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Road for electric car makers full of potholes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSan Carlos, Calif. On an overcast Friday in February, about 100 people gathered behind Tesla Motors Inc. headquarters, awaiting the future of transportation. A truck pulled up with a trailer, which disgorged a sleek black electric sports car that...Tags: Stock Broking, Prices, Corporate Crime, Crimes, Apple iPod
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Making money from file-sharing
One of the sticking points in the contract dispute between Hollywood studios and writers has been how much the latter should be paid when their work is redistributed online. The negotiations have been complicated by the fact that the most vibrant video...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Crimes, 50 Cent, Television, YouTube
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Come for brunch. Bring billions.
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Internet bubble of the late 1990s ended with a painful pop. When today's young entrepreneurs get together, the only bubbles they see are in their mimosas. Even as the rest of the business world frets about the gloomy economy, Silicon Valley is living...Tags: Investment Service, Homes, Crimes, Computer Crime, Friendster Inc.
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Find new start-ups through entrepreneurship groups
Dear Karen: My firm helps start-ups with marketing strategies. How can we reach them early on, before our competitors do? Answer: Affiliate with an organization that is on the front lines of entrepreneurship. That might be an angel investor group,...Tags: Entertainment, Marketing, Employment, Lawyers, Justice System
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Tech startup program to be launched in South Florida
Startup Quest — a new technology-focused entrepreneurial program for the unemployed and under-employed who have college degrees or are veterans — is being launched this fall in South Florida. The new program is offered under a statewide grant...Tags: Gainesville, Technology, Business Enterprises, Science and Technology, Shark Tank (tv program)
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Q&A: Dot-com-era icon Larry Augustin ventures into cloud software
San Jose Mercury NewsWith the possible exception of the Pets.com puppet, nobody embodied the first Internet boom more than Larry Augustin. As the founder of VA Linux, he presided over one of the most eye-popping IPOs of all time the company's shares soared 700 percent on...Tags: Unix, IBM, Media Industry, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Consumers
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Digital hardware supplier Inventables raises $3M in funding
Tribune reporterChicago startup Inventables, which runs an online hardware store for designers and inventors, said Monday that it has raised $3 million in venture capital. Established Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper led the round through his firm, Draper Associates....Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Apple iPhone, Consumer Goods Industries, Rackspace, US Inc., Sales
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U.S. techies heading to Latin America
The exodus of young Latin American entrepreneurs to Silicon Valley and other U.S. technology centers may soon become a two-way street - growing numbers of U.S. techies are heading south to benefit from generous aid packages for high-tech startups....Tags: Brazil, IBM, Consumer Goods Industries, New Products, Mexico
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Whittl services listing startup raises $1.3M
Tribune reporterWhittl, a Chicago-based online marketplace for local services such as dog grooming and spa treatments, said Tuesday it has raised $1.3 million in its first round of venture capital funding. Co-founders Mike Zivin and Hemant Kashyap, who met and became...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Personal Service, Business Enterprises, Marketing, Dining and Drinking
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Ticket Scalpr comes home to Chicago after successful test in San Francisco
Tribune reporterTicket Scalpr, a Chicago-based startup whose mobile application allows consumers to buy and sell last-minute tickets for events, has launched in its local market after testing the concept in San Francisco. The company's founder is Patrick O'Brien, a 25-...Tags: Apple iPhone, Merchandise Mart, Groupon, Inc., Services and Shopping, New Products
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Mixed-use development, boutique hotel, parking structure suggested for Boyne City
BOYNE CITY — Imagine waking up, looking out the window at the sun rising over Lake Charlevoix, then walking out the door to a bustling sidewalk. A short stroll from one end of town to the other reveals multiple coffee shops, bookstores, restaurants,...
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I2A Fund goes private, becomes Chicago Ventures
Tribune staff reporterArmed with $40 million in fresh capital and a new name, one of Chicago's rising venture funds is adding to the local pool of money for homegrown technology startups. The I2A Fund, which was created in 2007 with contributions from the state of Illinois,...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Technology, Tribune Company, Merchandise Mart, Science and Technology
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