http://hub.startuprev.com/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 15:17:13 -0600 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:17:13 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/0N8-LUi2NYM/startup-businesses-are-the-best-source-of-employment-growth-inve Sun, 19 May 2013 12:22:50 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/186513/startup-businesses-are-the-best-source-of-employment-growth-inve Communities Job creation is important, but ultimately it is economic growth that is of central concern. A growing economy yields the increased wealth that provides higher living standards.<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/178636.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/0N8-LUi2NYM" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/186513/startup-businesses-are-the-best-source-of-employment-growth-inve http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/gRQPmPvMSd8/why-vcs-bias-technology-startups-alleywatch Fri, 17 May 2013 12:40:24 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/183923/why-vcs-bias-technology-startups-alleywatch Venture Capital I have had hundreds of startups reach out to me at Red Rocket looking for fundraising assistance.  Most with hungry, passionate entrepreneurs trying to build a great company in their space.  But<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/176184.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/gRQPmPvMSd8" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/183923/why-vcs-bias-technology-startups-alleywatch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/WPUByt0vuKM/19-warning-signs-that-you-might-be-an-entrepreneur Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:32 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/183890/19-warning-signs-that-you-might-be-an-entrepreneur The line between insanity and entrepreneurship is razor thin (and at times, non-existent).  Envisioning a world that no one else sees can accurately describe both camps.  In order to construct this new reality, entrepreneurs are often forfeiting a 9-5 job, steady paycheck, and comfortable living quarters in the process, while their version of “normal” is anything but. When...<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/176146.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/WPUByt0vuKM" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/183890/19-warning-signs-that-you-might-be-an-entrepreneur http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/I0qGqA1oCa4/the-10-pr-disasters-all-startups-need-to-avoid-forbes Fri, 17 May 2013 10:26:32 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/183768/the-10-pr-disasters-all-startups-need-to-avoid-forbes Communities Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife It ain&#039;t easy being a startup. Without a massive marketing budget, smaller companies often find themselves relying on the media to get the word out. While this is no easy task for even the biggest and most polished companies, for shoestring operations, it can be [...]<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/176060.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/I0qGqA1oCa4" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/183768/the-10-pr-disasters-all-startups-need-to-avoid-forbes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/sZKed2axOww/the-appster-checklist-8-things-you-need-to-do-before-building-an Fri, 17 May 2013 06:44:35 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/183504/the-appster-checklist-8-things-you-need-to-do-before-building-an Other Here are 8 things to help make sure you have all your mallards in a row before you build an app.<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/175805.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/sZKed2axOww" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/183504/the-appster-checklist-8-things-you-need-to-do-before-building-an http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/Rt9cxzFNeyo/best-unsubscribe-ever Thu, 16 May 2013 11:06:42 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/182410/best-unsubscribe-ever Other A few years ago, Groupon had the distinguished title of “Best. Unsubscribe. Ever.” They’ve since changed it, but thanks to YouTube, you can see a version of what it used to look like: Can’t see the video above? Try watching on YouTube. Pretty awesome, right? But the days of Groupon being #1 are over. There is [...]<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/174700.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/Rt9cxzFNeyo" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/182410/best-unsubscribe-ever http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/H0l9GHmAyMc/how-to-reduce-stress-at-a-startup Thu, 16 May 2013 10:04:03 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/182359/how-to-reduce-stress-at-a-startup CEO This post is part of Tech Cocktail’s “Healthy Entrepreneur” series, bringing you insights on food, exercise, and sleep throughout May. The series is presented by Coromega (more info and a giveaway below). In 2009, Pew reported that 36 percent of people were frequently stressed. The highest-stress group was 30- to 49-year-olds, of which 45 percent were frequently...<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/174651.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/H0l9GHmAyMc" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/182359/how-to-reduce-stress-at-a-startup http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/kS9SM3PPIwY/techstars-opens-in-austin-mashing-the-best-of-texas-startup-worl Wed, 15 May 2013 12:12:00 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/181272/techstars-opens-in-austin-mashing-the-best-of-texas-startup-worl Techstars, the top startup accelerator in the world,takes up official residence in Austin Texas. Techstars Cloud&#039;s Jason Seats at the helm.<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/173539.