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Bits Blog: Tech Pushes to Keep Its Spoils in Immigration Bill
6/14/2013 5:18:59 PM
The technology industry this week dispatched executives and entrepreneurs to buttonhole lawmakers and rallied people to mount a digital campaign on Congress.
What Fatherhood Teaches You About Entrepreneurship
6/15/2013 12:00:00 AM
In the build up to my daughter’s arrival, I called on every father I knew and met along the way. I wanted to learn as much as I could about being a Dad. As I compiled and reviewed the stories I heard, a useful list of lessons learned emerged. What struck me was how directly applicable they are to the start-up world.
Star Power: Is a Celebrity Investor Right for Your Tech Startup?
6/15/2013 9:09:32 AM
These days, being “rich and famous” isn’t just about penning the top song on the radio or starring in a blockbuster film. Now, it’s about investing those profits in a stellar underground tech startup and doubling your net worth when you help break it into the mainstream.
5 Ways That Today's Culture Will Impact Product Designs Of The Future
6/14/2013 7:30:07 AM
From molecular design to circular economies, things that are on the cutting edge now will be built in to things we buy every day in the future.
TechStars' Brad Feld: A Startup Community Needs a 20-year Time Horizon
6/13/2013 12:00:00 AM
A startup community has to tap its “natural resources,” he says.
Wide China Push Is Seen to Obtain Industry Secrets
6/5/2013 9:53:56 PM
As China seeks to become more competitive, scientists on the job in the United States are being asked to share technology data.
Why Helping Others is Good Business
6/6/2013 3:40:12 PM
You're more likely to succeed as an entrepreneur if you're motivated by helping solve other people's problems, not your own.
NYC Startup Uses Big Data To Disrupt Small Business Lending
6/10/2013 8:27:05 AM
For the vast majority of small businesses — the ones away from New York and Silicon Valley and in industries like dentistry and auto repair — getting financing is a massive pain.
Why Patent Trolls' Greatest Threat To Innovation Is Invisible
6/10/2013 11:16:23 AM
These monsters gobble up vague patents and extort money from companies trying to make legitimate products. Here’s why that matters--even if you don’t own any patents.
Housing Gains Trigger Uneven Small Business Recovery
6/10/2013 11:40:12 AM
Things are looking up for small businesses--those lucky enough to meet certain criteria.
Fund Raising is a Means Not an End
6/11/2013 12:00:00 AM
For many entrepreneurs “raising money” has replaced “building a sustainable business” as their goal.  That’s a big mistake. When you take money from investors their business model becomes yours.
SBA making more money available for startup lending
6/6/2013 7:05:32 PM
The Small Business Administration is making more money available to investors in early stage companies. SBA administrator Karen Mills announced the new funding today at a G8 session on social impact investing in London.
How To Fight Pitch Fatigue
6/7/2013 5:32:24 AM
Between wooing potential investors and meeting people at parties, you're going to have to tell your company's story thousands of times. Worry not--there are excellent ways to pitch your heart out every time.
The Zen of Entrepreneurship
6/8/2013 1:24:25 PM
In Silicon Valley, it's easy to find lots of advice on what I call the "external" how-tos of startups, including: structuring your company, building a minimum viable product, negotiating a term sheet with investors, selling your company, and on and on! This post, on the other hand, is about the less publicized "inner side" of the entrepreneurial journey.
Colleges help budding entrepreneurs get started
6/9/2013 3:32:40 PM
Welcome to the next generation of campus entrepreneurship, in which students don't just want to learn the principles of starting a company, they actually want to start one.
The Battle To Be First App Opened
6/9/2013 10:01:09 PM
Competition is heating up in the on-demand transportation industry, but unlike other segments of the market, there's no lock-in that keeps customers loyal to one service or another. Users looking for a way to get from one place to another seemingly only care about the cost, convenience, and reliability of the service.
A Tale Of Two Countries: Why Boston Startups Want Visas For Entrepreneurs
6/10/2013 12:00:00 AM
One Cambridge startup is torn between two countries, one that offers an entrepreneur visa, and one that doesn't.
Cambridge tech a big hit at Yankee Stadium
6/10/2013 12:38:19 AM
Cambridge UK technology devised to eliminate the threat of food poisoning is being trialled at the Yankee Stadium baseball venue in New York and in Los Angeles restaurants.
7 Financial Terms Every Serious Entrepreneur Should Know
6/10/2013 5:22:05 AM
There are brilliant technologists and business leaders in today’s tech world, but while startups have their own, great talents, we’re seeing one common weakness: lack of understanding elementary financial concepts. This impacts long term financial strategy as well as ability to negotiate and set up basic cost structures within the company.