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Posted by SimonPenson[Estimated read time: 20 minutes] Introduction and background The how-to process Setting up your team Free downloads and help guide Content marketing has an image problem. Like all potentially transformational opportunities, the world sees something glistening and jumps in head first to claim a piece of the next "goldmine." The ensuing digital gold rush that follows often creates a stampede to be first, rather than best, and normally strategic thinking is usurped and instead replaced wi... →

Shyp announced today that it has laid off 8 percent of its “teammates” in an effort to propel the on-demand shipping and courier service towards profitability this year. It declined to provide specific numbers about the departures, instead referring VentureBeat to chief executive Kevin Gibbon’s post on LinkedIn. The layoffs impacted the entire organization, including […]... →

EXCLUSIVE: Google has quietly been building a new live streaming app called YouTube Connect, VentureBeat has learned. This service highlights the company’s efforts to double down on live video while also placing it in a position to compete directly against Twitter’s Periscope and Facebook Live. YouTube Connect will be available on both iOS and Android devices. Google did […]... →

BMW was among the first auto manufacturers to introduce integration with iPhones in 2011. Now, five years later, the company has at last announced at the New York International Auto Show that BMW Apps will integrate with Android devices. The first three apps to work with the iDrive system in the 2016 BMW 7 Series are all about the music: iHeartRadio, Pandora, and Spotify. So far, it’s… Read More... →

GUEST: There are many reasons to found a startup — and many reasons to work at a startup. But there’s only one reason your company got funded: Liquidity. The good news To most founders a startup is not a job, but a calling. But startups require money upfront for product development and later to scale. Traditional lenders (banks) […]... →

If traveling first class is just a teensy bit too plebeian for you, JetSmarter has you covered. The company lets you book a private jet from your smartphone, and announced today it is expanding into Europe, with scheduled routes between London, Nice, Paris, Geneva and Moscow. JetSmarter claims it is the fastest-growing private jet company in the world. Read More... →

The Internet is like Inspector Gadget. We think we’re really great at solving mysteries, but most of the time we’re stumbling around like morons while some faceless dude keeps messing with us. Today, the sleuths of the Web have come together to figure out the legitimacy of an image that allegedly features a prototype controller […]... →

Задача увеличения числа клиентов стоит у руководства, маркетологов и других сотрудников различных организаций постоянно. Одним из источников притока клиентов является интернет.... →

Investor, entrepreneur, billionaire and Bill Gates’ other half in the founding of Microsoft Paul Allen has announced a $100 million investment in the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, a fund focusing on the future of biotech research. Allen, who is worth about $15.3 billion, announced the investment today at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. The purpose of this… Read More... →

VB WEBINAR: Insightful app analytics are the only way to truly capitalize on users. Join us as we break down the most effective analytics platforms in market, and how best to apply them. Register here for free. Every developer knows that creating a brand new app is only step one in the mobile money-making business. Nor is establishing […]... →

Degreed, a startup promising to “jailbreak the college degree,” announced today that it has acquired Gibbon. Degreed offers tools for tracking lifelong learning and earning additional credentials. Gibbon, meanwhile, is supposed to help you learn by curating and sharing playlists of learning-related content. “Hands down, Gibbon has built the most elegant tool for curating… Read More... →

Tristan Walker is becoming, if he’s not already, a household name in Silicon Valley. He’s the founder and CEO of Walker & Company Brands, the startup behind the successful Bevel razor and shaving cream products for people of color. I first spoke with Walker in December 2013, when he launched his company, while writing for Business Insider. He was in the San… Read More... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

Y Combinator-backed Gecko Robotics is hoping to save a few human lives at our nation’s power plants with wall-climbing robots. Gecko’s proprietary magnetic adhesion technology works much like the sticky foot of a gecko, allowing its robots to crawl up walls to inspect for damage along the way. A human would normally be the checker, but that presents an often dangerous situation. Read More... →

VB EVENT: JR will talk about AR and VR. And games. Unity Technologies CEO John Riccitiello will be one of our speakers for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s set for May 3 and May 4 at the scenic Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito, California. Riccitiello has a sharp mind and is always a good interview. […]... →

We asked investors what their favorite startups were from the 60 that launched at Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 Demo Day 1. After huddling with our writers and adding our input, here are TechCrunch’s picks for the 7 most promising companies from the batch, plus an honorable mention. Additional reporting by Greg Kumparak and Megan Rose Dickey. Read More... →

A new report from U.S. consumer rights and privacy advocacy group, the Center for Digital Democracy, has set out the case for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to tighten data protection rules around how ISPs and telcos collect and use consumer data. Read More... →

Российский миллиардер Юрий Мильнер за год поднялся с 20 на 17 место в рейтинге 100 самых успешных венчурных инвесторов мира («список Мидаса»), составляемом американским Forbes. Мильнер, состояние которого издание оценивает в $2,8 млрд, является единственным россиянином в «списке Мидаса».... →

The topic of women in tech can take on different forms. It is about women’s positions and promotions (or the lack thereof) in the tech industry, with initiatives meant to help women network, find opportunities or hold discriminating industry leaders accountable. It is also about developing technology that can help us make this world kinder to women, by offering solutions to problems… Read More... →

Have you heard about Boom? Boom is a relatively new startup that’s aiming to build something pretty crazy. They’re not building an app… or a social network… or even some new gadget for the Kickstarter crowd. Boom wants to build planes. Really, really, really fast planes. Specifically, they’re trying to design and build a supersonic passenger plane that goes 2.2x… Read More... →