It is too early to say whether the I-Corps way of breeding entrepreneurs will prove more successful than the technology-transfer approach. ANYONE who has tried a hand at starting a high-tech... Read more
SUPPOSE you don’t need your car today. And suppose, as it happens, that a stranger in your area does need a car. Would you be willing to rent yours out? Several car-sharing start-ups,... Read more
A mobile app that allows users to get assigned basic “gigs” or jobs from companies AdMob founder Omar Hamoui has made an investment in Gigwalk, a mobile app that allows users to get assigned... Read more
Blackbox launched the Startup Genome Compass Today, Blackbox launched the Startup Genome Compass, a benchmarking tool designed to help entrepreneurs keep track of their startups’ progr... Read more
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The rise in the unemployment rate last month to 9.2 percent has Democrats and Republicans reliably falling back on their respective cure-alls. It is evidence for libera... Read more
It was almost a year ago when Fotopedia launched its first iPad photo app which brings together 20,000 gorgeous images of World Heritage sites around the world. Since then, it’s launched thr... Read more
The difference with Web 2.0 is these sites and apps are incredibly cheap and quick to build and host. Read more
Kiva is p2p-lending site that facilitates loans between lenders in wealthy countries and entrepreneurs in developing countries. Now a new startup aims to bring a similar model to startups in... Read more