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/kS9SM3PPIwY" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/181272/techstars-opens-in-austin-mashing-the-best-of-texas-startup-worl http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/sB4Jq_1Xw2M/is-google-play-music-all-access-the-spotify-killer Wed, 15 May 2013 11:01:54 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/181168/is-google-play-music-all-access-the-spotify-killer Did Google just rock Spotify&#039;s world with Google Play Music All Access? You Decide.<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/173452.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/sB4Jq_1Xw2M" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/181168/is-google-play-music-all-access-the-spotify-killer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/ucAbqzxCm04/the-7-important-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-at-big-omaha-t Wed, 15 May 2013 09:26:11 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/181007/the-7-important-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-at-big-omaha-t I just came back from Big Omaha this past week, which is pretty much the best conference in the country for entrepreneurs…<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/173280.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/ucAbqzxCm04" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/181007/the-7-important-entrepreneurial-lessons-i-learned-at-big-omaha-t http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/rXUbNehFXn0/cladwell-week-9-no-code-to-revenue-in-nine-weeks-thats-how-we-ro Wed, 15 May 2013 08:25:15 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/180936/cladwell-week-9-no-code-to-revenue-in-nine-weeks-thats-how-we-ro CEO <img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/173206.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/rXUbNehFXn0" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/180936/cladwell-week-9-no-code-to-revenue-in-nine-weeks-thats-how-we-ro http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/nDHZRo9BMQ8/startup-idea-a-service-that-prevents-startup-rap-videos-from-eve Wed, 15 May 2013 07:57:45 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/180889/startup-idea-a-service-that-prevents-startup-rap-videos-from-eve Currently looking for investors. Trillion dollar valuation.<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/173155.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/nDHZRo9BMQ8" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/180889/startup-idea-a-service-that-prevents-startup-rap-videos-from-eve http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/sDFVSeXyVhg/a-new-york-vc-spotlight-alan-patricof-one-of-the-founding-father Tue, 14 May 2013 16:06:00 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/180223/a-new-york-vc-spotlight-alan-patricof-one-of-the-founding-father Venture Capital With over 40 years of venture capital experience and a variety of successful investment firms, Alan Patricof has become one of the country’s leading authorities on public and private venture cap<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/172545.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/sDFVSeXyVhg" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/180223/a-new-york-vc-spotlight-alan-patricof-one-of-the-founding-father http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/Vs5bnUrRQ5Q/social-entrepreneur-sticks-it-to-ambercrombies-douche-bag-ceo-mi Tue, 14 May 2013 14:58:57 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/180135/social-entrepreneur-sticks-it-to-ambercrombies-douche-bag-ceo-mi LA social entrepreneur Greg Karber sticks it to A&amp;F&#039;s Douchebag CEO Mike Jeffries, wants to make Abercrombie &amp; Fitch the number one brand of apparel for homeless people.<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/172451.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/Vs5bnUrRQ5Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/180135/social-entrepreneur-sticks-it-to-ambercrombies-douche-bag-ceo-mi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/ihRSGt-tP3A/how-bing-crosby-and-the-nazis-helped-to-create-silicon-valley-th Tue, 14 May 2013 14:14:10 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/180106/how-bing-crosby-and-the-nazis-helped-to-create-silicon-valley-th In the the mid-nineteen-forties, Americans picked over the technological remains of German industry. One discovery was magnetic tape…<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/172417.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/ihRSGt-tP3A" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/180106/how-bing-crosby-and-the-nazis-helped-to-create-silicon-valley-th http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/lrtgPXNpyFM/our-favorite-startups-from-china-based-hardware-accelerator-haxl Tue, 14 May 2013 12:17:07 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/179936/our-favorite-startups-from-china-based-hardware-accelerator-haxl Communities Today in San Francisco, Haxlr8r had its second demo day, introducing 10 new hardware-based startups which just spent the last two-and-a-half months building hardware in Shenzhen, China. Today&#039;s demo day had a diverse group of companies, with everything from WiFi-connected lights to air robots..<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/172209.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/lrtgPXNpyFM" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/179936/our-favorite-startups-from-china-based-hardware-accelerator-haxl http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/8wtpt4p5EHk/techstars-boulder-announces-summer-2013-class Tue, 14 May 2013 00:29:51 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/179444/techstars-boulder-announces-summer-2013-class Techstars announces the summer 2013 class for their flagship, Boulder,startup accelerator.<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/171705.