#StartupLab breaks down barriers to mentorship for entrepreneurs … by taking it online

#StartupLab is a new online service that spreads the wisdom of entrepreneurial luminaries far and wide -- by doing it online. Read about how entrepreneurs Scott Gerber, Adam Goldstein and Jennifer Fleiss are helping others...

Hipmunk scraps old hotel search, builds new one from scratch (updated)

Hipmunk completely revamped its hotels product today, adding in new ways to understand the neighborhoods you're staying in, so you don't get stuck in the family zone, when you really want a fun nightlife.

Hipmunk CEO launches premium accounts, says, “It’s not like we’re hurting for cash”

Hipmunk launched its first premium account product today but says it is not focusing on the money. Instead, chief executive Adam Goldstein is hell-bent on delivering new products. This one just happens to diversify his business model and bring in …

Hipmunk sues patent troll after being asked to pay licensing fees

Travel planning website Hipmunk isn’t going to take patent trolls lying down. The company, which was recently targeted by i2z Technology LLC to pay licensing fees for a 1994 patent, is taking i2z to court to prove it doesn’t owe …

Hipmunk packs $15M to take even more agony out of traveling

Travel planning service Hipmunk just closed a new $15 million round of funding that will help it move into the international market, the company announced today.

For those who have never used the service, you’re missing out. Hipmunk aggregates ticket …

Train on: flight search startup Hipmunk now sports Amtrak train routes

Flight and hotel search startup Hipmunk today announced it is adding routes from Amtrak to its travel search site.

The train results now appear in-line with flights whenever users search for a travel route. The results only show up when …

Happy birthday, Hipmunk: 1 million monthly searches served and still growing

Flight search startup Hipmunk could be profitable if it wanted to be — but it’s more interested in growing as quickly as possible.

And it looks like the growth strategy is working. The site passed 1 million monthly searches this …