An acquisition can be the ideal next chapter for a startup, if done correctly. Let me break down each of those nuggets of advice: 1. Mindset: Stop calling it an exit Exit sounds like an ending a terminus. Last stop, everybody off! It’s free, every week, in your inbox. It may be talking to half a dozen companies at the same time. And no one knows your company as well as you do....
Uranus is arguably the most mysterious planet in the solar system we know very little about it. So far, we have only visited the planet once, with theVoyager 2spacecraft back in 1986. The most obvious odd thing about this ice giant is the fact that it is spinning on its side. So in its summer, the north pole points almost directly towards the sun. Our new research, published in theAstrophysical Journalandpresented at a meetingof the American Geophysical Union, offers a clue....
What would a social media feed be without monsters? Despite their awfulness, we cant go without them. God created the world and its inhabitants, and therefore created monsters. Why would he create monsters, though? Monsters usually represent the dark side of the world, sins against Christian virtues. 40% off TNW Conference! They might not be outwardly as atrocious, but the qualities ascribed to them serve the same role. Ironically, the way I bumped into this parallel was on Twitter....
It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Right, with that out of the way, lets dive into what the Nex 2 is all about. The rear panel features a large bezel at the top to house the tri-camera system and flash. Thats not surprising, considering that its packing a second display. Whats neat is that its actually slimmer than the 6T by a hair at 8.1mm. The one Vivo supplied in the box made the phone hard to hold, even with my largish hands....
Arlan Hamilton, CEO and founder of Backstage Capital, wants to see more color in venture capital. Backstage focuses on investing in underestimated founders,making Hamilton one of the few pushing for change in VC. The project is called the Its about damn time fund. The rumors are true. Is this real life? Im the October COVER of@FastCompany! to be on the cover. I never could have imagined this 3 yrs ago?...
Dell had a fantastic showing in 2018 when it came to laptops. My worldview has been shattered; I exist in a pit of despair. I mention this because Nvidia announced at CES that the Alienware M15 would support its new RTX cards. Otherwise, this review should be applicable to both versions. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Here are the specifications for the model we reviewed: The M15 comes in Epic Silver and Nebula Red....
Ask theaudioenthusiasts and one answer will likely reign:KEFs LS50W. That is, until KEF launchedthe LSX. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. See, the LS50W had two big problems. First, it cost $2,200 a pair. Many audiophiles considered it a relative bargain, but thats still an unreasonable price for most people. Second, the speakers werent quite as wireless as their name implied. Unavoidable power cables aside, they also required an Ethernet cable between the two speakers for stereo to work....
Did you hear about the Meizu Zero? Chillingly described as holeless, the gadget has made headlines for, uh, having no holes. This means no headphone jack, no speaker grills, and no slot for a SIM card. Yes and sort of. So, is the Meizu Zero possible? On the press release I received there wasnt even a launch date, which immediately made me suspicious. But instead of just rinsing the equipment for 500 words, I decided to ask a proper expert....
Native Instruments today announced several updates to its lineup of DJ/production gear and software. First up, the aforementioned revolutionary DAW integration. Native Instruments is updating its Maschine and Komplete Kontrol software with full Sounds.com support. 40% off TNW Conference! This is the status quo, and its a pain in the ass. NKS is, basically, a protocol that lets me hear a sample-sound as I scroll through whats available. Its very intuitive and means Im never pulled out of my workflow....
The Tamagotchi is the ultimate 90s toy and, at the time, it felt revolutionary. Here was a pocket-sized gadget that contained an entire life form. And, you know what?Its back. As about twenty years have passed between now and then, it seemed wrong to do a normal review. In that time Ive grown, so I wanted to do something deeper, something more important. What could keeping a virtual creature alive teach me about existence?...
SIM-swapping hasplagued cryptocurrency holdersfor close to a year, and now Googles head of account security has had enough. He wants to put a stop to it with a clever gadget the size of a flash drive. Anovert reliance on SMS-based two-factor authentication(2FA) systems has only compounded the problem. 40% off TNW Conference! Google is one of many tech giants to present a solution. This can be done via USB, NFC, or Bluetooth....
Over the past week, Zimbabwe has experienced citizens protesting over raised fuel prices and high living costs. While in Sudan protests about the countrys economic problems and President Omar al-Bashirs 30-year term started in December 2018. 40% off TNW Conference! While those of Sudans government continue to suffer similar consequences since early January 2019. iAfrikan: Are you linked to the global Anonymous movement? Lorian Synaro from Anonymous: Yes, I am linked to the global Anonymous movement....
As our understanding of online dialogue grows, so does its evolution. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. On Redditsr/changemyview(CMV) subreddit, examples like these are the rule, not the exception. For overweight people, the danger isnt as immediate. And when there is, theyre treated accordingly the same as those with an eating disorder like anorexia. CMV gamifies this healthy conversation in many ways. Redditors can monitor their standing on the deltaboard located in the sidebar next to each post....
