Countdown to Smackdown: Last chance to request an invite to tonight’s SV ping pong tourney
The tables are set. Our sneakers are laced. It's time to get serious. The 2013 Golden Gate Smackdown is upon us!
HootSuite + Twitter: The top social media dashboard integrates Twitter’s promoted products
February 20, 2013 9:32 AM
John Koetsier
Twitter and HootSuite announced a new way of selling and managing promoted tweets, promoted trends, and promoted accounts: right in HootSuite's social media management dashboard.
Curalate introduces analytics for visual social media on Pinterest and Instagram
February 19, 2013 9:19 PM
John Koetsier
A picture might indeed be worth a thousand words as visual social networks Pinterest and Instagram continue to grow. But how do analytics change when photos say more than text?
Bloomberg wages ‘Made in NY’ campaign to boost Big Apple’s startup scene
February 19, 2013 4:00 PM
Christina Farr
New York City Mayor Bloomberg, who describes himself as an "entrepreneur" first and foremost on Twitter, is launching a new initiative to support local tech startups.
The rise of the angel investor (infographic)
February 19, 2013 1:30 PM
John Koetsier
The average angel is 47 years old, makes $90,000 a year, invests in one out of every 10 deals he sees, invests $37,000 in each deal, and lives in California. The halo and the wings? Those are just for show.
This is why your startup needs to ditch the pitch
Guest Post Here's how to not sound like a tool or a startup clone in eight easy steps!
Why I can’t work at Google
Guest Post Since I decided to go into web search, I immediately applied to Google. Along the way, the same question came up over and over “Who do you know at Google?”
Sequoia Capital confirms stealthy army of early-stage deal scouts
February 19, 2013 11:47 AM
Rebecca Grant
Prestigious venture capital firm Sequoia Capital confirms existence of its Scout Seed Fund, which provides entrepreneurs with liquidity to make angel investments in early-stage startups.
New York University wants to train the next generation of data scientists
February 19, 2013 9:57 AM
Christina Farr
NYU will create a Center for Data Science composed of faculty from across the university and will offer a variety of graduate-degree programs to its students.
Facebook marketers: Offerpop’s new tools boosting engagement 84% and loyalty 195%
February 19, 2013 8:51 AM
John Koetsier
What kinds of posts do well with your Facebook audience? What topics are most viral for your customers? And how can you find clones of your best fans?
The ‘IT’ crowd doesn’t like me and I finally don’t care
Guest Post For some reason over the last 6 months or so I started caring about being liked. Liked by the Silicon Valley set. Liked by venture capitalists. Liked by the kind of men that determine who is or is not “one of us” in tech.
Zappos’ culture coach: how ‘squishy’ stuff like culture took us to a billion dollars in revenue
February 17, 2013 8:46 AM
John Koetsier
A great company culture doesn't have to cost a lot of money -- it's not about masseuses and prime rib.
6 things climbing Mount Kilimanjaro taught me about being an entrepreneur
Guest Post Entrepreneur Payam Zamani explores the similarities between climbing mountains and starting a business from scratch.
5 lessons I learned the hard way at my ‘starter’ startup
Guest Post
I’m sitting in the dentist’s office on my last Friday morning as an entrepreneur. My daughter is having a cavity filled.
Monday will be my first day free from any job title or official company in 22 years, and I’m …
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Startups are struggling to find and retain talent — it’s time to change that
Guest Post Startups are having a tough time finding the talent they need, and Congress is paying attention.
The Iron Yard stokes startup fires in the Southeast
February 15, 2013 7:00 AM
Rebecca Grant
The Iron Yard is a coworking space, accelerator program, and code academy heating up the tech scene in Greenville, South Carolina.
Granola for everyone! SecondMarket puts food startups on the table
February 14, 2013 4:40 PM
Rebecca Grant
Online investing platform SecondMarket partners with CircleUp, which crowdfunds consumer goods companies looking to grow.
Obama says we need more gamers. Who are we to argue?
February 14, 2013 3:39 PM
Rebecca Grant
During his first "Fireside Hangout" on YouTube, President Barack Obama called for education, immigration, and patent reform to support the tech scene, not to mention the American economy.
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