Smart home revolution
Commentary The idea of a smart home used to be reserved for sci-fi movies, but tech companies like Google’s Nest Labs, Apple, Revolv, Philips, Samsung’s SmartThings and others are all making sure that...
View ArticleThe Davids against the Goliath
Commentary Presentations have become essential these days for business, school and marketing activities. Microsoft PowerPoint is still the gold standard in presentation software and leads the pack with...
View ArticleBetting their money on 3D
Commentary According to a recent report by global technology analyst company CCS Insight, the global market for 3D printing and related services will grow by 93% in 2014 becoming a $4.8bn market by...
View ArticleDogVacay, now the top dog of pet boarding
Commentary According to IBISWorld’s Pet Grooming & Boarding market research report, the pet grooming and boarding industry is one of the few recession-proof sectors in the pet industry, with the...
View ArticleThe future of digital ad buying
Commentary “Programmatic” has been a buzzword in the digital and media advertising industry over the past two years but very few people understand what it really means. Programmatic ad buying simply...
View ArticleWill cash registers soon become obsolete?
Commentary Cash registers have been fixtures of retail establishments since the beginning of commerce. But today, all that is changing. Thanks to technology, many shops in the US, including popular...
View ArticleThe business of keeping memories
Commentary The mobile phone camera has changed the way we live. Now we can document every minute of our daily lives, take selfies to our heart’s content, and turning ordinary snapshots into filtered...
View ArticleIs Teespring the future of apparel?
Commentary They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and the rapid growth in the number of startups in the US market saw a need for innovative forms of early stage funding. Today,...
View ArticleMessaging apps are the future of social
Commentary The rise of smartphones has contributed to the phenomenal rise of messaging apps. According to intelligence data from the Business Insider, WeChat, LINE, WhatsApp, and Snapchat are all...
View ArticleWeekly Featured Company: Palantir Technologies
Founded Headquarters Sector Employees Revenue Total Investment Recent Investment 2004 Palo Alto, California Software & Services 1,500 $500m $950m Undisclosed Commentary Software for saving the...
View ArticleThe future of work
Commentary It’s called the Freelance Economy. Everywhere you look, the global work force is undergoing a massive change. Today, work can be divided into small tasks then farmed out to a worldwide...
View ArticleCollaborative Consumption
Commentary What do Airbnb, Uber, Buzzcar, Birchbox, and Dollar Shave Club have in common? These companies are game-changers. They have moved into existing industries and transformed the landscape,...
View ArticleA smarter suitcase
Commentary The advent of smart technology has seen every manufacturer run to pack their devices with wifi connectivity, sensors, and all manner of technology. The end result can often be an...
View ArticlePredicting Success
Commentary This is a marketer’s dream. A software that can predict almost exactly the time and channel where a brand should focus its marketing efforts. Blab is a Seattle-based intelligence startup...
View ArticleThe rise of peer-to-peer lending
Commentary Traditional banks make money by issuing loans to borrowers. Now ordinary people have the opportunity to do the same. Currently, one of the fastest-growing industries is peer-to-peer lending,...
View ArticleWearable for the workplace
Commentary In the last few years, we have seen a slew of high-tech wearable devices invade the market. From Google Glass, to fitness trackers like Jawbone and Nike Fuel Band, to smartwatches like the...
View ArticleA better way to track your network
Commentary Social media has made the world a smaller place. Sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and others have helped us stay in touch with friends and family from all across the globe. Their user-friendly...
View ArticleWeekly Featured Company: BuzzFeed
Founded Headquarters Sector Employees Revenue Total Investment Recent Investment 2006 New York Media 300 $120M $96.3M $50M Commentary The big buzz about BuzzFeed From quirky lists, to cute kittens and...
View ArticleXiaomi’s bold ambition
Commentary Apple and Samsung are facing intense competition from Beijing-based smartphone maker Xiaomi. That’s because Xiaomi smartphones have become worthy opponents of the iPhone and the Galaxy...
View ArticleThe battle of the smartglasses is on
Commentary Based on a report by MarketsandMarkets, the smartglass market is predicted to reach $5.8 billion by the year 2020. Which is why computer hardware companies are all scrambling to create the...
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