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.

Are ladies’ underpants the next billion-dollar startup?

Thinx has designed the ultimate hi-tech, high-quality line of womens underwear to improve 'that time of the month' for women around the world.

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.

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 …

Paul Carr’s next move? A new startup backed by former TechCrunch boss Michael Arrington

Former TechCrunch staff member Paul Carr announced today on his blog that he was starting a new company based in Las Vegas, Nevada with investments from Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and Michael Arrington’s CrunchFund.

Carr resigned from TechCrunch last week …