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The religion of entrepreneurship
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 02:00
Guest Post Entrepreneurship has turned into its own cult, complete with a canonical "Bible," a roster of prophets, and a defined creed.
Software that lets parents see what their kids do on Facebook gets $1M
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 03:20
Qustodio, which creates software that lets parents see into a child's browsing behavior and application use on many devices, received $1 million in seed funding today.
Nasdaq-SharesPost deal provides liquidity at the price of transparency
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 23:16
The new Nasdaq-SharesPost private market will make it far easier for pre-IPO companies and their investors to turn shares into cash. But at what price?
WordPress.com testing promoted posts with iReach, a PR Newswire company
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 22:50
Automattic, the company behind Wordpress.com and its 3.6 billion monthly pageviews, is testing a new native advertising monetization option with its massive blogging community: promoted posts.
EA closes SimCity servers for maintenance, and even the alert message is broken
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 22:33
Electronic Arts is patching in an update to improve SimCity's servers, which are struggling under high demand.
Adcade grabs $1.5M for HTML5 mobile ads
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 22:31
Mobile ads get a shot in the arm from Adcade's HTML5 tech. And Adcade gets a shot in the arm from a group of VC firms and angels.
Is Nasdaq’s new private market the exchange’s last hope in a web-driven world?
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 22:01
Today, Nasdaq and SharesPost jointly announced they are launching a new marketplace for trading shares in privately held companies. At the outset, it sounds like an oxymoron: The whole idea of privately held companies im...
15 Women-Led Startups Making It Work
Forbes - 6 Mar 2013 21:31
In celebration of International Women's Day, 20 promising businesses built by 100% female founding teams.
“Amazon of Africa†Jumia heats up with $26M
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 21:27
E-commerce retailer Jumia takes investment to fuel its growth into new African markets.
Microsoft backtracks on harsh Office 2013 licence transfer restrictions
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 20:48
After hearing the overwhelming outcry from customers, Microsoft will let Office 2013 users transfer their licences to new computers.
Xbox Kinect’s coming mid-air multitouch is gunning for you, Leap Motion
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 20:47
Steve Jobs famously dissed styluses, preferring the body's own natural equipment: fingers. Soon, Microsoft could be killing the game controller too ... and maybe even your TV's remote control.
The Rarer Sex: The Self-Made Women Billionaires Of 2013
Forbes - 6 Mar 2013 20:235 reasons why the new Twitter Ads API is great for social media marketers
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 20:23
Guest Post Folks, Twitter marketing just got serious.
Nasdaq, SharesPost take private markets semi-public with new SF-based venture
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 20:17
Want to buy shares in Twitter? Pinterest? Palantir? Nasdaq wants to help you out with that -- and it might be able to as soon as this year.
Dont let bad food happen to you! Chefs Feeds expands empire of delicious dishes
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 20:04
Ever wanted to know what the country's best chefs like to eat? Chefs Feed network of chef-recommended dishes continues to grow.
Has our smartphone dependence become an addiction?
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 20:03
Sponsored Post We all worry about missing important texts, emails or losing out on the latest feeds and not capturing internet-worthy moments to share with our circle of friends.
Gov. Hickenlooper: Why Colorado is the new Silicon Valley (Q&A)
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 19:40
At the VCIR conference to showcase the mountain region's startups, Colarado's governor spoke about his state's commitment to tech. In a private meeting with the press, he stressed his mission to turn Colorado into the mo...
Why the Best Leaders Embrace the Worst Ideas
Forbes - 6 Mar 2013 19:38Suck it up, Marissa: working from home just grew 35%
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 19:35
The latest U.S. census data says that working from home for at least one day a week grew 34 percent, just a couple of weeks after Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer famously killed the company's telecommuting policy.
How to give your 401(k) a quick check-up to put you in better position for a strong retirement
Forbes - 6 Mar 2013 19:25
Many of us get busy and forget to check-in on our 401(k) plan on a semi-regular basis. And when we do, we’re often unsure of what adjustments to make to put ourselves in a better position for a well-funded ret...
MyPermissions raises $1M from 500 Startups to improve personal security online
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 19:05
The robots are looking over your shoulder, and you don't even recognize it. Enter MyPermissions, flush with a million clams and ready to smack those apps down.
Fenwick & West open-sources startup finance docs on GitHub
Venture Beat - 6 Mar 2013 19:00
From a first equity hire to a first round, these documents give startup founders a leg up -- now with more open-source collaboration and nerdy street cred!