Cities to Run to and Run From When Looking for a Tech Job
Looking for a job is hard enough, but if you are looking in the wrong places it could become even harder. We all know if you want to work in tech the No. 1 place right now is Silicon Valley, but there are other cities that are booming -and some you may want to keep [...]
Read More6 Ways to Connect Minorities to the Nation’s Emerging Tech-Based Economy
As a country looking to create new jobs, new opportunities and new industries, we’re supporting and investing in our regional entrepreneurial ecosystems–which represent the collective of technology-based economic development organizations, entrepreneurial incubators, colleges and universities, venture and angel funds, and other resources dedicated to spurring the creation of a region’s high growth entrepreneurs. Still, we’re [...]
Read MoreHerman Cain Launching His Own Web TV Network?
Former GOP Presidential candidate drop-out, Herman Cain is launching a new Web-TV network called “Cain TV” on July 4. Understandable why anyone would want to tap into the Web-TV world, but what does Cain really have to offer the online community? According the Cain TV Facebook page - commentary, comedy, culture, will be delivered in an Informed, Inspirational, [...]
Read MoreBeats Acquire Music Streaming Service MOG
It’s been confirmed that Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics has acquired music streaming service MOG. GigaOm reports MOG was sold for approximately $14 million. There have been no reports on exactly how Beats will leverage MOG, but its expected to take Beats to another level. MOG founder and CEO David Hyman tells USA Today ”the addition of MOG’s music [...]
Read MoreCory Booker Building Start-up #Waywire to Give Youth A Voice in the Media
Cory Booker isn’t just the mayor of Newark, NJ. He is now a start-up founder. Booker is currently building a news site called #Waywire that features original and syndicated video content that lets viewers record and share their responses. The site intends to give millennials news from their own perspective. Booker is trying to create a platform that [...]
Read MoreNewME Accelerator Start-up AgLocal Raises $1 Million from Andreesen Horowitz and Other Angels
Spring 2012 NewME Accelerator graduate Naithan Jones’s start-up AgLocal has raised $1 million in funding. The funding comes from NewME sponsor Andreessen Horowitz, Midwest VC firm OpenAir Equity Partners and other angels including partner at Lux Capital, John Fohr; former CEO of Zave Networks,Thad Langford; founder of Leap2 and AdPredictive, Dan Carroll; partner at Tradebot Ventures, Andy O’Hara; and Matt Watson, founder of [...]
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