Category Archives: startups

How To Hire a Great Developer [FLOW CHART]

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin

Thomas Edison once said that “genius” is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. In the world of technology startups, that 99% involves a hec… Continue reading →

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Is Pinterest Pocketing Revenue by Tracking User-Generated Pins?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by admin




Popular social bookmarking site Pinterest has become the hottest startup on the web, luring millions of people to the site to collect and share… Continue reading →

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ADzero Smartphone Is Carved Out of a Solid Block of Bamboo [VIDEO]

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin

Kieron-Scott Woodhouse was fed up with cellphones all looking alike, so he took the matter into his own hands, building his own brand o… Continue reading →

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Why Companies Need to Iterate Based on User Feedback

Posted on January 14, 2012 by admin





Unfortunately, Twitter and Facebook have become real-time streams of rotten tomato throwing.
Just ask Bank of America, which encountered wrat… Continue reading →

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What the Recent U.S. Patent Reform Law Means for Startups

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin





On Sept. 8, Congress passed a patent reform bill named the “Leahy-Smith America Invents Act.” President Obama signed the act into law on Se… Continue reading →

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Which Tech Giants Birth The Most Successful Startup Founders? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin

Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Facebook all compete for top talent. In doing so, they lure and acqui-hire the brightest minds in tech — who, unfortunately for them, later go on to trade these cushy jobs for the rough-and-tumble life of a startup founder. Which of these four mega powers in tech (at one point or […] Continue reading →

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Devs: Help & Get Help With HackerBuddy

Posted on February 10, 2011 by admin

Coding can be a solitary and frustrating enterprise, but the best thing about it is the community, which is generally waiting and wanting to hel… Continue reading →

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Y Combinator Launching Designer Directory

Posted on February 2, 2011 by admin

Y Combinator‘s new designer-in-residence (DIR) Garry Tan has announced the incubator is compiling a directory of ” the best and the… Continue reading →

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8 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Get More Out of Twitter

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

Scott Gerber is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, public speaker and author of Never Get a “Real” Job: How to Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. The content for this post was sourced from the Young Entrepreneur Council, a group of successful Gen Y business owners. You can submit your questions […] Continue reading →

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Qwiki Launches Public Alpha To Change the Way You Consume Information

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

Fresh off raising $8 million in funding, “information experience” startup Qwiki is opening up its alpha to the public Monday. Qwiki, as a refresher, weaves together multiple data sources in near real-time to create more than 3 million interactive video presentations on reference topics. The startup aims to create an information consumption experience as culturally […] Continue reading →

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