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France's Orange says it will keep its U.K. offices despite Brexit vote
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 04:35
French telecoms company Orange said on Friday it plans to maintain several group offices in the United Kingdom, which employ about 900 people, despite Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
Great Leaders Strive Towards Long Term Success And Significance
Forbes - 25 Jun 2016 16:30
According to a recent article, "Inside Boeing's Plan to Tap Workers' Competitive Drive to Fight Off Airbus" (by Steve Wilhelm, Puget Sound Business Journal, May 12, 2016), today's 21st century marketplace competitive env...
Why the heck are entrepreneurs wasting their time in New York?
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 16:15
GUEST: That was the question that was floating through my head in early June, after I attended a panel focused on the differences between the New York and Silicon Valley startup ecosystems. I spoke to a partner at Bessem...
Human-in-the-loop deep learning will help drive autonomous cars
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 20:30
GUEST: In a not-too-distant future, autonomous cars, driven largely by AI systems, will hit the road in large numbers. But getting autonomous vehicles on the road is only half the battle. That's because, even after the c...
Intel Disrupted: Why large companies find it difficult to innovate, and what they can do about it
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 19:05
GUEST: In the 21st century, it's hard for large corporations to create disruptive breakthroughs. Disruptive innovations are coming from startups - Telsa for automobiles, Uber for taxis, Airbnb for hotel rentals, Netflix ...
Brexit Blowout: Five Predictions
Forbes - 25 Jun 2016 18:06
The Brexit has smashed the conventional wisdom once again. Here's what's coming next.
This app teaches people a Midwestern accent
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 18:02
Want to learn to talk like you're from Kansas? Pick up Elsa Speak. It's an app that uses machine learning to teach the pronunciation of a Midwestern accent. "We chose a Midwestern accent because we talked to a lot of spe...
The Sandbox Evolution builds on the original's artsy user-created worlds
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 17:00
Indie game studio Pixowl had a nice hit with its The Sandbox, a user-generated content game where you can create just about anything with pixel art. It was downloaded more than 16 million times and generated $5 million i...
Five Ways ACE Hardware Proves David Can Beat Goliath
Forbes - 25 Jun 2016 15:27
They did it again! For the 10th straight year, Ace Hardware won the J.D. Power award for highest customer satisfaction among home improvement stores. The study included feedback from approximately 3,000 consumers who mad...
Appropriate Or Not? A Quick-Reference Resource On Hashtag Use
Forbes - 25 Jun 2016 14:00
How can you tell if your hashtag use is appropriate? This handy quick-reference guide will tell you.
8 Steps for Developing a Strong Marketing Strategy
Forbes - 25 Jun 2016 13:02
Strong marketing strategies help brands grow and gain industry dominance. A marketing strategy involves more than making advertisements that consumers will be attracted to. There has to be a connection, display of need a...
Tesla's next competitor could be Maserati
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 12:22
The success of the Tesla Model S has spurred established German luxury carmakers to plan numerous plug-in electric models of their own. But could Silicon Valley carmaker Tesla Motors soon gain an Italian rival as well? M...
Axel Springer wins partial victory in ad-blocking case
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 09:17
(Reuters) – A German court on Friday handed publisher Axel Springer a partial victory on Friday in its fight against so-called ad-blockers, which users can install on computers or mobile devices to prevent advertising ...
How Brexit impacts U.K.'s $3.83 billion gaming industry
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 00:30
The United Kingdom is the sixth-largest market for game spending in the world. It’s ahead of countries like France and Canada as well as all of Southeast Asia put together. But now, following Britain’s stunning decis...
What Apple is doing to help small developers benefit from App Store search ads
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 00:04
Since Apple announced plans to place app-install ads at the top of search results in its App Store, many have wondered how the program will impact independent developers with smaller marketing budgets. Some, including Th...
Steam has 107 VR games on sale -- and here are the 6 best
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 23:18
It's summer, which can only mean one thing. No, you shouldn't put your headset down and get outside; you should take a look at the typically mad Steam Summer Sale and spend even more time inside your HTC Vive or Oculus R...
Why Data-Centricity Is Vital for Marketing Organizations
Forbes - 25 Jun 2016 22:56
The marketing industry relies heavily on data returned from analytical reports following both direct and indirect approaches to marketing. Using data-centricity develops a customer-centric marketing strategy that can boo...
The 'app slowdown' is a myth
Venture Beat - 25 Jun 2016 22:10
GUEST: With the app evolution coming off a high, there is a wide misconception of an "app slowdown" in today’s market. The assumption is that, with download rates not as high as previous records, the app boom is over w...
Tax Court Denies Amway Losses Due To Lack Of Profit Motive
Forbes - 25 Jun 2016 21:02
I was surprised to see that I haven't written about an Amway case in over two years. Well, a new one came out this week and James E. Hess, like pretty much every taxpayer who has ever disputed disallowance of Amway los...
Tough Time Finding Talent For Social Enterprises In Emerging Markets
Forbes - 25 Jun 2016 20:11
Many social entrepreneurs in developing countries find hiring and retaining the right people to staff their ventures is a challenge--so hard, in fact, it can cripple their ability to expand.
Understanding Failure: The Key Insight That Empowers Entrepreneurs To Do Their Best Work
Forbes - 25 Jun 2016 18:37
Failure is a Big Topic for entrepreneurs. For some, failure can be a dominant thread in the storytelling and experience of their entrepreneurial journey. But its a myth, and the world's best entrepreneurs know that they ...