VC firm Maveron gets ‘em while they’re young with new seed-stage investment program

Maveron, a well-known venture capital firm that focuses exclusively on consumer-facing companies, announces an initiative to fund and support seed stage startups.

Andreessen Horowitz gets a manicure, leads $10.3M investment in beauty startup Julep

E-commerce beauty startup Julep raises $10.3 million led by Andressen Horowitz to further disrupt the cosmetics supply chain.

General Assembly aims to match education to market demands

General Assembly aims to teach technology skills that the market needs, not just what professors think you ought to know -- and it's expanding its locations worldwide.

The gamification brain trust: intrinsically motivating people to change behavior (part 2)

Six gamification experts tell us what they think about how to properly motivate people through game-like activities.Here's part two of the panel.

Lemon backs up your entire wallet on your smartphone

In the past, losing your wallet was a nightmare. The fear that someone would go on a spending spree with your money often caused frantic calls to banks and credit card companies to cancel the cards in your lost wallet. …