Hotel Tonight Raises $9 Million
With $9 million in new funding, could lodging-search app Hotel Tonight could disrupt online travel agencies? Read story
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Sean Parker: Little Start-ups Overfunded
Sean Parker, the Napster co-founder and Facebook president, says early-stage investors will fund almost anything these days. Read story
Report: Necessity Driving Entrepreneurship
New study reveals that more people are starting businesses as a source of higher income than out of opportunity. Read story
WhaleShark Media Raises $150 Million
The coupon site aggregator will spend the money on (what else?) acquiring more sites. Read story
Amazon.com Acquires Voice Recognition Start-up Yap
The e-commerce giant secretly bought the Siri-like speech recognition start-up in September. Read story
American Express to Invest $100M in Start-ups
Got an idea involving loyalty or rewards, mobile and online payment management, or security and fraud detection? AmEx may want to talk to you. Read story
Wahooly: Publicize Your Startup, Pay with Equity
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. Read story
Dippin' Dots Files for Bankruptcy
The Inc. 500 honoree lost its patent and has suffered in the current economic climate. Read story
Zillow Acquires Diverse Solutions
The Inc. 5000 company that went public in July continues to grow through several high-profile acquisitions. Read story
Mark Zuckerberg's Original Plans for Facebook
In a 2005 interview, the then 21-year-old founder is focused only on created a cool college directory. Read story
Mark Zuckerberg's Advice to Start-ups
In a rare interview, the Facebook founder advises that a move to Silicon Valley is not necessary. Read story
House Considers Removing Obstacles to Raising Funds
Four bills are up for consideration, including ones that allow up to $2 million from crowd-funding sites. Read story
Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in Photo-Sharing App
The actor led a $4 million seed round and joined the company's board of advisers. Read story
What to Do About a Negative Review
Main Street Hub, a start-up that wants to help you manage your reputation on social media, received $2.6 million in funding. Read story
How to Win Google's Backing
Want Google’s money? A sweet spot for Google Ventures’ managing partner is where the cloud meets genome sequencing. Read story
CouponCabin Raises $54 Million
Investors are hot on coupons. The site is the second of its type to announce whopping success with fundraising in recent months. Read story
MC Hammer Launches Search Engine
The entertainer-turned-entrepreneur says he hangs out with 'young upstarts' and gets ideas. This is one of them. Read story
Dropbox Raises $250 Million
Online storage start-up Dropbox raised $250 million for its expansion, one of the largest fundraising rounds in Silicon Valley this year. Read story
Personal Finance Security Start-up Closes $10 Million Round
The New York City company describes itself as "people-powered antivirus for bills." Read story
Start-up Flowtown Acquired by Demandforce
Start-up Flowtown, which started out helping small businesses connect e-mail and social marketing, has been acquired by Demandforce. Read story
Report: VCs to Decrease Investment in Med-Tech Startups
The FDA's regulatory process is the major reason and a report calls it a threat to investment to U.S. medical innovation. Read story
Small Firms Led September Job Growth
Companies with fewer than 50 employees were responsible for two-thirds of the jobs created last month. Read story
Should You Be Able to Patent a Business Model?
Kickstarter is asking that a patent be invalidated--or at least, that it not be found to be infringing upon it. Read story
This Start-up Wants to Save You From Data Disaster
Axcient, which hopes to simplify data recovery for small businesses, has closed a $15.5 million funding round. Read story
Upstart Search Engine Blekko Receives $30 Million
Several investors, including some notable celebrities, are banking on the spam-free search engine to compete against Bing, Yahoo, and Google. Read story
Woman Fired for Heart Condition
A small New Hampshire defense contractor has fired a woman because she had a heart condition, charges the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Read story
Man Fired for Being Morbidly Obese
A defense contractor decided a man could not do his desk job because he was morbidly obese. The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission says this is against ... Read story
Small Business Confidence Sinks to Two-Year Low
Small businesses are pessimistic because of lack of demand for their products and expected increases in health care costs. Read story
Would You Fire Someone for Talking to the Press?
A man exercises his right of free speech and gets fired. Read story
A Challenge to the Small Business Image
A new study points out that "small business" and "innovation" are not synonymous. Read story
What the IRS Wants to Know
Is your independent contractor really an employee? Time to come clean. Read story
4 Start-ups Help Entrepreneurs Get Cash
Lighter Capital, Rebirth Financial, Weemba, and Kabbage are four start-ups on a mission to connect you with cash. Read story
How Much Would You Gamble to Put Your Brand on Prime Time?
A fashion entrepreneur takes a major leap of faith, and it pays off at the Emmys. Read story
Are Telecommuters Slackers?
It's 10 am. Do you know what your telecommuter is doing? Read story
PayPal to Offer Mobile Payments, Location-Based Deals
Other new features will include store inventory lookup and barcode scanning via a handheld device. Read story
Why You Should Stop Reading This and Go Get a Data Backup Plan
Some half of small businesses never reopen after a data Armageddon. So why do less than half of small firms have plans if disaster strikes? Read story
Would You Fire Someone for Taking Time Off to Donate a Kidney?
A mother's attempt to save her son spotlights holes in the Family and Medical Leave Act: It doesn't apply to businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Read story
Would You Turn Down a $100 Million Buyout Offer?
Entrepreneur (and former Facebook employee) Dave Morin did. Here's why. Plus: some Facebook myths debunked. Read story
Would You Fire Someone Over a $1.39-Bag of Chips?
A diabetic employee grabbed a bag of chips to stabilize her blood sugar and paid for them as soon as she could. Walgreens fired her. Read story
Entrepreneurs Vie for a Piece of Fashion's Night Out
Want to get in on the action at fashion week? Here's a look at how some small businesses are using the event to market their brands. Read story
