Duolingo Raises $15M To Expand Language Offerings
September 17, 2012Gamified web translation startup Duolingo announced today that it has raised $15 million in a series B round of funding led by New Enterprise Associates and Union Square Ventures.
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Explore The Benefits Of Gamification At Badgeville Engage Chicago
September 17, 2012The invite-only event will feature evening of speakers, networking, and discussions surrounding the rapidly growing place of gamification in business today.
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Celebrating Ingenuity At Portland’s Mini Maker Faire
September 17, 2012The Mini Maker Faire events happen in cities across the world as part of the larger Maker Faire movement based on the original faire held in San Mateo, California in 2006. Unlike art fairs where the work is available to purchase and not to touch, Maker Faires are meant to be experienced.
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Want To Build A Startup Ecosystem? Build A 24 Hour Coffeeshop With Free Wifi First.
September 16, 2012I’m writing this on a Saturday night at 11:00pm at a coffeeshop in the southeast neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. It’s open 24 hours a day, it serves great lattes, and organic food, and the wifi is free. Oh yeah, it’s also packed with people working on something important.
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Fallout Developer Raises $1M Overnight For Latest Project
September 15, 2012Obsidian Entertainment, the developer behind Fallout: New Vegas and the forthcoming South Park RPG, has raised more than $1 million in the past 48 hours for its next ambitious title.
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The Startup Chronicles: A True Tale Of Customer Discovery
September 15, 2012When you hang out in the startup scene, it feels unnatural to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t have a smooth silver screen propped up between the two of you. I’ve found that shutting off my computer and getting out into the world to talk to potential customers has been the best business moves I have made recently.
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Amazon Offers More Winning Categories In Sixth Annual Startup Challenge
September 15, 2012This week Amazon Web Services announced that it has officially opened its annual Start-Up Challenge with four categories for grand prize winners.
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Free Startup Building Course Begins Today On Udacity
September 14, 2012The new course covers how to build your very own startup from scratch, taught by serial entrepreneur and author Steve Blank, known for both The Startup Owner’s Manual and The Four Steps to Epiphany.
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Wideoo Set To Launch Easy-To-Use Animation Platform
September 14, 2012The South American company is on the verge of launching its easy-to-use platform that helps users create the kind of stylized videos that would take hours in any other animation application today.
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Explore The Global Impact Of Social Media At Chicago Social Media Week
September 14, 2012Social Media Week, a worldwide event that explores the impact of social media on our personal and professional lives, will once again host an event in Chicago between September 24th and 28th.
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