The Malaysian start-up
The Next Web
It is sad because, they are not aware if their ideas are not unique or not good enough. It is even sadder that these entrepreneurs think an idea makes the huge difference and forget implementation is ultimately what will help you to be successful.

Should I change my approach or just give up?
StartupSmart
Even those who were not successful can offer some valuable insights and lessons learned to help you further craft your idea. Philip Weinman is a serial entrepreneur. He founded HiSoft in 1983, growing it into a $300 million turnover company. ...

Franchising boon for young entrepreneurs
Sun2Surf
A young entrepreneur will need to know for instance: which franchise would appeal to one's experience and interest as someone just out of school or college; which franchises feature low startup capital and running expenses; and which franchises are ...

The Guardian
SXSW: The Startup Shuffle
CNBC.com
There is certainly an abundance of smart entrepreneurs here. Still, not every VC is convinced. Some think SXSW may be at the end of its run as the birthplace of the next big thing – and are curious to see where the startup world turns to next as a ...
Startup America Travels to South by SouthwestThe White House (blog)
Editor's Eye on Dallas: South by Southwest by StartupsCitybizlist (press release)
NYC techies band together for SXSWCrain's New York Business

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Buffalo News
A barrel of bold business sense
Buffalo News
In 1998, David Rivers' days consisted of manning the phones of his humble dot-com start-up in his Amherst apartment. Today he handles senior-level product development while 31 employees buzz about the burgeoning business' spacious ...

Geared to help startups, TNInvestco invests in old ideas
The Tennessean
A state program set up to steer seed money to Tennessee's young startup companies has funded nearly 40 ventures, but the beneficiaries include some companies that have been trying to get off the ground for a decade or longer. More than $27 million has ...

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TN startup program invests in old ideas
The Tennessean
"In venture capital, you keep investors informed," said Rusty Siebert, a former TennCare director and entrepreneur who has invested in startups through venture capital firms. "There's no reason why we shouldn't know everything about the investments ...

State entrepreneurs slip, but officials still see growth in Hispanic community
NorthJersey.com
The biggest obstacle, for every entrepreneur, regardless of ethnicity, is securing start-up money for their idea, according to business officials. Euddy Guilliani, a former mortgage broker, can attest to that. Guilliani, who was born in the ...

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Considering a start-up? Don't quit your day job
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Mark Zuckerberg may be the highly successful entrepreneur who created Facebook, but Carol Roth sighs when she hears his name. "Everyone wants to jump on that bandwagon," she says, referring to Zuckerberg's phenomenal start-up success. ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
Why Facebook film The Social Network is essential viewing for entrepreneurs
Telegraph.co.uk
Zuckerberg the movie character never gets to explain these points, but we discuss them with internet entrepreneurs all the time. When a start-up gains traction, it normally gets one shot at success.

New Partnership to Support Economic Development Globally
PR-USA.net (press release)
This start up event provides networking, resources and incentives for individuals and teams to rapidly move from idea to launch. Maris McEdward, Startup Weekend Marketing and Communications Manager, believes their weekend format is successful because ...

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Meet Seth Priebatsch: Princeton Dropout, Serial Entrepreneur and SXSW Keynoter
Mashable
Priebatsch, a 22-year-old youngster and fast-talking serial entrepreneur, has not yet reached the tech celebrity status of a Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Williams or Dennis Crowley. But this whiz kid's star is now rising higher as his first primetime startup ...

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One of the Five Best Days of My Life…
The Business Insider
After breakfast we met with the Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, who had been a very successful entrepreneur and VC prior to holding elected office. After pleasantries he launched into his political agenda and where he wants to take Jerusalem. ...

Housatonic Times
A Good Idea Keeps Growing
Housatonic Times
Tom Lindberg's startup company Sir Grout has been an atom bomb—and is being recognized as such by the industry at large. Sir Grout, a company that comes to one's home to clean and refurbish grout and tile, has been explosively popular since its ...

Hacktivism: Startup Mentality for the Non-Profit Sector
Mashable
And then they want to do something about it. Make no mistake, these people are entrepreneurs. They are agitators, opportunists, and catalysts for change. They measure success one follower at a time. I for one, think it's time to get behind them. ...

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Centre Daily Times
SXSW – Rackspace Startup Program, Cloud 2.0 iPad App Launched
WebProNews
The Rackspace Startup Program provides cloud resources to startups participating in programs with 500 Startups, TechStars, Y Combinator and General Assembly. “A lot of folks don't understand that Rackspace is actually a startup success story – they ...
Kicking Off SXSW Interactive, Rackspace Announces Rackspace Startup Program ...Business Wire (press release)
Rackspace helping startups with cloud-services pactSan Antonio Business Journal
Rackspace launches program for startupsAustin Business Journal

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SunHerald.com
Kicking Off SXSW Interactive, Rackspace Announces Rackspace Startup Program ...
Business Wire (press release)
Through the program Rackspace will provide one-on-one guidance and cloud compute resources to help power these startups to success. With deep entrepreneurial roots, Rackspace is committed to helping entrepreneurs succeed and drive the next generation ...
Rackspace helping startups with cloud-services pactSan Antonio Business Journal
Rackspace launches program for startupsAustin Business Journal

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Entrepreneur of the Year: Leaders show how to grow a business
Financial Times
Businesses change as they grow, so the entrepreneur who can take a company from kitchen table start-up to a multinational company is a rare commodity. One that can then run the company as a publicly quoted business is even rarer ...

Venture Capital Awards: Friend of the Entrepreneur
Bizjournals.com
Successful or not, just about every first-time entrepreneur's experience is a horror show of errors, miscalculations and “don't know what you don't know” blunders. It's a marvel, then, that Tom Scholl — a man who has occupied just about every role in ...

Wrightspeed seeks retrofit success
San Jose Business Journal
Wrightspeed Inc. CEO Ian Wright took the chance that being a serial entrepreneur in the electric vehicle startup world and going years without a salary would be worth the risk. That bet is starting to pay off for the New Zealand engineer. ...