startups

Microsoft announced a partnership with TechStars today that will allow it access to more than 400 startups around the world so it can sell its Azure cloud platform.

But as Microsoft tries to sell startups on its services, can it compete against Amazon?

Just as movies are made outside of Hollywood and cars are built outside of Detroit, entrepreneurs, startups, and venture capitalists are present in places other than Silicon Valley.

Worldwide, there are business-friendly environments that are conducive to expansion of technological advancements.

Don't be fooled by baby-faced Mark Zuckerberg: Contrary to popular opinion, 20-somethings aren't the only ones responsible for successful startups these days.

Sure, we may be obsessed with youth, but don't forget, it's also wasted on the young, which is why a growing number of people are starting businesses in their 50s, 60s and even 70s.

The two San Francisco-based startups will continue to operate as independent brands but Tagged plans to build bridges between its more that 100 million users and the 230 million people signed up at hi5.

The National Science Foundation is offering scientists and engineers "a boot camp for startups,"

Silicon Valley isn't the only innovation center in California.

Lean startups are about innovating with a scientific mindset. In Part 1 , I discussed some of Eric Ries's ideas, including the mental shift from "build, measure, learn" to "learn, measure, build", the "magic test" and the two leaps of faith.

The answer, according to Phil Libin, the CEO of Evernote, is that the money will come if you focus on just keeping your millions of users happy, regardless of whether they pay or not.

With startups at a 15-year high and growing monthly, it's clear that unemployed Americans are responding to the struggling economy by creating jobs of their own.

If you're an entrepreneur with $1,000 and a strong business plan, the Obama Administration has a deal for you: A deep discount on the price for startups to license patents and patent applications held by the national labs for groundbreaking energy technology.