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Skate Where the Puck is Going

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I heard from one smart source that years ago that Reid Hoffman had predicted the “game-ification&# of most Internet businesses. I’m not arguing that game dynamics in your business solution won’t be important or successful. I get the appeal and importance of this innovation in driving behavior. Fawking badges.

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15 Business Leaders Share Their Experiences and Insights on Getting Through COVID-19

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What do you need to do to support them, so that they can continue working during uncertain times? Times are tight, and companies are less inclined to take on the world themselves, nor are they able to innovate internally at every turn. Take proper measures to keep employees safe and offer support where you can.

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Memory.ai, the startup behind time-tracking app Timely, raises $14M to build more AI-based productivity apps

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If the first wave of smartphone communications and the apps that are run on smartphone devices — social, gaming, productivity, media, information, etc. We look forward to supporting Mathias and the team in this exciting new chapter.”.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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But in addition to structural reasons such as the market upturn, the increase in IPOs and the need to put capital to work, some real innovation has also encouraged a new round of investment. Mobile will likely spawn a whole new wave of innovation because it’s pervasive, location aware and always with you.

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Gaming infrastructure startup Pragma raises $12M from Greylock, Mark Pincus and others

TechCrunch

Meanwhile, the broader platform is currently in private beta testing with studios including One More Game (started by started by Pat Wyatt, one of Blizzard’s first employees) and Mitchell’s Mountain Top Studios. ” Pragma is a back-end toolkit for gaming companies, so game developers can focus on games.