NewU Startup Loft

Former Nokia exec Tero Ojanperä discussing his new app-oriented VC fund -- Vision+ Fund -- with GigaOm.

From TechCrunch: Want To Pitch A VC While He Cleans Your House? Exec And Shervin Pishevar Thought So

Mashable followed around the leaders of seven successful tech entrepreneurs for a day, including Zach Sims of Codeacademy and Scott Heiferman of Meetup. 

Entrepreneurs at the GROW conference answer the question about their greatest fears, failures, and the lessons learned.  Among those interviewed are Ben Huh, one of the UNITY Startup Loft keynote speakers.

TechCrunch offers 10 Ways Startups Can Deal With Patent Troll Demands.

Martin Zwilling uses the Forbes blog platform to offer entrepreneurs seven tips they need to "being street smart means instinctively knowing how to keep yourself safe from scams and bad guys. It means you know your way around, how to handle yourself in tough situations, and how to “read” people’s intent."

The Atlantic magazine says that the U.S. startup rate is lower than Sweden's and Israel's and Italy's...

Erin Griffifth in a Pando Daily blog post, "Why Celebrating a Startup’s Death Shows Greater Life for the New York Ecosystem."

Enjoy this TechCrunch article where Sergio Monsalve, a Partner at Norwest Venture Partners, discusses a venture capitalist's eCommerce shopping list.

Mashable spoke to entrepreneurs about how they got started, and they offered a wealth of  tips and tricks for aspiring business owners looking to raise money, start a tech startup or build their brand. 

The study didn't cover why it found that having female executive boosts the prospects of start ups  but it noted the following: "companies have a greater chance of either going public, operating profitably or being sold for more money than they’ve raised when they have females acting as founders, board members, C-level officers, vice presidents and/or directors."

Mashable explains why Massachusetts is the best state for entrepreneurs.

Do you have one of these? TechCrunch talks about what this card is and who has one.

Andy Rachleff, President and CEO of Wealthfront, an SEC-registered online financial advisor, in a recent article on TechCrunchentitled "Why Angel Investors Don’t Make Money … And Advice For People Who Are Going To Become Angels Anyway."