Airbnb has rocketed to more than 5 million bookings and a reported $500 million in transactions. But a report out this week suggests that roughly 85% of listings are inactive. What does this mean for Airbnb?READ MORE›
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The Apple Option
Should Apple be No. 1 ("The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies")? Maybe. Maybe not. But it's important to keep in mind that Apple makes items that are highly optional. No one ...READ MORE›
If Y Combinator is the next PayPal Mafia, then Paul Graham is Silicon Valley's godfather. Graham is the cofounder of Y Combinator, the investment firm that plugs seed money ($18,000 on average) into early stage startups in exchange for mentorship and access to its ever-growing network of alumni.READ MORE›
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These amazing bro-bots work in pairs and in three dimensions to vastly improve efficiency and organization--without incessant high-fiving! Watch a time-lapse video of them moving Diapers.com's entire stock to a new location in 36 hours flat!READ MORE›
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The West Coast's largest solar installer has acquired a division of groSolar, moving it that much closer to its goal of bringing the cost of solar to parity with grid power through economies of scale by 2016.READ MORE›
An artificial heart and its lightweight power drive. A better airline for Brazil. Chocolate from Madagascar, a soccer shirt made of plastic water bottles, and that little coupon startup in Chicago that's suddenly worth billions. All ...READ MORE›
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