Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit Seeks Business Plans for Boomer-Focused ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Entrepreneurs with a business plan or startup venture that shows significant business potential for the baby boomer market are invited to apply. The deadline for submissions is 5 pm PST on Tuesday, May 29. To enter the competition, participants must ... and more »

Startups Are Flinging Job Offers At Dan Shipper, But The 20-Year-Old ... - San Francisco Chronicle

Startups Are Flinging Job Offers At Dan Shipper, But The 20-Year-Old ... San Francisco Chronicle We caught up with Shipper and learned how he is catching startups' attention and why he's such a hot commodity. Here's the (lightly edited) conversation: Business Insider (BI): How did you deal with "going viral" during college finals? and more »

U.S. Startup Activity Finds No Traction; Sales, Staffing Low - Investor's Business Daily

U.S. Startup Activity Finds No Traction; Sales, Staffing Low Investor's Business Daily By JASON MA , INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 06:54 PM ET Despite Mark Zuckerberg's astounding success building Facebook (FB) into the world's biggest social network, entrepreneurial activity in the US is showing signs of deterioration, from startups ...

Unfunded Startup Cyfeon First Austin Company to Compete in Prestigious ... - MarketWatch (press release)

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Unfunded Startup Cyfeon First Austin Company to Compete in Prestigious ... MarketWatch (press release) Previous winners have received millions in investment to grow their ideas and businesses. Cyfeon will be the first group of the 30 to demo for judges. About: Cyfeon is an Austin, Texas based startup that created the Answer Factory to unite your ... Disrupt NYC Day 1: Your Startup Battlefield CompaniesTechCrunch TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2012 Startup Battlefield Contestants AnnouncedSYS-CON Media (press release) all 11 news articles »

Startup of the Week: LocalBonus aims at 'buy local' movement - TechFlash

Startup of the Week: LocalBonus aims at 'buy local' movement TechFlash ... photos from events, promotions and more. by Emily Parkhurst on Monday, May 21, 2012, 10:45am PDT Seattle startup LocalBonus has created a frequent flyer-style program for the "buy local" movement. Customers who shop at local businesses are rewarded ...