Want to be the next Mark Zuckerberg? Here's one way you shouldn't follow in his footsteps, writes venture capitalist Brad Feld. College is generally considered a time to expand your horizons, learn to live on your own, have a ton of fun, and even, perhaps, learn a little something
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Wahooly aims to match your start-up with influencers who can propel your company's name into the social media stratosphere. The price: A little equity. Need help getting the word out about your start-up and its products or services?
Read More »Double Impact: Did 2 Giant Collisions Turn Uranus on Its Side?
NANTES, France--Knock, knock. That's not the start of a joke but the hard-luck history of Uranus. New research suggests that the giant planet may have suffered two massive impacts early in its history, which would account for its extreme, mysterious axial tilt.
Read More »Video: Afghanistan midwives give a better chance at life
The Afghanistan province of Badakshan was once recorded to have the world's highest maternal mortality rate.
Read More »7 Head-Turning Fashion Start-ups
With Fashion Week underway, here's a look at the start-ups that are making waves just off the runways.
Read More »Vandals attack greens at course hosting KLM Open
HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) -Vandals damaged four greens at the Hilversum Golf Club, briefly delaying the start of play at the European Tour's KLM Open on Thursday morning.
Read More »From Reality Show to Lasting Fame
The original Top Chef, Harold Dieterle, gives advice on turning a reality show appearance into an entrepreneurial reality. Chef Harold Dieterle has done what many others have failed to do: he's whipped 15 minutes of reality show fame into two successful, critically acclaimed New York City restaurants
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Badly injured wrist can’t stop Rory at PGA
After being assured he could do no additional damage, Rory McIlroy teed off Friday in the second round of the PGA Championship with a heavily taped right wrist.
Read More »What You Missed at DreamIt Demo Day
A sampling of the unusual pitches at this year's showcase of 14 fund-seeking start-ups. DreamIt , a start-up incubator founded in Philadelphia hosted a demo day in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday for about 250 attendees, many of them venture capitalists and angel investors looking for the next Dropbox or Scvngr. Fourteen teams presented the start-up companies they have been developing for the past three months
Read More »What You Missed at DreamIt Demo Day
A sampling of the unusual pitches at this year's showcase of 14 fund-seeking start-ups. DreamIt , a start-up incubator founded in Philadelphia hosted a demo day in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday for about 250 attendees, many of them venture capitalists and angel investors looking for the next Dropbox or Scvngr. Fourteen teams presented the start-up companies they have been developing for the past three months.
Read More »Don’t let vacation turn you into a formless blob
There's nothing like a week in paradise to derail a fitness regimen. Plucked from routine and surrounded by temptation, even the most health-conscious vacationers can find themselves torn between exercise and excess.
Read More »The Top Chef of Start-ups?
Next month, Bloomberg will broadcast a documentary television series featuring the successes and struggles of 11 start-ups trying to hit it big in New York City. Could TechStars be Shark Tank for start-ups? Replace Mark Cuban with Mark Suster, and you just might have a hit
Read More »5 Reasons Why You Need a Business Plan
Starting a business? You should write a business plan--even if you're not raising money any time soon
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