July 5, 2015

It was the big story not so long ago. As of mid-June, 14 U.S.-traded China-based companies had received buyout offers valued at a collective $22.4 billion, according to Dealogic. The highest…

Chinese Companies Delisting from U.S. Indices? Maybe Not

Indonesia, one of Southeast Asia’s most vibrant and upcoming e-commerce markets, welcomes a new entrant today after Bizzy, a B2B-focused marketplace, officially opened its service in the country.

B2B E-Commerce Service Bizzy Launches In Indonesia With $2.5M In Funding

Here’s a strange thought: Not very long ago, vertical integration was the cutting edge of global business. Indeed, well into the last century, the companies considered to be at the…

Exponential Organizations Are The Future Of Global Business And Innovation

One-way streets. Roads with nowhere to pull over. Forbidden U-turns. Sometimes your current location isn’t the most convenient place for Uber to pick you up. Walking 15 seconds around the…

Uber Should Tell You Where To Get Picked Up

Pejman Mar Ventures is just two years old, yet it has managed to make a name for itself among Stanford students, partly because its 5,000-square-foot offices are less than a…

A New, $250,000 Startup Competition For Berkeley Students Takes Shape

Hey, remember public access? Those local, non-commercial channels where you’d find weird stuff (and, sure, city council meetings) that made you think, “Wait, how is this even on TV?” Well, public…

NYC.TV Hopes To Bring The Spirit Of Public Access TV To The Web

We live in the digital age. You know that already. Two out of three Americans are now smartphone owners, and more than 86 percent of the population is connected online.…

Personal Health In The Digital Age

Facebook really wants you to use GIFs inside Messenger. The company recently unleashed a series of GIF apps from third-parties which work inside Messenger — as part of its Messenger…

Facebook Tests Features That Make Sharing GIFs In Messenger Easier Than Ever

[tc_aol_on code=”518921925″] Silicon Valley breeds the kind of people that create computers that fit in the palm of our hands, electric cars that can go hundreds of miles on a…

A Look Inside Silicon Valley’s Wild Biotech Accelerator IndieBio

Early in my career, I had an encounter with a senior leader that left such a vivid impression on me that I can still remember it like it was yesterday.…

How Old-School Management Kills Work Culture

It’s a fascinating time to take stock of startup innovation in the Netherlands, a rare turning point where you can watch the hard work of the past give way to…

The Netherlands: A Look At The World’s High-Tech Startup Capital