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Smell-o-vision at last! Domino’s releasing DVDs that smell like pizza
May 17, 2013 7:53 AM
John Koetsier
Pizza and a movie go together like love and marriage, a horse and carriage, right? So Domino's Brazil has hit on a genius marketing campaign: DVDs that smell like pizza.
Why didn’t I think of that?!
Sponsored Post If you’re starting the next big thing, building a business or looking for your next venture, likely you could use all the networking opportunities you can get.
Smart Scaling: 5 questions you should ask every prospective hire (and 5 questions you shouldn’t)
Sponsored Post Here are 5 questions you should ask (and 5 more you definitely shouldn’t) that will help you zero in on the most likely, most compatible candidates.
Kabbage expands its loans business, now supports Quickbooks
May 14, 2013 4:00 PM
Christina Farr
Kabbage announced today that it will provide loans to both online and offline businesses, and will make a decision in minutes.
PayPal kills the cash register — and offers completely free payment processing for 2013
May 14, 2013 10:19 AM
John Koetsier
In other words, PayPal is all in.
Facebook’s coming video ads run the risk of ‘MySpacing’ the world’s most popular social network
May 14, 2013 9:48 AM
John Koetsier
Facebook's coming video ads will be disruptive, interrupt people, and run the risk of Facebook becoming the very social network it supplanted, according to at least one online advertising executive.
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 …
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.
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2M Facebook fans better than Super Bowl ad, celeb endorsement … or Twitter followers
May 6, 2013 9:07 AM
John Koetsier
Facebook fans are the holy grail of small business, according to a recent study by Staples.
Make vs. buy: When should you build your own solution?
Guest Post One of the many challenges a business must face is the decision to buy a pre-packaged solution or to build a customized version that meets the business's exact specifications. Here's how to decide which is best for you.
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Lean startups and 4-hour bodies: How Eric Ries and Tim Ferriss tell stories on the web
April 30, 2013 6:33 AM
John Koetsier
If you want to highlight a product, build a landing page. If you're an internet marketing guru, make a squeeze page. But if you want to start on online movement -- and maybe sell a few books, speaking events, or other products along the way, create a smart site.
Internet sales tax bill is likely to pass Senate vote later this week
April 24, 2013 3:23 PM
Tom Cheredar
The U.S. Senate voted to once again advance the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that would place a mandatory state sales tax on things sold over the Internet.
Angie’s List is killing it: revenue, members, growth — and stock price — all up
April 24, 2013 2:11 PM
John Koetsier
"It took us more than 16 years to get to one million paid households but just 18 months to double it."
All acquired players are not equal
Sponsored Post If you’ve ever worn the hat of “user acquisition” manager, you’re already familiar with the challenges and complexities of acquiring players for mobile games.
Change.org and U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services join HealthBeat 2013 roster
The HealthBeat 2013 program is packed with 60 plus industry leading speakers, high-level chats, breakout sessions, and a brand new startup competition. Here are the new speaker additions...
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Sarah Hanson, the 19-year-old teen who auctioned 10% of her income for a $125K startup investment, may not exist
April 19, 2013 3:02 PM
John Koetsier
Last week I published the story of Sarah Hanson, the 19-year-old developer who auctioned off 10 percent of her future income in exchange for a $125,000 investment into her startup, Senior Living Map.
Today, I'm wondering if Sarah Hanson really exists.
