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TechStars is Now Accepting Applications

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Startups, Venture Capital on Jan 25th, 2008

According to my friend Josh, TechStars has officially started accepting its next round of applications. This is a great opportunity to live in Boulder for the summer and learn from successful entrepreneus and venture capitalists. If you’re selected for the Program, you will receive $15,000 in funding for your startup, plus the chance to pitch angel [...]

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Will you know your employees at 50?

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Startups on Jan 21st, 2008

While listening to a Stanford University Technology Ventures Program pod cast with entrepreneur Mark Jung, Founder of IGN Entertainment (Sold to Fox Interactive for $650 million), I heard this thought about growing a business… At 50 Employees: You will begin to forget your employee’s names At 100 Employees: You don’t know who is an employee or [...]

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Cranium Sells for $77.5 Million to Hasbro

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Miscellaneous on Jan 11th, 2008

Cranium, which was featured in my Nov 10th Posting, “Connect With Your Customers to Find Your Perfect Marketplace“, just announced its sale to Hasbro for $77.5 million. Once the sale is complete, Hasbro intends to help Cranium grow internationally through its global distribution network. This is what many consider the next step for Cranium, which [...]

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