CES officially began Thursday, January 5th, and runs until Sunday, January 8th with plenty of parties and demos happening along the way. This year over 165,000 attendees and a record 3,800 companies—20% of which did not even exist three years ago —are exhibiting across 230,000 net square [Read More]
In today’s layperson terms, one thinks of a computer more as a thing than as a person. But back in the 1930s, as America faced a second world war on the ground, and a pressing demand to beat enemies into space, the computers we know now [Read More]
The on-demand economy can take its toll on its employees every bit as much as it can ease the daily stresses of its customers. Look at Uber, which sees drivers working upwards of 12 hours a day without overtime pay, benefits or even an option for [Read More]
Engaging and retaining digital attention gets trickier each day. More publishers are losing their once-dedicated audiences to mobile on-the-go content, BuzzFeed-style listicles, short-form video, and recommender systems—which provide monetization in exchange for user retention. The question of how to keep long-lasting user engagement while gaining new traffic [Read More]
Mark Fisher is the founder of one of the most notorious fitness studios in the nation. Having gone from a self-proclaimed workout nerd acting in regional theater gigs to becoming the biggest Broadway-body rebuilder out there, Mark Fisher Fitness is anything but a regular [Read More]
Three-quarters of women entering the workforce will become pregnant on the job yet huge gaps in civil rights laws leave some women without any protection. While federal and state laws ban discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace, employers are not obligated to accommodate most pregnant workers [Read More]
With Thanksgiving less than 24 hours away, I thought I’d bring in two guests who aren’t only giving back this holiday season—they’re inspiring a world of change. My first guest on ‘Dot Complicated with Randi Zuckerberg’ is Komal Minhas, is a writer, investor, and film producer [Read More]
Research shows that small business owners who utilize growth advisors are more likely to experience a 20% growth rate, which might not sound like a lot on paper, but a 20% growth rate is usually the tipping point where most businesses are able to turn their successes [Read More]
It’s officially over. Yesterday’s historically monumental—and completely nerve wracking—election marks the most divisive election to date. Anyone who remembers going to sleep during the Bush / Gore election of 2000 also remembers waking up under a completely different regime than originally thought— which is completely reminiscent of [Read More]
Imagine that kicking a soccer ball for thirty minutes could generate enough energy to light a lamp for 3 hours or—better yet— imagine you could charge your iPhone’s dying battery by jumping rope for a few minutes. Not only is it possible, it’s already here. Jessica O. [Read More]
