Guest Post For some reason over the last 6 months or so I started caring about being liked. Liked by the Silicon Valley set. Liked by venture capitalists. Liked by the kind of men that determine who is or is not “one of us” in tech.
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I’m sitting in the dentist’s office on my last Friday morning as an entrepreneur. My daughter is having a cavity filled.
Monday will be my first day free from any job title or official company in 22 years, and I’m …
SnapChat secures a hefty investment from Benchmark Capital to support the viral growth of its now-you-see-it-now-you-don't photo sharing app.
Portland accelerator Upstart Labs announces new funding, investments, partnerships, and an expanded team.
With its new features, the online tutoring startup is moving into the realm of personalized learning.
Of the 29 companies presenting, a few stick out as the most interesting and innovative. Here are the highlights.
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Guest Post StartupBus is a hack week with a twist: you board a bus filled with strangers, and 1800 miles later, you're expected to demo a product to roomful of influential investors and journalists.
The 30+ companies from the fifth batch of 500 Startups incubator program prepare to pitch their startups to a room packed room.
Editor's Pick At Startup Grind in Mountain View, Dave McClure drops pearls of wisdom (and profanity) about what it takes to build a successful startup.
Guest Post You know that you want to quit your job and that you want to start a startup. You’ve had this desire for quite sometime now and you really must begin. But you don’t.
Tech incubator and seed fund 500 Startups is building out its presence in the Big Apple with a new coworking space for local entrepreneurs and porfolio companies.
Shanghai-based socia media agency Mailman Group sets up at [sesame] seed stage startup fund.
Guest Post Based on working with dozens on C-level executives, here are some characteristics that I have identified that contribute to producing an effective IT startup CEO.
How a tough decision turned into a billion dollar idea.
Matter Ventures launches accelerator program on conjunction with KQED and The Knight Foundation to usher in next generation of media institutions.
Investors and online shoppers open their wallets on Cyber Monday.
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From Odeo and podcasts to a hackathon and the first seeds of what would become a globe-spanning social network, the Twitter creation story is perhaps the best-known example of the now-legendary startup pivot, the change that makes all the difference.
Angel network Keiretsu Forum Northwest has invested $15.8 million into 27 startups this year.
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