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MentorMob.com Aims To Revolutionize Learning Through Crowdsourcing

YoungUpstarts

It’s undeniable how the Internet has revolutionized education , especially with the use of online video learning through sites such as Khan Academy. Chinosorn, a prolific “hobby collector”, and Leung, an engineer, became friends at the University of Illinois and both worked on several startups prior to starting MentorMob.

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Why the Browser Matters

Ben's Blog

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. The Internet was thought to be too arcane, insecure and slow to meet real business needs.

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5/25-NYC – Investing in Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets

David Teten

He then led the growth of the domain services division, expanded into the aftermarket business and built Oversee’s owned and operated portfolio of domain names into one of the worlds largest, firmly establishing the company as a leader in Internet real estate. He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Co.

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Hazards of Hiring

www.ericsink.com

The decision was primarily being driven by myself and one of my co-workers named Mary. If you are the founder or "chief geek" in your small ISV, take a careful, honest, and objective look at yourself. Yes, yes, I have two obvious counterexamples right here among my co-workers. We interviewed several candidates.

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

www.foliomag.com

PaidContent.org Founder Launches Travel Media and Data Company. Web/Internet/IT/eMedia. Internet/Online Only. Internet/Digital Media. MOST READ on FOLIO: F+W Acquires Aspire Media. Merging Brands with Technology. Defining Mobile Opportunities and Strategies. Reports: Major Layoffs at Spin. FOLIO: Alerts & Newsletters.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

Consider Daniel Dreymann, a founder of Goodmail Systems Inc., Mr. Dreymann moved his family from Israel in 2004 after co-founding Goodmail in Mountain View, Calif., And companies that didnt survive might have closed their doors for reasons other than failure, for example, getting acquired or the founders moving on to new projects.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

At Blurb, we’ve built an Internet platform for people to produce their own bookstore-quality books. I am founder on an unconventional online gallery, The Art and Craft Gallery. Ajay Prasad, the founder of GMR Web Team < [link] > #15) Take Advantage of an Opportunity. That’s it. That’s what we do.