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Can Google's 20% time really work for your startup?
Venture Beat - 13 May 2017 23:33
GUEST: Google's 20 percent time is one of the most famous, and arguably successful, management practices of all time. In their 2004 IPO letter, Google's founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin revealed that the policy of all...
5 Entrepreneurial Companies Who Care About Your Health
Forbes - 13 May 2017 22:00
Thanks to growing demand and greater awareness about the importance of our well-being, the global wellness industry is now valued at $3.7 trillion.
$20 For 'Legend Of Zelda'? A Bargain At Twice The Price
Forbes - 13 May 2017 21:50
When I first learned that Nintendo was going to charge $20 for their Breath of the Wild DLC season pass, I thought it was ridiculous. That said, after clocking in over 120+ hours on the standard quest, I consider $20 a v...
In Customer Service, You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile
Forbes - 13 May 2017 20:48
What's true in the musical "Annie" is true in every real-life customer service position as well: You're never fully dressed without a smile.
Glu's Design Home is another big hit targeting female mobile gamers
Venture Beat - 13 May 2017 19:25
When Glu Mobile bought CrowdStar for $45 million in December, it picked up a game publisher that had rare success with female gamers through its Covet Fashion a mobile game. And now CrowdStar’s last independently produ...
New York's tech success isn't measured just in IPOs
Venture Beat - 13 May 2017 18:10
GUEST: Recently, VentureBeat published a report about "New York City's overhyped startup scene," an article that used Yext's then-impending IPO to make a case that a lack of flashy IPOs and exits somehow indicated New Yo...
Vreal CEO Todd Hooper on the joys of VR livestreaming
Venture Beat - 13 May 2017 17:02
Todd Hooper has shown up early at the virtual reality party. He started Vreal in Seattle to create a livestreaming platform for streamers to broadcast their gameplay in VR to spectators. It’s like Twitch, the livestrea...
Behind Hawaii's push to be a startup paradise
Venture Beat - 13 May 2017 15:00
FEATURE: We all know the San Francisco Bay Area is home to Silicon Valley, but a few cities and states around the country are trying to recreate the region’s success. In Nebraska, you have Silicon Prairie, then there�...
Ending Silos When Trust Is Toast
Forbes - 13 May 2017 15:00
Silos, sabotage, and system dysfunction are symptoms of lack of cultural alignment. Here's how one company fixed their cultural crisis and propelled themselves to new levels of success.
Everything Microsoft announced at Build 2017
Venture Beat - 13 May 2017 13:03
So Microsoft’s annual Build developer conference came and went, and the computing giant unveiled a number of initiatives aimed at the software engineers and web developers of the world. From Windows 10 to Cortana and b...
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Venture Beat - 13 May 2017 08:44
This week, Tech.eu tracked 16 technology M&A transactions, one IPO and 71 tech funding deals totaling nearly €1.14 billion (about $1.24 billion) in Europe, Turkey and Israel.Here's an overview of the 10 biggest Europea...
Stolen U.S. spy agency tool used to launch global cyberattack
Venture Beat - 13 May 2017 03:12
(Reuters) – A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency hit international shipper FedEx, disrupted Britain’s health system ...
Where are all the big telecom mergers?
Venture Beat - 13 May 2017 02:20
The much-anticipated merger mania in the communications industry finally turned into a real deal this week, but it probably wasn’t the one most people were expecting. Verizon outbid AT&T with a $3.1 billion offer for t...
Spotify reportedly to go public as direct listing on NYSE
Venture Beat - 13 May 2017 00:43
(Reuters) – Music streaming service Spotify, most recently valued at $13 billion, will be the first major company to carry out a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange when it goes public later this year or earl...
5 Important Business Goals To Hit In Your First 2 Years Of Freelancing
Forbes - 13 May 2017 00:15
Anyone can achieve their dreams as a freelancer if they set their mind to it. Avoid toiling away at it by setting and keeping business goals for your first couple years. Here are five important ones to remember.