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Taking Your Startup Public Is Fraught With Negatives

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , 2014 was a strong year with IPOs actually outperforming other indices by 10 percent. Smart entrepreneurs now avoid this option like the plague, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company.

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CES 2015 | The Fun (and Strange) Side of the Show

Tech Zulu Event

Plenty of booths had some entertaining games, while others had some interesting quirks that have not been in the limelight yet. Bitcoin’s booth wasn’t a surprise to see at CES due to the huge noise it made in 2014 only seems fitting we find them here. One of the more stranger, but entertaining games to watch.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. the entertainment industry. WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. than in other parts of the city.