Reid Hoffman: The First Three Stages of Blitzscaling

The LinkedIn cofounder tells students in his Stanford course: Don't strategize. Your plans will change.

Russian Navy Probing U.S. Undersea Communications Cables In New Global Threat

How vulnerable are the undersea cables that power U.S. telecommunications?

Putting A Price On Privacy; The App That Offers You Military Grade Data Encryption

The future is mobile; but is it secure?

The Margin: Online spending is going to explode this holiday season

You’re going to literally be ‘shopping under the dinner table’ this holiday season, says a new survey that predicts a huge jump in cyber spending this year.

"Meru" Documentary Shows Real-Deal Climbing, Not Trendy Peak-Bagging

Last week, I attended a lunch at New York’s 21 Club celebrating the hit mountaineering documentary, “Meru.” The film’s producer/director E. Chai Vasarhelyi and her husband climber/cameraman Jimmy Chin were the featured guests. During dessert, the two took center-stage to be questioned by Tom Brokaw about the subject of their movie: a precarious ascent of the 20,702-ft. Shark’s Fin on India’s Mt. Meru. Never heard of it? It’s considered one of the toughest sheer faces in all of climbing.

Salesforce Research Defines The 2015 State Of Analytics

Between 2015 and 2020, the number of data sources analyzed by enterprises will jump 83%. 9 out of 10 enterprise leaders believe analytics is absolutely essential or very important to their overall business strategies and operational outcomes. 54% of marketers say marketing analytics is absolutely critical or very important to creating a cohesive customer journey. High performing enterprises are 5.4x more likely than underperformers to primarily use analytics tools to gain strategic insights from Big Data.

The 4 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Manage Like Tiger Woods

A new book by the great golfer's caddie from his most successful days offers some great pointers for managers.