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Snapchat will file for IPO next week
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 05:31
(By Lauren Hirsch and Liana B. Baker, Reuters) – Snap Inc., the secretive technology company that owns the popular messaging service Snapchat, is due to reveal its financials within a week as it moves toward its eagerl...
Israeli cybersecurity M&A slows as venture capital flows
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 19:10
GUEST: Israel is well-known for producing leading publicly-traded cybersecurity companies such as Checkpoint, CyberArk, and Varonis, but the ever-growing number of private Israeli companies in this field is staggering an...
Staying Entrepreneurial -- Why The Easy Brand Has Embraced The Collaborative Economy
Forbes - 28 Jan 2017 13:09
Back in the 1990s, the EasyJet brand was instrumental in disrupting Europe's short haul airline market. Two decades on, the Easy Group aims to stay entrepreneurial by entering the collaborative economy
Britain Could Face Major Labor Shortages After Brexit
Forbes - 28 Jan 2017 11:31
Kicking out, limiting and prioritizing E.U. immigration to the U.K. means various industries will face serious trouble filling their ranks.
IRS Scandal Daily Coverage The Final Chapter
Forbes - 28 Jan 2017 03:34
Peter J. Reilly's writings on this matter in Forbes have tended to be IRS/Administration apologias, under a thin cloak of reasonableness. Too thin to cover the way he hovers between disingenuousness and mendacity in thes...
Take Aim At Your Fear And Grab That Perfectly Timed Business Opportunity
Forbes - 28 Jan 2017 23:25
This small business owner thrives in the world of firearms instruction while running a successful child care center. She proves that sometimes life is simply about seizing opportunity and believing in yourself.
Apocalypse Now game will acquaint a new generation with the smell of napalm in the morning
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 23:15
I wrote part of my college thesis in English on Apocalypse Now, the epic Vietnam War film by Francis Ford Coppola. I consider it one of the best films ever made, and I’ve encountered a few other Apocalypse Now geeks ov...
Happy Data Privacy Day! How online security tools are growing alongside concerns over snooping
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 22:41
FEATURE: January 28th might not be a date that resonates with many people, but for those concerned with online privacy, it may hold some meaning. Data Privacy Day, or Data Protection Day as its known outside the U.S., wa...
Big online game publishers turn to Playwire to monetize through ads
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 22:10
Playwire Media has locked in several partnerships that enable it to sell ads for online game publishers, generating incremental demand for web advertising inventory and helping advertisers reach the lucrative gamer marke...
SuperData: Hearthstone trumps all comers in card market that will hit $1.4 billion in 2017
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 20:25
What’s in the cards for 2017? Lots of money. Research firm SuperData has released a new report on the digital card games market, which it expects to earn $1.4 billion in 2017. Blizzard’s behemoth Hearthstone, which i...
Silicon Valley Bank Sees A Swell In Healthcare Investments & Exits
Forbes - 28 Jan 2017 20:21
Jon Norris, Managing Director of the Healthcare Practice for SVB, talks about their latest Trends in Healthcare Investments and Exits report. The report analyzes the activity of private, venture-backed healthcare compani...
5 Brands that Succeeded by Incentivizing Customer Referrals
Forbes - 28 Jan 2017 19:49
"According to a report by Nielsen, 92% of consumers around the world say they trust earned media, such as recommendations from friends and family, above all other forms of advertising, and people are four times more like...
Super Mario Run's not-so-super success
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 18:02
GUEST: The days leading up to the December release of Super Mario Run were full of buzz and excitement about the beloved franchise's latest iteration. It was widely known that the mobile app would charge $9.99 for full a...
Apple shares back in vogue as Wall Street bets on iPhone surge
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 16:09
(Reuters) – Wall Street has regained an appetite for Apple as investors bet that the release of a 10th-anniversary iPhone and pent up customer demand will shore up shrinking sales. The largest component of the S&P 500,...
Do These Three Things To Unlock Your Recruiting Potential
Forbes - 28 Jan 2017 15:31
The complexity of recruiting in the modern era can be overwhelming, as many practitioners move from one trend to the next before focusing on foundational elements that will drive their success. These steps will help you ...
At 8, He Mopped Burger King Floors. Now, This Palestinian Refugee Owns Elegant Restaurants In Maine
Forbes - 28 Jan 2017 15:27
This Palestinian refugee had a stellar career in finance and the military and now owns a restaurant in Portland, Maine, where he and his wife build bridges between cultures.
Tokyo startup Vaqso wants to add smells to VR games
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 09:44
(The Bridge) – Tokyo-based startup Vaqso unveiled their device Vaqso VR, which adds a sense of smell to VR games, etc., when attached to a head-mounted display (HMD) at their press conference held in Tokyo on Tuesday. ...
Government Plans To Boost Local Firms As Apple, Chinese Brands Gain In India
Forbes - 28 Jan 2017 09:00
As Iphones and Chinese firms witness a surge in share of fastest growing smartphone market in the world,India. Indian smartphone manufacturers brace up by getting a vital project from government of India to open up the u...
Trello finally works offline
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 08:31
Trello, the company that makes my favorite task-management app, today pushed out an important update to the iOS client. Well, it’s important if you rely on the app to keep track of everything you need to do when you’...
Number of unicorn funding deals plummeted 50% in 2016
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 03:12
Unicorns are increasingly starting to look like regular horses, and their magic is fading. Back when there were only a handful of private companies that were valued at over $1 billion, the term certainly had meaning and ...
How to democratize the connected car
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 02:10
GUEST: The Internet of Things is evidently no longer a buzzword but a reality quickly evolving — and anything that can be leveraged for the new infrastructure, from smart traffic lights to connected cars, will be consu...
Nintendo shares Switch specs, still won't detail its Nvidia chip
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2017 01:35
We know a ton about the Nintendo Switch. It’s $300. It comes out March 3. It weighs 398 grams. It supports IEEE 802.11 ac wireless standards. And it is 13.9mm thick. But the gaming company still isn’t spilling the de...