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What’s The Easiest Place To Raise Early Startup Capital ?
[Investing]
2017/10/10 10:49
The venture capital funnel shows just how brutal the VC game is. We analyzed VC fundraising stats from various regions to see where it’s easiest (and hardest) to raise money and exit.[click to enlarge]We compared 8 different tech hubs (4 within the US and 4 international):- Silicon Valley- Boston- NY- LA- China- Germany- India- United KingdomAmong our unexpected findings, we learned it’s easi...
Cash is King for Reasons Bitcoin Struggles With : Survey
[Investing]
2017/10/10 10:48
The idea that cash is becoming obsolete is perhaps a little flawed. With so many different payment methods available, from credit and debit cards, and now digital currencies, many would think that cash, as an outdated payment method, may be falling away.A recent survey has shown that cash is only six percent down on debit cards as people’s prefered payment method. A lot of it has to do with it...
How an Empty UPS Envelope Turned Out to be Marketing Genius
[Business]
2017/10/10 10:48
Postal blunder offers lessons for all companies, large and small. Without realizing it, by sending out empty UPS envelopes, a company tapped into two psychological phenomena.What would you do if you opened a UPS envelope and there was nothing inside?Friends of mine, who have asked to remain anonymous, as they don’t want to alert their competitors to the success of their sales campaign, inadver...
Netflix's Pricing Strategy Works as Margins Improve
[Investing]
2017/10/10 10:48
Netflix’s share price reached an all-time high on Thursday after the company decided to raise prices for (some of) its subscribers in the United States. The latest price hike, the third since the company started offering a standalone streaming option in 2011, will affect the standard tier ($10.99 instead of $9.99) as well as the premium tier plan ($13.99 instead of $11.99) while the entry-leve...
US Company Offers Free Microchip Implants to All Employees
[Tech]
2017/10/10 10:47
Three Square Market (32M) is offering to implant its employees with RFID chip like those used to microchip animals.For years, a subset of the transhumanist community, called "grinders", has been experimenting with implanting electronics and microchips into their bodies. Considered fringe technology not so long ago, the idea of implantable electronics has recently moved closer to the mainstream....
(PDF) UBS : Robotaxis Will Cost Half What Owning A Car Does In The Future
[Consumer]
2017/10/09 10:10
How much cheaper will it be to hail a driverless taxi than to own a car in the future? A lot, according to the financial services firm UBS.UBS forecasts that taking “robotaxis”—i.e., self-driving taxis—will be half as expensive per kilometer as owning a car in the future. The firm expects to see widespread adoption of robotaxis in urban areas starting around 2030. It estimates that the typi...
(Video) The Future of AI and Computing - Neuromorphic Computing
[Tech]
2017/10/09 10:09
Introducing Self-Learning Chip from Intel, to Rev Up AI, Loihi. A self learning chip from Intel designed to work like the human brain has been announced.The chip is codenamed Loihi. Dr. Michael Mayberry did the introductions in his editorial on Monday. He is corporate vice president and managing director of Intel Labs.His announcement is valuable on two levels—it presents information about the...
(Infographic) Shoppable Media Is Transforming How Consumers Find and Then Buy Products
[Consumer]
2017/10/09 10:08
What marketers need to know about a rapidly growing trend.People consciously looking to make a purchase are three times more likely to buy if they’re exposed to a shoppable ad.From click-to-buy buttons on Pinterest to “swipe up” directives on Snapchat, the shoppable media ecosystem is growing at a rapid pace, making it easier than ever for advertisers to place products in front of consumers...
AI Told Coca-Cola to Make Cherry Sprite. So It Did
[Tech]
2017/10/09 10:07
Loyal drinkers of Cherry Sprite have robots to thank for their favorite sugary concoction.For years, Coca-Cola has invested in AI technology in hopes it would give the company a better idea of what its customers want. It’s currently exploring an AI-powered virtual assistant—think Apple’s Siri and Google’s Alexa—to interact with people at certain vending machines, according to Forbes. In th...
