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DreamBox Learning raises $7 million in angel funding

DreamBox Learning raised $7.1 in million in angel funding. DreamBox Learning is an online learning startup. The interesting part is that they have raised a big sum from the angel investors, that means more...
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A Guide to Startup Funding

The veteran Ben Yoskovitz goes through the details of the ins and outs of the funding cycle for startups, right from being boot-strapped, through angel investing and of course, venture funding. more...
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VoIP Startup Making all the Right Moves

DEG Telecom is a VoIP startup that seems to be making all the right moves. Efrain Betancourt, CEO, and Danny Argudo, CTO, are serving Mexico, Ecuador, and other Latin American countries. more...
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Startups and Exuberance on the rise

Is there is a bubble out there? Is irrational exuberance in the air? The big name publications are coming out with articles on this, warning that the goofy names index is hitting a high again and that more...
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Bug.gd, TokBox, Dripbook, ShowHype, OfficialSpoofCard

Killer Startups has come out with its list of hot startups again. This time, the list includes the names: Bug.gd, TokBox, Dripbook, ShowHype, OfficialSpoofCard. Here is a brief on each one of them. more...
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The busy life of a Biotech startup founder

Jim Hardy of Gahaha BioSciences shares his detailed insights on the life of Biotech startup founder in this blogterview with Attila Chordash, who edits the blog. Some interesting tidbits emerge as the more...
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Startup Exits: On performance based earnouts

M&A transactions in the world of startups conjure up lots of dreamy numbers and Ed Sim is now turning his lenses on the E-Bay and Skype deal, in which 40% of the earnout was based on performance, as a more...
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YuMe, Blinkx video ad companies making a splash

Video ad startup companies YuMe and Blinkx are making some waves and headlines. YuMe has now raised $9 million from prominent Valley firms DAG Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Accel Partners, and BV Capital. more...
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Napster - Relaunch with focus on the web

In its new avatar, Napster is emphasizing completely on the web and related technologies. They are pushing streaming versions and will offer DRM-free versions of music pretty soon so that it will enable more...
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Entrepreneur Burnout - How to rejuvinate yourself

Entrepreneur are always getting burnt out. This article talks about how to prevents burn outs and Know what fills and drains you, Understand the Balance In Life, Let Your Mind Unwind, Diversify Your Activities more...
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