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Today's Top Stories // Aug 10, 2013

Five Things Entrepreneurs Should Never Do

I'm breaking all the rules. I'm at a silent retreat for the week. No talking! My wife is two doors down. She said to me before we went silent for the week, "put... read more

Why Jeff Bezos Bought The Washington Post For $250M

Test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test. Test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test. Test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test. Test, test,... read more

Bitcoin Ticker Available On Bloomberg Terminal For Employees

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The Future Of Work: Amazon vs. Zappos

Twenty years ago Tony Hsieh was part of the three-man Harvard team that won the hyper-prestigious ACM Programmming Contest. Five years later he sold... read more

Why Founders Fail: The Product CEO Paradox

This happens all the time. A founder develops a breakthrough idea and starts a company to build it. As originator of the idea, she works tirelessly to bring it... read more

Microsoft Doesn't Want To Admit Windows RT Is Dead

Microsoft is in a tough spot. Windows RT is all but dead in the water. But Microsoft has approximately a zillion and a half Surface RT tablets collecting dust... read more

Skolkovo, Russia's Massive Project To Emulate Silicon Valley, Gets A $4B Commitment

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The Angel Health Monitor Is A Fitbit For Hackers

The Angel Health monitor, besides having a fairly morbid name (you rarely see angels unless you're sailing down the river Styx), is actually quite cool.... read more

The Lytics Facebook-Style Timeline For Customer Intelligence Helps Land $2.2M In Seed Funding

Lytics has raised a $2.2 million seed round from Rembrandt Venture Partners with participation by Voyager Capital for its platform that provides a... read more

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