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At microloan sites, the new college try

2008-06-02 20:09:00 by Stefanie Olsen in Webware.com
 
...crunch. With his site, students can get a government-loan rate of 6.8 percent from friends and family We look at the student as an entrepreneur," said Agarwal. "People already help each other informally. We're trying to make it more efficient and take the stigma of asking for a handout and turning it into a loan Unlike traditional banks,...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Crisis In Venture Capital

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2008-07-01 14:30:43 by Erick Schonfeld in TechCrunch
...crunch/mortgage crisis: 64 percent Sarbanes Oxley regulation: 57 percent Here are some of the other responses Venture capitalists who do not see the IPO window opening in 2008: 81 percent Number of venture capitalists who believe that venture-backed companies are less likely to want to go public today than they were 3 years ago: Two thirds...
 
 
 
 
 
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Ning Worth Half A Billion Dollars

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2008-04-18 23:39:04 by Michael Arrington in TechCrunch
...crunch, its good to be conservative with these things The timing of this is great for Ning - theyre also the subject of a beautifully uncritical fluff piece in this months Fast Company that talks about viral expansion loops Ning has now raised over $100 million CrunchBase Information Ning Information provided by CrunchBase Crunch Network...
 
 
 
 
 
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Who Are The Biggest Users of Amazon Web Services? Its Not Startups.

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2008-04-21 22:58:48 by Erick Schonfeld in TechCrunch
...crunch You just hear more about the startups because many are increasingly putting their entire businesses on Amazon, and the economics of cloud computing really levels the playing field for them. They also tend to be more open about their data practices. But cloud computing is already going much deeper than the startup world, and gaining...
 
 
 
 
 
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Skyfire Raises $13 million in Series B Funding

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2008-05-28 12:24:38 by Greg Kumparak in TechCrunch
...crunch things most mobile browsers leave out namely, Flash and AJAX. Check out the demo video here This additional funding places further pressure on Skyfires main browsing rival, Opera Mobile. While Skyfire is (tentatively) free, Opera Mobile goes for 24 bucks. With Opera Mobile 9.5 facing delays , a free alternative with rich media support...
 
 
 
 
 
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HomePredict.com - Find the Value of Your Neighborhood

2008-06-19 03:09:00 by HASH0x8b09864 in KillerStartups.com - all
 
...crunch getting to you? Not a problem. With HomePredict you can see where the markets at in your area. See what your neighborhood is worth. If you want to sell, or buy, but are stuck at the impossible impasse of one side wanting too much and the other not wanting to pay, HomePredict can give you a better idea of whos right. Its a new site...
 
 
 
 
 
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Index Invests In Online Jewelry As The Wealthy Head Online

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2008-06-30 19:30:05 by Mike Butcher in TechCrunch
...crunch market conditions, big spenders continue to do so, and they are doing more of it online in the luxury bracket. The move reflects Indexs recent interest in the eCommerce industry with Betfair , Lovefilm and Glasses Direct . Index partner, Danny Rimer, will join Bec Clarke from AstleyClarke and Mark Esiri from Venrex on the board of...
 
 
 
 
 
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Four memediggers compared: Digg, Reddit, Meneame and Hugg

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2006-05-30 00:00:00 by Marshall Kirkpatrick in The Social Software Weblog
...Crunch, lest you use the latter number to measure the impact of Web 2.0 Google search for site:http://digg.com/users has aprox 4 to 5 million results Reddit 3179 points on 25 items front page = 211 points per item There are several items listed as from 1 day ago 777 comments = 51 comments per item Registered users appears to be...
 
 
 
 
 
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Crunch Time for Google

2008-01-31 06:07:00 by AndroidGuys.com in AndroidGuys
 
It's put up or shut up time for those interested in Block 'C' in the 700MHz auction. Why so? For starters, nobody bid for block C during the last three rounds yesterday. With very strict rules regarding inactivity, the FCC will start to disqualify bidders. Even though there are wavers available for some to skip rounds, it's rumored that at least...
 
 
 
 
 
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Pocket Finance Diary 2.0 - Control your income and expenditure

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