eBay Acquires Hunch.com (Recommendation Engine)
eBay has announced its acquisition of the team and technology of Hunch– an online platform launched in 2009 that delivers customized recommendations to its users based on their individual tastes.…
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Startup And Entrepreneurial Readings For The Week
5 Quick Pointers On Startup Hiring- Onstartups Why Companies Fail–and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back-Harvard Business School 12 Months To Startup – By Kimberly Stans (Entrepreneur) 5 Tips For…
Can Your Startup Survive Outside of Silicon Valley? Yes It Can!
Of course being in Silicon Valley is a big deal for a lot of startups. Facebook, Groupon, LinkedIn, Zynga, Skype, and Twitter,Tumblr, Pandora, Formspring, Posterous, Apture, Quora, Asana, Path, Flipboard,…
23 Startup Management Practices Articles For Startup Leaders
# Serial entrepreneur and investor Chris Dixon on the tradeoffs with keeping your new business idea confidential # Paul Graham on the concept of “ramen profitability,” i.e., earning just enough…
Chris Dixon On Starting Up In 21 Sentences
Chris Dixon is a Co-founder of Hunch. He is a personal investor in early-stage technology companies, including Skype, Foursquare, Kickstarter, Canvas, Stack Overflow, TrialPay, DocVerse. Entrepreneurs should always ask themselves…
Caterina Fake, Founder of Flickr And Hunch Soon To Launch A New Startup
Caterina Fake, founder of Flickr and Hunch, has announced her latest stealth startup on her blog. In a statement issues on her blog Caterina stated “I have a new startup!…
BillGuard Scans Your Credit Cards For Scams and Fraud
BillGuard wants to monitor your credit cards for ‘spam’. BillGuard is antivirus for your bills. BillGuard monitors your credit card and debit card bills and alerts you when they contain…
Top 20 Articles On How To Assemble A Startup Team
In Malcolm Gladwell’s own words, “nobody accomplishes success by themselves.” No matter the type of business you are starting, what matters most are the people you bring on board to…
Must Read Articles For Early-stage Entrepreneurs
Young entrepreneurs seek advice in many forms from mentors, other startup founders, investors, business advisors etc.Good concise reading can be very influential for an early stage startup founder. These articles…
Investor Spotlight: Chris Dixon, Investor In Early-Stage Startups
Chris Dixon is currently the CEO & Co-founder of Hunch. Chris’ blog is written from the perspective of the entrepreneur # Hunch personalizes the internet by helping you share and…
Hunch Personalizes Your Internet Experience
Hunch personalizes the internet by helping you share and discover great recommendations about all sorts of topics. Hunch wants to build a ‘taste graph’ of the entire web, connecting every…