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'Dumb money' and other myths about corporate venture capital
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 16:03
GUEST: After almost a decade in corporate venture capital, I've concluded that my world is highly misunderstood in the venture and startup ecosystem. CVC is a large and growing player in the venture industry. According t...
Amazon warns Trump's 'America First' agenda could hurt business
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 06:35
(Reuters) — Amazon.com Inc. warned on Friday that government actions to bolster domestic companies against foreign competition could hurt its business, in a possible reference to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Amer...
Google's sale of Terra Bella signals cool-down in satellite market
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 23:15
GUEST: A few days ago we heard that Google is selling Terra Bella — the satellite startup it bought for $500 million in 2014 to Planet, Terra Bella's key competitor. The deal is a pivotal moment for the earth-observati...
Mobile Games lose their luster faster than ever
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 22:10
GUEST: The recent launch of Super Mario Run by Nintendo set a new record, with over 40 million downloads during its first four days on the App Store. While these numbers portray a very rosy picture of the mobile gaming i...
Non-Conventional Funding Sources Can Take Your Company From Startup To Liquidity
Forbes - 11 Feb 2017 21:54
The sad truth is, many companies die. However, proper funding strategies at each stage of the life cycle can improve fiscal health and extend life.
We're not in a bubble -- we're in a revolution
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 21:05
GUEST: Two hundred twenty nine. That was the number of private companies valued at a billion dollars or more--so-called "unicorns"--worldwide in January 2016, according to a report released by VentureBeat. The Wall Stree...
You will be surprised by the strategic plans behind this flying car
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 20:25
GUEST: Few things have come to symbolize our collective hopes for the future quite like the somewhat outlandish concept of flying cars. Long portrayed in films and futuristic television shows as the height of consumer te...
Israel sees record VC funding, shifts from quick exits to long-term growth
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 19:10
GUEST: Investor activity is showing that the tech scene in Israel is hotter than ever. Figures from IVC Research Center and accounting firm KPMG Somekh Chaikin indicated that 2016 set the all-time fundraising record for ...
My Mistake Led To LogMeIn Eclipsing GoToMeeting
Forbes - 11 Feb 2017 19:03
How a botched presentation in 2003 contributed to the rise of our most voracious competitor
5 Alexa skills to try this week
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 17:15
It’s been a busy week for Amazon’s AI assistant: Alexa Voice Service (AVS) expanded to the United Kingdom and Germany, the Amazon Tap got a hands-free update, and on Friday more than 100 expressions were added to the...
Three Ways Leaders Fail To Be Open-Minded
Forbes - 11 Feb 2017 16:30
As a result of the "Trump Factor" many people are asking themselves what they can do and how they can lead through all the change and uncertainty. They are in search of gaining greater clarity about how this change in le...
7 Reasons Why You Should Not Diversify Your Business
Forbes - 11 Feb 2017 13:07
Diversification is a sound financial planning strategy, but does it work for company building?
New FCC chair keeping mum on strategy to restructure net neutrality
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 13:03
(Reuters) – The new chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission under President Donald Trump is keeping under wraps his strategy to revise or reverse the Obama administration’s “net neutrality” rules, ...
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 09:44
This week, Tech.eu tracked 16 technology M&A transactions and 55 tech funding deals totaling €259 million (about $276 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel. Here's an overview of the 10 biggest European tech news items...
Billionaire Mike Ilitch, Founder Of Little Caesars Pizza Chain, Dies At Age 87
Forbes - 11 Feb 2017 05:20
The Little Caesars founder also owned the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers. He was a giant in Detroit, where his company is transforming dozens of blocks of vacant land into a vibrant sports and entertainment dis...
Subaru may soon test self-driving cars in California
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 04:15
The parent company behind Subaru--the Japanese automaker that produces the popular Outback wagon and has mastered the art of pulling on consumer heartstrings with ads featuring dogs--now has a permit to test self-driving...
Exclusive: Why Chef Thomas Keller Spent Years Crafting The Perfect Chocolate Bar
Forbes - 11 Feb 2017 02:49
K+M Chocolate, made with real olive oil, is a collaboration between Chef Thomas Keller and Italian olive oil master Armando Manni
Valve: Wireless high-end VR is a solved problem
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 02:45
Those cables that are holding you down in virtual reality may soon go extinct. Valve expects wireless technology to come to the HTC Vive and the wider, high-end PC-powered VR market this year. Devices like the TPCast alr...
Google Home now has air quality updates and (almost) breaking news from CNN
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 00:58
A series of new conversation actions have been added for Google Home users to play with, ranging from info about the cafeteria at Carnegie Mellon University to CNN and air quality updates from around the world. Roughly 1...
Ford to invest $1 billion in self-driving tech startup Argo AI
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 00:37
(Reuters) – Ford plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years in tech startup Argo AI to help the Detroit automaker reach its goal of producing a self-driving vehicle for commercial ride sharing fleets by 2021, ...
The sensors in this business sedan totally prevented an accident
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 00:10
I’m a bit of a coffee addict. At my local Dunn Brothers coffee shop, they know which breakfast sandwich I like right down to the Swiss cheese and that I’m a fan of light roast. They also know I arrive around 6 a.m. w...
Pinterest hires Google Image Search vet as its first search chief
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2017 00:09
Pinterest, the startup whose eponymous app lets people save content like images and recipes to boards that others can follow, has hired Randy Keller as its head of search, a new position. Keller joins after more than a d...