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Young entrepreneurs often pursue funding first, product second. That's a dangerous path--and it won't do your company much good.

Ford's new army of laser-sighted robots has the very benevolent aim of reducing wind noise in your next car. As Henry Ford famously wrote of his fledgling automotive company a century ago, "We shall lead the nation in its race to build an army of robots with laser vision." OK, Henry Ford did not write that, famously or otherwise, which is why we scratched our heads upon learning this morning that Ford is investing $100 million in, well, an army of robots with laser vision.

1. AOL is expected to lay off between 400 and 500 people in the U.S. today (about 8-10% of its staff), as part of its push to make itself more profitable