Here we go again: 5 reasons hiring a good PR firm is smart business
Guest Post Following a naysaying post by Kevin Leu, here are five reasons you won't regret hiring a good PR firm for your startup.
Rackspace CMO to vendors: ‘Be smarter than me!’
Sponsored Post This is part three of a five-part series sponsored by Under the Radar aimed at helping innovative startups attract the attention of C-level executives. This week: Rachspace CMO Suaad Sait.
Startup names don’t have to be terrible. Here’s the proof.
Guest Post The Bay area gets a bad rap when it comes to names. No, I’m not talking about your friends’ babies, Namaste and Venture. I’m talking about brand names — especially the names of startups.
Meet the 10 startups competing in the HealthBeat ‘Innovation Showdown’
May 10, 2013 10:30 AM
Christina Farr
We’re blown away by the quality of the more than 150 applicants to the HealthBeat 2013 “Grand Rounds Innovation Showdown,” one of the highlights of VentureBeat’s inaugural health tech conference (May 20-21 in San Francisco).
We asked startups throughout the …
10 startups put ‘civic lens’ on tech to drive change in communities
May 10, 2013 9:56 AM
Rebecca Grant
Points of Light has selected the second class of startups for its civic accelerator program. The program is entirely focused on 'civic ventures' and entrepreneurs working to strengthen communities.
Funding Daily: The Great Gatsby
May 9, 2013 5:47 PM
Rebecca Grant
Whether you are closing a round of funding or pretending to live in the 1920s, champagne is in order. Check out today's 12 funding stories.
Graduates of Microsoft’s Israel accelerator pitch to U.S. investors
May 9, 2013 3:26 PM
Rebecca Grant
Three best-in-class startups from Microsoft's Israel accelerator program are traveling around the U.S. seeking investment and business connections.
HealthBeat 2013 tickets going fast! Salesforce, AARP, CareCloud, & PAMF join lineup
HealthBeat 2013 is less than two weeks away, and we're confident it will be the most provocative and influential health-tech event of the year. Check out our new speaker additions.
ME Clock debuts ‘ultimate digital life coach’ to retrain your brain
May 9, 2013 11:16 AM
Rebecca Grant
ME Clock launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise money for its system that uses positive psychology and behavioral training to help people achieve their personal goals.
RingDNA releases mobile call tracking app to ‘make sales reps smarter’
May 9, 2013 10:02 AM
Rebecca Grant
RingDNA released a voice communications platform today that provides sales reps with relevant data so they can make the most of their sales calls. The company also announced raising a $1.9 million seed round.
Healthfundr launches equity-based crowdfunding for health startups
May 9, 2013 9:00 AM
Rebecca Grant
Healthfundr connects health startups with accredited investors to drive funding and attention to this challenging sector.
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Build iOS apps from scratch without programming [VB Store]
With this course, you’ll learn how to build and release an iPhone or iPad app from scratch with absolutely no programming required. And VentureBeat has it for the low price of $79 – but only for a limited time.
Five reasons you should be using SMS based marketing
Guest Post According to the CTIA, 2.27 trillion text messages are sent every year, in the US alone, which is 6.3 billion per day or about 20 text messages per person every day.
Tesla stock jumps 31% after record $562M in sales and first-ever quarterly profit
May 8, 2013 6:20 PM
John Koetsier
Electric car manufacturer Tesla's stock jumped in after-hours trading today after the company announced the first quarterly profit in the its 10-year history and record sales of over half a billion dollars in the first quarter of 2013.
SAP Startup Focus. Our technology. Your imagination.
Sponsored Post We provide technology, support, resources and community to Big Data, Predictive or Real-time Analytics startups to jumpstart development and accelerate market traction.
WeHostels goes globetrotting with new focus on Europe (exclusive)
May 8, 2013 10:31 AM
Rebecca Grant
WeHostels responds to high international demand by adding four new languages and two new currencies into its mobile app for booking budget accommodation.
How Ontario plans to become the world’s top technology hub
May 8, 2013 7:01 AM
John Koetsier
Editor's Pick "Something very interesting is happening here," Google's top Canadian employee, Steve Woods, told me. "This area has a very high proportion of startups to population. Google loves startups … and we love to hire entrepreneurial people."
AnyRoad takes on tour buses with business tools for local guides
May 7, 2013 3:57 PM
Rebecca Grant
AnyRoad's platform gives local tour guides the opportunity to build a business online and connect with travelers seeking more authentic experiences.
Wanelo 3.0 makes e-commerce less ‘primitive’ by organizing products around people
May 7, 2013 1:52 PM
Rebecca Grant
Wanelo released the third version of its mobile application today to make online shopping a pleasurable and personal experience "for everyone."
How I built a killer tech company outside of Silicon Valley
Guest Post Remember 1999? I was incubating my own Web startup, with zero customers, no funding, and only a group of friends and former colleagues committed to my idea.
