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Despite our gadget obsession, it's software - not hardware - that will lead the next tech revolution
Venture Beat - 4 Jun 2017 23:33
GUEST: Everyone loves ogling over the latest device or gadget, and I'm certainly no exception. I've never camped out for the latest gaming system or smartphone, but I am guilty of watching the occasional unboxing or tear...
Judge Cites Rapper In Wrap Ruling
Forbes - 4 Jun 2017 22:57
In an opinion which cited Rapper Redman's "How to Role a Blunt", the Colorado's highest court ruled that Blunt Wraps should be taxed as tobacco products.
The Elements of Influence: 5 Secrets to Building an Influential Brand
Forbes - 4 Jun 2017 22:51
The ladder to industry influence is a long one, and there are a lot of rungs along the way. You can't take one step to reach the top -- you've got to keep a steady pace and integrate various tactics to pull yourself up a...
VR startups go into cockroach mode to survive barren consumer market
Venture Beat - 4 Jun 2017 21:10
GUEST: The VR industry continues to ride out the trough of disillusionment, prodded by the big tech players like HTC that hope to jumpstart a market that is ultimately driven by genuine and organic consumer demand, but t...
404 Not Found: How Silicon Valley forgot Palestine
Venture Beat - 4 Jun 2017 19:25
GUEST: At times, the most ordinary of occurrences leaves a lasting impact. Such was the case when a student, by simply arriving late to an event, transformed how Google, and I, understand the politics of tech in Israel a...
Customer Retention: 6 Techniques To Cultivate And Build A Stronger Customer Base
Forbes - 4 Jun 2017 19:13
Your best customers are your current customers. Follow these secrets to convert ordinary customers into extraordinary ones.
These Entrepreneurs Are Democratizing The Ivy League Experience. Here's How.
Forbes - 4 Jun 2017 18:55
Philipp Triebel and Beri Meric met at Harvard Business School while pursuing their MBA. The social and academic experience they gained there inspired them to create Ivy, which democratizes the ivy League experience and t...
Qualcomm spells out the hurdles to 'extended reality' glasses
Venture Beat - 4 Jun 2017 17:35
Qualcomm wants virtual reality and augmented reality to succeed more than anyone, since it will supply the chips that power the hardware behind “extended reality,” delivered by ordinary-looking glasses that can deliv...
What the f*ck is product strategy?
Venture Beat - 4 Jun 2017 16:15
GUEST: What is product strategy? The short answer is, it’s all the product decisions that aren't tactical: analytics, onboarding, retention modules, virality features, and even monetization models. The long answer, tho...
5 Health Tips For Entrepreneurs Who Code
Forbes - 4 Jun 2017 15:12
For thousands of coders & designers around the world, there is a way to stay healthy and keep coding simultaneously.
6 VR predictions for E3 2017
Venture Beat - 4 Jun 2017 15:00
For gamers, Christmas isn't a snowy time of year. The only trees are those that decorate the surroundings of the Los Angeles Convention Center, burning away in the sweltering Californian sun. It's not in December, but in...
Making A Career Transition To Technology (It's Not Rocket Science)
Forbes - 4 Jun 2017 15:00
How do you make a career pivot, specifically the tech industry? It may not be as difficult as you think. David Williams offers four suggestions to navigate your career transition.
Meet Alice, The Siri For Female Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 4 Jun 2017 14:00
Female entrepreneurs looking for advice and resources may want to try out Alice, the new free artificial intelligence tool for women business owners.
The way forward with Facebook Messenger bots
Venture Beat - 4 Jun 2017 07:14
GUEST: From the moment Mark Zuckerberg got on stage at F8 in 2016 and announced the Messenger chatbot ecosystem, innovative brands, agencies, and developers jumped to start testing the waters with chatbots. Dazzled by ma...
Firebrand Ventures Invests In 2 Boulder and 2 Austin Startups
Nibletz - 4 Jun 2017 06:40
Kansas City Investment Firm Invests In 2 Boulder and 2 Austin Startups Two startups from Boulder; inKind and Automox, and two startups from Austin; Threatcare and ScaleFactor all received investments from a relatively yo...
ISTE 2017: We Had Erector And Lincoln Logs, They Have Dot & Dash
Nibletz - 4 Jun 2017 06:36
ISTE 2017: Wonder Workshop Is Teaching Kids To Code With Dot & Dash Wonder Workshop is on our 9 year old edtech reporters list of must see companies at ISTE 2017, here’s why: When I was in elementary school I remember ...
Can You Hear Me Now? Lightspeed Technologies Can Help [ISTE 2017]
Nibletz - 4 Jun 2017 06:35
ISTE 2017: Lightspeed Technologies Offers Solutions To Insure Teachers Don’t Ask Can You Hear Me Now? There’s not a chance in the world that any K-12 student has actually seen those old “can you hear me now” comm...
How AI knocks down roadblocks for the auto insurance market
Venture Beat - 4 Jun 2017 02:00
GUEST: The insurance industry is a catch-22. On one hand, it is a customer-facing landscape, and there is marginal room for error due to the scope of the business. On the other, a vast amount of customer data, usually in...
What's really happening right now with chatbots
Venture Beat - 4 Jun 2017 01:41
GUEST: One night in Corvallis, with the Oregon State basketball team heading to its 14th straight loss of its season, the talk around the hotel bar moved from the television screen to a far different form of communicatio...