Startup News
Cigarette Importer Sees $300,000,000 Deduction Go Up In Smoke
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 04:18
Last week, the Tax Court upheld an IRS deficiency notice of nearly forty million dollars against Vidal Suriel for the years 2004 and 2006. The deficiencies relate to the timing of deductions for payments due under the ...
Jilted Fiancée Sues, And Wins
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 05:52
Lawsuits for Breach of Marriage Promise Gain Traction, But Watch Out For Taxes
How Cultural Conflict Undermines Workplace Creativity
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 22:18
Managing cultural conflict in your organization helps create a more harmonious workplace. It also ensures that you reap the creative benefits of multiculturalism.
JM Eagle Threatens Lawyers With Defamation Suit Over Post-Trial Comments
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 23:56
JM Eagle hires a celebrity lawyer to sue the plaintiff lawyers who went after it.
3-D Printing Stocks: The Bullish Case And The Bearish Case
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 23:42
Disclosure: Long DDD and VJET stocks.
Flipboard To Close $50 Million More In Funding Tomorrow
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 23:21
Flipboard, the social news app, will close another $50 million round of funding on Tuesday led by Rizvi Traverse Management, which had already announced a separate $50 million investment in September. It plans to use the...
I Know What I Was Feeling, But What Was I Thinking?
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 21:58
"I know what I was feeling, but what was I thinking?"
6 Tips To Protect Killer Ideas On A Budget
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 21:31
There are a number of steps you can take to minimize your intellectual property (IP) legal fees, without jeopardizing the veracity of your IP portfolio.
Four Ways to Level Up on Human Rights Day
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 21:29
A former slave, fighting to eradicate slavery.
Off Track Planet Raises $500,000 To Build Living Travel Guide
Nibletz - 9 Dec 2013 20:55
The travel blog turned startup is looking to crowdsource beautiful, ever-changing guides.
Where Are The Top VCs, And Why Should That Matter To You?
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 20:50Tech Companies Call For Government Reform-And It's About Damn Time
Nibletz - 9 Dec 2013 19:34
Tech giants are speaking up for government surveillance reform. But, will they actually keep it up?
Are Your Emails Enforceable Contracts?
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 19:22
Many people consider email to be an informal form of communication. As a result, offers, counter-offers and terms of proposed agreements are frequently exchanged via email with the hope and expectation that they are for ...
IPO Watchlist Features 11 Startups Outside Silicon Valley
Nibletz - 9 Dec 2013 18:55
With so many startups outside of Silicon Valley expecting to IPO, isn't it time we stop saying it can't be done?
VC Funding And Acquisitions Of Israeli Startups In November
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 18:45
"Israel is clearly the world's second source of major innovation--there is Israel and there is Silicon Valley," Jonathan Medved told CNN last month. To support this assertion, Medved, a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, ...
A Tipping Point For Hong Kong Startups Looms
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 18:45
Hong Kong is aiming to deepen its economic anchors by attracting more startups to set up shop there. A tipping point looms as the effort gets underway full blast.
15 Ways To Make Much Better Decisions
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 18:14
Businesses seem to thrive on rational decision making but in a recent study we found anything but rationality at work. Here are 15 conclusions to help you make better decisions.
7 Questions To Ask Before Starting Your Own Business
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 18:12
1. Why am I doing this? This is the big first question to ask. Do you want to build a business in support of a product or invention? Do you want to organize, solidify, and expand existing freelance or consulting...
10 Videos Of Social Good Organizations Using Lean Startup Methods
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 18:00
Lean is in. If you need a primer for your startup, check out these 10 videos.
IRS Addresses Deductibility Of Organizational And Startup Costs Upon Partnership Technical Termination
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 17:55
With an Internal Revenue Code and related Regulations that stretch to 70,000 pages, you might assume that when it comes to tax law, there's nothing new under the sun. That every possible scenario has been addressed and r...
It's A Bird, It's A Plane...It's Amazon Prime Air?
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 17:25
It's been all over the news -- Amazon is flirting with the idea of delivery by unmanned drones. The service, which the company is calling Prime Air, would take the two day shipping guaranteed on Amazon Prime purchases an...
Authors: Social Entrepreneurship At Scale The Solution To Global Poverty
Forbes - 9 Dec 2013 17:08
Paul Polak and Mal Warwick, authors of the Business Solution to Poverty: Designing Products and Services for Three Billion New Customers (Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2013) argue that only business motivated by a desire ...