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/8wtpt4p5EHk" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/179444/techstars-boulder-announces-summer-2013-class http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/yaV1z_vU5Fw/is-your-startup-moving-fast-enough-to-stay-ahead-alleywatch Mon, 13 May 2013 22:55:42 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/179376/is-your-startup-moving-fast-enough-to-stay-ahead-alleywatch Other In today’s business startup environment, if you don’t move fast, you get run over. Without a sense of urgency, people and businesses just can’t move fast enough. Speed is the driver because cust<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/171656.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/yaV1z_vU5Fw" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/179376/is-your-startup-moving-fast-enough-to-stay-ahead-alleywatch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/u6EDzB-qdDE/we-got-this-far-now-what Mon, 13 May 2013 20:37:46 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/179284/we-got-this-far-now-what Communities I’ve been thinking a lot about what’s next for our community now that the fifth year of Big Omaha is behind us. It seems to me the fifth year is a sign of the potential for what’s ahead. It’s also a...<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/171555.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/u6EDzB-qdDE" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/179284/we-got-this-far-now-what http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/Q5Vyw1rTPdo/get-office-space-cheap-for-your-startup-may-13-2013 Mon, 13 May 2013 16:52:02 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/179070/get-office-space-cheap-for-your-startup-may-13-2013 Communities Time to move your business out of your home? Here&#039;s how.<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/171369.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/Q5Vyw1rTPdo" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/179070/get-office-space-cheap-for-your-startup-may-13-2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/-TeoxbfiTJw/geekwire-reveals-the-winners-of-the-2013-geekwire-awards Mon, 13 May 2013 10:07:01 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/178607/geekwire-reveals-the-winners-of-the-2013-geekwire-awards Communities Geekwire presents their 2013 awards in Seattle. See the list here.<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/170864.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/-TeoxbfiTJw" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/178607/geekwire-reveals-the-winners-of-the-2013-geekwire-awards http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/MzMITL2kwtc/startups-summarized-in-8-bits-of-awesomeness-video-game-style-th Mon, 13 May 2013 10:06:34 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/178606/startups-summarized-in-8-bits-of-awesomeness-video-game-style-th GeekWire and Seattle startup Killer Infographics have created the best video about startup life, since Vooza.<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/170862.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/MzMITL2kwtc" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/178606/startups-summarized-in-8-bits-of-awesomeness-video-game-style-th http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/Mg9mZrwn6MM/bioam Sun, 12 May 2013 20:00:15 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/178085/bioam Communities Bio-AM is an independent gathering of people interested in working together to create the future of biobusiness in the Rochester, MN area. The group meets monthly to network and listen to speakers.<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/170341.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/Mg9mZrwn6MM" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/178085/bioam http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/h6E7XCF08dU/angel-investors-help-startups-local-news-the-register-guard-eug Sun, 12 May 2013 11:02:13 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/177602/angel-investors-help-startups-local-news-the-register-guard-eug Communities The Willamette Angel Conference investment group committed a record $465,000 to Oregon startups this week, including several with local ties. The grand prize of more than $250,000 went to Portland-­based Sonivate, which has developed a fingertip-mounted ultrasound probe that enables imaging while leaving both hands free to do work with simultaneous tactile feedback, according to Tim Berry, who headed the investment group. Berry is founder of Palo Alto Software in Eugene. In addition to the main WAC investment, the investors also agreed to invest another $210,000 in three other finalists in the competition, Berry said, Amorphyx, Design Medix and Green Zebra Grocery. Amorphyx, a Corvallis firm, has developed a method for increasing the brightness, speed and efficiency of displays such as computer screens, digital cameras, flat panel TV screens, laptops and other devices while reducing manufacturing costs. Design Medix Inc., a Portland firm led by Lynn Stevenson of Springfield, develops drugs to overcome drug<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/169846.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/h6E7XCF08dU" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/177602/angel-investors-help-startups-local-news-the-register-guard-eug http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/startuprevhub/~3/xq2eWuinlmI/true-grit-startup-iceland Sat, 11 May 2013 10:14:06 -0600 http://hub.startuprev.com/post/176610/true-grit-startup-iceland CEO Picking a team to bet on is a tough one. I don&#039;t believe ideas really matter, if you have one that you think is going to be the next best thing to sliced bread, believe me you are not the only one....<br /><br /><img src="http://d2vtpdx8ha1r7s.cloudfront.net/uploads/6/168877.jpg" /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/startuprevhub/~4/xq2eWuinlmI" height="1" width="1"/> http://hub.startuprev.com/post/176610/true-grit-startup-iceland