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Equity-only investing hurts both VCs and startups
Venture Beat - 20 Aug 2017 01:33
GUEST: To back transformative innovators, early stage investors will need to start innovating too. Despite its popularity, the equity-only strategy, on average, disappoints. The common line of thinking in the venture wor...
What your company needs to know about the blockchain movement
Venture Beat - 19 Aug 2017 23:10
GUEST: The blockchain technology market is projected to see a 61.5 percent compound annual growth rate through 2021 according to MarketWatch. And we’re seeing companies from across the spectrum — from finance, logist...
John Smedley interview: Amazon wants games with 'ridiculous computation'
Venture Beat - 19 Aug 2017 22:30
John Smedley has had a storied career in games, including the creation of EverQuest, the growth of Sony Online Entertainment, and the spinout of Daybreak Games as an operator of games like the zombie apocalypse online ga...
K-12 Cyber Tips For Privacy And Security For Back To School
Nibletz - 19 Aug 2017 21:35
Students Are Headed Back To School, Here Are Some Cyber Tips For Privacy and Security Students in grades K-12 across the country have already started heading back to school. It seems like summer is never long enough for ...
The U.S. government should be making better use of the internet of things
Venture Beat - 19 Aug 2017 21:25
GUEST: The U.S. government acknowledges that the Internet of things (IoT) has advanced past the research and development stage. However, even with this acknowledgement, there is still a gap in how the public sector is co...
Baidu's ambitious plan for 'everyone on this planet' to use its conversational AI DuerOS
Venture Beat - 19 Aug 2017 19:02
Last month was huge for Baidu. On the same day it opened its conversational AI platform DuerOS to businesses and third parties at its first-ever artificial intelligence developer conference, the Chinese search giant anno...
5 Funding Sources To Help Bootstrap Your Startup Right Now
Forbes - 19 Aug 2017 19:0010 Signs You're Trying Too Hard To Please Everyone
Forbes - 19 Aug 2017 18:02
Being agreeable and cooperative could help your career. But being subservient could backfire. You'll never reach your greatest potential if you're trying to be all things to all people.
How to Build a Reputation That Brings You Opportunity Every Day
Forbes - 19 Aug 2017 17:32
Developing a solid reputation that drives opportunity your way requires three things besides hard work.
Why I Gave Away Our Family Dog
Forbes - 19 Aug 2017 15:58
I gave away our family dog this week. AWhy am I telling you all this in a business publication? Because I fell for the Wonder Woman trap and don't want you to make the same mistake, whether about a dog or another commitm...
Italian Millionaire Flavio Briatore Looks To Sell Kenyan Resort
Forbes - 19 Aug 2017 12:13
Italian businessman Flavio Briatore is reportedly looking to sell an exclusive beach hotel property he owns in Kenya.