Global Game
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Cyanogen giving Apple, Google a run for their money
A brazen startup has a very real shot at busting up the world's smartphone duopoly
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Imgur: A viral content empire
Alan Schaaf transformed a simple file uploader into a viral content empire. Now he has to turn Imgur into a business
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Benchmark's power of five
Uber is also the latest hit for Benchmark, a firm whose record makes other VC shops look overhyped and overstaffed
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Chris Sacca, the venture cowboy
Chris Sacca came from nowhere to assemble the greatest angel portfolio-Twitter, Uber, Instagram-in Silicon Valley history. And he's ticked off a lot of people along the way
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Datto and the million-dollar data backup business
Austin McChord makes big money by selling peace of mind to small businesses hoping to avoid the catastrophe of data loss
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Yumanity and the upcoming boom in brain medicines
Advances in genetics and clinical science could lead to a flood of new treatments for depression, Alzheimer's, and even schizophrenia. That's giving hope to millions of patients-and rebooting one of the biggest markets in the history of the drug business
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Actavis and the art of billion-dollar drug dealing
Brent Saunders generated $25 billion in value for investors by flipping drug companies rather than discovering new drugs. Is this the future of the pharmaceutical business?
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How Rebellion Photonics built a business on gas fumes
By creating a better tool for spotting gas leaks from oilfields and pipelines, tiny Rebellion Photonics got the jump on a global market no one else could see
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The hyperloop is fast as a plane and cheaper than a train
The race to turn Elon Musk's vision for high-speed travel in steel tubes is officially on. Buckle up
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Consumers are often tech guinea pigs, with or without knowing it
With and without our consent, websites, wearables and apps are running millions of experiments on us every day to make them more money and make us healthier, happier and smarter
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What keeps adultery site Ashley Madison ticking
You can scorn it, ban it, firewall it and throw Tinder at it. As a peek at the books shows, the Ashley Madison money machine rolls along