The China stock market downturn and currency changes have started to impact the global market. With 50+ startups in my firm’s global portfolio and a fast growing startup of my own, I thought it would be very timely to discuss what is happening in China and it’s potential impact on startups.So I jumped on a call with Vaughn Tan, Assistant […]
This week, we take a hands-on look at the new iOS app Robinhood, a unique, mobile-first take on stock market trading that’s poised to be a big hit with millennials.Robinhood an apt name for the recently launched stock-trading app made by Robinhood Financial, Inc. — a company whose goal isn’t to rob the rich and give to the poor, but […]
This week, we take a hands-on look at the new iOS app Robinhood, a unique, mobile-first take on stock market trading that’s poised to be a big hit with millennials.Robinhood an apt name for the recently launched stock-trading app made by Robinhood Financial, Inc. — a company whose goal isn’t to rob the rich and give to the poor, but […]
Clean PowerPublished on August 2nd, 2014 | by Guest Contributor2
The Next Frontier For Beyond The Grid Solar Markets: Big Data
August 2nd, 2014 by Guest Contributorby Justin Guay
When it comes to energy access, we’re fond of saying small is big.
That’s because all those small-scale solar lanterns, solar home systems, and solar mini-grids add up to a very big market. But the size of […]
Transport Systems Catapult organized the Sentiment Mappers Event last week as part of the Imagine Festival. The presentations proved to be inspiring and informative into ways of mapping people’s sentiments related to journeys with the ultimate goal to improve the customer experience in the transport sector.I include here a summary of the 5 presentations below, focusing on some of the […]
Jaspersoft, an industry-leading BI platform, has announced its first release since being acquired by TIBCO back in April. With version 5.6, Jaspersoft has enhanced its platform with a new big data connectivity architecture and new analytic calculations, extended its interactive reporting features, and improved the overall platform performance. This release also introduces a new product for advanced embedded analytics: Visualize.js.Big DataJaspersoft now […]
About TEDx, x = Independently Organized Event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = […]
Trying to predict price trends by studying charts is a popular investment technique. In fact, technical analysis is probably the most common form of securities selection because anyone can do it without much training. Predicting that prices will rise because they have been rising is an easy decision. Avoiding securities that have trended down is […]
Richard Saul Wurman isn’t a fan of President Barack Obama’s push for data.gov, an online repository for big data. “That’s just politicians talking,” the 79-year-old TED (technology, entertainment, design) conference founder told me. “I think there will be a pushback saying, ‘We don’t understand all this fucking data.’” The way Wurman sees it, that bulk collection of raw information has […]
By Ted Benson, MIT CSAILAn important problem in the era of data-driven science and business is that skilled professionals like geneticists or economists cannot create and publish high-quality interactive data visualizations without technical assistance. Even simple tasks, such as publishing a dataset for interactive browsing, often require knowledge of computer programming.The usability of creating and publishing high-quality data exploration interfaces […]
