Tech Cocktail nabs $2.5M to become the ‘leaders’ of VegasTech

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How I learned to stop worrying and love SXSW

South by Southwest Interactive is a successful experiment in startup community building. It may be crowded, noisy, and overhyped, but it's still an excellent place to build connections.

Zappos’ culture coach: how ‘squishy’ stuff like culture took us to a billion dollars in revenue

A great company culture doesn't have to cost a lot of money -- it's not about masseuses and prime rib.

Pinfluencer adds Zappos to client list, powers 250 million Pinterest impressions, and doubles revenue per pin

According to Pinfluencer, the average campaign on its platform boosts brand website page visits per pin by 400 percent, doubles the pageviews per pin, and boosts revenue per pin by 50 percent, from $0.14 to $0.21.

Zappos CEO invests in Zirtual, a virtual assistant service

Zirtual wants to make it easier and more affordable for busy professionals to retain a personal assistant.

Latin America is hot, hot, hot for e-commerce: Dafiti racks up $180M in under two years

Brazilian e-commerce giant raises $65 million in its fourth round of funding, bringing its two year total to $180 million.

The new Romo: stronger, faster, smarter personal robot (and cuter, too)

Romo 1 earned Kickstarter pledges of $114,796. But the newest Romo is just getting started.

Entrepreneur “student fair on steroids” brings heavy hitter VCs to Stanford

Silicon Valley’s brightest young minds will vie for $150,000 in rewards as part of a full-day entrepreneurial challenge at Stanford University this Tuesday.

The Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES), the student-run organization behind the event, has birthed a …

Vegas startup Rumgr raises $500K for a better, prettier Craigslist app

Startup classifieds service Rumgr has just received funding to be a sort of suped-up Craigslist. It’s a mobile and web location-based marketplace that lets you snap images of your unwanted stuff, browse pictures of other people’s unwanted stuff, sell, trade, …

Zappos user accounts get hacked — but your credit card info is safe

Zappos customers got more from the online shoe retailer this month than a pair of winter boots. They all received a bit of a shock on Sunday when CEO Tony Hsieh revealed that the company suffered a security breach on …

Zappos founder launches RNKD to connect brands and the people who love them (video)

Zappos founder Nick Swinmurn wants to see a picture of everything in your closet.

In return, he’ll give you badges and even discounts on clothing brands that you love.

He’s not a creep (as far as I know). Rather, his …

Startups battle it out for charity in Dodgeball Invitational (photo gallery)

Code-slinging warriors from 17 Silicon Valley startups met for a gridiron foam-dodgeball clash on Sunday. The games, which raised money for charity, were part of the Octocat Dodgeball Invitational and were hosted by code repository company Github.

The event was …