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How To Create A Great Investor Pitch Deck For Startups Seeking Financing
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 22:36
Pitching to investors can be tough, so it's important to nail your presentation. Learn do's and don'ts for an investor pitch deck as well as the most important elements it must include.
Design Your Workplace Culture To Go Beyond Engagement And Fuel Trust
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 17:19
The lack of trust and engagement happens because leaders are not intimate enough with the workplace and the people who touch the business. They fail to connect with the business at a level where they understand what's ne...
Uber used secret tool to evade authorities
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2017 06:12
(Reuters) – Ride services company Uber for years has used a secret tool to avoid authorities in markets where its service faced resistance by law enforcement or was banned, the company confirmed on Friday. The New York...
Another Uber engineer alleges sexism and harassment
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2017 04:44
Another former Uber engineer has stepped forward with sexism allegations against the tech company. But this story is different from Susan Fowler's account in a major way: the harassment came from a woman. "I wasn't deali...
This Week In Credit Card News: In-Car Payments Could Alter How We Buy; Was Your Teddy Bear Hacked?
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 00:42
What took place last week in the credit card and transaction industries
MWC 2017 in pictures: VR, cars, and the connected future
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2017 23:15
Mobile World Congress convened this week in Barcelona for four days of talk, demos, and product launches aimed at getting the world totally psyched about the connected future. There was a healthy dose of virtual reality,...
Snap's massive IPO overlooks lack of performance-based advertisers
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2017 22:10
GUEST: Snap's much-anticipated IPO has generated a great deal of enthusiasm in the tech and financial communities, as well as here in Los Angeles, the company's home town. And, for good reason. It is one of the largest t...
Free Agents: How Would You Redesign The Affordable Care Act?
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 21:46
A new online tool allows the public to put their spin on an Affordable Care Act replacement--and share their take with legislators and social media contacts.
CCP pushes deeper into virtual reality with Sparc virtual sports game
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2017 21:10
Eve Online creator CCP Games is 20 years old this year, but Iceland’s biggest game company is still reinventing itself. This week, the company announced its 12th virtual reality title, Sparc. The game is a virtual spor...
Sex, Gene Editing, And Electronic Dance Music: How To Teach Entrepreneurship In Biotechnology Part 1
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 19:35
...or why Billy Joel had cat-littered The Entertainer with etudes of electrical spikes instead of carpeting the song with piano runs, but 45 seconds of Styx was enough make the point that synthesizer music ranged from an...
Marvel Contest of Champions update triggers a player revolt
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2017 19:10
Just after Netmarble acquired Marvel Contest of Champions, it has a big headache on its hands in the form of a player revolt. South Korea’s Netmarble acquired the Vancouver studio of Kabam, the maker of the Marvel game...
Red Bull Proving Grounds will find North America's top Street Fighter V player
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2017 19:00
Red Bull is announcing a Street Fighter V esports tournament that will find North America’s next top amateur esports athlete. The Red Bull Proving Grounds 2017 will hold qualifying competitions in 11 cities. With the g...
SAPVoice: Why Platform, Not Pipeline, Will Save Your Business
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 19:00
"Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Embracing Digital in B2B", was a day-long event that served as a stark wake-up call to attendees that digital disruption is here and they need to act now if they want to remain competitive. GoPr...
5 Alexa skills to try this week
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2017 17:46
Here’s a selection of five Alexa skills worth trying based on their rank in trending, most enabled, and new this categories in the Alexa Skills Marketplace. In Alexa news this week, we learned at Mobile World Congress ...
Wealthy Shah Family Of Kenya To Invest $200 Million In Food Manufacturing
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 17:28
Bidco Africa, a Kenyan company owned by the wealthy Shah family, plans to invest $200 million in a new plant and acquisitions over the next 5 years in a bid to increase its annual revenues to $1 billion.
What's The Secret To Success? Ingratiate Yourself With People Of Great Wealth
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 17:14
Success, like so many things in life, is contagious and self-perpetuating. That's why it is important to associate with successful, driven, and passionate people.
If France's PSA Takes Over GM's Opel-Vauxhall The Impact Could Be Seismic
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 17:10
France's PSA Group is said to be close to buying General Motors Opel-Vauxhall subsidiary, a move that would send tremors through the European industry and pressurize market leader Volkswagen. PSA has reportedly scheduled...
A Professional Bridesmaid Reveals Her Top 10 Money Saving Wedding Tips
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 16:37
Professional bridesmaid Jen Glantz shares her money-saving lessons from her business "Professional Bridesmaid For Hire."
Seven Ways Leaders Thrive Amid Anxiety In Uncertain Times
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 16:00
Human beings are wired for certainty. A lack of it produces anxiety that drives people to uphold the status quo and resist change...at all cost. Good leaders not only work to dial down fear but to tap the passion, ingenu...
Gumroad founder wants to help Twitter users launch donation-matching campaigns
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2017 15:42
Created by Sahil Lavingia, founder of commerce startup Gumroad, Donatemates is a new service for creating donation-matching campaigns on the fly. The site lets you start a fundraising campaign -- say, for Planned Parenth...
In The Luxury Travel Segment, The Super Rich Are Leaving Technology In The Draw
Forbes - 4 Mar 2017 14:38
While online travel agencies bombard you with billions of dollars in marketing trying to convince you to plan your own travel, the Super Rich are increasingly using traditional travel agents, and most of their transactio...
Investors bet Trump-fueled tech rally far from over
Venture Beat - 4 Mar 2017 13:03
Technology companies have been a driving force behind the U.S. stock market's recent record rally, and despite mounting evidence of stretched valuations the sector remains a top pick for investors expecting a wave of cap...