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AI, Blockchain, Web 2.0, and Self Driving Cars

View from Seed

Self Driving Cars When Cruise automation was founded back in 2013, I remember that the thought of fully autonomous vehicles seemed like a science-fiction moonshot. When self-driving cars felt imminent, many pundits started thinking about its consequences on car ownership, housing choices, on-demand economies, etc.

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

Traditional video had very high costs of distribution due to limited time slots of broadcast TV (we only had enough spectrum to support 3-4 channels). The number of channels grew with cable & satellite TV but we still have limitations that makes distributing content high. But distribution is now unlimited. Not so fast.

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The 4 Hottest Industries To Start a Business in For 2020

Up and Running

Every person, company, and product relies on transportation daily—creating a powerful demand. The global on-demand transportation market is expected to reach USD $304.97 The over 65 population is also set to double by 2030 , as a result of the aging boomers, creating a record-breaking demand for elderly care. . billion by 2021.

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

On the enterprise side of our business, we’ve seen the increasing demand from traditional large corporate buyers looking for ways to manage a more distribute workforce,” Cooper said. “In Every part of our organization has members of the team that are distributed all over the world. Focus on the East.

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Are We Entering 2013 in Crunch-Mode?

Genuine VC

Happy New Year and welcome to 2013. The CB Insights report specifically which came out just before the holidays put a bright light on the supply-demand imbalance of the seed-stage companies searching for Series A capital.

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Do You Have The Data Agility Your Business Needs?

YoungUpstarts

Also, hand coding requires developers to make every change, which limits the organization’s ability to solve the varied and evolving needs of a widely distributed group of data consumers. Mike Tuchen joined Talend as Chief Executive Officer in 2013. And finally, it can’t leverage metadata to address security, compliance, and re-use.

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9 Startups That Made Life Better In 2014

ReadWriteStart

Founded in mid-2013 and based upon an internal messaging system used to build the now-defunct online game Glitch, Slack mushroomed in popularity this year. Docker is an open platform designed to let developers and sysadmins build, ship and run distributed apps from anywhere. See also: What Is Docker And Why Does It Matter? Kimono Labs.

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