising, ...

EXCLUSIVE: Developing for Windows 10 might sound complicated. But 14-year-old Mihir Kasmalkar figured it out. Now he and his classmates at the Valley Christian Schools in San Jose, California — with a little help from ...

France is the latest country looking to update its anti-bribery legislation. On Wednesday, Sapin presented a Bill to the French cabinet which aimed to tighten anti-corruption laws and offer greater protection for whistle...

One of the commonly tracked metrics of website engagement is time on site. Businesses that want potential customers to linger longer on their websites have an easy tool for making that happen — video. It turns out, giv...