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- Camila Souza for the Las Vegas Edition

Nevada is winning! That’s because Tesla Motors, the electric car maker, is planning to build their USD $4 to $5 billion dollar giant battery factory in Nevada. The so-called “Gigafactory” has been one of the nation’s most highly sought projects among state economic development officials. The plant will make advanced batteries expected to power Tesla’s next generation of electric… Read more »

There is an ongoing debate about online privacy due to the recent iCloud hack that targeted celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, which lead to leaks of their private pictures on the web. Of course this is a terrible ordeal, but instead of pointing fingers, why not take actions to prevent your pictures from leaking…. Read more »

- Will Schmidt for the Charleston Edition

When last we spoke with Alumnify they were proving to us, and by extension a larger group of young entrepreneurs, that an entrepreneurial career path is more than viable right out of college. The alumni networking startup, co-founded by college entrepreneurs AJ Agrawal and Eghosa (Iggy) Aihie, had just won , 000 of the , 000 pot… Read more »

Starting and maintaining a business isn’t easy, but starting and maintaining a tech company is something else altogether. A study conducted by Startup Compass found that over 90% of all tech startups fail. In this article we take a look at the top 5 reasons why. Market Decline The tech industry moves at a very… Read more »

- Camila Souza for the Chicago Edition

Ben Huh may be best known as the cat meme magnate who is actually allergic to cats. The founder and CEO of the social humor network, Cheezburger Network, has raised over M in funding since it first launched in 2007. His 60 websites, including I Can Has Cheezburger, Fail Blog, The Daily What and Know Your Meme, has more… Read more »

Running a startup is fraught with challenges. Nurturing an idea into a product or service, impressing investors to invest in a startup, identifying the target audience, convincing people about its goods and services, collaborating with team members, and working within strict deadlines are some of the things that distract startup founders from daily productivity. Being… Read more »

So you want to join a business incubator? Here are 5 key strategies to help you compare options. 1. Stake it to make it If the incubator doesn’t have a stake in the companies, they are just selling real estate. That’s a fine model, and it is innovative as a real estate strategy- just not all that innovative as… Read more »