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How do startup valuations work?
Putting a price tag on a young startup is a peculiar practice. While valuation models exist, many agree that it’s more of an art…
Eric Schmidt on Google’s UK tax practices: ‘What we’re doing is legal’
While Google’s tax contributions in the UK continue to be under scrutiny, the search giant’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt recently quipped that he is…
Creative spaces: a look inside the offices of 10 startup heavyweights
Startups are hives of creativity. In their early days, the creativity of their founders and new hires mainly permeate the innovative products or services…
XBOX ONE: an all-in-one home entertainment system
Microsoft’s Don Mattrick summed up the vision for the Xbox 360’s successor today. It will serve as the hub “where all your entertainment comes…
Trending: the boom in startups for pets
For a while, pet-related startups seemed to be a rarity. Ever since the Pets.com debacle in which the venture-backed startup went from a Nasdaq…
Secrecy: the silent killer of innovation
We’ve long lamented over how secretive Africa’s startup communities are, especially South Africa and its crown jewel, Cape Town, which is supposed to be…
What’s next for Google? The search giant reveals all at I/O 2013
It’s that time of year again. Google kicked off day one of I/O, its three day developer-oriented product and platform innovations showcase, at San…
10 amazing US-based startups founded by immigrants from emerging markets
An article published by The Economist earlier this year, quoted research by the pressure group, Partnership for a New American Economy, which found that…
BlackBerry CEO reveals mid-range Q5, Channels, BBM coming to iOS, Android
The BlackBerry faithful and converts alike gathered in Florida today to watch BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins deliver his first keynote since the BlackBerry 10…
Will Total Send’s aggressive pricing disrupt the email marketing space?
People are spoiled for choice when it comes to email marketing services. For example, internationally there is MailChimp, iContact, Benchmark and Campaign Monitor, while…
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