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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

GE made a $4 billion bet on connecting industrial equipment via the Internet of Things (IoT) and analytical software with a suite of products called the “ Predix Cloud ”. In 2015 Trian Partners, an activist investor, bought $2.5 Andreessen’s article helped accelerate the company’s digital transformation. of the company.

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Neil Patel Review: Learning Marketing Entrepreneurship From The Master

YoungUpstarts

Neil launched an internet marketing agency called Advantage Consulting Services, together with his sister’s boyfriend. Neil carried on running an internet marketing consulting business so that he could pay for Crazy Egg’s software development. Neil’s next step was to go back to school. Finally, his luck began to turn.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

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Ways To Give Your Website An Additional Competitive Edge

YoungUpstarts

As we near the end of a largely technology-centric year, it has become evident our dependence on the Internet and other digital services is not going to decrease in the years to come. At current rates, the Internet is estimated to gain six connections per second. Optimisation for Mobile Devices.

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Enterprise Messaging Comes Of Age With sqoope

YoungUpstarts

Currently available on the Android and iOS platforms, future versions of sqoope for Blackberry and Windows are planned throughout 2015. sqoope is created by TalariaX Pte Ltd, a Singapore incorporated company founded by IT professionals specialising in the convergence of mobile, messaging and the Internet.

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The Great Coding School Rollup of 2015

Feld Thoughts

A few companies got bought before the whole Internet-bubble thing fell apart, and we almost managed to get bought (for around $500 million, but that’s another story for another day.). The post The Great Coding School Rollup of 2015 appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Or the ISP rollup before that?

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GTK’s and Pillsbury’s Internet of Things Executive Event - 2015 Edition

Growthink Blog

I had the good fortune to attend and participate in GTK Partners and Pillsbury's Internet of Things (IoT) Executive Event in Palo Alto last week. What GTK's and Pillsbury’s IoT event taught me last week is that we can make money in it, be safe in it, and with a little help from our Internet friends, enjoy it too. read more.