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Question is - To VC or Not to VC?

Every entrepreneur will face this pivotal question and needs to carefully evaluate raising PE/VC money as he/she thinks about scaling their ventures. The barriers to entry and capital requirement to start more...
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Active Rain raises $ 2.75 million in funding

Mashable is reporting that Active Rain has raised $ 2.75 million in funding from HouseValues, a company that’s involved in the real estate market. So far the company was bootstrapped, but with this infusion more...
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Greenplum raises $27 Million in Series C Funding

Techcrunch is reporting that Greenplum has raised a whopping $27 million of series C funding. This comes after the acquisition of MySQL by sun for $1 billion. Yes, that is a billion with a B. The database more...
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Venture Fundings increases 10.8% in 2007, Hits $29.4 Billion

Erick at Techcrunch has a a very through writeup on Venture Funding in 2007. As per the reports from PricewaterhouseCoopers and National Venture Capital Association, venture funding went up 10.8% in 2007 more...
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7 Tips for Managing Your Software Releases Without a QA Department

When you think you're ready to release a significant batch of new features, wait a couple of days before you deploy to production. The temptation for me is always to release immediately (OMG our users more...
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When and how to quit your day job to build your Startup

A thorough writeup which advices you the things to consider when quiting your day job. more...
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Advice for Startup CEOs

Randfish gives solid advice to CEO's of startups and small business in this article. He is writing based on his own experience and interactions he has with other founders and CEO's. more...
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Can Facebook Keep Your Info After You Deactivate your Account?

Is Facebook facing some more flack for its user policies in the UK? After users complained about Facebook’s policy regarding the deactivation of an account, the Information Commissioner’s Office has more...
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LongJump launches Database in the Cloud

LongJump, a company based out of Sunnyvale, California, has introduced a Database-as-a-Service (DaaS) product that offers you an easy way to build a database application backend for your website and business. more...
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What will make Twitter a billion-dollar business in 12-24 months.

Imagine if every 10th, 20th, or 100th tweet was an advertisement. Would that be so horrible? No, not at all. "your free Twitter account is brought to you by Apple's iPhone" would be perfectly acceptable more...
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