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June 17, 2016
4 Misconceptions About Personal Branding You Need To Abandon Right Now
If you're in any corner of technology or marketing, you need to widen your web presence beyond LinkedIn.
When I was a kid I hated pizza. I told myself that it made me sick, a lie I blindly clung to until I was 12 years old. Then I tried a slice and it was, of course, delicious.
How Staring Death In The Face Inspired This Father And Businessman To Launch A Startup
Recording videos for his children to watch after he died gave Jon Loew the idea for KeepTree, which has so far raised $5 million in funding.
Jon Loew was taking a shower on New Year's Eve 2010 when all of a sudden he felt a sharp pain in his arm and pressure in his skull. The world suddenly looked distorted, its angles changed, "Like I was looking in the mirror at a funhouse," he would later report.
June 16, 2016
A Chat With The Youngest App Developer At WWDC
We talk to 9-year-old Anvitha Vijay about Apple's latest announcements, coding, UI design, and getting Craig Federighi's phone number.
The youngest developer at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco is 9-year-old Anvitha Vijay. Invited to the conference as part of an Apple scholarship program, she had a VIP seat by the stage at Monday's big press event and was even shouted out by Apple CEO Tim Cook in front of thousands of her developer peers.
Trigger Is Like The IFTTT Of Investing
Trigger gives you hedge-fund level investment tools—on your phone.
In the last few years a bunch of apps and digital services have cropped up to help get regular people investing in the stock market. Mobile apps like Robinhood and Acorns, for example, help dismantle a price barrier that often keeps people from investing. Rather than requiring them to set aside thousands of dollars to open a brokerage account, these apps let people invest small amounts of money in stocks for free or for a small fee. However, once that threshold is crossed, it can still be difficult for non-expert investors to figure out what they should be buying or selling—or when, or why. Also, many people don't have time to monitor the stock market frequently.
What Is The Role Of A Workplace After A Tragedy?
In the wake of all-too-common mass shootings, what should company leadership and HR do to make employees feel safe?
It's a safe bet that Monday-morning watercooler talk included shock and disbelief over the tragedy that took place in the Orlando nightclub Pulse. Unfortunately the topic isn't new, as shootings have become more common. And while employees will talk, when should workplace leadership enter the conversation?
Microsoft Boosts Its Chatbot Future By Acquiring Wand Labs
The startup, which ties together an array of services through a conversational interface, will help build out Satya Nadella's vision.
On Monday, Microsoft made headlines by plunking down $26 billion for LinkedIn. Now it's announcing its second acquisition of the week: For an undisclosed sum, the company has bought Wand Labs, a Silicon Valley-based startup that declares its mission is "to tear down app walls, integrate your services in chat, and make them work together so you can do more with less taps."
Why Does Cannes Matter? What The Annual Advertising Festival Means For The Rest Of Us
Top ad agency execs weigh in on the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and its influence on what consumers will see in the future.
For the longest time, the Cannes Lions was an advertising festival and awards celebration—the biggest and broadest in an industry chock-full of festivals and awards celebrations. But just as advertising itself has expanded far beyond the confines of the TV commercial, printed ads, and billboards, so too has this annual gathering.
In 100 Years, $77 Billion Worth Of San Francisco Property Could Be Underwater
Rethinking a city for new coastlines that don't exist yet
By the end of the century, some of San Francisco's million-dollar apartments and multimillion dollar houses will be underwater. A recent report calculated that property worth a total of $77 billion is at risk from rising seas in the city.
Here's What It Takes To Land A Leadership Role Outside Your Own Industry
Some industries are showing more openness to hiring "outsider CEOs," and becoming one can be a smart career move.
In the old days, if a CEO was hired from outside the company, it was usually done as a last resort—either a suitable successor hadn't been groomed, or the current CEO was forced out suddenly. Times are changing, however, as more companies are purposely seeking outside CEOs, according to the latest CEO Success study from Strategy&, PwC's strategy consulting business. The study revealed that from 2012 to 2015, boards chose an outsider CEO in 22% of planned turnovers, up from 14% from 2004 to 2007.
Six Habits Of People Who Confuse Ego With Self-Confidence
You already know that confidence is good, but too much can be dangerous. Here's how to figure out where the line is.
Successful entrepreneurs put all of their efforts into building and growing their new ventures, setting their own egos aside, and prioritizing hard work above all else. Same goes for anyone trying to advance their career—it's all strategy, skills, and relationships; you don't move ahead simply by being an incredible person.
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