How Tech Titans Know To Pull The Plug On Projects

 Not every new idea is destined to be great. Sometimes even the most promising concepts end up in the scrap pile. You probably never heard about Google Here, but the project was so big that Alphabet CEO Larry Page himself made the final decision to abandon it. Aimed at smartphone users, Here would have allowed companies to interact with users by location. For instance, someone in a Gap… Read More

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Here’s What Cards Against Humanity Is Doing With The $71,145 They Made On Black Friday

 While a lot of the US was out and about shopping for themselves or others for the holidays, Cards Against Humanity ran their own Black Friday campaign, asking for $5 and in return the buyer would get nothing. Nada. Zip. And the buyers LIKED it. Today, the team shared that they’d made a grand total of $71,145 in one day and let us in on what they would be buying with their hard-earned cash. Read More

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Key Person Insurance Is VCs’ Assurance

 Founders soliciting venture funds quickly get comfortable revealing details about their operations, vision and finances. They may also need to be willing to step on a scale and get a blood draw. Investors try to ensure that the startups they’re funding are healthy, and, strange as it might seem, they like to know that critical founders are in good shape, too. Read More

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The Platform Paradox

 I often hear VCs say that they don’t back products, they back platforms. I find that logic backwards and in many ways dangerous for founders. Platforms can provide a durable competitive advantage, and it’s easy to understand why startups would want to create one, but great platforms are nearly always born from companies first creating great products with narrow, but compelling… Read More

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The 20 Best Unicorn Companies For Paying Software Engineers Top Dollar

 Last week we brought you the 20 highest paying unicorns, based on median annual salary for all employees. This time around, we centered our search on the unicorns paying best for programmers. Read More

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How Mobile Apps Are Transforming The Job Search

{rss:content:encoded} How Mobile Apps Are Transforming The Job Search http://ift.tt/1TbDMVA http://ift.tt/1Q32F6h November 27, 2015 at 10:00PM  Searching for a job is just like dating, banking or procrastinating on chores until someone else does them: It’s something we all have to do. So why shouldn’t the job search be the basis for mobile apps, like those other adult obligations? Over the past couple of years, it has. As 2015 turns to 2016, the job search is now squarely the business of mobile technology, with the tedium… Read More

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‘Moments’ Are Selling The Promise Of VR Right Now

 When explaining some of the nuances of virtual reality to friends and family, they want to hear about the “games” or the “apps.” Yes, full experiences, or “titles” are an exciting part about any platform’s growth. Unfortunately, there aren’t that many full titles that are going to get people excited yet. Yes, there are some great games adapted… Read More

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Cortana For iOS Begins Rolling Out To Testers

{rss:content:encoded} Cortana For iOS Begins Rolling Out To Testers http://ift.tt/1NcTH17 http://ift.tt/1lOwEnn November 27, 2015 at 07:14PM  Microsoft has now made good on its earlier promise that it would soon roll out a beta version of its Cortana personal assistant – a rival to Apple’s Siri and Google Now – to users of iOS devices. This week, a handful of testers who signed up to trial the new app were notified by way of email that the iOS version of Cortana was available for download. The beta version of… Read More

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Instagram Now Testing Support For Account Switching, No Log Out Required

{rss:content:encoded} Instagram Now Testing Support For Account Switching, No Log Out Required http://ift.tt/1Ov9xHW http://ift.tt/1zHx9U7 November 27, 2015 at 05:18PM  A feature Instagram users have wanted for some time – support for switching between multiple accounts directly in the app – is now being tested, according to a new report out this morning. Select members in Instagram’s official beta testing group for Android have spotted the option in Instagram’s settings in their beta build of the mobile application. The feature… Read More

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Thanksgiving E-Commerce Sales Rise 26% But Average Basket Size Declines To $123.45

{rss:content:encoded} Thanksgiving E-Commerce Sales Rise 26% But Average Basket Size Declines To $123.45 http://ift.tt/1llhaa5 http://ift.tt/1NyieEd November 27, 2015 at 03:49PM  The number of people buying goods online and by mobile during the holiday season continues to grow, but the average value of what they are buying appears to be falling. IBM has now published some of its stats for Thanksgiving online sales — amassed by way of its Benchmark survey tracking thousands of sites — and it reports that sales overall were up 26% yesterday compared to… Read More

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DJI’s Latest Drone Saves Crops From Pests

 DJI made its name building high-end consumer drones, but its latest model shows where the future may lie for the Shenzhen-based company and its competitors. Read More

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The Accessibility Of The iPhone 6s

{rss:content:encoded} The Accessibility Of The iPhone 6s http://ift.tt/1PdTQYN http://ift.tt/1XumcNF November 27, 2015 at 03:00AM  With each passing year, Apple releases a new iPhone. And with each passing year, I’m faced with the question of upgrading. On one hand, I want to be practical and save money. My phone still works great and runs the latest version of iOS without limitation, so it’s not imperative that I upgrade. On the other hand, the nerd in me wants the new phone for all the new functionality… Read More

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Immerse Me: How To Get Lost In A Story (Story Not Required)

 The media we use to tell stories has evolved considerably in the millennia since our ancestors swapped their first campfire tales. Regardless of the form stories take, the storyteller always has the same goal: transport an audience — get people to stop thinking about the here and now and focus on the world of the story. And despite all advances in storytelling media, there has only been… Read More

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Machine Intelligence In The Real World

 In the past few years, I’ve been laser-focused on machine intelligence. I’ve talked to hundreds of entrepreneurs, researchers and investors about helping machines make us smarter. And in the months since I shared my landscape of machine intelligence companies, folks keep asking me what I think of them — as if they’re all doing more or less the same thing. (I’m… Read More

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Get Builds Mobile Apps And Handles Deliveries For Local Shops

 Meet Get, a new French startup that wants to be the Shopify for small retailers on mobile among many other things. With Get, local shops like your favorite bakery can effortlessly have an app for iOS and Android. Get also provides a same-hour delivery service like Stuart. Read More

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The Many Ways Of WeChat: How Messaging Is Eating The World

{rss:content:encoded} The Many Ways Of WeChat: How Messaging Is Eating The World http://ift.tt/1LBTseR http://ift.tt/1FwBzzP November 26, 2015 at 07:00PM  In February 2011, I visited my friend Bill Huang who worked for Tencent in Shenzhen. Bill was telling me about their new messaging app, called WeChat, that had just launched. At the time, I had been using WhatsApp for more than a year. I asked Bill why they would build a copycat. His reply? He simply insisted that I download the app and take it for a spin. That night, I went home to Hong Kong… Read More

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What’s The Deal With EAT Club?

 To be honest, I had never heard of EAT Club until about a month ago, when its public relations team reached out to me, and I’m glad that they did. EAT Club, which launched in 2010, is almost three years into its move from a consumer-focused company to a business-to-business one that focuses on corporate food catering. EAT Club’s ideal customer has always been the office… Read More

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The Art Of The Pitch

 I’m fortunate in my day to day. I have the privilege of hearing new and exciting ideas, both by seasoned and budding entrepreneurs. I remind myself that not too many moons ago, I was in their shoes pitching for money, product and development support and, at times, attention. Being that much of my job is hearing, seeing and experiencing pitches, it seems appropriate that I share… Read More

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7 On-Demand Delivery Startups In London

 We count 7 on-demand delivery startups currently battling it out in London (although there are doubtless more) as entrepreneurs and VCs make big bets on smartphone-driven convenience and the promise of getting you food or just about anything delivered to your door within minutes. Read More

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