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12 Memorable Event Marketing Campaigns
As companies try to one-up each other for consumer eyeballs, these marketing firms' campaigns push the bounds of creativity.
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Recreating a Culture of Innovation
When Dolores Labs changed its name to CrowdFlower, it left behind a sprawling loft of an office, a hip logo, and a culture of innovation. A VC firm seized the opportunity.
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How I Did It: Eileen Gittins, Founder of Blurb
In spite of digital platforms, Blurb has found success letting customers design and publish professional-quality books.
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Say Yes to Solar
With their company SunRun, Lynn Jurich and Edward Fenster have created a way to get solar panels on homes for little or no cost.
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How to Find a Bay Area Start-up Location
Do you want to play with the big guns on the peninsula, go with the flow in SoMa, or carve out a different niche in the East Bay?
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Speed Dating for Co-founders
Networking events such as FounderDating and Startup Weekend help entrepreneurs meet potential co-founders. Read more
Alexa Andrzejewksi, Soraya Darabi, and Ted Grubb, Founders of Foodspotting
Alexa Andrzejewski returned to San Francisco from a vacation to Japan with an idea: a field guide to global food. To learn about bootstrapping her ... Read more
Finding Workspace on the Fly
During a recent business trip, Tech Trends columnist John Brandon tried out LiquidSpace, a website and app designed to help you find a temporary workspace. Read more
Yelp's Legal Troubles Mount
A San Francisco furniture store this week added its name (and court papers) to the list of small businesses accusing Yelp of extortion. Read more
A Break-room Alternative The FruitGuys
How a Bay Area company that stocks businesses with fresh fruit grew to nearly $8 million in sales. Read more
Best Green Hotel: Orchard Hotel, San Francisco
Luxury and environmental consciousness go hand-in-hand at the Orchard Hotel , one of S... Read more
San Francisco's Best Hotels for Business Travel
The Bay Areas highlights from Inc.com's Business Travel 50. Read more
America's Fastest-Growing Marketing Firm
WDFA Marketing, under the leadership of CEO Raj Prasad, has grown over 13,969 percent in just three years. Read more
Women Business Owners – Stand Up and Be Recognized!
It's about time women are recognized for their contribution to businesses big and small. Check out what I think about amazing women business owners! Read more
Twitter's Capital City is New York, Report Finds
A new report says San Francisco is the most connected, but New York City is tops for Twitter. Read more
How to Open a Bar
Sure, you might be a master mixologist. How do you know if you’re ready to invite others to belly up to the bar and run your own place? Read more
CEO Passions: Competitive Diving
Co-founder of GIS Planning and competitive diver Anatalio Ubalde gets a rush free falling without a net or parachute. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group
The pioneer of boutique hotels continues to grow through stellar customer care and eco-friendly practices. Read more
The $149 Trig Desk from CB2
If you're looking for a desk (or 10) th... Read more
Top 5 Tips for How to Promote Your Company to a Reporter
This is a column I wish I didn't have to write. I'm in San Francisco for the Web 2.0 Expo , meeting companies that m... Read more
Find the Best Prices For Hotels
Kayak has long offered a rate calendar for flights, so you can see how the price of your airline ticket will change if you travel on different dates. Now ... Read more
Welcome Back Steve Jobs!
After recovering from liver transplant surgery and enduring months of bad press, Apple founder Steve Jobs took the stage at a product launch in San Franci... Read more
CRM + Collaboration
Salesforce.com, a popular CRM solution vendor, is launching a new software solution called "Chatter" to go hand in hand with their current solution. Read more
Cool Product Alert: USB Wall Sockets
File this under "Why didn't I think of that?" Here's a must-have product that debuted out of MacWorld last week in San Francisco; a wall socket with USB ... Read more
How to Write a Press Release
Craft a news-worthy release that will pique reporters' interest - and stay far away from the recycle bin. Read more
The Way I Work: Rashmi Sinha of SlideShare
A fan of quick meetings and rapid software development, SlideShare CEO Rashmi Sinha would rather make mistakes than overthink. Read more
Small-Business Outlook Declines
Owners continue to struggle with lower revenue and higher costs, a survey finds. Read more
Small Businesses Selling For More
With valuations on the rise, buyers are paying closer to asking prices. Read more
Brondell's Swash Can Turn Almost Any Toilet Into a Bidet.
But will Americans leave toilet paper behind? Read more
Onsite vs. Off: Where Should Your Servers Be?
Considerations such as power costs, servers crashing, and security need to be considered when making the decision where to store your servers. Read more
Superstition... or Discipline?
This week my travels take me to San Francisco. You would think that all trips are the same, and logically they should be, but there's something about the ... Read more
The Secrets to Meeting With VCs
Tips for dealing with that alien species known as venture capitalists. Plus: clash of the daily deal titans, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Online Market-Research Tool
Jan. 16, 2007 -- Vizu Corp., a San Francisco-based software company, on Tuesday introduced a new service that allows users to conduct mar... Read more
Enhanced Malware Debugging Software
Feb. 2, 2007 -- Norman Data Defense Systems, a San Francisco-based data-security company, has released an updated version of its malware ... Read more
Multimedia Classified-Ad Service
Feb. 27, 2007 -- VFlyer, a San Francisco-based online-content and classified-advertising platform, has added new features that allow onli... Read more
Survey: Retailers Weak on Protecting Customer Data
March 12, 2007 -- Most consumers don't trust retailers to protect their credit and debit card account information, a recent national stud... Read more
New Customer Interaction Tool
March 19, 2007 -- Salesforce.com, a San Francisco-based on-demand software firm, has released a CRM application that enables users to man... Read more
Forum Set for Minority Women Entrepreneurs
The Center for Women's Business Research and Babson College will hold the third of five forums to promote businesses owned by minority women next week in ... Read more
Business Leaders Take Up Growth Sectors
Executives, entrepreneurs, and investors will gather in San Francisco next month to discuss innovations in the economy's leading growth sectors, including... Read more
Take Time to Stop Running Your Business
When you first start your business, you buy brand new computers, servers, software and other things to get up and running. Don't neglect maintenance as the b... Read more
Paper or Nothing?
The city of San Francisco took a step toward banning plastic shopping bags on Tuesday, weeks after it banned Styrofoam food containers--both of which were... Read more
Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk, Founders of AirBnB
San Francisco start-up AirBnB is like a Craigslist for the couch-surfing set. Watch video
Which Cities Will the High Cost of Energy Hurt (and Help) the Most?
A high cost energy future will profoundly impact the cost of doing business and create new opportunities, but not necessarily in the way most people expect. Read more
For Women Consultants, Business is Booming
Average revenue for women-owned firms has jumped 45% in five years, according to a new study. Read more
New Outlook-Integrated Scheduling Manager
Nov. 7, 2006 -- San Francisco-based software company TimeBridge previewed its new personal scheduling manager today at a Web 2.0 conferen... Read more
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