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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

YoungUpstarts

Boasting resources for life sciences, bio-tech, medical devices, photonics, clean energy, and engineering, BU can help to incubate businesses in just about any physical technology. Engineering Translational Technology Center. At Boston University, there’s an incredible array on business incubation opportunities.

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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

We interviewed the heads of the top Web and mobile development companies, incubators, agencies and labs to understand what it takes to design and develop the most successful apps of our generation. Luck, timing and social engineering are bigger components than most entrepreneurs care to imagine,” adds Werdelin. 1) Twitter. 3) Facebook.

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How to get creative with your domain name registration

The Next Web

Listly is a content marketing tool that helps helping bloggers and publishers “ take lists to the next level ” by creating lists that are social, viral and constantly evolving. ly” extension is New York-based Lover.ly , a visual search engine for wedding planners, aiming to forever change the way brides plan their big day. “I

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Frances McInnis is a journalist and crossword enthusiast based in New York City. Johnson also says that search engine issues have affected the style of names. Is It Sticky?

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

mashable.com

But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent. Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago. The shortage of startup technical talent, especially in New York City, has been well-documented.

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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

mashable.com

As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has been trying very hard to raise New York City’s profile in the tech scene. December 28, 2011 by Sarah Kessler.

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

Google realized that being the way to find the world’s information was a blitzscalable market, thanks to the network effects in its AdWords revenue engine. Dropbox made a great file-sharing product, for instance, but it was their viral marketing campaign that allowed them to cheaply acquire millions of customers.