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Examining Layoffs 3.0: Big vs, Small, Start Up vs. Your Own

After Yahoo, Susan Mernit examines the question of whether one should start his/her own startup or join a startup. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach and why would one work in more...
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VC firm 3i quits early-stage investments

Inspite of some successes, 3i’s venture capital business has shrunk steadily since it suffered about £1bn of writedowns from the technology crash of 2000 and therefore it is closing down its worst-performing more...
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How can I start my company and keep my day job?

So, this is a fairly common problem. Do you dive full-time into your startup or do you do it part-time, while keeping your day job to keep those bills paid and the wolves from the doors? In Silicon Valley more...
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Seattle Encourages Its Inner Silicon Valley

Technology start-ups are sprouting all around in Seattle with Google opening its second campus. “The Seattle start-up ecosystem is vibrant, and growing rapidly,” said Oren Etzioni, an artificial-intelligen more...
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The 4 Big Themes at This Year’s DEMO

When you put together 78 hot startups and give them 6 minutes, this is the succinct summary of what you get: 4 themes: We have too many devices, Managing and monetizing video, Componentization of the web, more...
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Advice for startups - Think small

Tamara goes through a list of hints and tips for entrepreneurs starting out their business to think small and to avoid the pitfalls of the 'big box fantasy'. She includes tips like using the eBay and more...
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9 VCs You’re Gonna Want to Avoid

Serial founder Larry Chiang shares his wisdom by actually listing (yes, just check it out) 9 Venture Capitalists that one must avoid when seeking funding. He tells you that if your company has revenues more...
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This Paris Is No Silicon Valley -- Yet

Sarah Lacy was in Paris for the Le Web Conference and writes about how Paris is growing and shaping up but it is still a far cry from the melting pot of startups that the Silicon Valley actually is. The more...
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Can You Make An NYC Startup Work?

One of the toughest things to do is to get a startup in NYC to be successful - very challenging to find good people, good office space that is reasonable, and try finding funding for such a venture. But, more...
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In order to grow: Startups Should Team Up

Om Malik makes a case that for Startups to grow, they need to acquire, get acquired or merge with other companies that fit the space they operate in. He cites some recent examples of how this could be more...
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