Tag: facebook
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Innovation is best way to grow economy
We are on the verge of the fourth industrial revolution. All the earlier industrial revolutions were based on commodities, be it water, steam or electronics. However, industrial revolution 4.0 is a different ball game. It is a digital revolution anchored on decommoditisation of economies. Due to its disruptive nature, this is not an…
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Why We Need To Look For Innovation Outside America And Its Elites
Lately, some people have been blaming the new giants, like Facebook, for killing innovation. Some stories, like this one in the Washington Post, say Facebook’s practice of rapidly copying rival app’s features creates a disincentive for investors and companies to develop new features Facebook might copy. If we dug around, I think we could find…
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Facebook launches its first innovation school in Brazil
Facebook has launched an innovation center in Brazil to foster entrepreneurs with ideas aimed at social disruption. A world first for the company, Estação Hack (Hack Station, in Portuguese) is based in São Paulo and opened its doors to the public yesterday (2) with the aim of supporting about 7400 people leading projects with social…
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When Innovation Centers Don’t Innovate
It’s easy to understand why enterprises find innovation centers attractive. We operate in economies increasingly defined by rapid change — by cloud computing, mobility, on-demand culture, platforms, networks effects, machine learning, apps, pervasive connectivity and, above all, digital disruption. Launching an innovation center probably sounds like a good response to all that of firms navigating digital…
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CEO Expedia assume UBER com missão de resgate
Dara Khosrowshahi: a contratação pode custar até 160 milhões dólares ao Uber (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) O iraniano naturalizado americano Dara Khosrowshahi, presidente do site de viagens Expedia, foi escolhido como novo presidente do aplicativo de transportes Uber nesta segunda-feira. A informação é extraoficial, e espera-se que o Uber oficialize a escolha ainda hoje. Em um…
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Facebook investe em espaço de empreendedorismo e inovação em SP
Em construção: espaço de empreendedorismo e inovação será aberto até o final deste ano (Nacho Doce/Reuters) Estação Hack, espaço do Facebook para empreendedorismo e inovação, terá bolsas para 7.400 pessoas e servirá como base para mentoria de startups São Paulo – Até o final deste ano, a avenida Paulista, em São Paulo, terá um centro…
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Startup cria solução para os erros do RH na hora de contratar
Os empreendedores Guilherme Dias, Robson Ventura, Bruna Guimarães e Mariana Dias (à frente) na aceleradora Wayra: eles usam inteligência artificial para melhorar processos seletivos (Gupy/Divulgação) São Paulo – Provavelmente, você já se deparou em sua carreira com processos seletivos (e contratações) sem sentido: desde a análise de currículo até a dinâmica e a…
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Silicon Valley “innovation” truth
Silicon Valley is a place that prides itself on innovation. Yet, somehow in the Valley’s pursuit of shiny new tech, it has decided that being “innovative” is the same thing as being “totally original.” Copying another startup’s idea is seen as an inferior, unoriginal get-rich quick play. Acknowledging that you used a competitor’s idea is unheard of. Take…
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Tap Into The 7 Secrets Of Silicon Valley’s Innovation Culture
Today, companies can create a culture of value creation, no matter where they’re based, Soren Kaplan writes. Here’s how. BY SOREN KAPLAN Silicon Valley isn’t just a spot on a map. It’s a brand–a global symbol of enduring innovation. Mark Zuckerberg moved Facebook from his Harvard dorm room to Silicon Valley. Steve Jobs grew up…
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The smartphone is going to die – and these tech companies are leading the race to kill it
The next phase of computing will soon replace the world of smartphones. Image: REUTERS/Stringer These are the quiet times. From April to June, tech’s biggest companies all held their annual mega-events, laying out their grand visions for the next 12 months or so. Facebook kicked it off in late April with its F8 conference, followed…
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