The traditional financial services industry has remained largely indifferent to calls for digital relevancy, with only 3% of financial advisers concerned about the threat posed by online investment services, according to a 2014 EY study. Yet with Millennials making up...
When Google announced the smarter version of Google Now called Now On Tap in a company event this year, it was only a matter of weeks that Apple followed with updates on Siri. Soon Microsoft followed with upgrades in Cortana. The common ground for the fierce...
The sharing economy has been described as a ‘decentralization of wealth and power’, with the rise of the likes of AirBnB, Uber and Lyft driving the growth of a new disruptive economic model based on the idea of access over ownership. It has facilitated the rise of the...
Charting influence. It’s amazing when you look at the intersection of science and social media. Dr. Marc Smith is the Chief Social Scientist Connected Action Consulting Group, who has taken social network analysis to a whole new level. He has created a free...
This is a guest post by Cassandra Phillipps, an event producer for the Bay Area startup community. She produces FailCon, co-produces Girls in Tech Catalyst Conference, and production manages SF Beta, SF MusicTech Summit and Finance4Founders. She also keeps a blog on...
