Start Up Company

Can You Develop Entrepreneurs?

May 20, 2011
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With so many tech start up companies doing well, many people in the industry have started to create development programs.  In these programs they bring together people who are creative and hungry to create things that are new and ahead of the curve.  They hope with the simple lessons and tools that they provide them [...]

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Should Microsoft Also Buy MyWidz?

May 13, 2011
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Microsoft recently made the large purchase of the online telephone company Skype.  It came out after the transaction was done that Skype was in talks to purchase MyWidz before they started talks with Microsoft. How One Swedish Startup Was Almost Acquired By Skype, Pre-Microsoft Deal By: Robin Wauters Exclusive – Earlier this week, Microsoft dropped a bombshell [...]

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What’s The Start Up Company Of The Year?

May 12, 2011
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Every year the Alliance of Angels picks a start up company of the year.  This company is usually in the technology industry and represents what they like in start up companies. Alliance of Angels chooses LiquidPlanner as startup Company of the Year by John Cook Over the past seven years, The Alliance of Angels has [...]

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Bay Area Angels Are Back

May 11, 2011
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A group of angel investors based out of the Bay Area have started up their old gig.  They used to meet in Marin to give clients 15 minutes to pitch their new projects.  They have started this process again because of all of the success in the technology and internet businesses. After 10-year hiatus, angel [...]

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Cubicle Company Raises Money

May 10, 2011
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LiquidSpace is a company that developed a mobile application that lists empty cubicles that people can rent out.  This is an expansion of the successful idea of executive offices. Cubicle Rental Startup LiquidSpace Closes $3.6 Million Series A Round By: Alyson Shontell LiquidSpace, a mobile application that lists and rents companies’ open cubicles, just closed [...]

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Silicon Valley Bank Supports Start Ups

May 10, 2011
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Silicon Valley Bank has recently announced that they are going to help the Boulder Colorado start up accelerator TechStars. Silicon Valley Bank backs TechStars By Michael Davidson BOULDER – TechStars, the Boulder-based entrepreneur mentorship and startup accelerator, and Silicon Valley Bank announced Monday they have reached a sponsorship agreement that will help TechStars’ startups build [...]

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Can The Government Help Start Ups?

May 10, 2011
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The federal government is trying to help start up companies.  They have currently put together a roundtable of experts to see how they help the start up industry. How the feds can help entrepreneurs By Brad Feld This afternoon in Boulder I’ll be on a panel as part of the White House Startup America Roundtable. If [...]

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How Should Private Stock Be Regulated?

May 9, 2011
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With the fast pace growth of many private companies, the buying and selling of private stock has become a big issue.  Many people are waiting to see if the SEC is going to set new regulation on private stock. Guidance Is Sought on Private Trading of Closely Held Companies By JEAN EAGLESHAM SecondMarket Holdings Inc., [...]

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Can You Get A Job On Your Phone?

May 4, 2011
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Startup company Gigwalk, has received seed money.  Gigwalk allows workers to find job opportunities through an application on their phone. Gigwalk helps businesses recruit a mobile workforce By: Anthony Ha A startup called Gigwalk is launching a service today to help businesses manage and recruit workers for basic jobs that can be accomplished on their [...]

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Why Are VC Deals Getting Larger?

May 4, 2011
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Venture capital funding continues to grow and more money continues to enter the space.  Some experts feel that this may be a bubble that is forming.  It also could be a change in the business landscape and the type of companies that are appealing to investors. Bubblicious? Global VC deal sizes keep rising by Dan Primac [...]

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