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India's Fintech Startups Will Cause A Cashless 'Payment Revolution' By 2023
Forbes - 18 Aug 2016 06:04
Indians possess a habit to save and prefer to spend in cash with a vast majority of the 1.2 billion population without a bank account. In 2016, 78% of all consumer payments in India were made in cash - but that could cha...
Chatbots have a platform problem
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 21:10
GUEST: It’s a given that chatbots will become an intricate part of the future of our online interactions. To a certain extent, that future has already arrived. I know I’ve personally engaged with about ten different ...
New Pokémon Go bot 'automates the entire game'
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 23:15
Insta-PokéGo, a new bot that enables you to cheat at Pokémon Go, launched Wednesday. The bot comes from a group of current and former Dropbox engineers, according to co-creator Steven Bartel. But this little piece of t...
BotBeat: This week's top bot stories
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 21:32
Facebook Messenger changed its policy Monday to allow bot makers and businesses to send promotional messages. This is a significant development that will redefine conversational commerce. Venture capitalist Fred Wilson w...
An Open Letter To CEOs On Talent
Forbes - 18 Aug 2016 20:41
Someone needs to tell CEOs the truth about talent. That someone may as well be me.
Mobile ROI: How to achieve massive results with the ultimate marketing metric (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 22:45
VB LIVE: You might be monitoring ROI daily but the mistakes you don't know you're making will surprise you. Our panel of top gaming experts covered this and a whole lot more that will help you leverage ROI for best resul...
Nintendo thanks Pokémon Go for the 3DS's sales dominance in July
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 22:20
Pokémon Go is a mobile game. It did not come out for the 3DS handheld console. Even still, Nintendo is giving it credit for its handheld’s strong U.S. performance in July. Nintendo said that the sales numbers for the ...
Amazon Alexa Fund invests in smart thermostat company Ecobee's $35 million round
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 22:00
Ecobee announced today that it has received a $35 million round of funding for its smart Wi-Fi thermostat. This latest infusion of capital came from Amazon’s Alexa Fund, Thomvest, and Relay Ventures. This is the larges...
How To Overcome The Growing Visibility Problem On Social Media
Forbes - 18 Aug 2016 21:52
It's becoming more and more difficult to get your content visibility on social media channels. Here are 3 ways to overcome this challenge.
Augmenix Ranked as One of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 21:47
PRESS RELEASE: Inc. magazine has ranked Augmenix in the top 12% on its 35th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Augmenix, Inc., a privately held company devel...
Consumer And Retail Innovation: Where Investors Look For Innovation
Forbes - 18 Aug 2016 21:15
Unless you?re a consumer investor, entrepreneur or retailer, you?re likely spared from these consumer products tradeshows, which are the biggest and best in the industry.
Pinterest now lets you opt out of 'Picked for you' pins
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 21:11
Pinterest, whose app lets people pin pictures and other content to boards, today announced a few product updates. The biggest one is a way to roll back one of Pinterest’s recommendation tools — the “Picked for you�...
Google has hit 3 billion app installs -- and may overtake Facebook
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 20:52
ANALYSIS: Google has seen a massive spurt in its app install ad business over the past few months, making serious progress toward closing the gap with the longtime leader in the business, Facebook. Google may even surpas...
3 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Olympic Athletes
Forbes - 18 Aug 2016 20:31
Watching the likes of Simone Biles and Michael Phelps these past few weeks, it?s easy (for me, at least) to feel as though these Olympic athletes are an entirely different species.
Google is opening a San Francisco office for its Launchpad Accelerator
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 20:19
Google will be opening up a new office in San Francisco in September that’s geared specifically for developers and startups. The company announced that it’s going to have a 14,000 square foot space that it will use t...
Apple Watch 2 reportedly won't feature cellular connectivity
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 19:52
Apple’s second-generation Apple Watch, which is expected to be released later this year, will not include cellular connectivity and will rely on a wireless connection to an iPhone, like the original model, according to...
CellSavers Raises $15 Million in Series A Funding From Sequoia Capital and Carmel Ventures
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 19:52
PRESS RELEASE: CellSavers, the on-demand mobile repair platform, today announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by Carmel Ventures, with participation of seed investor Sequoia Capital. The Series A ca...
Hearthstone's One Night in Karazhan guide: How to beat The Opera
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 19:46
We’re getting a little higher in our journey through Karazhan. Blizzard has released the second wing of its One Night in Karazhan Adventure for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Blizzard’s hit digital card game. We’...
Twitter rolls out quality filter setting to all users
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 19:16
Twitter is taking another step forward in ensuring that its service is a safe place to be. The company today announced that it’s giving everyone access to its quality filter, which automatically screens out tweets from...
Hearthstone: One Night in Karazhan's Opera wing is live now
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 19:01
It’s showtime in Karazhan. The second wing for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft’s latest adventure, One Night in Karazhan, is now live. It gives players new bosses to fight and (more important) new cards to earn. Hear...
Gawker.com to 'end operations' after Peter Thiel lawsuit
Venture Beat - 18 Aug 2016 19:00
OPINION: Peter Thiel got his wish. Today Gawker announced that the company’s namesake site Gawker.com “will be shutting down next week” following a ruinous lawsuit secretly financed by PayPal cofounder and billiona...
5 Steps To Cold Pitch Prospective Clients As A Freelancer
Forbes - 18 Aug 2016 18:45
Finding enough work is the biggest challenge for most freelancers. One of the best ways to get new clients is cold pitching. Follow these steps to create the perfect cold pitch to increase your chances of landing your dr...