Telegraph.co.uk
Stockholm is the second most prolific tech hub in the world on a per capita basis, behind Silicon Valley. How did that happen and where does it go from here?
A Crowded Space
Josh Breinlinger
We don’t often think about how to buy clothes in a retail store - but the expectations are learned over years of shopping. We all know when we walk into almost any clothing store in the US – we can browse around, someone will probably greet us and ask if we need any help, we can try on any items we wish, we can pay via cash or credit card, we most likely can’t negotiate much, and we are probably able to return any unworn items without too much trouble as long as we save the receipt. Why do we know all that? Because these are accepted policies that we’ve learned for clothing stores. From the first time we went shopping with our parents - this is what we were taught.
Richmond BizSense
A local start-up that's caught the eye of local and global investors is taking over more space in Shockoe Bottom, moving into part of the former Wolf Fording building. The space will likely be used for operations and manufacturing.
Sophisticated minds are often drawn to unsolvable puzzles. Organizations that pride themselves on intellectual capital can be easily tempted into overly complicated investments when a tantalizing riddle presents itself.
McKinsey&Company
We estimate there are today more than 2,000 start-ups offering traditional and new financial services. Here's how banks should respond.
Appalachian Miners are Learning to Code
Bloomberg
Jim Ratliff worked for 14 years in the mines of eastern Kentucky, drilling holes and blasting dynamite to expose the coal that has powered Appalachian life for more than a century.
Today, he rolls into an office at 8 a.m., settles into a small metal desk and does something that, until last year, was completely foreign to him: computer coding.
Forbes
As part of a CMO Insight Series, this interview showcases Former CMO of VISA and new CMO of HP Inc. Antonio J. Lucio's "insight regarding what it takes to be a true global marketing leader and the importance of generating deep insight into the world’s people, customs, and cultures, through reading, travel, and learning."
TechRadar
While Tesla has yet to introduce its own wireless charging solutions for its electric fleet, Evatran is readying a Plugless Power solution for Tesla's most popular electric vehicle (EV), the Model S.
Rockin' Baby
Huffington Post
Picking out new clothes for you and your children is nothing out of the ordinary in the UK.
But in Uganda second-hand garments passed down over many years account for 81% of all clothing purchases, according to research by Dr Andrew Brooks, author of Clothing Poverty.