This Artist Co-Op Is Transforming Abandoned Atlanta Neighborhoods Into Prime...
Startup Dashboard Co-op has changed the face of the historic east Atlanta neighborhood called Edgewood Avenue from just plain old back to gold. Edgewood Ave had once been a thriving community until its...
View ArticleNew York City's Startup Scene Is Rapidly Becoming The Hub For Innovation And...
Foursquare, Mashable, and 10gen.What do a major social network, happening news website, and a rising database company have in common? They are all ‘Made in New York.’Just a couple of days ago,...
View ArticleThese Are The Latest Startup Funding Trends, According To The Valley's Most...
Startup accelerators like Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and TechStars are churning out young companies left and right. Some people say there are too many startups and not enough investors to support...
View ArticleThe Startup That Digitizes Your Snail Mail Just Raised $5 Million
Outbox is a service that collects your postal mail and digitizes it, freeing you from the hassle of ever walking to your mailbox.The digital mail startup just raised $5 million in Series A funding,...
View ArticleThis Failed Craft Brewery Kickstarter Was Only $243 Short of Its $25,600 Goal
Kickstarter has been many a startup's savior.But in the case of craft beer incubator, Crooked Bottle, the all-or-nothing nature of Kickstarter was sadly realized.Crooked Bottle wanted to fund a local...
View ArticleNew Software Can Detect Sarcasm In Emails Better Than Humans? Sure It Can
When I first met Mrs Moran, about 12 years ago, it was during the second great wave of mobile phone ownership. The early adopters, those prophets of The Apprentice, had spent enough on hardback-sized...
View ArticleSelf-Driving Car Startup Mobileye Just Raised $400 Million To Help It Put...
Mobileye announced the closing of a $400M financing round by firms BlackRock, Fidelity Management, Wellington Management, Sailing Capital and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. The round makes Mobileye the highest...
View Article3 Tips For Landing A Job At The Hottest Startups
I'll never forget the first time a famous entrepreneur put his hand on my shoulder, looked me right in the eye, and said, "Steve, you don't want to miss out on this opportunity. You'll see; it'll be...
View ArticleNow There's An App For Beating The Crowds At The Gym
One of the most annoying things about going to the gym is getting there and realizing it's way too crowded, and all of the treadmills are taken. Enter GymFlow, a new startup created by four current and...
View ArticleA New Breed Of Startups Is Making It Easier And Cheaper To Rent A Boat
There’s a new breed of travel startups that wants to connect boat owners and occasional renters.The sharing economy has spotted its latest marketplace and startups from around the world are working...
View ArticleThis Startup Founder Thinks You Can Only Be Successful If You Wake Up At 4...
Paul DeJoe, founder of a sales productivity tool maker Ecquire, has one golden rule for success:Get up at 4 a.m.In a column for Fast Company, he says he became interested in getting up ridiculously...
View ArticleIf You Want The Hottest Dating App To Launch On Android, You'll Have To Beg...
Tinder is one of the most buzzed-about apps in the online dating space. Since launching last October, Tinder has generated 75 million matches and at least 50 couples have gotten engaged because of it....
View ArticleAirbnb Is Shifting Its Strategy So It Doesn't Crash And Burn
Online home and apartment sharing startup Airbnb is one of the most anticipated tech IPOs.It's valued at $2.5 billion and recently raised a $150 million round, The Wall Street Journal reports.But it...
View ArticleCincinnati Has Become An Unexpected Hub Of Tech Startups
To judge from media coverage, one might think of the U.S. tech industry as a bi-coastal phenomenon. But between Silicon Valley and New York City's Silicon Alley lie 3,000 miles of countryside dotted...
View ArticleThis Weight-Loss Startup Just Raised $30 Million To Compete With Fitbit and...
Health tracking startup Withings just raised $30 million from Bpifrance, Idinvest Partners, and existing investor Ventech, TechCrunch reports.It plans to use the money to expand internationally....
View ArticleINSTANT MBA: Your Enthusiasm Is What Makes You A Good Leader
Today's advice comes from Tim Westergren, Chief Strategy Office at Pandora, via LinkedIn:"Pitching investors in the beginning is easy. You have an unabashed enthusiasm that comes from the overwhelming...
View Article14 NYC Companies Took The Stage Last Night To Compete For $25,000
It was like the finale of a reality TV show, only actually real.Wednesday night's CROWDFUNDx NYC Challenge at The New School's Theresa Lang Center pitted 14 top NYC small businesses, social enterprise,...
View ArticleHow A 20-Year-Old College Dropout Raised $18 Million To Build The Perfect...
Forget about the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, the real game-changer in video games is a new virtual reality headset called the Oculus Rift.The Rift is a virtual reality headset unlike any other, sucking...
View ArticleThis 24-Year-Old Matchmaker Is Determined To Help You Find Love Through Group...
Online dating can be a frustrating, hit-or-miss type of experience."My biggest thing with online dating, it's been a second full-time job," The Dating Ring founder Lauren Kay tells Business Insider....
View ArticleWall Street Is Punishing Adtech Players For Their Delusional Thinking About...
If you're looking for signs of the adtech bubble popping, then Ad Age may have found a couple for you. Three high-profile adtech companies went public in the last year and a half — Mobile ad network...
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