WaterDrop Shop: Selling Products With a Purpose
Drilling clean water wells abroad inspired Josh Weingart to employ Kenyan shoemakers to make sandals he can sell with the purpose of funding more wells. Read story
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Pat Tillman's Widow Offers Support to Vets
Marie Tillman says founding the Pat Tillman Foundation, which provides resources to veterans, active servicemen, and their spouses, helped her turn the page ... Read story
Is Your Company Suffering From Short-Term-itis?
Managing partner of Satori Capital Sunny Vanderbeck says an overemphasis on short-term results can cause relationships with key stakeholders to erode in a bu... Read story
Top Asian Entrepreneurs of the 2012 Inc. 500
These 10 entrepreneurs have immigrant roots in Asia and India, but they have built some of the fastest-growing, private companies--many in technology--in the... View slideshow
New Taboo: Green Energy Investing
Alternative energy is losing its luster for investors as government support fades and traditional energy costs fall. Read story
Report: Online Video Viewing Jumps, Google Dominates
ComScore's latest report online video viewership is up, ad gazing is down, and Google still reigns supreme. Read story
What You Missed This Weekend | August 20, 2012
Yammer CEO predicts the end of Silicon Valley, consumer electronic start-ups see a boost, and other news. Read story
Hipstamatic on Layoffs: 'We Lost Our Focus'
In a surprising turn, the makers of the popular (and profitable) photo app scrapped a handful of employees. Read story
Yum? Peter Thiel Backs Start-up Making 3D Printed Meat
The billionaire investor's foundation gave a six-figure grant to Modern Meadows, a start-up looking to grow genetically engineered meat. Read story
Zappos CEO's Next Target: Crazy Sports Fans
Tony Hsieh has invested in a new start-up providing luxury packages for sports fans. Read story
Video Start-Up Lands $21.5 Million Investment
The ad platform's most recent funding round follows a series of big bets on digital video. Read story
Goodreads Hits 10 Million Members
The book recommendation site has seen rapid growth over the last year. Read story
13 Things You Missed This Weekend--August 13, 2012
Which states have the most start-up jobs? The list has some surprises. Plus: Zuckerberg goes topless, hiring rises, and more. Read story
Craigslist Quietly Makes Changes
After being dubbed an Internet bully, the online ad service has made changes to its interface and terms of service. Read story
Top Black Entrepreneurs of the 2012 Inc. 5000
These 10 fast-growing, private companies are led by black entrepreneurs, most of whom are forging a decisive path in the government services industry. View slideshow
The Ultimate Start-up Muse: Kanye West?
The rapper is apparently a special advisor--and inspiration--to online shopping start-up The Fancy. Read story
How to Beat the Retail Giants
Small, local retail companies spill a few secrets about using the Web to their advantage. Read story
Fed Sticks With the Status Quo
The Federal Reserve says the economy is still weak, but it's keeping the current monetary policies in place...for now. Read story
Box Raises $125 Million in Funding
The cloud content management service announces a staggering round of funding led by General Atlantic. Read story
Small Business Falling Victim to Election Campaigns
Failed campaigns are leaving vendors across the country with open hands and low expectations. Read story
Education Start-up Open English Raises $43 Million
Insight Venture Partners led the round of investment in the rapidly growing online English language school. Read story
Gilt Groupe Partners With MasterCard on Urban Offers
The new "Priceless Cities" program will give Gilt access to MasterCard's big customer base. Read story
Roku Gets $45 Million Investment
News Corp. expands its relationship with the video streaming set-top box maker. Read story
Forecast: Social Media Revenue to Hit $16.9 Billion This Year
Gartner estimates a 43% rise in revenues from 2011, with more than half from advertising. Read story
Airbnb 'Acqhires' Mobile Talent from DailyBooth
Looks like Airbnb made a big move to improve its mobile experience. Read story
What You Missed This Weekend | July 23, 2012
The Times checks out the bubble around Silicon Valley; health care reform pushes doctors into new practices. Read story
Zynga Adds Ellen Siminoff to Board of Directors
The popular game developer has appointed its first female to the company's board. Read story
Dropbox Investigates Possible Security Breach After Spam Attack
After a mysterious service outage earlier this week, Dropbox might have a bigger problem on its hands. Read story
What You Missed This Weekend
Venture capital has its biggest quarter since dot-com days; SBA chief weighs in on food trucks; and Kevin Rose tells why Digg failed. Read story
The Next Silicon Valley ... Is in Russia?
The Russian government is building what it hopes will be the world's next high-tech hot spot. Read story
Square to Alleged Copycat: Back Off
The popular U.S. mobile payment start-up has issued a cease-and-desist letter to a British competitor. Read story
Report: Google to Pay $22.5M Penalty for Privacy Violations
The FTC and Google are reportedly near a deal over privacy violations. It could be the largest ever FTC penalty against one company. Read story
What You Missed This Weekend
Colleges are where entrepreneurs are made; why imitators have an edge; and more news you may have missed this weekend. Read story
Apple to Release a Mini-iPad?
Apple might be shaking up the tablet industry again by releasing a smaller version of its tablet at the end of this year. Read story
Amazon to Buy Mapping Start-up UpNext
The online retailer is set to buy the New York-based mapping start-up UpNext next week. Read story
Twitter Ends Relationship with LinkedIn
As Twitter tries to create and enforce rules for partners, the company nixes its relationship with LinkedIn. Read story
What You Missed This Weekend
Summer storms take out Amazon servers; Uber moves to hybrids; and more news you may have missed this weekend. Read story
Tumblr Rolls Out New Product: 'Pinned Posts'
The social blogging platform launches paid promotional content. Read story
More Franchisees Keep 9-to-5 Jobs
A greater number of franchises are now operated remotely and part-time by owners. Read story
Amazon Extends Sales Taxes to 8 New States
The online retailer has been compelled by some state legislators to begin collecting sales taxes in more states. Read story
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