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Foundersuite debuts tool collection to help you start your company
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 23:38
Recently soft-launched Foundersuite offers entrepreneurs a set of tools and templates to lessen the burden of starting a company.
Cloudera cofounder Mike Olson steps down as CEO, former ArcSight head steps up
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 23:35
Big data startup has had an executive shakeup, with its CEO stepping down to make way for former ArcSight CEO Tom Reilly.
Darby Smart launches crafting kit service to prevent DIY disasters
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 23:03
Darby Smart launched today to prevent mishaps of this sort, and to capitalize on the DIY movement's building momentum. It also announced raising $1 million in seed funding.
Google: We have a First Amendment right to disclose FISA request numbers
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 22:41
Google is taking a stand against FISA gag orders with a pretty simple but powerful appeal: free speech.
Where Should SEC Start A Fraud Crack Down? Maybe Look At Fake Restatements
Forbes - 18 Jun 2013 22:29
It's so good to hear that the Securities and Exchange Commission plans to refocus its enforcement efforts on accounting fraud. It would be even better for investors if the regulator used all the information already avail...
For What It's Worth -- 6 Pieces Of Advice From A Hardcore Pawnbroker
Forbes - 18 Jun 2013 22:21YC startup Ink raises $1.8M to make software more open-minded
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 21:56
"File system as a service" startup Filepicker.io has rebranded as Ink and announced the close of its $1.8 million seed round from Andreessen Horowitz and Highland Capital Partners.
General Electric joins the 'big data' party
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 21:42
GE just announced a new "big-data" and analytics platform it calls "Predictivity," and it has some big partners on board to give it reach.
GetGlue hires former Shazam exec Evan Krauss as president
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 21:19
Social-TV check-in startup GetGlue has lured away Evan Krauss from his post as executive vice persident of sales at Shazam so he can become GetGlue's new president, the company announced today.
Good to be King: Candy Crush Saga developer plans IPO
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 21:03
With Candy Crush Saga generating massive revenue, King is considering going public.
Emerging markets: how to conquer the unconquerable
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 21:00
Guest Post Rain Rannu is the founder and CEO of Fortumo, the mobile payments company that powers in-app payments for Rovio, Facebook, Barnes & Noble NOOK, EA, Gameloft and more than 60,000 other developers. The mobile ga...
Why I'm Leaving Forbes
Forbes - 18 Jun 2013 20:59
As much as any enterprise I can think of, the online operation at Forbes is a great example of what Peter Drucker called "the corporation of tomorrow."
FiftyThree raises $15M to unleash your creativity with Paper
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 20:44
FiftyThree is the company behind Paper, an iPad app that Apple named 2012 iPad App of the Year. It has raised $15 million deal led by Chris Dixon at Andreessen Horowitz.
CareCloud raises $20M to vanquish 'walking dead' and 'dinosaurs' of health IT
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 20:02
CareCloud offers cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) software that helps doctors improve patient care, increase collections, and streamline operations. It's the latest big deal in a "record year" for digital healt...
Why your insurance company wants to be 'friends' on social media
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 19:00
Guest Post How does this all relate to social media? Unless your insurance company does a great job determining your premium, they are likely to lose a lot of money on you because there's not much margin for error.
Smart Scaling: How to get actionable advice from your board to kickstart growth
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 18:59
Sponsored Post Advisory boards can be invaluable. They can also be unbearable. But either way, you can leverage their networks and knowledge to grow your business.
NSA chief: We do not 'unilaterally' obtain data from Google, Facebook, Microsoft servers
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 18:55
Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, AOL, and Apple might breathe a little easier today as NSA Director General Keith Alexander lends credibility to their testimony.
Parakweet raises $2M to give you data-driven book recommendations
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 18:54
Parakweet's core product Bookvibe combines natural language processing and social-media analytics to find the books that are right for you.
Elon Musk plans Tesla battery-swapping tech demo for June 20
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 18:51
Electric-car company Tesla is planing to hold a demonstration of its battery-swapping technology, which should enable its vehicles to travel nonstop on long road trips.
Occipital acquires 3D-scanning startup ManCTL to explore future of computer vision
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 18:19
Occipital develops computer-vision products, and the acquisition of ManCTL will make it easier to create 3D models of the real world.
Estate Planning: It's Not Just For the Rich and Famous
Forbes - 18 Jun 2013 18:09Udemy: Our top 10 instructors together made $5M
Venture Beat - 18 Jun 2013 18:00
The startup said it's closing in on a million students, and it serves up more than 8,000 courses. But the real stunner is the money earned by the site's top instructors.