What are Europe's hottest startup hubs? The Europas European startup awards take place in Berlin next week and I took a look at the nominatation data to find out.
Coder and activist Aaron Swartz, who died last week, was one of a rare breed: Geeks who make a real difference in the world, without trying to profit from their talents.
Employee feedback system 15five has raised $1M in seed money to improve communication flow between employees and managers.
Sponsored Post Vator is now taking applications to be one of the top 10 promising startups to present onstage and compete for a chance to win prizes, such as one-hour sit-down meetings with Morgenthaler Ventures, Alsop Louie Partners, Floodgate and Javelin Venture Partners, as well as the fame and glory that comes from winning.
Editor's Pick Silicon Valley's top "turnaround" guy has formed a new firm, which helps distressed tech companies turn their fortunes around.
Guest Post Rovio’s success with Angry Birds, the fastest growing game in history, is a great example of how app developers are applying some ‘traditional’ marketing lessons to drive more revenue.
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Australian entrepreneur journeys to San Francisco to separate myth from reality about the local startup scene.
In the nation's capital, smartphones users can hail a DC cab, as well as one of Uber's sedans or SUVs.
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Zirtual wants to make it easier and more affordable for busy professionals to retain a personal assistant.
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This is a guest post by Bill Bricker, a Big Data sales specialist with IBM.
Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bakery or a local start-up conducted an IPO. Could personal relationships drive local investments and investor profit? In economic …
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This is a guest post by Russell Glass, CEO of business marketing company Bizo.
Charles Darwin said it best, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one …
Tablets, the quantified self movement, big data, new user interface paradigms, and the return of manufacturing jobs to the U.S. will help shape the coming year.
Guest Post As Europe languishes and Asia matures, enterprising European entrepreneurs will revitalize their links to the U.S. and expand via Silicon Valley.
RoomHunt integrates a rental directory with social networks to simplify the process of finding a place to live and roommates to live with.
Guest Post If you’ve ever thought about paying for inauthentic endorsements like this, you better pump the breaks because third party review sites are now making it as obvious as Snooki’s spray tan that you’ve invested in fake reviews.
As the San Francisco Chronicle reports, only one person from outside the UC system has taken a class.
Kickstarter released it's "best-of" list for 2012, and the numbers are shocking. 2,41 million people funded at least one project, pledging a total of $319 million -- over $600 per minute over the course of the year. And 18,109 projects were successfully funded.
FreedomPop, which already offers free wireless Internet service, is announcing a partnership with TextPlus today that will enable it to also offer free voice calls and free texts.
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