Startup News
Charlie Munger And The 2014 Daily Journal Annual Meeting: A Fan's Notes
Forbes - 19 Sep 2014 19:54
As owner of one share of Daily Journal Corporation common stock, I thought I had better pop into the annual meeting since, at $180.70, it represents such a large portion of my net worth. By way of background, you should ...
IRS Launches Promoter Audits Of Captive Managers Suspected Of Abusive Practices
Forbes - 19 Sep 2014 08:06
We have now discovered that in 2013 the IRS finally launched its long-anticipated investigation of the managers of smallish insurance companies. This has finally culminated in the IRS issuing notices this year that it is...
Your 'Happy Price' vs. Your 'Sad Price': How To Charge An Amount That Motivates You
Forbes - 19 Sep 2014 20:56
Recently, I was consulting with a client who was having trouble figuring out his pricing. He was a talented web designer, with a history of undercharging. For that reason, he was struggling, and broke, and unable to leav...
Posner Rejects $1 Million Fee In Radio Shack Coupon Settlement
Forbes - 19 Sep 2014 23:57
An influential appeals court rejects settlement that would have paid lawyers $1 million in cash, clients $10 coupons at Radio Shack.
Computer Game Pioneer Trip Hawkins May Escape Tax Debt
Forbes - 19 Sep 2014 23:19
William H. Hawkins or, as he is better known, "Trip Hawkins" had some good news from the Ninth Circuit this week. A bankruptcy court had ruled that Trip's "profligate lifestyle" after realizing he was insolvent amount...
How the iPhone 6 launch measures up to other smartphone releases
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 23:00
Apple's hype seems to be working: First-day pre-orders for the iPhone 6 outstripped pre-orders for all previous models.
Big data study finds most productive people work in sprints: 52 minutes, rest for 17
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 22:45
Work hard, rest hard.
Xiaomi bets $25M on iHealth Lab's smart health devices
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 22:37
iHealth will use the new money to expand its global reach, accelerate growth and innovation, and invest in additional sales and marketing resources, the company says.
Answering your most common iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus questions
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 22:09
It's new iPhone day -- but it's not just any new iPhone day.
Smooth sailing for Alibaba's NYSE IPO
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 21:54
Alibaba enjoyed a pop in stock price this morning, beginning trading at $92.70 a share.
People's Climate March Could Spotlight A New Co-Working Space
Forbes - 19 Sep 2014 21:36
People's Climate March could give a big boost to Impact Hub New York City, a new co-working site for social entrepreneurs and environmentalists.
Moto 360: A round smartwatch not yet ready to roll (review)
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 21:29
Motorola's long-awaited Android smartwatch looks pretty, but it's still got a ton of problems.
10 Steps To Boost Your 401(k) Balance
Forbes - 19 Sep 2014 21:26
The maximum amount an individual can save in a 401(k) for 2014 is $17,500 a year, or $23,000 if you're 50 or older. If that's attainable, go for it. If it sounds like a long shot, consider these smaller moves that can he...
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: What the new phones look like inside
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 21:04
The people at iFixit have been up all night. Two iFixit people flew to Australia to get the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus early, then they flew home and started tearing the phones apart, said iFixit’s Scott Dingle. Th...
Civil Lawsuit Accuses Yahoo And Baker and McKenzie Of Allegedly "Perverting" Mexico's Judicial System, Bribing A Judge
Forbes - 19 Sep 2014 20:51
Yahoo Inc. and the global law firm Baker & McKenzie are charged with "conspiring" to subvert the Mexican judicial system by bribing Mexico City's Chief Justice to overturn a multimillion dollar judgment against the techn...
Linux fans, the wait for Netflix is almost over
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 20:07
The long wait is coming to an end. Netflix, the largest paid subscription streaming video service in the country with over 35 million members, will soon add broader support for Linux. Until now, those with a device runni...
It's time for social to grow up
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 19:46
Guest Post: When DiGiorno Pizza used the #WhyIStayed hashtag to sell pizzas, it inadvertently leveraged a serious conversation on domestic violence for financial gain. It was a mistake that was uniquely social, as was th...
How To Find Angel Investors For Your Startup
Forbes - 19 Sep 2014 19:34
Angel investors (not venture capital firms) are the most likely candidates to get your businesses from a piece of paper to a proof-of-concept. These angel investors typically come in four distinct groups: Friends and ...
The drone plot thickens as software-focused DroneDeploy gets $2M
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 19:24
DroneDeploy, a startup that’s been cooking up software to manage several drones from one central place, said today that it’s secured a seed round totaling $2 million. And as of today, any company can now buy the star...
Kickstarter outlines what project creators must do if they don't deliver on promises
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 19:23
If you help fund a project on Kickstarter and that project fails, Kickstarter has no legal obligation to intervene. That’s what Kickstarter describes in an update made to its terms of service today. According to the ch...
Sony's Oculus Rift competitor Project Morpheus is 85% complete
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 19:00
We're getting closer and closer to a consumer version of virtual reality.
Meet Korea's billion-dollar startups
Venture Beat - 19 Sep 2014 18:58
Guest Post: The South Korean tech ecosystem has passed the tipping point, and we'll see even more "unicorns" coming out of Korea over the next five years.