Much of the money came from Rocket Internet, the Berlin-based incubator whose 39-year-old co-founder, Oliver Samwer, is renowned for his effectiveness, his ruthlessness, and his penchant for shamelessly knocking off the brilliant creations of Silicon Valley's best and brightest. Copycatters used to knock off designer shoes. The fast growth. MORE >>

There is nothing on sales. Can you add useful resource for generating sales for start-ups. Reply Martin Henk , on June 8, 2011 at 6:13 am said: Impressive list, but missing a key ingredient: Sales management tools. Useful blogs and links for startups Click Here ————– 2. Simple editing. Thank you. MORE >>

The Lean VC: a Silicon Valley story about Innovation, Incubation, & Iteration. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA. NOBODY has to build their own sales team, we do it for them and get them local content - and let the content flow like water through dealwerk API, dailydeal sites, etc. The Internet Revolution, Act III. Part II! Bravo. MORE >>

The best-known syndicate, the Band of Angels in Palo Alto, California, has 120 members, averages $600,000 per investment, and has invested close to $50 million total. These elements can work seamlessly together, in financing the trip of promising gazelles from the embryo to the IPO or to a successful exit by trade sale. By Joseph W. MORE >>

Why Microsoft is backing a technology incubator for teens, an idea that Daniel Brusilovsky came up with at 15 years old. The Teens in Tech Incubator followed in 2011, with six companies, a total of 15 teens, going through the eight week program. The incubator will happen again this summer with five companies participating. MORE >>