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 working to bring their ideas to fruition.Whether...

Happy Birthday Twitter! It's three years old today

The latest social media craze, Twitter, is turning three years old today. According to CEO Jack Dorsey, Twitter turns three at exactly 1:02PM California time. The social media platform, that allows you to 'tweet'...

Your world will never be the same

Your world will never be the same. Sounds like a bit of an ominous statement doesn't it?Considering the amount of bad news that flows throughout our daily lives it's nearly impossible to look at the above statement and attach a positive meaning to it, however I see great...

Fragmentation, Filter Failure, and Startup Opportunities

Recently I’ve been very focused around content accessibility and the information overload that is occurring online. It’s clear that the natural progression of the Internet has produced a normal fragmentation of the web. More simply put, there are more and more online...

Startups, Progressive Governance and Managing Growth

Startups and startup executives all over Silicon Valley intensely debate around how, when and how much governance startups should apply to their operations when considering the challenges facing them at the moment and the challenges that lie ahead.  These sometimes...

Artificial Trees Capture Solar and Wind Energy

"A London-based startup called Solar Botanic announced yesterday that it has designed lifelike artificial plants and trees that harvest the power of the sun and the wind. The key to the company’s claim is its...

Artificial trees capture solar and wind energy

" "A London-based startup called Solar Botanic announced yesterday that it has designed lifelike artificial plants and trees that harvest the power of the sun, wind and rain. The key to the company’s claim is its Nanoleaf— a supposed energy-capturing powerhouse....

Book Giveaway: Work The System

"Book Giveaway: Work The System About the AuthorA telecommunications professional, Sam has been a business owner for over 20 years and is the author of the book Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less, published by North Sister Publishing,...

TinyMassive.com Closes Funding with Canaccord Adams

Vancouver BC, August 21, 2008 – TinyMassive.com, a merchant created comparison shopping engine, today announced that the Company has closed significant funding, led by Canaccord Adams. Funds will be used to...

Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund

"Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund Paul Graham July 2008 When we read Y Combinator applications there are always ideas we're hoping to see. In the past we've never said publicly what they are. If we say we're...

Crowdsource Your Branding With NameThis

Q. How many crowdsourcers does it take to come up with a good web 2.0 startup name?A. Exactly 2.0: One to come up with a "playful", "cute", or "quirky" word and the other to remove or add strategically-placed...

Web 2.0 living on borrowed money

RuhRoh. "The bad news? While a few startup stars like Twitter and Slide can get venture cash on little or no revenue, the expiration date on your "it's [blank] with a social network layer" pitch may be well past. "There is going to be a shake-out here in the next year or...

CALIFORNIA MONSTER PV SOLAR FARM

CALIFORNIA MONSTER PV SOLAR FARM $ 1 bn investment would create world's largestPV photovoltaic electricity power plantin California.Simple design for service free operation .OptiSolar driving the idea to...

Google invests in sunny gas alternative

One positive thing about the rising price of gas is it scares us all environmental. Solar energy doesn't seem like such a far-fetched investment now that gas is $50 a tank. Just ask Google."Rising oil prices lift...

Realvibez.com featured on CollegeMogul.com

Realvibez.com recently received an extremely favourable write-up at Collegemogul.com, "a blog and online resource for college entrepreneurship" that also reviews "new and existing companies led by students and...

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