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Forbes - 10 May 2013 23:45
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A lesson from Nikola Tesla: Entrepreneurship isn't about the money
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 23:08
Guest Post Tesla made it clear that being a great entrepreneur -- one who commercialized a critical standard that powers innovation 125 years later -- isn't necessarily about the money.
Ground control to Major Tux: Space station dumps Windows, now using Linux
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 22:51
A n ISS spokesperson told press the switch was made because ISS astronauts and cosmonauts needed an operating system "that was stable and reliable." Ouch!
Alibaba spends $300M to buy one third of Chinese mapping company
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 22:21
The end goal, the companies said, is a combination of the two entities' areas of expertise: physical location and online retail.
Mounties save their man ... with a Draganflyer UAV drone aircraft (video)
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 21:31
Usually the Mounties get their man. And usually when we hear about unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, they are being used to kill suspected terrorists or enemy combatants.
6 important lessons from this year's Growth Hacker Conference
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 21:18
Guest Post Here's a good rundown of the key lessons taken from this year's Growth Hacker Conference, an event featuring notable growth hackers from the world's most successful tech companies.
OpenKit hopes to head off Google with capable and open mobile social platform for games
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 21:00
While platform owners like Google may move to build walled gardens, OpenKit will let social gamers roam free.
Here we go again: 5 reasons hiring a good PR firm is smart business
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 20:34
Guest Post Following a naysaying post by Kevin Leu, here are five reasons you won't regret hiring a good PR firm for your startup.
Make anything: Why 3D printed guns fulfill the promise of 3D printing
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 20:13
3D printed guns may be dangerous and controversial, but they also get to the heart of why 3D printing is such a powerful technology.
The Single Biggest Factor VCs Look For In Startup Founders
Forbes - 10 May 2013 19:59
As a venture capitalist, I'm asked all the time what will help a company get funded. The reality is, there are a lot of factors, and no two companies - or founders - are the same. Sometimes we bet on the horse or the rac...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: WoW loses 1.3M subscribers, Amazon brings paid apps to China, Q1 earnings, and more
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 19:49
If you follow VentureBeat but don't regularly check our GamesBeat site, here's a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Rackspace CMO to vendors: 'Be smarter than me!'
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 19:40
Sponsored Post This is part three of a five-part series sponsored by Under the Radar aimed at helping innovative startups attract the attention of C-level executives. This week: Rachspace CMO Suaad Sait.
Startup names don't have to be terrible. Here's the proof.
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 19:38
Guest Post The Bay area gets a bad rap when it comes to names. No, I'm not talking about your friends' babies, Namaste and Venture. I'm talking about brand names -- especially the names of startups.
Techne Needs A Doctor
Forbes - 10 May 2013 19:34
Techne Corporation ( TECH - Snapshot Report) has been infected with a plague of negative earnings surprises. The company has posted only one positive surprise in the last seven quarters and has seen earnings estimates de...
Hotel Report: Kimpton's Eventi Hotel in New York City
Forbes - 10 May 2013 19:31
Located in Chelsea at the nexus of 6th Avenue and 30th street, the Eventi Hotel by Kimpton delivers a nice hybrid of luxurious sensibilities and relaxed ambiance. It's fairly posh, but not at all pretentious and a trifle...
Meet the 10 startups competing in the HealthBeat 'Innovation Showdown'
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 19:30
We're blown away by the quality of the more than 150 applicants to the HealthBeat 2013 "Grand Rounds Innovation Showdown," one of the highlights of VentureBeat's inaugural health tech conference (May 20-21 in San Francis...
Building Boom Party Goes On Without Simpson
Forbes - 10 May 2013 19:23
While the construction market may be coming back to start 2013, not all companies have been able to ride the wave higher. In particular, investors have seen weakness in many names in the miscellaneous building and constr...
10 startups put 'civic lens' on tech to drive change in communities
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 18:56
Points of Light has selected the second class of startups for its civic accelerator program. The program is entirely focused on 'civic ventures' and entrepreneurs working to strengthen communities. Points of Light is a l...
The mobile testing challenge: How to improve your UX and prepare for the future
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 18:41
Guest Post It's easiest if you consider the four types of testing -- unit, functional, data, and user experience -- as building blocks that can be put together to create more comprehensive testing.
Gold Survey: Split Views On Gold Price Direction Next Week -- Survey Participants
Forbes - 10 May 2013 18:14
Survey participants are divided on the price outlook for gold next week, with no one group capturing the majority of opinions, although nominally more participants see weaker prices.
3-D printing goes Disney: turn yourself into a Star Wars action figure for $99
Venture Beat - 10 May 2013 17:59
Either 3-D printing has totally jumped the shark, or it's hitting the mainstream. Maybe both.
Papyrus Stores And Their Passion For Paper
Forbes - 10 May 2013 17:57
Print is dead! Says who? If you roll your eyes when you hear the word "paper," you might want to check yourself, because Dominique Shurman, CEO of Papyrus may get the last laugh. In the age of all-digital everything, a h...