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Snapchat–now rebranded as Snap–is moving into hardware with Spectacles. The colorful, funky-looking sunglasses, similar to the app, are capable of filming video in 10-second clips that can be shared with…
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Here are 10 things that may help you be better prepared for the important first few years of entrepreneurial life. 1. Don’t create new products, solve problems. Forty-two percent…
Start Preparing for the Next One Business in the digital age has become a seemingly neverending series of “next big things.” Whether it’s e-commerce, search engine optimization, social…
There’s no debate that senior IT needs to think strategically and with the future in mind. But just how far out should you be looking? Well, if you take a…
Customer acquisition is a core challenge for any startup. But for platforms this is doubly true, thanks to the chicken-and-egg problem. Unlike a traditional, linear startup, a platform doesn’t need…
Despite security and cost concerns, businesses and their IT teams are moving forward on practical deployments of internet of things technologies, according to a survey from IDC. The report…
DevOps depends on automated deployment tools and products that support practices such as continuous development, deployment, and improvement of enterprise software. Here’s a look at vendors and their tools to…
Cloud services are firmly established in the fabric of IT staff operations as necessary and growing ingredients of enterprise computing. No matter your business model or industry vertical, chances…
More data, more types of data, and the need to leverage it all to create more business value — those are some of the drivers behind enterprise adoption of master…
With only a minority of CIOs and other executives expressing much confidence in their company’s ability to manage the scale and scope of data integration needs, the vast majority are…
The owner of a floral shop has unlocked one of the secrets of driving repeat sales by tapping into valuable customer data — but she doesn’t think about it that…
“The reality is, you’ll never retain all of your customers, and some of those reasons you can’t control.” Even if you improve free trial signups, you won’t save them all…
Entrepreneurs don’t always want to be known as salespeople. They often prefer innovators, leaders and builders. But the truth is, selling is one of the most important skillsets for founders…
Around the world, entrepreneurs are dealing with the same problem. In cities like Chicago, Barcelona, Nairobi, Tel Aviv, Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney, they’re trying to harness the power of the innovation…
We all want to stay connected all the time—whether it is to check up on loved ones, post (and stalk) on social media, have instant access to information or reply…
Holding a productive meeting is an art. Unfortunately, it’s one few business leaders have mastered. Instead of thinking of team meetings as exciting brainstorming sessions or collaborative ways to solve…