The Main Challenges Faced by Startups

The time is ripe to start your business. There are several stories of successful entrepreneurs taking the headlines today. With so many innovations in technology, there are countless opportunities and the resources that are available to startups are now more than ever before. However, most of us already know that all startups do not meet […]

Which giant companies take the most staff off from their rivals? [Infographic]

We found this infographic from Talentful quite interesting. These 15 cases of employee headhunting and company switching were used to find out which tech giants poaches the most employees. The details were conferred mainly using Linkedin data. The total number of current employees for each company was taken from LinkedIn. After this, they found out the […]

Tips to build a successful startup ecosystem

There is a huge excitement about emerging startup ecosystems. As per the Kauffman Foundation report, in the US, “new businesses account for nearly all net new job creation and almost 20 percent of gross job creation.” One major concern is however, the sustainability of the startup ecosystems being created. We have to find out ways to […]

Morningstar buys Seattle Startup PitchBook Data

By Rachel Lerman Seattle startup PitchBook Data has been bought by investment-research firm Morningstar (NASDAQ: MORN) for about $180 million. Morningstar, a public company, announced the news Friday morning. The deal values 9-year-old PitchBook at $225 million, including the investments Morningstar has already made in the company. PitchBook was founded in Seattle in 2007 by financial analyst John Gabbert and started […]