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31 tech companies that could go public in 2017
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 04:10
In 2016, a bunch of tech companies went public, including Coupa, Line, Nutanix, Talend, and Twilio. Now a new batch is in the running for an initial public offering (IPO). Many of these companies get their money by selli...
IRS Denies Exempt Status To Scholarship Fund Targeted To Founder's Child
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 03:18
I'm surprised the IRS caught this apparent scam, especially considering its new fly-through procedures. The husband and wife who formed the organization cleverly set it up to appear objective -- that scholarship recipien...
Weber Shandwick China Chairman: 5 Skills You Need To Succeed In PR
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 02:00
The Chairman of one of the world's largest PR firms shares his top secrets on how he became the big boss.
GamesBeats games of the year -- staff lists and our overall picks
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 23:02
2016 was a big year for gaming. If you want proof, you just need to read our game of the year lists. We spent the last several days of the year putting together our picks for our favorite games of 2016. Each of our Games...
Why the customer success market needs chatbots
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 22:10
GUEST: Bots that run automated tasks, with or without a visible user interface, have been around for a long time, but chatbots, or programs with a conversational user experience (UX), became the face of the bot movement ...
Ancient Wisdom For The New Year: The 36 Chinese Stratagems For Psychological Warfare
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 21:31
2017 calls for new skills in the art of business, leadership & politics. The 36 Chinese Stratagems for Psychological Warfare are all about misdirection, deceit & dominance. We need to be aware of this ancient leadership ...
Windows 10 adoption passes 50% on Steam
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 19:55
Valve updated its Hardware & Software Survey today for December 2016, revealing that the majority of its user base is now on Windows 10. The latest and greatest from Microsoft is growing faster than its predecessors, but...
Enriching Your Music Through Wireless Earbuds
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 19:08
Wearing headphones while doing any kind of physical exercise can be a nuisance. Those earbuds never seem to stay put in my ears -- regardless of the size. And I finally found a completely wireless pair I loved several mo...
What venture capitalists are looking for at CES 2017
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 19:01
Hundreds of thousands of people are gathering in Las Vegas this week for the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), but what will get everyone buzzing this year? Undoubtedly, there will be talk about the latest smart tele...
How This Daily Vitamin Startup Is Bringing Wellness To Your Doorstep
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 16:55
How does a startup launch a product that not only meets but exceeds expectations? Craig Elbert, Co-Founder of Care/of shares why knowing your narrative, combining brand storytelling with performance marketing and being c...
Just Two Of 41 NCAA Bowl Games Overlapped With An NFL Televised Broadcast
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 16:30
Whether it is a gentleman's agreement or just conscious parallelism, there is something very odd about this year's 's college football bowl schedule. Just two of the NCAA's 41 college football bowl games overlapped with ...
5 Technology Habits To Break in 2017 That Will Make Smarter and Give You More Time
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 16:26
2017 will be a critical year for most people and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. Here are five habits to break to increase the time and focus needed to make the best decisions possible.
Dell launches XPS 13 2-in-1 laptop with Intel Kaby Lake chip, starts at $1,000
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 16:00
In conjunction with the CES conference in Las Vegas this week, Dell today is officially introducing a new 2-in-1 version of its highly regarded XPS 13 laptop. This follows a leak of the device yesterday on Dell’s own w...
How To Become The 'Must Hire' Candidate In A Job Interview
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 15:45
Convince them you can solve their most important, hidden, underlying problems
Getting Financial Second Opinions Is Common At Successful Single-Family Offices
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 14:02
"One of the roles of the single-family office is to deal with an array of advisors including verifying their expertise and honesty," says Angelo Robles, founder and CEO of the Family Office Association. "For many single-...
The Last Place One Would Expect to Find Design & Innovation: The Dentist's Office
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 14:00
How a new, entrepreneurial dental practice redefines the dentist visit experience through attention to design and customer experience. It's an inspiration to all small business in tired industries how they can differenti...
Apple's India efforts may be helped by manufacturing partner expansion in critical market
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 12:45
(By Sankalp Phartiyal, Reuters) – Smartphone component maker Wistron Corp, which counts Apple Inc among its customers, has applied for permission to expand its plant in the Indian city of Bengaluru, a high-ranking regi...
How This Man Built A $70 Million Advertising Empire In Kenya
Forbes - 2 Jan 2017 12:27
Meet Bharat Thakrar, the man who built a $70 million (market cap) marketing communications conglomerate in Kenya
5 things that could make Amazon even stronger in 2017
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 12:02
Amazon’s 2016 has been record breaking on many fronts. The company recorded its sixth consecutive quarterly profit (previously, it mostly hemorrhaged cash). Meanwhile, this year marked Amazon’s growing strength in ha...
Samsung updates Galaxy A phones with 16 MP cameras, water resistance, microSD slots
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 09:37
Samsung has announced an upgrade to its Galaxy A series of smartphones, bringing many features from its S7 lineup to its 5.7-inch A7, 5.2-inch A5, and 4.7-inch A3 mid-range devices. The 2017 editions contain a 16 megapix...
Belgian biotech company Univercells awarded $12 million grant
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 09:31
Belgian biotech company Univercells has received a grant for $12 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Founded in 2013 by CEO Hugues Bultot, Univercells brings biology, manufacturing, and technology togethe...
Here are 23 new HTC Vive experiences that will debut at CES
Venture Beat - 2 Jan 2017 07:33
We already know what HTC won't be showing at CES: the next iteration of the Vive. So, what is it showing? Apps. And lots of them. HTC revealed 23 of the more than 30 apps that the company is showing on the Vive in Las Ve...