TREND REPORTS
VCs Raised Billions in Q1 Even as They Made Fewest Investments in 3 Years
[Investing]
2016/04/24 11:10
At first blush, a review of venture capital dealmaking during the first quarter of 2016 suggests an industry gone mad.VC firms raised the highest amount of capital raised in more than a decade, even as they made the lowest number of investments in three years. What gives? The Q1 2016 Venture Pulse Report issued today by CB Insights and KPMG provides some method to this madness.On Monday, the Na...
Latest Plant-Based ‘Milk’ Could Shake Up The Dairy Industry - Ripple
[Product]
2016/04/24 11:09
One of the founders of detergent brand Method has devised a sustainable alternative to dairy using yellow peas.Made to address unsustainable dairy farming practices, Ripple is a plant-based drink made from peas that offers a healthy and eco-friendly alternative to regular milk and other dairy free beverages.Founder Adam Lowry developed a method to isolates the protein found in peas, leaving all...
(PDF) Bain - How Brands Can Prepare for European Retailing's Tectonic Shifts
[Business]
2016/04/24 11:08
Global consumer goods companies have been on a roll for the past 10 years. Fueled by dynamic expansion in developing markets, an M&A bonanza and relentless discipline in cutting costs, the industry’s operating margins have hovered over an impressive 13% for the past decade as consumer goods companies captured greater and greater share of the global retail and consumer products profit pool....
(Video) MIT’s AI²: An AI-Driven Predictive Cybersecurity Platform
[Tech]
2016/04/24 11:06
MIT’s AI Can Predict 85% of Cyberattacks.Knowing a cyberattack’s going to occur before it actually happens is very useful—but it’s tricky to achieve in practice. Now MIT’s built an artificial intelligence system that can predict attacks 85 percent of the time.Cyberattack spotters work in two main ways. Some are AI that simply looks out for anomalies in internet traffic. They work, but ofte...
(Video) Live There Airbnb Campaign
[Business]
2016/04/24 11:05
For its new campaign #LiveThere, Airbnb imagined prints that make us want to go on holidays. To highlight the fact that the first reason people chose Airbnb is because they want to live like locales, they framed holidays moments in frames of booking we can see on their website. The spots propose a confrontation between mass-tourism and locale experience proposed by Airbnb. More than just a simp...
Membership Programs for Children’s Classes ar Expanding
[Business]
2016/04/24 11:05
While parents are increasingly cautious of overscheduling their kids, they nonetheless appreciate classes and activities that can enrich their children’s lives in ways that home-based play cannot. Catering to those who want a more flexible approach to extracurriculars, a number of new services are applying the membership model popularized by ClassPass to children’s classes and events.KIDPASSF...
The Most Important Digital Skill for Tomorrow's CEOs
[Business]
2016/04/24 11:04
These days, it’s a rarity to find someone who’s not on Facebook … unless that someone happens to be a Fortune 500 CEO.A new analysis from CEO.com shows that the heads of the planet’s most powerful companies still view social media as a distraction, if not an outright liability. A full 61 percent have no social media presence at all. Even those who are on Twitter, Facebook or other networks...
100architects’ “Vertical Times Square” Rethinks Urban Recreation
[Design]
2016/04/24 11:03
This idea has motivated the Shanghai-based architecture firm 100architects to design a new form of urban recreation. This multitiered conceptual proposal, named Vertical Times, offers visitors stellar 360-degree views and various options for fun and relaxation.New Yorkers love to hate Times Square. While the district has a lot to offer, it’s plagued by massive crowds and the strangely oppressi...
(Infographic) The Cannabis Gold Rush : 50+ Startups Across Delivery, Compliance, News
[Investing]
2016/04/21 10:40
As the marijuana legalization debate rages, deals to cannabis startups are hitting new highs. Investors active in the space include DCM, Founders Fund, as well as Casa Verde Capital, Snoop Dogg's cannabis-focused fund.[click to enlarge]In April 2016, Pennsylvania became the 24th state to to legalize medical marijuana. With over 35 million Americans using medical marijuana each year, cannabis le...
