February 4, 2016
3 Nearly Free Growth Hacks
“Growth hacking” is a term that people seem to think means “magically market any product or company for free.” I wrote a post called What is growth hacking?…
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February 4, 2016
The 4 Reasons You’re Addicted To Technology
“Nearly everyone I know is addicted in some measure to the Internet,” wrote Tony Schwartz in a recent essay in The New York Times. It’s a common complaint…
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3D Touch Opens A New Dimension Of User Interaction
We spend so much time touching our devices — but what if they could touch us back? Apple’s recent leaps with 3D Touch technology show that this could…
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Africa’s Tech Gold Rush
Africa is on the verge of something big. This seems to be a quiet, cautious consensus in some investment communities. The past year has been peppered with stories…
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Don’t Mortgage Your Startup
The last 5-10 years have been an extraordinary time for early stage tech founders to raise money. But easy access to capital has ingrained some bad habits among…
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Transcending Borders Through Technology
As is clear from the front pages of newspapers recently, we are living in a world where open democratic values are under attack. Paris, Bamako, San Bernardino, Jakarta…
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The App Ecosystem’s New Status Quo
Americans spent more time using smartphone and tablet applications in 2014 than they did mobile and desktop web combined. With nearly four billion smartphones projected to be in…
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Why Cloud Gaming Will Popularize Virtual Reality
The virtual reality hype is real. It is undeniable that virtual reality is in popular demand among early adopters and hardcore gamers. Facebook’s Oculus Rift is sold out…
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Oculus VR Brings A New Reality To The Gaming Industry
After walking the floor of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, many gaming industry participants saw the virtual reality (VR) writing on the wall for…
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Early Stage Investing For Entrepreneurs And Individual Investors Just Got A Whole Lot More Attractive
On Friday, December 18, Congress passed the PATH Act (Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes), a sweeping $1 trillion bill which, as part of an 887-page omnibus, would prove…
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