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17 Traits That Distinguish The Best Startup CEOs
Three out of four startups fail, and a full 90% of those in the tech sector don't survive. The startups that become successful typically require exceptional leadership — and a lot of luck.In a recent...
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A New Startup Contest Promises A World-Record $5 Million Prize To Winners
A new startup contest has emerged called 43North. This business incubator is offering $5 million in cash prizes to applicants who can create an innovative new business idea.Six $500,000 awards and four...
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5 Secrets To Getting Your Startup Acquired
The first thing to know about getting acquired? There's no one route. In fact, at their SXSW panel in Austin, Texas, "The 5 Secrets to Getting Acquired,"HelloWorld chief executive officer Matt Wise and...
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This Startup Wants To Become The Google Of Drugs
There's no question about it, the health care industry is going through major changes and people are demanding lower costs.The time is ripe for a year-old Denver-based startup called RxRevu, founded by...
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Photo-Sharing Startup 500px Wants To Be The Netflix Of Beautiful Pictures
Photo-sharing startup 500px not only wants to ban bad stock photography (down with "women laughing alone over salads!"), it wants to take photo discovery to a new level.500px just announced that it has...
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If You Want Funding For Your Business, You're Better Off Being Male And Hot
There are almost twice as many male entrepreneurs as female ones in the United States, and that imbalance is seen throughout the world.The gap has been attributed to long-standing gender biases that...
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7 Things Great Entrepreneurs Know
Leadership is not in your DNA.There is no genetic code for becoming a chief executive or a business owner. We're all born with a clean slate, more or less. What happens next — your childhood, your...
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VOX CEO: Here's How We're Able To Get Tons Of Traffic Without Gaming Facebook
Vox Media, parent company of popular websites The Verge and SB Nation, is growing quickly. It recently announced the launch of a new website, Vox.com, led by prominent reporter Ezra Klein, and it's...
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The Story Of How One Startup Employee Doubled His Stock Options By Asking One...
This Friday, a startup CEO and a lawyer are putting on an event in Palo Alto to educate startup employees on the ways their employers, and their employers' VC investors, may be screwing them over when...
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This 19-Year-Old Runs A Successful Online Business With 20 Employees — And He...
At first glance, discount travel site Cheap Travel Hunter looks like it could be any other online travel agency on the Web.Here's how it's different: Cheap Travel Hunter's CEO isn't old enough to...
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A Former Employee Says She Was 'Harassed By Leadership' At GitHub For Two Years
With its cool office, sky-high revenues, and massive $100 million funding round, social coding startup GitHub is one of Silicon Valley's darlings.But the recent tweets of a former GitHub designer,...
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This One Change Will Get You Excited About Your Job Again
If you've ever felt that your job consisted of a series of never-ending tasks, it may be more to do with your way of thinking than the job itself."Missions, Not Responsibilities," a recent article by...
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Startup Guy Says Silicon Valley Employees Need A ‘Rosa Parks Moment’
Chris Zaharias has been a startup employee and founder for 22 years. Now he's encouraging fellow Silicon Valley workers to stand up and ask their bosses some important questions. Often, only a few...
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Airbnb Might Soon Be Worth $10 Billion, Valued More Than Hyatt Hotels
Airbnb is reportedly in talks to raise funds that would value the online home and apartment marketplace at more than $10 billion, The Wall Street Journal reportsThe round, which will likely be led by...
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MARK CUBAN: I'm Not A Huge Fan Of Silicon Valley
I’m not a huge fan of Silicon Valley. It reminds me so much of Hollywood and the movie and TV industry.In Hollywood every one will talk and listen to you about your project. But while they are...
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19 Extraordinary Women In Silicon Valley Tech
It was an exciting year for tech in Silicon Valley, so we've decided to highlight a few women who we think have had particularly awesome achievements.They've created interesting startups, snagged new...
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Meet The 52 Hottest New Stars In Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is home to rockstars like Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.But over the last year, many new faces made a name for themselves in Silicon Valley.Some of these...
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12 Great Books To Read Before Starting A Business
If you have the drive to start a business all on you own, you know research beforehand is crucial. The best managers and business owners also know that running a successful organization requires...
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Ageism In Silicon Valley Is So Bad People In Their 20s Are Getting Cosmetic...
It's a common for people in the acting, modeling and music industries to feel pressure to maintain a young appearance. Actors and actresses over 30 and 40 complain they cannot get roles. Now, all that...
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5 Intriguing New Startups In Silicon Valley
Y Combinator Demo Day took place today at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. The room was packed with hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs and members of the press trying to find the...
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