Women being taught to succeed in business aren't often told to care less about their future, but that's exactly what Amy Poehler writes in her memoir, Yes, Please. Read more »
M arc Andreessen is worried. Well, he's a little bit worried.
The high-profile startup investor, in comments made at the Wall Street Journal's WSJD Live Global Technology Conference, repeated an earlier warning that some startups are burning through too much cash. The Netscape founder also said the flame-outs of the dot-com bust weren't wrong about what the Internet can do; they were just ahead ...
10 minutes agoW hen Wombi Rose and John Wise were in college studying naval architecture, they never thought they'd be using their skills in ship design to launch a greeting card company.
But here they are, at the Harvard Innovation Lab on a drizzly Wednesday afternoon, proudly displaying several of their creations. There's a Ferris wheel, a birthday cake, a tree; each 3-D work of art is so colorful and ...
40 minutes agoB altimore health IT startup Emocha Mobile Health Inc. is partnering with Baltimore City to test out its medication adherence application with tuberculosis patients.
Emocha's miDOT records video of patients taking their medication, notes symptoms and sends a report to doctors. The company is letting Balitmore's health department use the program for free in an effort to begin building market ...
1 hour agoR eady or not, at some point next year, millennials will become the largest group in the U.S. workforce. Heading to that milestone, it would be good to know both what this group of young American workers as well as hiring managers think about the employment landscape.
Good thing, then, that Elance-oDesk teamed up with Millennial Branding to conduct an extensive survey of both groups. That survey, ...
2 hours agoT he beauty of asking our readers to nominate people for the Upstart 100 is that we're coming across people who hadn't previously come into our orbit. Here are two such names. You still have time to nominate someone to be part of our inaugural class of the biggest innovators, disruptors and influencers of 2014. Nominate them by clicking here and filling out the form.
Now, onto to today's ...
2 hours agoA look at the hottest deals, business moves and upstart entrepreneurs for October 29 from around the country, as reported by The Business Journals and other local business publications.
Deals and money plays
Silicon Valley…WhatsApp, which cost Facebook $19 billion, isn't exactly spinning money. In fact, the messaging app lost about $232 million in the first half of the year.
Los ...
3 hours agoE arlier this week, the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) announced their design for a windowless plane. That got us thinking about the cool things entrepreneurs can do in the air, and it turns out there are plenty. Here's a look at some other concept aircraft that have yet to take to the ...
3 hours agoSign up to receive Upstart Business Journal’s free daily email newsletter, weekend edition and breaking news alerts.