Archives for July 2019

Fitbit lowers guidance after Versa Lite disappoints Fitbit continued solid device growth for Q2, up 31%, year over year, representing a 5% bump in revenue. From that angle, the company’s long-term turnaround appears to be on track — but things weren’t all cheery this time out. Notably, the company’s stock is down in after-hours trading […]

13 Simple Ways to Learn From Other Entrepreneurs As an entrepreneur, it’s important to stay on top of the latest trends in your industry. There are many different ways to do this, from networking to following news articles to listening to podcasts. To find out the best approach, we asked a panel of Young Entrepreneur […]

Amazon acquires flash-based cloud storage startup E8 Storage Amazon has reportedly acquired Isreali storage tech startup E8 Storage, according to Reuters, CNBC and Globes. The acquisition will bring the team and technology from E8 in to Amazon’s existing Amazon Web Services center in Tel Aviv, per reports. E8 Storage’s particular focus was on building storage […]

You won’t see that $125 from Equifax, so don’t bother claiming it, says FTC Millions of people have been signing up to receive what they think is a $125 cash reimbursement from Equifax for its criminal mishandling and exposure of their personal and financial data. But the FTC warns that you may see only a […]

India has labeled hyperloop a public infrastructure project — here’s why that matters Hyperloop, the futuristic and still theoretical transportation system that could someday propel people and packages at speeds of more than 600 miles per hour, has been designated a “public infrastructure project” by India lawmakers in the state of Maharashtra. Wrapped in that […]

Dreading 10x engineers, virtual beings, the fate of Netflix, and Salesforce’s acquisition The dreaded 10x, or, how to handle exceptional employees The reality (myth?) is that there are engineers who are ten times more productive than other engineers (some would argue 100x, but okay). Jon Evans, who is CTO at HappyFunCorp, dives into the strengths […]

What happened to the sharing economy? A few years ago, Silicon Valley couldn’t stop using a trendy buzzword — the sharing economy. The good old top-down economic model with a clear separation between service providers and clients was falling apart. And huge tech companies disrupted entire industries, from Airbnb to Taskrabbit, Uber, Etsy and Getaround. […]

9 Mindset Shifts That Will Help You Live Your Dream Life Do you have a big dream or goal for your life? Wondering how you’re going to get there or what could get in the way? Chances are, it’s your mindset. There’s one common theme that underpins many theories about living your dream life: your […]

25 Healthy Habits for a Fitter Body and Happier Mind The Oxford Dictionary defines the word habit as “a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.” We often think of ‘bad’ habits when we hear that word, however we can use the very nature of a habit to […]

Impossible Foods goes to the grocery store After receiving approval from the Food and Drug Administration, Impossible Foods has cleared the last regulatory hurdle it faced to rolling out in grocery stores. The company is targeting a September release of Impossible products on grocery store shelves, joining its competitor Beyond Meat on grocery store shelves. […]

Consumer internet companies are easy to understand, but hard to create Matt Heiman Contributor More posts by this contributor Predicting success in startup consumer brands Innovation under the hood will rev the engines of a fintech revolution Atari founder Nolan Bushnell once said that the best video games are easy to learn and nearly impossible to master. […]

How to Beat the Boring Content Blues in 30 Days Have you ever reached a plateau with your content? You come to a point where you have a predictable amount of traffic, that traffic creates a predictable level of response (comments, clickthroughs for your product, number of backlinks, whatever), but your response doesn’t seem to […]

The problem with sarcasm “Well, that was super helpful.” Was it? Or are you trying to be sarcastic? Because if it was helpful, you could simply write, “thank you, that was helpful.” On the other hand, if you’re trying to express disappointment or displeasure, you could write, “I’m disappointed that you weren’t able to contribute […]

Sex tech companies and advocates protest unfair ad standards outside Facebook’s NY HQ A group of sex tech startup founders, employees and supporters gathered outside of Facebook’s NY office in Manhattan to protest its advertising policies with respect to what it classifies as sexual content. The protest, and a companion website detailing their position we […]

Entrepreneur Insider Video of the Week: 3 Surprising Ways to Build Your Brand Watch this free Entrepreneur Insider session with renowned serial entrepreneur David Meltzer, who will help you build a brand that resonates with your audience. July 31, 2019 2 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Today’s global marketplace presents […]

Facebook Experiments With Mind-Reading Tech to Control VR It involves using infrared light to measure brain activity to translate thoughts into computer commands. July 31, 2019 2 min read This story originally appeared on PCMag Being able to control a computer with your mind remains in the realm of science fiction. But Facebook is working […]

How This Founder Sold Investors on Her Company’s Unconventional Technology The founder of this brain computing business discusses the importance of persevering. July 31, 2019 1 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Mars Discovery District talks with Ariel Garten, the founder of Interaxon, a company that produces technology […]

DJI aims for the best first-person drone experience with new googles, controller and more New gear from DJI will equip you with everything you need to become the best first-person drone racer that’s ever graced the Earth – you’ll be the Anakin Skywalker of FPV drone races. The company is launching a new suite of […]

Porsche Digital expands U.S. presence beyond Silicon Valley with new Atlanta office Porsche Digital, the subsidiary of carmaker Porsche, is opening its second U.S. location, after launching its first in 2017 in Silicon Valley. The second North American office for this software and digital product-focused wing of Porsche will open in Atlanta, which is also […]

Trueface raises $3.7M to recognise that gun, as it’s being pulled, in real time Globally, millions of cameras are in deployed by companies and organizations every year. All you have to do is look up. Yes, there they are! But the petabytes of data collected by these cameras really only become useful after something untoward […]