One-time popular music service iLike officially bites the dust

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“And another one gone, and another one gone. Another one bites the dust.” Freddie Mercury of Queen may have summarized the current market perfectly. As we’ve previously reported, a number of high-profile Internet services have announced in recent weeks that they will be closing their doors following acquisitions by corporate parents. (Namely Picnik, TeachStreet and Summify). Now, we can add another… Read More…

Nat Brown’s advice to wannabee entrepreneurs: Unlearn the nasty habits of big companies (Video)

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Nat Brown is one certified geek. He joined Microsoft in 1990 and worked there for nearly 10 years before catching the startup bug. And while Brown may be best known for serving as chief technology officer at iLike and selling his most recent company, rel8tion, to Facebook, his first two startup ventures hit the wall…. Read More…