http://topicfire.com/Startup 2013-05-23T17:15:56+00:00 text/html 2013-05-24T00:07:06+00:00 http://venturebeat.com/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/lyft-races-ahead-with-60m-in-funding-but-what-challenges-lie-ahead/ <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/lyft-races-ahead-with-60m-in-funding-but-what-challenges-lie-ahead/"><img src="http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/lyft.jpg?w=655&amp;h=500" /></a><br />Ride-sharing startup Lyft has closed a $60 million funding round led by venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, the company announced on its blog. The startup with the tagline, &#8220;your friend with a car,&#8221; has developed an iPhone and Android app that lets you order a ride from a stranger in a... text/html 2013-05-23T23:37:00+00:00 http://venturebeat.com/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/marissa-mayer-and-yahoo-are-on-fire-acquire-yet-another-company-playerscale/ <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/marissa-mayer-and-yahoo-are-on-fire-acquire-yet-another-company-playerscale/"><img src="http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/screen-shot-2013-05-23-at-8-26-07-am.png?w=819&amp;h=489" /></a><br />If I can paraphrase a popular Alicia Keys song, this woman is on fire. And Marissa Mayer is clearing moving Yahoo back into the center of the Silicon Valley tech conversation. Days after finalizing a $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition, Yahoo has bought yet another company. PlayerScale, a cross-platform game infrastructure... text/html 2013-05-23T23:00:36+00:00 http://venturebeat.com/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/hooked-media-turns-in-an-entirely-new-take-on-app-recommendation-one-that-apple-cant-kill/ <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/hooked-media-turns-in-an-entirely-new-take-on-app-recommendation-one-that-apple-cant-kill/"><img src="http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/mobilebeat-boilerplate.png" /></a><br />July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale App recommendation engines are getting booted from Apple&#8217;s app store because they suck, according to a new player in the app-finding business. But Hooked Media has come up with an entirely new take on app recommendation that... text/html 2013-05-23T22:31:06+00:00 http://venturebeat.com/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/homeland-security-3d-printed-guns/ <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/homeland-security-3d-printed-guns/"><img src="http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/3d-printed-gun2.png?w=558&amp;h=320" /></a><br />One of the most basic realities about 3D printed guns is that preventing people from accessing them is going really, really tough. The Department of Homeland Security may finally have figured that out, at least according to a memo obtained by Fox News. Here&#8217;s a section of it: &#8220;Significant advances in three-dimensional (3D) printing capabilities,... text/html 2013-05-23T21:27:36+00:00 http://venturebeat.com/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/nextdoor-releases-mobile-app-to-strengthen-communities-using-smartphones/ <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/nextdoor-releases-mobile-app-to-strengthen-communities-using-smartphones/"><img src="http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/mobilebeat-boilerplate.png" /></a><br />July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Nextdoor is going mobile. Today, the &#8216;private social network for neighborhoods&#8217; released an iOS application so people can be connected to what&#8217;s going on in their community anytime, anywhere. Nextdoor raised $40 million in Februrary 2013 to... text/html 2013-05-23T21:11:07+00:00 http://venturebeat.com/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/big-fish-games-takes-its-cloud-gaming-service-to-all-four-major-screens/ <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/big-fish-games-takes-its-cloud-gaming-service-to-all-four-major-screens/"><img src="http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/big-fish-instant.jpg?w=655&amp;h=297" /></a><br />Big Fish Games is expanding its casual cloud-gaming service across four major platforms today. The Big Fish Instant Games app is now available on smartphones, tablets, TVs, and the PC. In doing so, the company is taking cloud gaming to the masses in a way that its rivals Gaikai and... text/html 2013-05-23T21:08:09+00:00 http://venturebeat.com/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/activisions-eric-hirshberg-best-that-40m-call-of-duty-fans-will-follow-him-to-the-xbox-one-interview/ <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/activisions-eric-hirshberg-best-that-40m-call-of-duty-fans-will-follow-him-to-the-xbox-one-interview/"><img src="http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/eric-hirshberg-at-xbox-reveal.jpg?w=655&amp;h=507" /></a><br />Eric Hirshberg, the head of Activision Publishing, is sitting pretty with a Call of Duty franchise that