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Startups are cherry picking totally random metrics to show off to would-be...
Pitching is an art form in the startup world. It's a make or break moment as companies lay out their case for why they deserve millions in venture capital money.These "demo days" as they're called in...
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One of tech's most important investors says tumbling stocks could kill off...
Investor Bill Gurley believes a downturn in tech stocks over the last six weeks is a sign that Silicon Valley's golden age could soon be over. We're at an "inflection point" he says, and bad things are...
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The insanely successful career of Rocket Internet cofounder Oliver Samwer
Rocket Internet is one of the most successful startup builders in the world.It started by creating versions of some of the biggest tech firms and most innovative startups, scaling them incredibly...
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A billion-dollar tech 'unicorn' was born every week this year, but winter is...
If it seems like a new, billion-dollar tech unicorn is born every week, you’re not imagining things. The number of private tech companies valued at $1 billion or more worldwide has surged so much this...
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A prominent VC firm just released a great cheat sheet to help you see through...
Startups throw out bogus metrics all the time when talking to investors and the press. Prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz wants them to stop.Last night, the firm, which...
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How photo sharing app Fling rallied from its worst nightmare — an Apple App...
In June, Fling CEO Marco Nardone was chatting with a would-be venture capital investor, and things were going well.He reached for the investor's phone to show him how to download their viral messaging...
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Original story here: http://www.businessinsider.com/adafruit-industries-limor-fried-on-bootstrapping-a-startup-2015-8Join the conversation about this story »NOW WATCH: Tom Hardy makes a crazy...
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14 celebrities who are also big tech insiders
Celebrities are usually known for their hot-selling albums, athletic abilities, and red-carpet appearances — but not always for their tech savvy.Some celebrities try to fly drones with code. Others...
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Here's how to get the most out of your fundraising visit to Silicon Valley
When you're a founder in Silicon Valley, raising money from the venture capitalists on Sand Hill Road can be intimidating.Danielle Morrill, the CEO and cofounder of Mattermark, has a bunch of advice —...
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European investor Klaus Hommels is launching a new €350 million fund — we...
European VC fund Lakestar is announcing today that it is launching a new €350 million (£253 million) fund, Lakestar II. It will be lead by Klaus Hommels, the investor who has previously backed Skype,...
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This British shopping startup raised $11 million in February — now it's...
London startup Shopa was meant to change the way people shop for clothes online. It wanted to turn shopping into a social media activity, which rewarded users with discounts on items if they posted...
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Uber cofounder is taking over stumbling social media company StumbleUpon
Content discovery site StumbleUpon is ready for a change, according to the site's cofounder Garrett Camp.In a Medium post, Camp said that he's becoming the majority shareholder of StumbleUpon and will...
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Social is dead: What 146 startup pitches showed me about the next wave of...
Investing in startups is like bird-watching, or at least that's the quote from legendary venture capitalist Mike Moritz.Over the past two weeks, I have listened to 146 startups pitch in rapid-fire...
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Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey's 'Silicon Valley billionaires club' just...
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey have their own secretive private venture capital firm. It's called ICONIQ...
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London tech startups are poaching executives from big corporations with...
Tech startups around the world are awash with cash right now, thanks to hedge funds, traditional investment firms, and billionaires piling in alongside VCs to back businesses.Europe is no different,...
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This new app tries its best to create a killer name for your startup from a...
Coming up with a name for your startup or app can be taxing on the brain.A popular convention is making up a word that sounds vaguely like your product but also pleasantly alien. This has led to the...
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The 25 hottest under-the-radar startups in America
New York and Silicon Valley are known as popular startup hubs, but there are other US cities that have become home to cool and successful tech companies too.We've compiled a list of 25 of the hottest...
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Scammers are targeting some of London's biggest tech startups with a...
Scammers are attempting to steal money from some of London's best-known startups in a targeted campaign that involves bogus payment requests emailed to executives.Business Insider understands that...
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The parking startup whose valets wore pink blazers has shut down as it moves...
The pink-blazered parking valets have left the streets of San Francisco — at least temporarily.The on-demand parking startup Carbon shut down its beta in August as it entertains acquisition offers and...
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This British shopping startup raised $11 million in February — now it's...
London startup Shopa was meant to change the way people shop for clothes online. It wanted to turn shopping into a social media activity, which rewarded users with discounts on items if they posted...
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