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Summit Partners Closes Its Second Europe-Focused Growth Equity Fund at Its Hard Cap with €700 Million of Commitments
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 06:25
PRESS RELEASE: Summit Partners, a global alternative investment firm, today announced the final closing of its second Europe growth equity fund. The fundraising was launched earlier this year, and the fund exceeded its t...
Heartland Tech Weekly: In search of 'social capital'
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 03:12
It’s a missing ingredient in the lives of many heartland entrepreneurs, the secret sauce of personal connections that can help transform ambition to success. It’s advice, know-how, a willingness and ability to make k...
Destiny 2's beta is fine
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 23:30
Despite its rough start, I enjoyed the first Destiny. I wasn’t a ravenous fan or anything, but I put in a good amount of time. I even managed to beat one of the Raids. Bungie did a good job improving its online multipl...
Xbox One console revenues have slowed, but software and services are strong
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 22:37
Microsoft‘s gaming division generated $1.657 billion during its fiscal Q4, and that is up $44 million or 3 percent year-over-year. Xbox game sales and services picked up a lot of momentum and were more than enough to m...
'Don't Let Perfect Get In the Way Of Good' And Other Tips From Transformation Experts
Forbes - 20 Jul 2017 22:32
Transformative CEOs share important lessons they have learned from transforming companies like: 1-800-flowers.com, Ameriprise, Citi Cards and Marvel. These seasoned executives discuss the mistakes of going through a tran...
New Founder? Serial Entrepreneur Dan Lynch Shares 3 Tips For Success
Forbes - 20 Jul 2017 22:30
Few entrepreneurs will found as many companies as Dan Lynch, but all of them can learn something from him. Let your passions lead you, and sooner or later, you'll wind up where you need to be.
Call of Duty: WWII has Doctor Who and Pulp Fiction's crime boss punching Nazi zombies
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 21:45
One of Call of Duty’s biggest modes, Nazi Zombies, is getting a major update in the new game WWII due out November 3. You’re still killing waves of undead scum, but this time you’re doing it alongside Doctor Who st...
Five Reasons Why ONE Championship Is Crushing The MMA Market
Forbes - 20 Jul 2017 21:45
Chatri Sityodtong, chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, is a business force you won't want to bet against.
Is My New Business A Good Candidate For SEO Link Building?
Forbes - 20 Jul 2017 21:25
Is link building potentially cost efficient for new businesses to pursue, or is it best reserved as a mid- to late-stage strategy? Let's evaluate.
Why Workplace Diversity Diminishes Groupthink And How Millennials Are Helping
Forbes - 20 Jul 2017 20:56
Thankfully, a recent surge in workplace diversity (thanks in part to millennial leaders) is starting to abate the progression of groupthink.
Kingsway review -- an addictive RPG with deadly pop-up windows
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 20:30
It’s hard to describe the way Kingsway descends into chaos. As I mentioned in my preview from the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in June, it takes all the usual role-playing game features and skins them i...
Facebook's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds deal is about helping devs find their fans
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 19:45
You have no shortage of options when it comes to watching gaming-related video content. Twitch and YouTube are huge portals for livestreams and recorded clips, but Facebook has also started working its way into that conv...
Citrix brings virtual desktops and more to Google Cloud
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 19:39
Citrix and Google Cloud announced a big expansion to their existing partnership today that covers G Suite and Google Cloud Platform. The two companies are working together so that users can run virtual desktop environmen...
The BoringLoop? Elon Musk Plans Tunnel-Based Hyperloop From New York To D.C.
Forbes - 20 Jul 2017 18:46
The latest audacious proposal from the billionaire tech industrialist is an underground Hyperloop train that would shoot passengers between New York and Washington DC in just 29 minutes.
Thinner Moto Z2 Force loses over 20% battery capacity; U.S. version has worst specs
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 18:21
EXCLUSIVE: On July 25, Lenovo subsidiary Motorola is holding its next major product launch, where the star of the show will be the second member of the Moto Z2 family, the Moto Z2 Force (Moto Z2 Play was introduced in Ju...
5 Reasons Millennials Should Bootstrap Their First Business
Forbes - 20 Jul 2017 18:17
These are just some of the reasons prospective millennial entrepreneurs should consider bootstrapping their first startup:
Firefox 8.0 for iOS arrives with new tab experience, night mode, and QR code reader
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 18:05
Mozilla today released Firefox 8.0 for iOS. Notable additions to the browser include a new tab experience, a night mode, an integrated QR code reader, yMail support, and external keyboard support in the address. You can ...
Pocket Gems' Episode app will get Pitch Perfect interactive story
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 18:00
Pocket Gems and Universal Studios are launching an interactive story for the Episode mobile app based on the Pitch Perfect films. The partnership comes ahead of Universal’s holiday release of Pitch Perfect 3 film. Pock...
Google accelerates network speeds for its cloud customers
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 18:00
Google Cloud customers will get faster network speeds as part of an update the company is making across the board to support new technology that reduces network congestion. That tech is what helped accelerate speeds for ...
Benefits Of Telecommuting For The Future Of Work
Forbes - 20 Jul 2017 17:58
Telecommuting has become a way of life, disrupting the traditional workplace as we know it with employees who are happier and more productive.
Small Business Owners May See A Credit Score Boost
Forbes - 20 Jul 2017 17:35
Do you monitor your credit scores and reports? If you do, and you have a judgment or tax lien on your credit reports, you may be in for a welcome surprise.
Rubie's Costume Company Partners with Guidance to Accelerate B2B Growth
Venture Beat - 20 Jul 2017 17:25
PRESS RELEASE: Guidance, a customer centric commerce services provider (CSP) that enables retailers, branded manufacturers and distributors to accelerate growth, announced today that it has successfully launched Rubie's ...