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Andreessen Horowitz To Offer Free Course On Crypto

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Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is offering a course to help entrepreneurs better understand blockchain technology and cryptocurrency companies, according to a report by CNBC. Dixon said the free course is being offered with “no strings attached,” and that no companies will need to give up any equity stake to take part.

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What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix

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But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs.

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Charting New Retail Courses With Fitness And Beauty

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And, in beauty retail, online hair and body care brands such as Ouai are growing their presence in the physical world by bringing their products into brick-and-mortar stores like Ulta Beauty. iPhone app-enabled marketplaces such as Trainiac are letting consumers work one-on-one with a personal trainer.

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How Clothing Stores Are Driving Retail Innovation

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In some cases, retailers are dedicating small spaces to brands inside their brick-and-mortar stores. According to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , 85 percent believe they need to innovate to stay competitive. And among large retailers, 82 percent said innovation is necessary for continued success.

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How A Retail Incubator Could Produce The Next Big Innovation

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The myth of the lone (and possibly mad) scientist died out a long time ago, as the industrial age led to teams of researchers working together (or at healthy cross purposes) to enable innovation. Science and invention are collective pursuits. The basic idea behind LISNR is to send data securely via audio. Customer Journey.

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Helping SMB Service Providers Catch The Digital Innovation Wave

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In other words, digital innovation has been slow to arrive in the service world, a point demonstrated by recent PYMNTS research in collaboration with AEVI, and a new PYMNTS interview with Nicky Koopman, SVP of content and value-added services at AEVI. Of course, there are reasonable explanations for that. Calls vs. Emails.

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As QSRs Embrace Digital, PepsiCo Ups Its Innovation Game

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When it comes to innovation, go to the source. has joined the ranks of companies and brands setting up innovation labs. QSR Innovation. The PepsiCo innovation effort comes at a time of significant technology development in the world of restaurants, including quick service restaurants (QSRs). Stronger Ties.