Six reasons why taxi drivers (and other startups) should not take venture capital I just got the following email. Subject: Small taxi company looking to expand Hello, I run a small taxi company… Read More
How to sell your startup to Google: Travel in first class between Seattle and the Valley Entrepreneur Dan Shapiro –who sold Sparkbuy to Google back in May and merged Ontela with Photobucket in 2009 — offers… Read More
Why invest in TechStars class of 2011? “Tada!” Eleven-year-old Jude Sack, son of TechStars leader Andy Sack, swept his arms with a flourish. It’s the halftime break… Read More
An inside look at Google’s Kirkland campus through the eyes of a startup veteran If Google can’t lure prospective employees with high salaries and stock grants, maybe it will convert them with the chocolate… Read More
Google buys Sparkbuy, a search engine for consumer electronics Well, that sure was quick. Sparkbuy, the Seattle upstart led by entrepreneur Dan Shapiro, announced today that it has been… Read More
