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July 27, 2016
An Entrepreneur Learned The Importance Of Making Time To Manage Time
As his life grew more complicated, Marcus Whitney realized he needed to schedule large blocks of time just to manage his calendar.
When Marcus Whitney took the plunge into entrepreneurship, he realized he needed to start managing his time differently. The year was 2008, and Whitney, then 32, already had a fairly complicated life. He had two young sons, 9 and 7, whose mother he had recently divorced. Amidst all this, he had decided to found a software development firm, Remarkable Wit, out of Nashville, Tenn., where he lived.
Are Investors Still Squeamish About Putting Money Into Women's Health?
Women account for half the population, but some investors still consider women's health products "too niche." But is the tide turning?
Karen Long is no stranger to entrepreneurship, having worked at fast-growing startups in everything from biotech to wine. But with her newest company, Nuelle, she faced some hurdles that she's never encountered before.
The Most Critical Skills Gap: Cybersecurity
Data breaches are both costly and damaging to a company's reputation. But there aren't enough people to fill open cybersecurity positions.
We are reaching a new critical shortage in the workforce. In addition to the health care sector's impending lack of qualified nurses (and enough teachers to educate new ones) industry experts are sounding a similar alarm for cybersecurity experts.
Why Marissa Mayer's Ultimate Talent Acquisition Strategy Failed
For four years, Marissa Mayer tried to save Yahoo. One of her big strategies—acquire, acquire, acquire—didn't pan out. Here's why.
Though the writing has been on the wall for months—if not years—Yahoo has finally been acquired. Verizon has scooped up the company to the tune of $4.8 billion. For many, this is the beginning of the end of a years-long saga to fix a seemingly broken digital media company; Verizon says it will use the new assets to build a digital media empire. For others, it's just another chance to pile on the blame game for CEO Marissa Mayer.
How I've Learned To Fight Loneliness And Isolation As A CEO
When everyone's looking to you for answers, one CEO recounts from experience, the pressures can be intense.
Martin Senn, the former head of Zurich Insurance,
committed suicide in May this year, less than three years after two other top Swiss executives took their own lives. It's difficult to generalize from individual tragedies like these, but it's just as difficult not to see a common thread. It's long been argued that companies could do a lot more to support their employees' mental health and well-being, considering that so many of those pressures arise in the workplace.
This Former LinkedIn Product Manager's Surprising Leadership Formula
Over a career spanning eBay, LinkedIn, and Instacart, Elliot Shmukler figured out how to turn A/B testing into a management tool.
Over his career, Instacart VP of product Elliot Shmukler has seen the interplay of people and products unfold across many industries. For instance, the former Wealthfront and Linkedin product leader knows that much of what takes people sideways with money and career involves emotions. He's also seen the same dynamic at play as product managers make decisions to pursue ideas, essentially their currency at a startup. Bake into the equation different product management styles with shrinking launch windows and the pressure compounds. That's why Shmukler champions A/B testing, not only as a sound product development practice, but also as an effective management tool.
How To Tackle Big Issues When You're Constantly Putting Out Fires
Getting yanked into one meeting after another? The Muse CEO Kathryn Minshew shares how she makes time for crucial solo work.
Every morning, you sit down at your computer with the best intentions. Coffee in one hand and your to-do list in the other, you're feeling geared up and ready for a productive day. It's the day you're finally going to dig into those grand ideas you've been rolling around in your brain.
Maybe We Should Just Rent Our Gadgets
A startup called Grover attempts a hardware-for-rent model as ownership starts to feel meaningless.
By now, consumers of modern electronics should realize that they don't entirely own the hardware they buy.
July 26, 2016
Four Reasons Why Betting Against Apple Is A Fool's Game
The company's sales have fallen for two quarters now. But forget the earnings, and instead focus on its long-term future.
Sure, Apple beat analyst expectations for its third-quarter earnings. But for two quarters in a row, the company's sales have been falling. Sales of iPhones, which Apple has come to depend on for some 60% of its total revenue, were off 23% from the same quarter last year. Unit sales were down 15%, further confirming studies showing that consumers are not replacing their iPhones as often as they once did. Unit sales dropped for iPads and Macs as well, although iPad revenue rose.
I say forget the earnings, and instead focus on the long-term. Here are four reasons Apple is still the company to beat in technology.
Inside Facebook's $30,000 Surround 360 Camera Project
Today, Facebook is releasing the open-source design of its 360-degree 3D camera. Fast Company got an exclusive look behind the curtain.
Stapled to the wall outside a lab near Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters are 15 slips of paper, the pride of the team behind the company's open-source 360 degree 3D camera project.
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