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Spotify Shows the Way to a Content Economy
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 16:21
Last November, Marc Engel, Unilever's Chief Supply Chain Officer, told me about Spotify's brilliant algorithms for finding and serving music to listeners. I immediately signed up for the premium service. Since then I hav...
The Game Isn't Over Yet For Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, And Litecoin
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 02:37
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin is still a game that can make people rich and truly free, according to some experts.
Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur? 6 Questions To Ask Yourself
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 16:30
Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. If you think you're ready for the challenge, start by asking yourself the following six questions. If you find yourself answering "no," you may not be ready.
Diaceutics Raises $5M from WhiteRock Capital Partners and Silicon Valley Bank to Support Global Expansion
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2018 13:25
PRESS RELEASE: Diaceutics, the diagnostic commercialization company that improves patient outcomes via better diagnostic testing, today announces that it has raised $5 million in new mezzanine financing from two partners...
Four Must-Know Tips for the Would-Be Entrepreneur
Nibletz - 5 Apr 2018 03:09
If you're interested in entrepreneurship, you've probably heard all kinds of advice. From choosing something you love to waiting to check your email until you've had a chance to meditate in the morning, there is no short...
Do Not Dump: Make Your Marketing Strategy Story-Based, Not Fact-Based
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 02:14
Marketers can no longer rely on information alone to encourage people to buy their products or services. Emotionally engaging stories are much more effective.
How Courtney Boyd Myers Is Building The Next Superfood Craze With Kelp
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 23:38
Courtney Boyd Myers found an opportunity to fill a hole in the market while helping hardworking farmers fulfill a need through a nutritious green found under the sea. Today AKUA is offering consumers a delicious kelp sna...
How Alexa is influencing the next generations of kids
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2018 23:10
GUEST: AI is changing the way we live. Virtual assistants giving us new ways to shop, self-driving cars promising us new commuting options, and bots assisting in the workplace show companies applying AI to a range of ind...
This Data-Driven Rental Platform Makes Finding The Perfect Apartment Quick And Easy
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 23:30
I spoke with VeryApt CEO and Co-Founder Ashrit Kamireddi about the vision behind his company, developing a new model for finding apartments, and how smart data is designing the future of home-buying.
Three Ways To Let Someone Know They Dropped The Ball
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 22:49
Leadership isn't always easy. It can seem even more complicated when titles, positions, and supervisory labels become involved. But strip that away and you really just have people looking out for one another and supporti...
How To Invest AND Exit With Impact AND Return
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 22:43
In my continued look into how to sell without selling out, I switch gears to review the fund manager's perspective. I interviewed Paul Richardson of B Corp Renewal Funds to learn more about the framework it uses to creat...
Facebook's ad policies are hurting women's health startups
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2018 22:33
The problems women in tech face are well documented. But what happens when the tech itself causes problems for women? Facebook’s ad policies were called out for being biased against women’s health in 2015. After inte...
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is tapping its way to tablets in Q2 (updated)
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2018 22:30
EXCLUSIVE: Is something still a clicker game if you replace the mouse with your fingers? Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is about to find out as it brings its Dungeons & Dragons clicker stylings to mobile for the ...
Razer launches game store alternative to Steam and Amazon
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2018 21:31
Razer wants to bring competition to PC gaming digital distribution. The company has launched the Razer Game Store as a new way for people to purchase games like Far Cry 5, Ni No Kuni II, and more. Razer is best known for...
Venture Capital Needs To Clean House. But The Bones Are Good
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 21:13
Venture capital, when done right, is at its core a meritocracy that needs more women to join and not be repelled by the industry's "boys' club" image, argues Midas List investor Rebecca Lynn.
What's hot in AI: Deep reinforcement learning
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2018 21:10
GUEST: Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is an exciting area of AI research, with potential applicability to a variety of problem areas. Some see DRL as a path to artificial general intelligence, or AGI, because of how i...
Making $30 Million on Coffee And Passion
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 21:07
The best entrepreneurs are like a good cup of coffee: fresh, strong and bold. Army Green Beret turned coffee brew master, Evan Hafer, is exactly that. The CEO of Black Rifle Coffee, he roasts over a million pounds of cof...
OZY CEO Carlos Watson Is Leading A Media Movement For The Change Generation
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 20:30
I spoke with OZY founder and CEO Carlos Watson about the vision behind his company, disrupting the media industry, and the blueprint for engaging millennials in the modern world.
Deckard Cain will soon stay awhile and put enemies to sleep in Heroes of the Storm
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2018 20:25
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Diablo’s iconic storyteller and master rapper Deckard Cain is joining Heroes of the Storm’s roster. The character will soon be playable on the Public Test Realm at a to-be-...
PlayStation postmortem: Former Sony games chief Andrew House to speak at GamesBeat Summit
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2018 19:45
Andrew House took Sony to the top of the video game console business with the PlayStation 4, and then he walked away from it. House served for 27 years at Sony in various roles, lastly as the president of Sony Interactiv...
Hearthstone's The Witchwood launches its spooky cards April 12 on PC, Android, and iOS
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2018 19:00
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that The Witchwood, it’s next expansion for Hearthstone, will launch April 12 for PC, Android, and iOS. This will be the eighth expansion for the market-leading card game. It is a...
Villanova's Dominant Season Was Both Amazing And Dull
Forbes - 5 Apr 2018 18:38
More times than not, Villanova made winning look easy, and no sports fans (besides 'Nova nation) wants to watch blowout after blowout.