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Jack Ma says being sued and investigated will help Alibaba be better understood
Venture Beat - 10 Jul 2016 07:15
(Reuters) — Lawsuits and investigations are an opportunity for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to be better understood, founder and executive chairman Jack Ma said in an interview on Saturday. The U.S. Securities and Exchang...
Why Hearsay Social's Clara Shih pushes companies to think digitally
Venture Beat - 10 Jul 2016 19:02
Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen once opined that "software is eating the world," a description suggesting that new age companies coming out of the technology industry are directly impacting businesses that have l...
How A Near-Fatal Car Crash Inspired An Italian Entrepreneur's Mind-Boosting Business Idea
Forbes - 10 Jul 2016 15:16
The entrepreneurial innovation that can emerge from a terrifyingly close shave
Why Personal Brands Are Better Than Corporate For Social Media
Forbes - 10 Jul 2016 16:00
Personal brands can be used independently, or as extension "mouthpieces" for the main corporate brand, but either way, they offer some serious advantages over their corporate brand counterparts.
This Week in Small Business Tech: A Phone That Can See Through Walls!
Forbes - 10 Jul 2016 15:00
Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?
What's Missing In the Agile Manifesto: Mindset
Forbes - 10 Jul 2016 09:19
Mindset is more important than processes and tools
How Scalebound's action master Hideki Kamiya views partnership with Microsoft
Venture Beat - 10 Jul 2016 05:04
Platinum Games is known for over-the-top action, but Scalebound is taking that top, adding a few dozen miles, and clearing it in a single leap. Scalebound is one of Microsoft’s most anticipated exclusives. It’s an ac...
How 'utility marketing' will benefit from chatbots
Venture Beat - 10 Jul 2016 03:10
GUEST: Chatbots are truly exciting because they bring with them the promise of a paradigm change. They make it possible to interact with customers — within a trusted environment — in a way that apps or other channels...
Twitter denies it can see your Vine password
Venture Beat - 10 Jul 2016 02:49
After previously hijacking the social media accounts of multiple tech executives including Google’s Sundar Pichai, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, AOL’s Steve Case, and Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer, hacker group OurMine set...
ReCore's director details the Microsoft exclusive's ties to Metroid and Mega Man
Venture Beat - 11 Jul 2016 01:18
Modern blockbuster games still take inspiration from the classics. ReCore is one of Microsoft’s biggest exclusives for the rest of year, coming out for Xbox One and PC on September 13. Exclusives like ReCore are incred...
What Steve Case's 'third wave' means for global startups
Venture Beat - 11 Jul 2016 00:05
GUEST: As startups begin to tap into relatively untouched areas of the economy, legendary entrepreneur and cofounder of AOL, Steve Case, has released a book titled, The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future....
Lightspeed's New China Fund Gets Timing Right, HAX Eyes India
Forbes - 11 Jul 2016 00:01
Lightspeed China's new fund of $260 million is well-timed to invest in more Chines startups as valuations have fallen over the past year. HAX starts to source hardware startups in India to accelerate.
Why chatbots will never completely replace humans
Venture Beat - 10 Jul 2016 23:10
GUEST: Over the past year, artificial intelligence has made big headlines for everything from Siri's new capabilities to smart assistants. Although A.I. technologies like self-driving cars may be more thrilling, there is...
Tech companies: If you work with govt, your data should be public
Venture Beat - 10 Jul 2016 22:35
GUEST: We're seeing a range of tech businesses emerging to tackle some of the most basic infrastructure struggles cities encounter on a daily basis. At face value, this is a big win for the public. They know and trust th...
5 Questions With Authors Barry Libert, Megan Beck & Jerry Wind
Forbes - 10 Jul 2016 22:05
Authors Barry Libert, Megan Beck, and Jerry Wind guide leaders and businesses through the complex age of digital networks and offer valuable advice for creating network value in their new book The Network Imperative: How...
'Trump' By Ted Rall: Donald At Wharton? Whatever
Forbes - 10 Jul 2016 22:01
The 12th in a preview from cartoonist Ted Rall?s upcoming graphic biography of Donald Trump, "Trump: A Graphic Biography."
How Paradox Development Studio makes its hit strategy games
Venture Beat - 10 Jul 2016 20:10
Paradox Development Studio has been around in different forms since 1995, but it started operating as the studio we know today around the early 2000s. We have consistently raised the bar for ourselves with each release, ...
Founders: Here's how to build an effective board
Venture Beat - 10 Jul 2016 20:05
GUEST: As an investor in high growth businesses, I've sat on many a board, and in my experience one of the key factors in a young company’s success is the way it knits together a strong team of directors. Many a startu...
Technology Convergence Is Driving Startups Move To These Top Accounting Packages
Forbes - 10 Jul 2016 14:00
There are few topics more gross to an entrepreneur than accounting. These top packages can help scale with you so your 'books' are ship shape for your future.