generates $1 billion every year and has a loyal audience of 40 million. Yet he plans to take a big risk with a big bet. The company skipped the expected plan of making... text/html 2013-05-23T21:07:34+00:00 http://www.entrepreneur.com/ http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226799 <a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226799"><img src="http://www.entrepreneur.com/dbimages/person/h3/trevor-turnbull.jpg" /></a><br />Like a successful hockey team, empower your employees and play to their strengths. text/html 2013-05-23T20:33:49+00:00 http://onstartups.com/ http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/98577/14-Revealing-Signs-You-Love-Your-Startup-Job.aspx <a href="http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/98577/14-Revealing-Signs-You-Love-Your-Startup-Job.aspx"><img src="http://onstartups.com/Portals/150/images/love-my-job-small.jpg" /></a><br />You may not be frequently giving out an embarrassingly gushing smile and you might not write little love notes during your lunch break. But, there are ways to tell if you love your job. Of course, no job is perfect -- even the best of relationships have their down days. We... text/html 2013-05-23T19:11:42+00:00 http://www.entrepreneur.com/ http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226782 <a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226782"><img src="http://www.entrepreneur.com/dbimages/person/h3/arlene-weintraub.jpg" /></a><br />Plan ahead for Obamacare to control costs and limit confusion. text/html 2013-05-23T19:03:08+00:00 http://venturebeat.com/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/channeladvisor-ipo/ <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/channeladvisor-ipo/"><img src="http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/channeladvisor.jpg?w=655&amp;h=472" /></a><br />Following the lead of other recent tech-focused IPOs, e-commerce software business ChannelAdvisor&#8216;s shares popped almost 40 percent in its first day of trading as a public company. ChannelAdvisor, based in Morrisville, N.C., was founded in 2001 and offers a cloud-based e-commerce platform that helps retailers easily list items on Amazon,... text/html 2013-05-23T18:32:52+00:00 http://www.entrepreneur.com/ http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226806 Think the customer is always wrong? Here are a few lessons in entrepreneurship from the latest Kitchen Nightmares' season finale. text/html 2013-05-23T17:53:28+00:00 http://econsultancy.com/ http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/62783-the-essential-small-business-website-checklist?utm_medium=feeds&utm_source=blog <a href="http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/62783-the-essential-small-business-website-checklist?utm_medium=feeds&utm_source=blog"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/Tllumit.jpg" /></a><br />This checklist is intended to assist small business owners. It outlines the must have elements for your website so you can ensure it has the best chance of succeeding online. This is the first in a short series which aims primarily to benefit small businesses with regards to their websites and online... text/html 2013-05-23T17:36:03+00:00 http://www.entrepreneur.com/ http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226801 Staying on top of your competitor's marketing tactics is key if you want to be ahead of the game. But you don't need a big budget to do it. Here are six easy ways to stay in the know. text/html 2013-05-23T16:32:59+00:00 http://www.entrepreneur.com/ http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226808 <a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226808"><img src="http://www.entrepreneur.com/dbimages/person/h3/jenna-goudreau.jpg" /></a><br />With the support of AOL Co-Founder Steve Case, new organization UP Global aims to accelerate startup communities around the world. text/html 2013-05-23T16:26:07+00:00 http://econsultancy.com/ http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/62793-our-next-google-hangout-5-29-managing-integration?utm_medium=feeds&utm_source=blog <a href="http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/62793-our-next-google-hangout-5-29-managing-integration?utm_medium=feeds&utm_source=blog"><img src="http://assets.econsultancy.com/images/resized/0003/2237/googleplusnew-blog-third.png" /></a><br />Brush up on the themes that will be explored at Integrated Marketing Week (June 11-13) in New York with these free video expert series Google+ Hangouts. Last week as part of our video expert series in advance of Integrated Marketing Week (#IMW13) we discussed integration with Liz Miller from the CMO... text/html 2013-05-23T16:03:03+00:00 http://venturebeat.com/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/mailbox-ipad-app/ <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/mailbox-ipad-app/"><img src="http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/mobilebeat-boilerplate.png" /></a><br />July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Mailbox is bringing its war on email inefficiency to