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If you mentions startups many people think of the dotcom bubble. It seems like it is 1999 all over again: since the highly successful stock market listing last November of Twitter, the micro-blogging service, young technology companies have been lining up to go public.
Continue reading… “Startups are exploding around the world”
Everything SU does is tied to pursuing “exponential technologies:” tools.
Later this year, Singularity University, an education center and accelerator based at Mountain View’s NASA Ames Research Center, will launch its first venture fund giving forward-looking startups a chance at $50 million.
Certain bacteria are clearly good for us.
Scientists connect another medical condition to atypical gut bacteria populations almost every day it seems. Researchers have claimed that gut bacteria play a role not just in digestive health but even in basic brain function and mental health.
Continue reading… “New pills that cure us with bacteria instead of drugs”
The use of Bitcoin will evolve beyond ‘store of value’ or ‘transactions’
There was a lot of speculation and excitement about Bitcoin in 2013. A good way to start 2014 is with a list of predictions for Bitcoin. These predictions are based on growth patterns of similar networks, the traction in various ecosystem activities last year, and conversations with various Bitcoin enthusiasts.
Continue reading… “Top 10 predictions for Bitcoin in 2014”
Curved displays by Sony at CES 2014.
Venture Beat tried to cover all of the 2 million square feet of exhibit space at the 2014 International CES. They saw only a portion of the tens of thousands products on display at the huge tech trade show. They saw fads like 3D glasses for TVs fade away. And it was interesting to see how “phablets,” or phones with huge, tablet-like screens, have caught on in places like Asia even though we’ve ridiculed them in the past.
Continue reading… “Top 10 trends at CES: Venture Beat”
Denver, Colorado
Denver will become one of the few American cities that allows its residents to purchase and recreationally consume marijuana starting in January. It’s a move that is expected to create jobs and generate tax revenue. Denver is roughly 1,200 miles away from the heart of Silicon Valley, where San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed is pushing for restrictions that will shutter many of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries.
Continue reading… “Why Denver needs to be on your tech radar next year”
Futurist Thomas Frey: When Thomas Edison died he left a gaping hole. He was credited with inventing everything from the electric light bulb, to the phonograph, to the movie projector, to the stock ticker, to the motion picture camera, to the entire movie industry.
Continue reading… “Competing for the Title – World’s Chief Innovator”
There are over 20 million non-employer businesses out there today, with more starting every day.
There is a resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit ever since the recent recession, and more startup activity than ever before. The days of the “job work” mentality are waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere.
Continue reading… “It’s the beginning of a new era for entrepreneurs and startups”
Biggest funding source is family and friends.
You hear about startups in Silicon Valley getting venture capitalor crowdfunding money all the time. But the two combined barely make up the money given by startups’ biggest funding source: friends and family. (Infographic)
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Piggyback on a thriving network as long as your platform is contextual and complementary to that network.
When creating a two-sided network one of the key challenges is deciding how to get both sides on board. What does a marketplace do first – get the consumer or the merchant first? Why would either side join without the other? It’s a chicken and egg problem that often occurs during the initial stages of seeding. A great way to gain traction for such a network is to steal traction from another one.
Continue reading… “The growing success of piggybacking”
Tech startups want loft or converted manufacturing space with big windows, high ceilings, wood or concrete floors and lots of open air.
There’s a tech revolution happening in New York. Hundreds if not thousands of new tech companies have hatched in NYC in the past two years. And many of them are growing rapidly and gobbling up office space.
Continue reading… “Startups disrupt office space leasing market in New York City”
Young tech companies create more jobs than they destroy.
There is some cause for alarm in the startup world. On the whole, young companies destroy more jobs than they create. That’s because so many of them fail. But there is some solace: Young tech companies create many more jobs than they destroy, even taking into account a high failure rate.
Continue reading… “Young businesses destroy more jobs than they create except in the tech industry”
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