5 huge mistakes startups make when choosing board members
Guest Post Here are five big mistakes that are often made when choosing board members -- and, maybe more importantly, tips on avoiding them.
Startup-advising robot dino FAKE GRIMLOCK moves to books to terrorize us in print (Q & A)
February 6, 2013 5:30 AM
Sean Ludwig
Editor's Pick Crazy robot dinosaur FAKE GRIMLOCK is expanding his humorous critiques of startups by moving into books.
Meet 1 Million Cups, the biggest startup event in Kansas City that’s about to hit 18 more cities
November 21, 2012 9:08 AM
Sean Ludwig
1 Million Cups is the most popular weekly startup event in Kansas City, and soon enough it will land in 18 more cities around the country.
Will.i.am & Simon Cowell to debut TV show to find the next Steve Jobs
September 30, 2012 8:42 AM
Sean Ludwig
Television all-star Simon Cowell and popular musician Will.i.am will team up to create a TV show focused on finding the next big tech entrepreneur to follow in the path of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg.
Why women VCs shouldn’t give a damn about the Silicon Valley stereotype
Guest Post Women are under-represented in the tech industry largely due to women's skewed perception of technology and venture capital. Being feminine and in tech should not be mutually exclusive!
Are 12-year-olds too young to start a business? Not according to Kidworth
July 26, 2012 1:37 PM
Christina Farr
Would you invest $5 in a company with a preteen for a CEO, and services on offer like playing nice with a younger sibling or taking out the trash? On Kidworth, a Los Angeles-based startup, parents are funding “startup” ideas …
DNS inventor Paul Mockapetris to startups: ‘Complexity is your enemy’
July 13, 2012 9:05 AM
Sean Ludwig
When Paul Mockapetris invented the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS), he had no idea his creation would come to shape parts of the web for many years to come. But because he started simple and had a future-looking plan, his …
Paul Kedrosky: Only 8 Valley startups matter & that’s a serious problem
July 12, 2012 12:25 PM
Sean Ludwig
Investor Paul Kedrosky and StockTwits CEO Howard Lindzon were supposed to debate each other Thursday at the International Startup Festival but instead ended up agreeing on almost everything, including that the world needs more “startups that matter.”
“On an annual …
500 Startups’ Dave McClure inspires Montreal tech scene by flipping it off
July 12, 2012 8:05 AM
Sean Ludwig
Editor's Pick
If your tech conference is ever lacking in enthusiasm or profanity, just bring in 500 Startups founder Dave McClure to warm up the audience and flip them off.
McClure gave one of the first talks at Montreal’s International Startup Festival …
What entrepreneurs can learn from Nigerian email scammers
Guest Post
I like reading academic papers. They are a glimpse into the minds of talented researchers and provide a great view of what’s next in the infrastructure startup world.
A colleague recently forwarded me a tweet about a paper by Cormac …
Ex-con looking to fund over 15,000 inventions designed while incarcerated (exclusive)
January 22, 2012 1:30 PM
Sebastian Haley
Like any news blog, VentureBeat gets a lot of spam. Sometimes it’s a long-lost relative from the Philippines who just needs us to send them $10,000 in unmarked bills so that we can claim our inheritance. More recently, “VISA” is …
White House-backed Startup America teams up with DEMO
The Startup America Partnership, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to backing entrepreb neurship, announced today that it is teaming up with DEMO, the IDG- and VentureBeat-produced product-launch conference series, to expand opportunities for startups.
DEMO executive producer and VentureBeat editor-in-chief Matt …
