Archive for May, 2007
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Thursday, May 31st, 2007About 6 years ago (or so) clothing lines for pets – including jackets, hats, “booties”, and costumes – began hitting the mainstream. I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but I broke out in hysterical laughter when I first starting seeing people prancing their pets around in such outfits.
So when I initially heard […]
Nolo - Free Legal Resources
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007When I talk to successful entrepreneurs about the legal implications of launching a startup I often hear the same two sentiments: sign a prenuptial and sign a partnership agreement.
Given the horror stories you hear from entrepreneurs who have bypassed the “lawyer stuff” to save money, this seems to be good advice. However, […]
Yoople - Collaborative Web Search from Italy
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007In the midst of never ending discussions about Search Engines and the important role they play in providing useful information sources to web users, here’s a service that talks about giving back control to users so that they can alter the way websites are ranked on search results.
Yoople.net offers a service called Yoople!, a […]
Tag2find - Hagenberg, Austria
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007We live in an information age. There is a constant need to digest, remember and access loads of information everyday. How do we deal with such information overload?
Tag2find comes to our rescue with a tool that promises to streamline such information overload by making data easily findable and quickly accessible, right […]
The Next Big Thing
Monday, May 28th, 2007Sometimes it is easy to see where a trend is going. Most people know that apps on mobile phones are going to be more and more popular. But what about the web in general? What is the next big trend?
Web 2.0 wasn’t about what people thought it was about. […]
Open Coffee Club – A New Way to Network Outside the Valley
Thursday, May 24th, 2007
A necessary, but difficult, component of operating an internet startup is networking. Whether you are looking for funding, searching for employees, or seeking to engage other like-minded entrepreneurs – rubbing elbows and trading business cards is a must.
Today Read/Write Web posted about the concept of the Open Coffee Club. For the […]
Fargo, ND - New Microsoft Hotspot
Thursday, May 24th, 2007Fargo, ND just got put on the tech map thanks to a move by Microsoft to expand its Fargo campus with a new 120,000-square-foot building.
This great news for the start up community in Fargo. The facility will add demand for 575 more tech-oriented employees, and thus will facilitate a stronger technology culture […]
Kauffman Says Entrepreneurship is Alive And Well Outside of the Valley
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007The latest Kauffman Index of entrepreneurial activity has some surprising hotspots. While it was filled with good news for the South and the East, the Midwest was called a declining area.
The rate of entrepreneurial activity decreased in the Midwest from 0.26 percent in 2005 to 0.22 in 2006. As a result, the Midwest had […]
Vidoop - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007One of the hottest companies of the year comes from a city with less than 400,000 people. Vidoop is making waves at conferences, trade shows, and all over the web with their visual password technology for better system security.
People are lax with their passwords, so I think this is a great way to improve […]
Ridester.com - Hitchhiking on the Internet
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007Ridester.com, an Austin based internet startup, is hoping to change the way we think about intercity trips. Riding on the coattails of high gas prices and the increased growth of car poolers – the service provides an online marketplace where travelers are able to share the costs of trips by offering or requesting rides. […]
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