She thought she could fund and manage the startup herself.

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Crushpath is a startup for sales people to manage and control the sales process from beginning to end.

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The real news was IPValue itself: The startup, formed to help companies manage their patents and other intellectual property, is backed by Goldman Sachs and Boston Consulting and headed by Joe Zier, the former head of KPMG's intellectual-property practice.

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Xobni, a San Francisco-based startup that builds products to help people manage their email and relationships, on Tuesday launched Xobni Mobile, its first smart phone application for BlackBerry.

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VirtualU, a new firm near Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, is taking on the challenge of starting a company that offers game-changing technology with the obstacles any startup faces: launching the concept, managing competitors, and trying to manage their talent.

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