Remember, the biggest source of new startup business capital in the U.S. comes from entrepreneurs taking out mortgages on their houses.

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After the unveiling of the Xiaomi Phone 2 (aka Mi2) in front of some 3, 000 people yesterday, a reliable source informed us that the Chinese startup is already looking to bring its highly affordable phones to Europe next year.

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While Drupal Commons has less productized integration than the other participants in the market, it has the lowest startup costs if you are hip to using open source on your own.

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The much-hyped startup has created the right noises and is scaling (source is a little dated).

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According to research by the Dow Jones Venture Source, women are the latest trendy indicator of startup success.

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If Twitter is to become a stellar source for analytics in the future (it already is for one thriving startup), Google will inevitably see the value in acquiring the firm and do everything it can to buy it as soon as possible.

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