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WorldQuant Ventures Invests In Equity Research Modeler Canalyst
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 2:47pm | 217WorldQuant Ventures announced Thursday that it had taken a stake in Canalyst, an equity research technology vendor. WorldQuant Ventures invests the personal funds of WorldQuant CEO Igor Tulchinsky. Canalyst provides Excel models for equity research. According to a WorldQuant Ventures press release...
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Snapchat, Apple And Twitter Understand The Hidden Value Of 'Shareable Design'
Friday, December 9, 2016 - 2:33pm | 473In a recent post on LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD), Josh Elman, partner at Greylock, explained why social media apps and other software may be getting a bit less intuitive. According to Elman, there’s a hidden value in making certain software less intuitive and more shareable. For decades,...
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Is A 'Self-Service' Future On The Horizon For Big Data? Talend CEO Says It's More Than Possible
Monday, October 5, 2015 - 2:20pm | 1222Former Microsoft exec and current Talend CEO Mike Tuchen said open-source players have completely flipped around what used to be the enterprise purchase process. Open source now allows companies to “try before they buy” (subscribe). ...
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Introducing Microsoft's New, Cheaper Office Suite
Monday, March 17, 2014 - 12:56pm | 556It’s called Office 365 Personal and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) said Sunday the new cloud-based version of its popular productivity software would work just like the conventional program and include Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Office 365 Personal will sell for $69.99 a year or $6.99 a...
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How to Sell a Windows PC
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 12:43pm | 700For generations, salesmen have scratched their heads at the prospect of selling a Windows PC. “It should be so easy!” the salesmen would shout. “They should practically sell themselves!” And why wouldn't they? Why would anyone go on a Safari when they can explore a wide web of content right here...