Startups

Serial entrepreneur Andrew Paradise is taking a stab at mobile game tournaments with his new company, Skillz. Described as a multiplayer network for Android games (and eventually iOS games), Skillz allows users to gamble with their gaming skills. Players can enter various game tournaments and...

So far, Zettaset is a relatively small startup with roughly 40 employees. The Mountain View, California based company focuses on secure big data management through its Orchestrator™ v5, which makes a security “wrapper” around Hadoop distribution, operating as an "independent management layer"...

AOL Inc.(NYSE: AOL) has Huffington Post. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has YouTube. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has Instagram. And now, Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is getting a startup of its own as well. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Yahoo’s board approved $1.1 billion to acquire...

Let’s start with the “what.” Aereo is a technology startup, backed by IAC/Interactive (NASDAQ: IACI) that streams over-the-air broadcast television signals to iOS devices, as well as browsers on Macs and PCs. It also works on the Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV device designed to bring Internet...

In a press release Friday morning, UBS Americas (NYSE: UBS) announced it would invest $1.2M over the course of three years to support an entrepreneurial fellowship called Venture for America as part of its “Revitalizing America” initiative. Inspired by Teach for America, Venture for America...

Mark Cuban was—well—Mark Cuban on Thursday. The billionaire entrepreneur, investor and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, isn't one to edit his words and he certainly didn’t do it Thursday during a CNBC interview. First, some background. Worth a reported $2.4 billion, Cuban didn’t make his riches...

While some people make it look easy, building a startup is no simple task. Startups are hard work. To succeed, entrepreneurs must build a compelling product or service. A stunning customer list is always helpful, but it won't guarantee a company's success. There are countless pitfalls that could...

When Moses Lee set out to create Seelio, an online portfolio tool that allows students to showcase their works, projects and passions, he knew that it could take time to catch on. "People get the idea that [sites like] Instagram and Pinterest have happened overnight or that you can just start a...

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may be the current streaming video champion with more than 30 million subscribers worldwide, but a new streaming TV service hopes to change that. Aereo, which brings live TV to the Internet, is in the process of expanding to 22 additional cities, including Atlanta, GA;...

Between revenge websites, consumer reviews, complaint sites and the proliferation of personal blogs, there are an infinite number of ways for individuals to share their grievances. This may be great for angry complainers, but it can be very detrimental to those whose names are dragged through the...