On campus at Stanford University, a hot startup attracts recruits with a poster asking if they want to 'bro down and crush some code.

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Education is a hot startup sector, with outfits such as Edmodo, Khan Academy, Udacity and others trying to come up with new educational models for the 21st century.

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One hot startup, Digital Entertainment Network in Santa Monica, Calif.

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In fact, an informed and conscientious PR professional can be a great asset to a time-challenged journalist looking for a lead on a hot new startup or one simply trying to find timely answers to his or her questions.

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The company is a hot San Francisco startup that already has 25 outposts around the world for its simple, seductive service: on-demand transportation.

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Hot Silicon Valley startup Qwiki continues to attract notable investors.

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This is a hot topic in the startup world right now for a variety of historical reasons: some say hiring expensive MBAs helped cause the tech bust a decade ago, and some say that MBAs have too much swagger to make it in the hustle of startup life.

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These days, the hot way to launch a startup is by joining an incubator or venture accelerator.

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The startup is so hot that it has attracted actor Ashton Kutcher as one of its investors.

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