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Follow Friday: 50 Women In Startups To Follow On Twitter

It’s Friday which means it’s Follow Friday, this week, here’s a list of 50 women in startups and entrepeneurship that we compiled.

Fortify VC’s Carla Valdes Knows What It Means to “Have It All”

no hair carla Investor Spotlight: Fortify’s Carla Valdes talks with our Managing Editor Monica Selby to kick off our new Investor Spotlight feature. Read more here.

Mark Cuban, NEA And More Back Boston Startup Tivli

Tivli is a startup that’s bringing college students live TV over the internet. The company streams live TV, including broadcast channels, to students on their web connected devices, no matter where they are on campus. The Boston Business Journal reports that Tivli was founded by 2009 Harvard engineering graduates Tuan Ho and Nicholas Krasney. They

Startupland: The Movie, Chronicling Real Life In A Top Metropolitan (everywhere else) Accelerator

Filmmaker Justin Gutwein has created StartupLand a documentary series based on 5 startups as they go through The Fort, the DC accelerator founded by Fortify.vc

Steve Case Re-Affirms Faith In Startups, Raising Another $150 Million Dollar Fund

Washington, DC-based Steve Case, founder of AOL, Revolution, and the founding Chairman of Startup America, has made some bold moves over the past few years when it comes to startups. He’s also been a strong advocate for startups everywhere across the nation and on Capitol Hill. Monday, Case put his money where his mouth is

SocialRadar is 8 Weeks Old, Raises $12.75 Million

socialradar DC startup Social Radar raises $12.75 million in less than two months.

Distil Networks Is Following Us Around The Country Because They Block Bots

distill1 Distil Networks CEO Rami Essaid pitches at Southland. Check out the pitch here.

5 Tips For Entrepreneurial MBAs From TroopID’s Blake Hall

For entrepreneurs, business school presents a unique set of choices and opportunities that can drastically alter a founder’s chance of success — for better or worse. I founded Troop ID while I was an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School in February of 2010. And while today we employ 17 people and sign up nearly

Startup Weekend Education Movie Debuts At SXSWedu

Startup Weekend Education is a 54 hour long event that utilizes the same startup hacking weekend format that traditional Startup Weekend events use. They’ve been held all over the country, including Silicon Valley, New York, DC, and Florida. There have also been several successful Startup Weekend Education events overseas. The movie, produced by Vinnny Verma

SideCar Acquires Ride Sharing Competitor Heyride

Ridesharing has been a very popular means of transportation in Europe for many years, it’s just now starting to take off in the United States. Startups like RidePost, who recently graduated from the Iron Yard accelerator, and HeyRide have started a trend in peer to peer ride sharing. San Francisco based SideCar has, by far,

The Rise of Silicon Beach: The Disruptive LA Tech Scene

The Rise of Silicon Beach: The Disruptive LA Tech Scene Silicon Valley is where the big boys play – a high-tech haven that attracts some of the best and brightest minds in the industry. It’s where many of the world’s largest start-ups like Google, Facebook, and Twitter all got their start. Well, what about the

Know The Score Before You Dine With Baltimore Startup HDScores

Baltimore and Maryland as a whole have a thriving tech scene. We recently reported on the Startup Maryland “Pitch Across Maryland” bus tour which yielded 168 startups pitching on video, check that story out here. We’re kind of partial to Baltimore as well since it’s my hometown and all but people love Baltimore. One of

Startup Maryland Announces 8 “Pitch Across Maryland” Finalists

We’ve been covering the Startup Maryland “Pitch Across Maryland” bus trip since it started in September. Why, because we’re originally from Maryland,( not because Mike Binko has thanked, us mentioned us or even retweeted us) regardless though it’s one of the best entrepreneur and startup activities we’ve seen. The “Pitch Across Maryland” bus tour was

Ohio Startup Huddlewoo Wants To Know What You’re Extraordinary At? Launches Today

A new startup based in Columbus Ohio and Phoenix Arizona, called Huddlewoo, is launching today. This video platform gives ordinary people like me and you access to people we admire. Huddlewoo also lets ordinary people show off the things that they are extraordinary at. Through Huddlewoo’s unique platform you can schedule 1:1 video conversations with