another front: the iPad. The email client, which launched in February on the iPhone, has been one of the most popular ways for iPhone owners to manage and reply... text/html 2013-05-23T15:36:08+00:00 http://continuations.com/ http://continuations.com/post/51149045551/immigration-reform I am an immigrant (from Germany). I work in tech (as an investor and previously as an entrepreneur). I support comprehensive immigration reform. That part is pretty simple &#8212; it would be hypocritical to argue that something that I have benefitted from tremendously should be less accessible to others. But I have... text/html 2013-05-23T15:31:41+00:00 http://37signals.com/ http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3527-illustrations-for-remote-office-not-required <a href="http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3527-illustrations-for-remote-office-not-required"><img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/37assets/svn/thumb-REMOTE-02-Commuting-d416fa74bf603c362f6419e954085bfc.png" /></a><br /> Illustrations for REMOTE: Office Not Required are being done by the fantastic Mike Rohde again. This one is for the essay &#8220;Stop Commuting Your Life Away&#8221;. The book is due out in October of this year. text/html 2013-05-23T15:23:28+00:00 http://venturebeat.com/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/phil-harrison-says-microsoft-will-invest-1b-in-games-for-xbox-one-interview/ <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/phil-harrison-says-microsoft-will-invest-1b-in-games-for-xbox-one-interview/"><img src="http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/phil-harrison.jpg?w=655&amp;h=399" /></a><br />Phil Harrison was once head of worldwide development for Sony&#8217;s PlayStation brand. But now he is a corporate vice president at Microsoft&#8217;s Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB). On Tuesday, he sat down with us to talk about the Xbox One, the company&#8217;s first new video game console since 2005. This time,... text/html 2013-05-23T15:01:29+00:00 http://www.entrepreneur.com/ http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226732 The mobile app market is growing by the minute. But with more than a million apps available to consumers, how can you ensure your idea is successful? Here are four key factors to keep in mind. text/html 2013-05-23T14:34:34+00:00 http://www.feld.com/ http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2013/05/announcing-up-global.html <a href="http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2013/05/announcing-up-global.html"><img src="http://www.feld.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/UP_Launch_BlogGraphic_01.png" /></a><br />Startup Weekend and Startup America Partnership are joining forces to create UP Global.  In addition to Startup Weekend, UP Global also runs Next, StartupDigest, and NYSE Big Startup. Marc Nager, the CEO of Startup Weekend, will be the CEO of Up Global. Steve Case, the chairman of Startup America Partnership, will... text/html 2013-05-23T14:24:08+00:00 http://venturebeat.com/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/nvidia-launches-its-geforce-gtx-780-for-pc-gaming-that-is-faster-than-xbox-one/ <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/23/nvidia-launches-its-geforce-gtx-780-for-pc-gaming-that-is-faster-than-xbox-one/"><img src="http://venturebeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/nvidia-gtx-780.jpg?w=655&amp;h=490" /></a><br />You could wait for the Microsoft Xbox One or the Sony PlayStation 4 to arrive this fall, or you could play PC games with better graphics now. Nvidia is launching its GeForce GTX 780 graphics chip today that will be able to run outstanding visuals in the latest generation of... text/html 2013-05-23T13:35:45+00:00 http://econsultancy.com/ http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/62787-why-your-brand-needs-organisation-markup?utm_medium=feeds&utm_source=blog <a href="http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/62787-why-your-brand-needs-organisation-markup?utm_medium=feeds&utm_source=blog"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/saSO8rG.png" /></a><br />Google recently released a blog post outlining how Schema.org organisation mark-up can be used as a way for publishers to tell Google which preferred logo they’d like to appear against their search results. This had previously been available to brands on Google+ but its availability has been extended following a... text/html 2013-05-23T12:25:45+00:00 http://bostonvcblog.typepad.com/ http://bostonvcblog.typepad.com/vc/2013/05/should-i-join-an-accelerator.html <a href="http://bostonvcblog.typepad.com/vc/2013/05/should-i-join-an-accelerator.html"><img src="http://images.sciencedaily.com/2008/01/080131161812-large.jpg" /></a><br />Today is Demo Day for Techstars Boston.  I love Techstars Demo Days for many reasons, not the least of which is the amazing community that gathers to hear the brief, well-rehearsed pitches from the various start-ups who have spent months planning for this big event. As accelerators like Techstars gain in...