Firespotter Labs, an idea and product accelerator, announced Thursday that it has launched with $3 million in Series Read More
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Facebook might buy Skype for $4 billion
It’s been pretty quiet on the Skype front ever since it emerged in January that the company’s IPO Read More
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What you need to know – 05/05/11
Apple is rumored to be introducing over-the-air updates to its Verizon iPhones when iOS 5 is released in Read More
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Greylock-funded Gigwalk attacks data, mobile
How does a startup get seed funded by angel investors with names like Michael Dearing (Harrison Metal), Jeff Read More
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What you need to know – 05/03/11
Steve Ballmer revealed at BlackBerry World 2011 that Microsoft’s search engine Bing will be the new default map Read More
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The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford – Class 8
The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This post – Read More
High-performance SSD storage provider Kaminario announced Monday that it has closed a $15 million Series C round Read More
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What you need to know – 05/02/11
Dish Network named Michael Kelly president of its new subsidiary, Blockbuster. Facebook is on track to surpass $2 Read More
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Guy Kawasaki: Get it out there & enchant
For Guy Kawasaki, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, co-founder of Alltop.com and author of the recent New York Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 04/29/11
Seed DoubleDutch–what you might consider a Foursquare for the enterprise– secured $1.2 million in a seed funding round Read More
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SinglePlatform helps local businesses go 2.0
When you get a chance, go to http://tropical128.com. No, it’s not the official website for the rainforest. It’s Read More
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AudioMicro makes a friend of Microsoft Office
Stock audio library AudioMicro announced Friday that it has sealed a licensing and distribution deal with Microsoft Office Read More
Entrepreneurs often choose the path of innovation, without realizing the kind of lifestyle that comes with it. They Read More
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What you need to know – 04/29/11
Design marketplace 99designs raised a $35 million Series A round led by Accel Partners, with participatiom from several Read More
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RIM stock dives 10% after forecast revision
In response to slowing BlackBerry sales, RIM on Thursday lowered financial forecasts for the first quarter, ending May Read More