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oDesk to merge with Elance
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RethinkDB raises an $8M Series A
Today we’re delighted to announce our Series A! We’ve raised $8M to fund development, grow the RethinkDB community, and ultimately make database tools feel indistinguishable from magic .
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Shopify Raises $100 Million
Shopify has raised $100 million in Series C funding from OMERS Ventures and Insight Venture Partners to ou
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Announcing the Safe, a Replacement for Convertible Notes
Paul Graham YC partner (and lawyer) Carolynn Levy has created a new alternative to convertible notes, called a safe, that has the advantages of convertible debt without some of the disadvantages. We’re publishing a standard safe document for all startups to use, and we expect most future YC startups will use this when…
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Salesforce $1 Million Hackathon Update - Two Winners
Learn how to build mobile and enterprise applications and agents on Salesforce and deliver innovative experiences using the Agentforce 360 Platform.
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What happens when the U.S. President uses your startup for a conference call
Mixlr is a London-based startup founded in 2010 to make broadcasting live audio easy and social.... Read More ›
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37signals valuation tops $100 billion after bold VC investment (2009)
CHICAGO—September 24, 2009—37signals is now a $100 billion dollar company, according to a group of investors who have agreed to purchase 0.000000001% of the company in exchange for $1. Founder Jason Fried informed his employees about the new deal at a recent company-wide meeting. The…
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The Pricing Model That Increased Our Free Trial Signups by 358%
Groove is now Helply!
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Lessons Learned Going from Zero to $30k/Month in a Year
Groove is now Helply!
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Nginx Inc. raises $10M in Series B round
Deliver modern applications with NGINX. Explore high-performance load balancing, API gateways, and web server solutions trusted by top global enterprises.
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How I got hired at a Y Combinator start-up without the necessary credentials
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How we got to $1,000 in recurring revenue
Here are 3 tips on how to get your first $1,000 in recurring revenue: have a straightforward value proposition, sell before you build, and monetize.
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ODesk vs Elance vs Freelancer vs Guru
Read the latest news and technical tips about Source Code Management, Source Code Hosting, Perforce, SVN and Git.
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