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Why big companies struggle with innovation

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by on August 22, 2014 at 3:05 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, tunein

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George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures, a growth consulting, advisory and executive staffing firm based in Chicago.  As I have been doing startup consulting at Red Rocket, I have also had many executive conversations with several big companies. These companies were anywhere from $150MM to $25BN in revenues in size, so definitely well-established businesses in their respective industries. But, one thing had become perfectly clear in all cases: once a company gets to a certain size, it starts to lose its appetite for risk, across many facets of its business. And, the bigger the company gets,…

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5 inspiring art school Tumblrs to spur your creativity

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by on August 22, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web

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Ashley Hefnewy is an associate editor for Shutterstock’s blog. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. No matter how hard we try, we can never seem to scour every corner of the internet for inspiration and innovation. Thankfully, the social media game is one that everybody learns more and more from every day, and when used appropriately, it can be an excellent resource for creativity. We weren’t at all surprised when we stumbled across an impressively curated tumblr for the Parsons admissions page, but it inspired us to delve further into the world of art-school tumblrs…

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5 money-saving TNW Deals you shouldn’t miss

Aug22
by on August 22, 2014 at 1:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers

We’ve featured some amazing offers from TNW Deals lately that we’re sure you don’t want to miss. Here are the deals for the week: VPN Unlimited Premium Plan: 3 years of secure browsing wherever you go Surf the web worry-free with VPN Unlimited — unblock restricted web content, protect your WiFi connection on public networks from hackers, secure your online activity, and bypass some ISP restrictions, possibly even increasing your regular Internet speed. VPN Unlimited works on your desktop and iOS/Android mobile devices. Keep your online activity private and secure for just $19 for a 3-year plan. TuneUp: Clean &…

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A man gets 33 months in jail for filming Fast & Furious movie in a cinema and uploading it

Aug22
by on August 22, 2014 at 1:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Why anyone would want to watch a movie that’s been recorded by a man with a camcorder from the back of a cinema is beyond me, but the fact remains people do it, people upload it, people download it and, well, people watch it. One man, 25-year-old Philip Danks from Walsall, England, has just been given a stonking 33 months in jail for doing just that, after he filmed Fast & Furious 6 and put it on KickassTorrents. It was subsequently downloaded more than 700,000 times, which the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) claimed resulted in ‘millions of pounds’ in…

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WeCycle wants to crowdsource cyclists’ every movement to help make roads safer

Aug22
by on August 22, 2014 at 12:41 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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WeCycle may sound an awful lot like ‘recycle’, but this iPhone app is more about recording cyclists’ every movement than converting waste into reusable material. TravelAI, the developers behind the app, won a contract from the UK Government to work closely with local authorities with a view towards optimizing travel experiences across each city. And it seems there was a “gaping hole” in the understanding of cycling behaviour. “How can they cater for cyclists, when they don’t even know where and when people cycle?,” the company ponders. This is where WeCycle wants to help. Similar to how you may have…

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