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Burstly Opens Up Mobile Ad Service

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Los Angeles-based Burstly , the mobile advertising tools firm run by Evan Rifkin, said this week that it has opened up a new way for mobile application developers to sell their own advertising space. Rifkin is the former founder of Tagworld, which he sold to MTVN in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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Dreamhammer's Dream Of Interoperable Drones

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We spoke with Dreamhammer''s CEO, Nelson Paez , about the company''s software and its vision for a interoperable operating system for drones and robots. Multiple applications can be used together in a way that is not being done today. What''s the story behind the company, and how did it start? That''s a key factor.

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How Kazuhm Is Reconnecting The Enterprise Cloud, With Tim O'Neal

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If you're a large, enterprise company, in recent years, cloud computing has become an increasingly large--and expensive--piece of your information technology (IT) mix. Enterprise cloud budgets are growing astronomically as companies adopt many cloud techniques. How did the idea for the company come about?

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Interview with Evan Rifkin, Burstly

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We caught up with founder Evan Rifkin --who previously founded and sold TagWorld/Flux to MTVN in November of 2008--to learn more about the startup. We cater to mobile phone developers--right now the iPhone, and coming soon to Android. How long has the firm been around, and why did you decide to start the company?

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. But having different funds available for different stages of one’s company is actually a really good thing. DEAL OF THE WEEK: Gilt Groupe – We both admired this company.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 4.0 – Wireless is the next big thing – hurry!

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► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. ► October (1) New Video! . I'm 30, now will you take me seriously?

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. From this we have seen a commensurate boom in the number of startup companies. But on micro level, over-funding also creates performance problems for specific companies. Some will pay off, others will not.