TREND REPORTS
The 20 Companies with the Best Pay Gaps Between CEOs and Workers
[Investing]
2018/06/21 10:08
We recently released a new visualization highlighting companies with the largest pay gaps between their CEOs and their average worker. The latest SEC rule requiring companies to publish these figures doesn’t always mean that a company is put in a negative light. In fact, the figures also indicate the companies where the average Joe and a CEO aren’t so far apart on the pay scale.Similar to our...
Pure Artistry In An Air Purifier - Airc Air Purifier
[Design]
2018/06/21 05:36
Should it be in a gallery or your home? That is the question. On looks alone, the Airc air purifier blows the rest out of the water. You won’t find any ugly input/output tubes or ducts. You won’t even see an elaborate (or simple for that matter) interface with an array of distracting buttons or glowing screens. Rather, the unassuming design is as simplistic and symmetrical as it gets.Its inte...
(PDF) BCG - Global Wealth 2018 : Seizing the Analytics Advantage
[Investing]
2018/06/20 11:36
Today many wealth managers are struggling to maintain their top-line margins despite strong growth globally in personal financial wealth and assets under management. They can help reverse this trend—and strengthen their competitive positions—by using advanced analytics to better address clients’ individual needs and by adopting smart revenue practices that help generate new pools of opportun...
(Video) Drone Shows Startup, Verity Studios Raises $18M in Series A Financing
[Investing]
2018/06/20 11:36
Verity’s safe, ultra-reliable autonomous drones bring industry-changing technology to live events and commercial applications.ity Studios AG, the global leader in indoor drone technology, announced today that it has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round, making Verity the world’s most well-funded company in the rapidly emerging commercial indoor drone market. Fontinalis Partners, a v...
New Credit Card Startup, Brex Lands $50M From PayPal Mafia
[Investing]
2018/06/20 11:36
Brex, a San Francisco company that offers a corporate credit card for startups, has launched its first product and raised $50 million in new investment, bringing its total funding to $57 million. PayPal founders Max Levchin and Peter Thiel contributed to the Series B financing round, in addition to fintech venture capital firm Ribbit Capital, early Facebook investor Yuri Milner and former Visa...
(Infographic) How 10 Billionaires Surmounted Failure to Build Massive Empires
[Investing]
2018/06/20 11:36
Overcoming gut-wrenching failure is often a surprising prerequisite for achieving phenomenal success. In fact, it’s actually quite the rarity to have an impeccable track record like the legendary investor Warren Buffett that dates all the way back to the very early years.It’s far more normal for entrepreneurs to experience incredible amounts of adversity through their careers, whether it’s a...
Byton Unveils Second Prototype Self-Driving Electric Car
[Product]
2018/06/20 11:35
The Byton K-Byte follows on the Byton Concept (now called the M-Byte), shown in January of this year.Byton, a self-described "intelligent electric vehicle maker" based in California, has unveiled the K-Byte. This self-driving sedan will be shown at the upcoming CES Asia as a premium sedan concept built on the Byton EV platform. Its main feature is integrated, retractable sensors.Byton has partn...
Pax’s Clever New App Stops You From Getting Too High
[Product]
2018/06/20 11:35
Pot is increasingly legal, but newb smokers need help. Enter the power of good design to get you high with less risk.Pax, the pocket vaporizer company that’s sold more than 2 million units to date, is announcing a major update to help its customers get high. Called Session Control, it’s an update to the company’s app that lets you set how much you want to vape at once. Previously, you could...
(Video) Wingdo Backpack Features a Seat to Unfold Wherever
[Product]
2018/06/20 11:35
Portuguese startup releases a piece every traveler desires — a wingdo backpack which turns into a seat. made of durable fabrics, the bag features an aluminum frame to support your back while the seat is unfolded.The simple wingdo becomes a seat with just one sweep — the cushion covered with durable and waterproof cordura fabric reveals from the backpack and lets you sit outdoors, be it a beac...
