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Starbucks to test mobile order and pay-only store at Seattle headquarters
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 07:39
(Reuters) – Starbucks will open a dedicated mobile order and pay store next week in its Seattle headquarters building as it tests how to best serve convenience-oriented customers, the company said in a letter to employ...
The Refiners Picks 13 New Startups For Its San Francisco Cross-Border Tech Accelerator
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 07:32
San Francisco-based The Refiners is the first and only technology accelerator that exclusively serves foreign startups coming to Silicon Valley to scale their business and change the world.
Swissnex hosts its first Swiss Startup Summit in San Francisco
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 06:33
Switzerland may be known for its neutrality and discretion, but some Swiss startups are embracing the entrepreneurial ways of Silicon Valley. Last night, 16 of these Helvetic entrepreneurs pitched their companies in fron...
Why This Founder Said 'Yes' To Franchising Her Bridal Shop Brand
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 22:14
How Lanie List used the franchising model to grow her bridal dress shop business across the country
Hearthstone: Journey to Un'Goro is launching on April 6
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 22:11
Hearthstone’s dinosaurs are just a few stomps away. Blizzard announced today that the next expansion for its digital card game behemoth, Journey to Un’Goro, is launching on April 6 for PC and mobile. The set will add...
The Latina Behind Lean In Latinas Shares Her Top Interview and Career Tips
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 22:07
All the tips you need for your next interview.
This 1 Thing Can Solve Most Business Problems, Hint CEO Says
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 21:32
Forbes contributor Kara Goldin, founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., shares the most important thing for solving business problems in your own company. Hint: it's not delegating.
The Women's POV On How To Kill A Sale
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 21:29
While there is no single, sure-fire way to make a sale, there are certain common factors that can derail one. Here are three sales "killers" that any salesperson - male or female - should avoid at all costs. Are they the...
GitHub wins: Microsoft is shutting down CodePlex on December 15
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 21:23
Microsoft today announced that it’s shutting down CodePlex, its service for hosting repositories of open source software. The service launched in 2006, and now it will be going away on December 15. While people will be...
Pivots Are For Leadership -- Not Just Strategy
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 20:56
All entrepreneurs make mistakes - here's how to use the same principles of a strategy pivot in your own pivot as a leader to ensure your organization is healthy and grounded.
Mattersight wants to use AI and Alexa to send you ads based on your personality
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 20:41
As people begin to think about how they feel about ads on intelligent assistants, voice analytics company Mattersight is planning to use unique voice signatures to deliver personalized advertisements and bots. Using arti...
THQ Nordic acquires the retro action-platformer Rad Rodgers
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 20:30
THQ Nordic has once again expanded its portfolio. The publisher announced today that it has purchased the assets of Slipgate Studios, which developed the action-platformer Rad Rodgers for PC. THQ Nordic now owns the seri...
Cloudera files to raise $200 million in IPO
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 20:11
Big data software company Cloudera today submitted its S-1 filing to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CLDR. Joint underwriters on the deal include Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Allen & Co., BofA Mer...
Mode.ai's visual search finds clothes that match your style
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 19:41
EXCLUSIVE: Mode.ai is making bots that use your photos to identify an item of clothing, then show you where to buy it (or a visually similar item of clothing) online. The bot can also recognize photos of home decor produ...
Snapchat launches search for stories, rolling out now in select cities
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 19:34
The battle over Stories continues with Snap releasing an update for its ephemeral messaging app that now lets you search across stories. Rolling out city by city, the company claims it has built a way to “understand wh...
ProBeat: Samsung bravely gives the Galaxy S8 a headphone jack
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 19:30
If Apple had “courage” last September to announce the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus without a headphone jack, then Samsung this week was brave to unveil the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ with a headphone jack. In short, Sams...
A Better Way To Collect Bills From Customers Without Alienating Them
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 19:30
How can your business collect payment for late and overdue bills without alienating customers? Applying some insights from behavioral economics may help.
Trump Wants To Cut An Agency That Helps Small Farmers -- And Makes Money For U.S. Taxpayers
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 19:25
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) takes a market-based approach, mobilizing private sector capital for public good. But it actually earns money and contributes sorely needed revenue to reduce the budget ...
This Female Founder Is Bringing Bees Back To Calgary And Rethinking Honey Production
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 19:25
Alberta is one of the largest honey producing regions in the world with over 600,000 colonies of bees divided amongst 7,000 beekeepers. Yet Eliese Watson, a native of the prairies, says that modern day residents of Calga...
Is it OK that Splatoon 2 is just more Splatoon? GamesBeat Decides
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 19:20
You are a squid now. You are a kid now. You are my friend now, if you subscribe to this podcast about Splatoon. Listen to the GamesBeat Decides podcast Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher. GB Decides on F...
Creative Ways For Micro Businesses To Give Back
Forbes - 31 Mar 2017 19:07
It isn't easy for a micro business to find a meaningful way to give back to the community. Here are two entrepreneurs who used their creativity to do so in innovative ways.
Twitter ditches default profile photo in bid to reduce anonymity
Venture Beat - 31 Mar 2017 19:01
Twitter users who have resisted uploading a profile picture will start to see a change today as the company is ditching its default egg image in place of something less creative. After seven years, Twitter wants you to b...