Six months ago, SplashX debuted in Oakland. On January 19, 2017, the LA inauguration of SplashX was launched. Read More
Wrap-Up of the inaugural SplashX LA on January 19, 2017
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Get the Heck Out of the Building
With a ~$2 billion endowment the Kauffman Foundation is the largest non-profit focused on entrepreneurship in the world. Giving away Read More
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A minimum viable product is not a cheaper product
A minimum viable product (MVP) is not always a smaller/cheaper version of your final product. Defining the goal Read More
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Becoming customer obsessed
In early-stage tech startups, there are two major phases your business goes through. First up, there’s that portion Read More
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10,000 Startups
Today we are announcing the biggest entrepreneurial program ever launched –Startup Weekend Next. A partnership of Startup Weekend, Startup America, TechStars and Udacity, Startup Weekend Next brings four Read More
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Billion-dollar mind trick; How Instagram hooked users
Yin asked not to be identified by her real name. A young addict in her mid-twenties, she lives Read More
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Top 10 Lessons Learned videos on VatorNews in 2011
How Airbnb’s marketing genius started the flywheel The press is having a field day on Airbnb’s behalf these Read More
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Leah Busque shares TaskRabbit’s fundraising lessons
During a cold evening in Boston, Leah Busque didn’t want to leave her cozy home to buy dog food. Read More
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And The Winner Is…….
With so much doom and gloom in the press these days, it’s great to have a fun story Read More
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How to build a Web startup
As part of our Lean LaunchPad classes at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia and for the National Science Foundation, students build a startup in Read More
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“Persistence & Commitment Are Key”
Shalu Attri is a first-time founder who recently launched GOAQUÍ, a social platform for travelers that enables them Read More
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Open innovation in DC
Something interesting is happening in Washington, DC right now. It’s not the usual partisan fights about the budget Read More
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Tips for entrepreneurs: Jim Pitkow
Jim Pitkow is the Co-Founder and CEO of Attributor, a company that provides the world’s first Web-wide monitoring Read More
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Why being a Wiki-site was the wrong approach
One of the best jobs I have is to interview great entrepreneurs to find out what went wrong Read More
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10 lessons for entrepreneurs going into 2011
p>At VatorNews, we believe in building on the shoulders of giants. That’s why we’ve dedicated years into building Read More