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8 Surprising Startup Lessons – What You Don’t Know You Don’t Know

Original post by SCOTTGERBER via ReadWriteWeb It takes more than a big idea and a thorough business plan to start a new business. Most entrepreneurs aren’t quite sure what else it takes until they’re well underway, and many are shocked to discover important elements of startup success that they simply hadn’t considered at all. To find out […]

BillPin introduces mobile web app, promises Android app soon

Original post by JACKY YAP via e27  BillPin, a mobile app that helps keep track of shared expenses founded by Darius Cheung, shipped out a new feature over the weekend. The app is now available across all mobile web and you can access it on your mobile browser. Launched early last month, BillPin was available only on […]

US daily deals site Groupon may set up customer support centre in Chennai

Original post by The Economic Times BANGALORE: Groupon Inc, based in President Obama’s hometown Chicago, is testing the waters to set up a customer support centre in Chennai, ignoring the anti-outsourcing noises that have surrounded the hotly-contested presidential election in the United States. The daily deals site, which sells discount coupons of local merchants, is experimenting with the […]

Dubai business environment is booming but more could be done

Original post by albawaba So far this year, the Dubai Chamber has registered 48 per cent more companies than the same period last year, with the vast majority of those small to medium-sized businesses Meanwhile, free zones, such as Virtuzone, have also experienced strong demand from entrepreneurs setting up shop and five new funds – Beco […]

From Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, it pays to work in high tech

Original post by Matt Berger via Marketplace Tech Report  The Internet, high tech and computer manufacturing industries continue to boost local and state economies with competitive jobs and high wages. On average, a high-tech worker in the private sector earns 77 percent more than a worker with a non-tech job, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics […]