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While big tech companies like Apple and Samsung Electronics typically grab the headlines in patent-infringement cases, intellectual-property claims against tech startups are on the rise.
wsj.com (6 days ago)

Starting a company is hard, but it's a lot harder outside the startup-happy tech culture in the Bay Area as I discovered talking to toy inventors at The Toy Fair.
gigaom.com (3 months and 3 days ago)

Talent has flowed between finance and tech for decades, with tech luring more people during booms like the present one. But tech firms and recruiters say the trend is accelerating as the balance of power between the two industries shifts in favor of tech.
huffingtonpost.com (20 days ago)
Change is hard. I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. In both cases, it’s easy for them to become frustrated and give up, since most have never been trained in change management, and don’t even know what questions to ask.
forbes.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
Five years ago there were only a few dozen technology startups in the area of East London dubbed “Tech City.” Today, there are more than 1,000 companies from all over the world.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
Call it a marketplace where seed investors and venture capital peruse budding startups, a tech innovation hub, a proving ground where entrepreneurs can find mentors or call it all of these things—TechStars is a multi-city force that energetic, tech-minded CEOs of the future want to tap into.
forbes.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
One of the flame-tenders of the UK tech startup scene, Tech City, is working on making life easier for entrepreneurs in that country.
forbes.com (2 months and 19 days ago)

Here at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference, tons of startups and tech companies are vying to get people's attention. Since we're in Austin, a city known for being weird, it turns out that some of the most interesting and innovative technology being exhibited at the conference also happens to be a little offbeat. For [...]
yahoo.com (2 months and 13 days ago)

Digital entrepreneurs raise concerns over 'laborious' application process for funds and lack of transparencyWhen David Cameron announced Tech City in November 2010, he was very clear about its aims: "We're not just going to back the big businesses of today, we're going to back the big businesses of tomorrow," he said, adding: "Today [we are] setting ourselves the ambition of...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 11 days ago)
A growing number of companies are helping Silicon Valley tech startups work out the kinks in their products before they are released, as app makers look for ways to stand out in a crowded market.
wsj.com (1 month and 3 days ago)
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