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NetSuite Buys OpenAir For $26 million

Techcrunch is reporting that OpenAir was acquired by NetSuite for $26 million, adding to its online CRM and accounting applications. more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions  |  

GreenNote Offers Loans Through Social Networks To Tackle the College Funding Gap

GreenNote Offers Loans Through Social Networks if you are having trouble paying for college. The idea behind GreenNote is simple, asking your social network for help, and resulting loans tend to have a more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Social Networking  |  

GraphicLeftovers Monetizes Unwanted Designs

GraphicLeftovers provides a haven where graphic designers can sell unused graphics and illustrations and buyers can find high-quality, easy to use designs quickly and inexpensively. more...
Discuss  |  Topic: E-Commerce  |  

Is the Bay Area Overrated for Startups?

Today marks the end of my second month in San Francisco, having made the pilgrimage from Scotland in April. The question most regularly asked by those outside the Bay Area’s echo chamber: should my startup more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Founders  |  

Trulia Brings Sweet Eyecandy to.. the Housing Market?

Trulia, a real estate search engine, has introduced a new feature which overlays Microsoft virtual Earth map with pictures of houses on the market. This is really cool mashup of housing data with pictures. more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Web 2.0  |  

An Engineer's View of Venture Capitalists

Fortunately, engineers are trained problem-solvers-- I want to harness that power. Engineers, armed with better information about how VCs operate, can work for more equitable solutions. I'm not offering more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Venture Capital  |  

Revision3 CEO Speaks DoS, Media Defender, And The FBI

Mashable is reporting that the Revision3 was attacked by Media Defender which brought down the Revision3's servers. The incident was reported to FBI which investigating the incident as per the Revison3 more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Stories  |  

An Engineer's View of Venture Capitalists

My first experience with VCs was as an engineer starting a microprocessor-design company; VCs were the gods of money. The other founders and I told the VCs what we thought we could do and how long it would more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Funding  |  

How to Improve Your Startup Business Plan

Peter shares good advice on how to improve the business plan and use it as a funding tool. more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Help  |  

How to Optimize the Founder’s Mind

Carleen Hawn writes about what startup founders need to do to optimize their brain. From visionaries like Steve Jobs to Sequoia VC Moritz, all read wide variety of books to sharpen their brains. more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Help  |