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Primary Is Aiming To Be The Warby Parker Of Children's Clothing With Affordable Unisex Apparel
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 20:00
Christina Carbonell and Galyn Bernard launched Primary in 2015, a baby and children's gender-neutral fashion brand offering an array of unisex basics such as hoodies, polos and layering tees from ranging from $6-$25. Pr...
How The $50 Billion Dollar Wedding Industry Could Be A Platform For Philanthropy
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 17:18
Beth Helmstetter is looking to fuse philanthropy with weddings. Photo Courtesy of Subject. Beth Helmstetter is an event planner and designer. She specializes in destination weddings. She has an MBA in nonprofit admin...
Where To Work? The Best Paying States For Tech Jobs In America
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 13:00
If you are a technology worker looking for new challenges, this data can be helpful for making decisions on relocation and skills development.
This Young Entrepreneur Aims To Help America's Inventors Protect Their Great Ideas Inexpensively
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 06:58
Budding household products inventor John Khalil, 29, was shocked when he met with three attorneys to find out how much a patent search would cost. They told him they would charge between $500 and $2,500.
How a conversational chatbot will change how we work
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2016 01:45
"Let everyone in the office know I'm running late." This simple statement could change everything about the modern workplace. It's not possible today, for several reasons — issues with calendar programs, subpar artific...
Cortana arrives on Xbox One along with background music, enhanced language settings
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2016 01:01
Microsoft today announced the release of the Xbox Summer Update for the Xbox One and the Xbox app. The release finally brings Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant to all Xbox One systems in the U.S. and the U.K. “With...
Sorry Google And Tesla, FiveAI Will Have The Best Driverless Car
Forbes - 31 Jul 2016 00:18
A new UK startup is looking to blow Tesla and Google's driverless technology offerings out of the water. (Or should that be off the road?)
What's missing from Tesla's new public transport plan
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2016 00:15
GUEST: Elon Musk recently released part two of his master plan for Tesla. And predictably, especially for those who have seen Musk's ability to tackle society's largest problems, it's causing some excitement. There’s a...
Kanye West tells Apple to 'give Jay Z his check for Tidal now'
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2016 22:49
Rapper Kanye West this morning took to Twitter to weigh in on the report that Apple was considering an acquisition of Jay Z’s Tidal music streaming service, demanding a meeting with himself, Jay Z, and Apple executives...
Pokémon Go, Hearthstone show the importance of community in mobile games
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2016 22:00
GUEST: There is a meme that the mobile game market is mature and that growth is slowing. This couldn't be farther from the truth. According to market research firm Newzoo, mobile game revenue has surpassed PC and console...
3 More Daily Rules For Entrepreneurs To Spark More Energy And Boost Brain Power
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 21:28
Earlier this week I presented you with 3 daily rules from human performance consultant, and best selling author, Ben Greenfield. These daily rules are critical for entrepreneurs who sometimes work so hard in their busine...
This Fellowship Is For Military Veterans Launching Tech Startups
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 20:56
Through the 100Vet Fellowship program, the Founder Institute, in partnership with Vet-Tech, are providing free tuition to veterans launching tech companies
Why we'll soon see Pokémon-free zones
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2016 20:35
GUEST: Back in 2006, I remember wondering how many people were literally walking to their doom at any given time because their eyes were glued downwards onto their BlackBerries while they crossed a busy street. Fast-forw...
'Age Is Just a Number' -- Wrong! Six Ways to Manage Different Generations
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 19:07
It is well documented that Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) are competitive, have a high work ethic, are loyal and well used to the concept of working up through the ranks. Generation X (born 1965-1977) are known as the l...
GamesBeat 2016 explores how to take games between Asia and the West
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2016 19:02
China has become the biggest gaming market, surpassing the U.S. quite easily in the past couple of years. But only a handful of companies have moved from Western markets into Asia, or moved from Asia into the West, and s...
Going Mobile: The First Steps For Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 18:24
Here's a look at the first steps entrepreneurs can take with mobile
Brexit's damage to startups has already begun
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2016 18:15
GUEST: "Slightly devastated" was my typical British understatement of how I felt immediately following the Brexit vote last month. As a British man living in Berlin who has run an international e-commerce company since 2...
Equity, The Movie: Should Women Wield Sexuality To Get Ahead At Work?
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 16:24
Underlying the the entire plot of Equity, the new film that explores the challenges of women on Wall Street, is the question: Should women wield their sexuality to get ahead at work?
Where Are Jill Stein's Tax Returns?
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 16:17
.Jill Stein is currently polling at 3% in the presidential race according to this story by Sam Frizell. That could be enough to upset the Democratic apple cart. I'd be a little cautious on that, because she lines up wi...
Donald Trump Played Investor Tom Barrack 'Like A Steinway Piano' -- And They Became Best Friends
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 16:00
Trump played an unusual gambit to win the Plaza Hotel nearly 30 years ago.
Elon Musk says you'll be able to decide who can use your self-driving Tesla
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2016 10:50
Elon Musk, cofounder and chief executive of Tesla Motors, today elaborated on his vision for the shared fleet of autonomous Tesla vehicles during a speech marking the grand opening of Tesla’s Gigafactory battery manufa...
4 Rules Every Storyteller Needs To Know
Forbes - 30 Jul 2016 07:25
Stories, when told well, are not mere containers for a brand message, but advocates of brand potential that has yet to be discovered.