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Berlin’s Coolness Versus Stockholm’s Experience

Original post by BEN ROONEY via WSJ A recent report that sought to rank the world’s tech centers put Silicon Valley top and Tel Aviv second. What was more surprising was that Berlin came only 15th behind London—and what was perhaps stranger still was that Stockholm was not even on the list. Given the success of Sweden’s […]

Jump Start the 2013 NY StartUP! Business Plan Competition

Original post by nypl Do you need a BIG push towards realizing that elusive goal of business ownership? If so, the 2013 New York StartUP! Business Plan Competition offers you the option for multiple wins: a piece of the more than $30,000 “pie” of cash prizes, technical training, one-on-one business advisory, and participation in a vibrant […]

A perfect storm is brewing in Miami, and it’s not a hurricane

Original post by Laura Baverman via UPSTART Andres Moreno moved his startup from Venezuela to Silicon Valley in 2006, with hopes of raising funds and making it big. By all definitions, Open English has done just that. With 60,000 Latin American people learning English on its online platform and $55 million in venture capital funds, Moreno is upending the traditional, […]

A look at the story behind the New York Times Silicon Prairie story

Original post by DANNY SCHREIBER via Silicon Prairienews Over the four years that I’ve written for Silicon Prairie News, I haven’t seen an article on Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City’s startup scene receive as much buzz and attention as the recent New York Times story, “Tech Start-Ups Find a Home on the Prairie.” Tweet after tweet, […]

Marketing Your Startup Business: A Quick Guide

Original post by barrettrossie One of my favorite marketing blog posts was written in April 2009 by HubSpot co-founder Dharmesh Shah.He called it Startup Marketing: Tactical Tips From The Trenches.  “If I were starting a company today,” Dharmesh wrote, “here’s what I would do in the first ten days.” In that same spirit, here’s a rough outline of […]