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500 Startups

Oct 5, 2012 By Peter in Companies

An entrepreneur takes notes during a presentation at 500 Startups headquarters in downtown Mountain View, California. Each year over 50 startups graduate from the 500 Startups accelerator program which provides $50,000 in seed funding, office space, and access to a network of 120+ startup mentors. Founded by Silicon Valley veteran Dave McClure, 500 Startups seeks to infuse Startups with its own unique mix of cutting edge education, mentorship and access to capital.

Flipboard

Feb 10, 2012 By Peter in Companies

Employees take in the warm spring air by opening the barn door at Flipboard's headquarters in downtown Palo Alto, California.

Outside wall of Flipboard headquarters in downtown Palo Alto, California.

The Lucky Office

When it comes to turning a startup into a multi-billion dollar company, entrepreneurs know that success often requires great timing as well as some good, old fashioned luck. Unfortunately, luck doesn’t grow on trees or else it would be for sale on every street corner here in Startup Land. However, it turns out that getting(…)
Over the Hills

One of the great things about living in Silicon Valley is how easy it is to get out of it when you want to. The Pacific coastline is 32 miles due West and is a popular day trip for Valley dwellers looking for a bit of time with the ocean. There are dozens of beautiful(…)
Gordon Laing

I had a chance to catch up with Gordon Laing during his recent visit to Startup Land. Gordon is the founder and editor of the popular CameraLabs.com – a comprehensive photographic equipment review website that he founded in 2005. In addition to being a fount of knowledge, he is also a genuinely nice guy who’s(…)
500 Startups
Palo Alto International Film Festival
Super Hero Street Fair

If Captain America, Superman, Batman, and the X-men were to throw a party in San Francisco it would probably look a lot like the Super Hero Street Fair. Complete with climbing wall, multiple music stages, and a gladiator pit, this costume event is brought to us by the same folks who produce the How Weird(…)
BFD – Part 4: K.Flay, St. John, Eligh & Amp Live

This is the fourth of four posts containing photos from the BFD music festival held on June 2nd, 2012 @ The Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Photos below are of K.Flay, St. John, and Eligh & Amp Live performing in the Subsonic Dance Tent. Click the images to see a larger version or slideshow.(…)