


Video and Slides: Analysis and Design of Optimization Algorithms via Integral Quadratic Constraints
From the Simons institute workshop on Semidefinite Optimization, Approximation and Applications, here is:Analysis and Design of Optimization Algorithms via Integral Quadratic Constraints by Benjamin RechtI will present...








Private Equity Fundraising May Have Peaked
The largest LPs are moving toward separate account models, says Probitas Partners’ Kelly DePonte. Private equity fundraising had been increasing steadily since 2010, and 2014 delivered the best climate experienced in years. But fundraising slowed significantly in the third quarter, and fundraising in 2015 is not expected to be as strong as 2014. That said, the market is still quite healthy. Interestingly, what could been keeping the...

'Shark Tank' Investor Barbara Corcoran On What Drives Her, What She Invests In, And How She Balances It All
Shortly after graduating college and bouncing around various jobs, Barbara Corcoran had an epiphany. She compared the lifestyle of her hotshot boyfriend, who had his own real estate business, with the constant struggle...

TechNet Radio: Automation Series (Part 1) Automation and Devops within WSSC and Azure
Yung Chou kicks off a new multi-part series where he invites members of the Building Clouds blog to join him in discussing “Automation and DevOps.” In part 1, Senior Program Managers Michael Greene and Charles Joy...






