Here’s a look inside a typical VC’s pipeline (a must-read for entrepreneurs)

While it may seem that one percent represents depressing odds for a founder to secure VC funding, in reality, the process tends to help entrepreneurs refine their strategy. Continue reading →

Which state has the best electric-car savings? (Hint: It’s not California)

Varying incentives and other factors mean the savings can vary significantly by state. So which state’s drivers get the quickest return on their electric-car investment? Continue reading →

Chinese giant JD.com launches a smart-hardware accelerator

Smart hardware developers will also be able to implement JD’s user account system.This means that end users will be able to control all their smart gadgets from one app. Continue reading →

Two theses for building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in your community

Some interesting validations for a theory about how to build a community ripe with entrepreneurship and innovation. Continue reading →

Moore’s law gives way to Bezos’s law

The future of cloud computing is the availability of more computing power at a much lower cost. Continue reading →

Choosing the best cloud based music app on iOS for your CD music library

For those of you that still purchase music CDs, the following guide will help decide which is the best cloud based music library to access your digitized music library from your iOS device. Continue reading →

I analyzed more than a million bitcoin tweets. Here’s what that looks like

In an effort to get a grip on how global a phenomenon bitcoin really is, I acquired data on more than 1.3 million tweets, spanning the month of February, about the crypto-currency. Here’s a breakdown of who’s tweeting, where and what they’re sharing. Continue reading →

Sorting through the OpenStack nuttiness

ICYMI: On this week’s Structure Show, the OpenStack Foundation’s Mark Collier and Jonathan Bryce take us through the Icehouse release and why we shouldn’t get our knickers in a bunch re. the Solum Paas project. Continue reading →

Nike has reportedly fired most of its FuelBand team and is getting out of the hardware business

Nike has let go most of the members of its FuelBand wearables unit and will stop developing new versions of the device, according to a report by CNET. The tech news site quoted an unnamed person “familiar with the matter” … Continue reading →