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Early-Stage Startups Alive and Kicking in Q3, Venture Funding Shows

In the middle of a venture capital funding slump, you might think that early stage investments would be the hardest hit--VC dollars would be siphoned away from early-stage deals and poured into existing portfolio companies ...READ»

Is Your Startup a Nice to Have or Must Have?

With the downturn in the economy, numerous people are talking about starting a new business or company. Whether it’s a technology startup or new restaurant idea, I’ve heard of more and more people meeting to brainstorm and ...READ»

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Five Qualities Venture Capital Firms Look For in Startups

Venture Capital is a term oft-bandied about, but sometimes it's a mysterious process. Speaking at Stanford University, Beth Seidenberg of VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers tried to clear up a aspect: Whether a startup is ...READ»

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For Startups, a Bleak Year for IPOs and Acquisitions

For entrepreneurs hoping to take their startup public, the outlook is bleak. According to the New York Times, the number of acqusitions and IPOs in the third quarter of this year dropped below even last quarter. That number: three. ...READ»

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Money Changers: Eight Startups Brimming With Hope for the Financial Industry

"We were told to trust these institutions, and we did," says Mitch Tuchman. "We trusted Madoff. We trusted AIG. And now we've lost most of our life savings." Tuchman, though, is not an angry victim of some Ponzi scheme or shady ...READ»

ReadWriteWeb’s Top 50 Real-Time Web Companies

Below is a listing from Read Write Web of their 50 leading companies of the Real-Time Web. Like any list, we all have our own favorites. I invite you to list more below in the comments.READ»

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SeatGeek: A Prediction Market for Concert and Sports Tickets

SeatGeek, launched Tuesday at TechCrunch50, is a Farecast-like Web site for sports and concert tickets in the secondary market. It's so simple, I'm surprised no one ever thought of it before. The site predicts future ticket prices ...READ»

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TechCrunch 50: Sold Out, but Somber and Lacking in Creativity

The TechCrunch50 conference is playing to a sell-out crowd, as usual. But something is different this year. READ»

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ToyBots Unveils a Goofy Vision of Internet-Connected Children's Toys

Toybots not only connect with the Internet, they feature 3G, GPS, and accelerometer capabilities too. They're a little creepy, but totally cool at the same time.READ»

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10 Common Mistakes That Startup and Small Companies Make

Young companies have small margins for error. Mistakes made early on can sink a company before its gets off the ground. Here is a list of 10 common mistakes made by young, small companies.READ»

Mind the Gap

“Mind the Gap please!” The question is how can we shrink this gap?READ»

Mind the Gap

“Mind the Gap please!” The question is, how can we shrink this gap?READ»

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Got Biz Idea? Tweet @Richard Branson 4 Chance 2 Turn in 2 Real Company

The whole business of startups is getting interesting--first we have YCombinator's back-to-front VC funding, and now there's news Richard Branson is accepting "micropitches" via Twitter for new startup ideas. It's all part of a new ...READ»

Startup School

How Y Combinator Schools Tech Startups

Jessica Livingston along with Trevor Blackwell (center), Paul Graham, and Robert Morris, cofounded Y Combinator, which trains early-stage tech startups for a "semester" to help them navigate companyhood.READ»

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Under the Radar Conference: Live from the Internet

If you want to check out today's Under the Radar event and you're not in California, you're not left out -- UTR will be live streaming the festivities via Ustream.READ»

10 Web 2.0 Ideas that Failed

With all of the hype surrounding Web 2.0 companies like Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter, it’s easy to forget that lots of Web companies still fail. Here are 10 that failed in the past year – and why.READ»

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Can Russell Simmons Unite the Hip-Hop Community on The Web?

Back in 2000 hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons bankrolled the short-lived hip-hop news, entertainment, and community Website 360hiphop.com. Now he and a group of investors are trying again.READ»

Power Play

Activist-turned-entrepreneur Paul Fenn's effort to bring affordable sustainable energy to California could be revolutionary -- and electricity giant PG&E isn't happy about it at all.READ»

Steve Hafner

The Success of Kayak.com

Steve Hafner has built Kayak into the most popular Web 2.0 travel site. How it flies as the airline industry suffers.READ»

When Eight Figures Simply Won't Do

Three of law firm Quinn Emanuel's biggest wins.READ»

John Quinn

Caffeinated, Aggressive & Brash, Esq.

Startup attitude can shake up a stodgy industry. Just ask the fastest law firm in the country.READ»

Over-the-top Product Testing
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Oakley's Post-Apocalyptic Headquarters

The eyewear company's headquarters in Foothill Ranch, California is a masterwork of the architecturally provocative.READ»

Chris DeWolfe

Myspace, the Sequel

With Facebook surging, cofounders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson have gone back to their roots -- music, pop culture, and a proven cash-flow ad model -- to spur a next phase of growth. Will that be enough for boss Rupert Murdoch?READ»

Ivan Glickman

Micro Venture Capitalists - Filling the Funding Gap

It used to be that venture capitalists either went big or went home. If the investment wasn’t $1.5 million or more, the deal just wasn’t interesting to them. Unfortunately, this often left early stage companies facing a funding ...READ»

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