Girl power: Seattle ranked 2nd for women entrepreneurs

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If you’re a woman and an entrepreneur, there are few better places to be in than Seattle. That’s according to a new study from personal finance site Nerd Wallet, who placed Seattle just behind San Francisco as the best place for women entrepreneurs. Here’s what they based their rankings on: Number of businesses per 100 residents… Read More…

10 key startup tips from entrepreneur and Babson professor Michael Cummings

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Years ago, Michael Cummings wanted to start his own company. But he was not confident and unsure about the future — he was wavering. Hearing this, his wife handed him a slip of paper with a quote from Mark Twain. “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t… Read More…

Shopping 2020: What will the future of e-commerce look like in eight years?

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Imagine, for a second, that it is the year 2004. The latest trends are Bluetooth technology, the revolution of video blogs and a promising iPod competitor called the Dell Digital Jukebox. (You’ll get a kick out of this 2004 Forbes article on tech trends.) Now fast forward to 2012. How will new technology play a… Read More…

What’s percolating at SURF? Startup incubator opens unique geek coffee shop

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You’re a budding entrepreneur quietly building a potential million-dollar business and working long hours in the basement or local coffee shop. Renting office space is expensive and simply not sustainable at the moment. That means you’re alone, blocked out from the outside world. Your plans can’t be shared, built upon and developed into even better… Read More…

Venture capital on pace for biggest year since dot-com era

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Venture capitalists are pumping massive amounts of capital into startup companies, fueled by the emergence of big shifts in mobile, cloud computing and social networking. A new report out today from CB Insights indicates that VCs invested $7.9 billion in 790 companies during the third quarter, marking the largest quarterly total so far this year…. Read More…