Business

Ally raises $8M Series A for its OKR solution

OKRs, or Objectives and Key Results, are a popular planning method in Silicon Valley. Like most of those methods that make you fill in some form once every quarter, I’m pretty sure employees find them rather annoying and a waste of their time. Ally wants to change that and make …

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How Facebook does IT

  If you have ever worked at any sizable company, the word “IT” probably doesn’t conjure up many warm feelings. If you’re working for an old, traditional enterprise company, you probably don’t expect anything else, though. If you’re working for a modern tech company, though, chances are your expectations are …

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The Meaning of All Caps—in Texting and in Life

WHEN YOU WRITE IN ALL CAPS IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU’RE SHOUTING. All caps to indicate strong feeling may be the most famous example of typographical tone of voice. But there are several kinds of strong feelings. Linguist Maria Heath asked a cross-section of internet users to rate the difference in …

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EU to invest millions in Israel start-ups

The European Union (EU) will invest millions of euros in Israeli start-ups, Globes has reported, as part of a €100 million ($112.3 million) pilot scheme within the European Innovation Council’s Horizon 2020 framework. According to the article, the European Commission will invest up to €15 million ($16.8 million) in Israeli …

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Business Lessons from How Marvel Makes Movies

Spencer Harrison, an associate professor at INSEAD, says that managers in any industry can learn from the success of the Marvel movie franchise. While some sequels lack creativity, Marvel manages to make each of its new releases just different enough, so consumers are not just satisfied but also surprised. Research …

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How Businesses Should Prepare for Global Internet Access

Arthur Debat/Getty Images In May of this year, a rocket launched by SpaceX, the company founded by Elon Musk, carried aloft a payload that heralds great opportunities for global business. Atop the rocket were 60 internet satellites, stacked like pancakes, representing the start of an ambitious network called Starlink. SpaceX …

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