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Foreign Startups Looking to U.S. Incubators for Help

ReadWriteWeb  Feb 09 10

Entrepreneurship in Europe has a problem. A lot of their talent is "crossing the pond" to increase their chances of finding early-stage funding. A lot of venture firms in Europe tend to play the safer hands that they are dealt, investing in proven companies rather than new startups looking for seed funding. Though organizations like Seedcamp are doing what they can to reverse this trend, incubators in the U.S. like TechStars are still seeing an increase of international applications, many likely from Europe.

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In a recent blog post, TechStars Boston director Shawn Broderick shared statistics about the demographics of the companies which applied in both 2009 and 2010. Full story...

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Weekly Wrapup: Nexus One, Facebook, Ai Weiwei, And More...

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

Our top story this week was about bad news for the big guys: Google, Facebook, Digg's top users. As you catch up on the news, be sure to watch the conversation about China, tech and democracy that took place between activist/artist Ai Weiwei, Twitter's Jack Dorsey and ReadWriteWeb's Richard MacManus.

The Virtualization Wars: Microsoft and Citrix v. VMware

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

Watch this battle unfold. The virtualization wars are just getting started.

On one side we have Microsoft, which announced changes in its licensing structures this week.

Rulers of the Cloud: Google Becomes the Cloud, Search is a Feature

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

The shortest way to describe this is that Google is no longer a verb. It's becoming a noun. Not just the few clicks to find information, but the information itself and the experience surrounding it.

Weekend Reading: Rework, by Fried and Hansson

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

This week we've got a book hot off the presses for your weekly dose of entrepreneurial reading as 37signals founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson are back with their second book in four months.

Microsoft Updates Bing iPhone App and Removes It from All International iTunes Stores

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

Microsoft just launched a new version of its Bing iPhone app. The iPhone app gives you comprehensive access to Bing's core services, including Bing maps and directions, as well as news and image search.

General Motors Wants To Augment Your Windshield

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

Last week we told you about how Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, was bringing an augmented reality (AR) marketing promotion to SXSW in Austin.

Travelers Love the Mobile Web - But Most Don't Use Travel Apps Yet

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

Once upon a time, you had to bring travel guides, maps and paper tickets on every trip. Today, you can just take your smartphone and get access to all of this information without having to lug a couple of books and magazines around with you.

Formspring.me: Another Startup Packing Its Bags for Silicon Valley

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

News broke yesterday that popular online Q&A startup Formspring.me had raised some $2.5 million in venture funding and would be relocating to Silicon Valley from Indianapolis.

Twitter Search Is About Popularity

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

For many people, Twitter offers a larger, more diverse stream of constantly flowing data than they've ever had to deal with before in their life.

Novell Gets Ready To Release Pulse and Federation with Google Wave

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

Novell is providing the first glimpse of Pulse, its new real-time collaboration service. The new service will eventually fully integrate with Google Wave.



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