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Cisco Is Watching As Nimble Storage Preps For An IPO
With today's news that Nimble Storage nabbed another $40+ million in venture funding, the company is now worth about $627 million, Business Insider has learned. That's according to a report by startup...
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This Startup Makes Using A Savings Account As Addictive As Shopping
Would you believe there's an app out there that can give you an extra $3,000 a year, just by helping you not spend your money on stupid stuff? That's the goal an app called Impulse Save, from a...
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I Sold Two Startups For $150 Million, And Here's How I Did It
Last year, Chris Dixon sold a startup he founded, Hunch, to eBay for $80 million. A couple years before that, he sold another startup he founded, SiteAdvisor, to McAfee for a rumored price of $75...
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Wall Street Should Fear 28-Year-Old Alexa Von Tobel
When LearnVest launched a few years ago, it was a site that promised to teach women important financial information. It was a fine idea, but when LearnVest raised $19 million last year, you had to...
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Kevin Rose: I'm Getting Google To Do Deals Faster (GOOG)
Entrepreneur turned venture capitalist Kevin Rose addressed the controversy that erupted last week over how his new employer, Google Ventures, invested in early-stage startups. Paul Graham, a partner...
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Here's Why Kevin Rose Won't Invest In A 'Pinterest For Cats'
Famous entrepreneur and Google Ventures partner Kevin Rose just explained his role at the investment company. He's looking for big, game-changing ideas, and will only choose about one per month, out...
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Watch Out, Oracle: Prior Knowledge Is The Hot New Database Startup To Watch
A couple of MIT PhDs have created an amazing new kind of database called Veritable. Prior Knowledge, a startup, launched Veritable on Tuesday at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, and while it only...
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18 Hot Mobile Startups You Need To Watch
A lot of people are developing mobile-first products. They're bypassing websites and going straight for the App Store, or they're building hardware for mobile devices. Some are skipping iPhones and...
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CTO Answers Crucial Tech Questions For Growing Startups
The software your company uses can dictate the shareability, flexibility, and accessibility of important information. And, as in most things, what's right for some may not be right for others. We've...
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BuzzFeed Makes Its First Acquisition To Tackle A Big Revenue Opportunity
BuzzFeed has acquired Kingfish Labs, a Facebook-data company, Business Insider has learned. Kingfish was founded by two former Huffington Post employees, Rob Fishman and Jeff Revesz. BuzzFeed CEO...
View Article5 Tips On Getting Your Startup Off The Ground
In a recent post, I explained a previously-undocumented law of physics that can be a nightmare for entrepreneurs: Your ability to raise startup capital is inversely proportional to your need. Faced...
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Suddenly, Hollywood Is A Startup Hotbed
There's something brewing in Los Angeles. Suddenly, Hollywood has becoming a startup hotbed. Incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Venture capitalists are becoming frequent fliers at...
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Don't Fund Anyone Over Thirty
Everyone in the tech industry knows this simple fact: the pace of change is accelerating. Legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla said that this is having an interesting affect on the industry....
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15 Ways to Keep Startup Employees Motivated
Question: What is your secret for keeping your startup employees happy and motivated workers? Name one thing that you do. 1. Have a little faith in hires. "If you hired these people, you should trust...
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Google's Acquisition Rampage: It Bought A New Startup Every Two Weeks Last Year
Google, which is known for buying startups and then shutting them down, set a personal acquisition record last year. In 2011, it acquired 25 companies—or 79 if you "count the firms acquired for...
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What It's Like When Two People Are Dating And They Found A Startup Together
Arielle Goldman and Jonathan (Natan) Packin were dating when they came up with an idea for a startup. They called their idea GiftHit; it'd be a way to send friends physical gifts via Facebook. While...
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A Beginner's Guide To The NYC Tech Scene
New to the New York tech scene? Steve Schlafman, a principal at Lerer Ventures, put together a presentation of everything a new tech player needs to know about Silicon Alley. "I decided to make the...
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Marissa Mayer's Startup Shopping Spree Is Over Before It Began (YHOO, GOOG,...
That's the sound of a wallet slamming shut. Marissa Mayer has announced that Yahoo will be returning most of the cash from the sale of its stake in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, to...
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How To Pick A Good Startup To Work For And Negotiate A Solid Salary
The following is an excerpt of a Wealthfront post that promotes a new tool for calculating average startup salaries. We've extracted just the tips, but you can read the full post at Wealthfront. It...
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Startup Bromium Could End Computer Viruses Forever
Dear Enterprise World, please do yourself a favor and check out the new tech being introduced today by industry legends Simon Crosby, Ian Pratt and Gaurav Banga. Their new startup, Bromium, is...
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