Author: Angelou Economics

Many economic development departments throughout North America have become as adept as private-sector companies in adopting the variety of marketing tools and technologies available on the web. There’s one area in which the ED sector lags, however — measuring results.http://www.yfactorblog.com/category/top-7-best-practices-for-economic-development-online

How the city is revitalizing its core to create and keep startups. ulbTuKuxmSs

This week, Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO) launched a patent lawsuit against Facebook. It’s unclear how it will impact the social giant’s upcoming IPO, but it certainly will be a big question on investors’ minds. And there might be additional threats to other highly valued social companies, such as Zynga and LinkedIn. http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomtaulli/2012/03/16/startup-lessons-from-the-yahoo-facebook-patent-war/

These areas are the most poised to flourish and help boost the national economy.http://www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/2012/01/04/the-u-s-economy-regions-to-watch-in-2012/

There’s something that I haven’t seen discussed and yet seems striking to me: how similar the French and U.S. healthcare systems are. On its face, this seems like a preposterous notion: whenever the two are mentioned together, it’s to say that they’re polar opposites. France has been called the best healthcare system in the world…

Doxo crunched the numbers on organization and tax-preparedness to find out what cities are most prepared for 2012 tax season. Are you ready?http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/04/03/the-most-organized-cities-in-the-us-tax-time/

The secrets to Jeff Bezos’s customer-driven idea machine. Coddle the 164 million people who buy from Amazon, even if it means constant upheaval for employees, shareholders and everyone elsehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2012/04/04/inside-amazon/

A walkthrough of the event’s first-ever exhibit area for startup companies.http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222606

Here’s why the anti-shareholder governance structure of Google has led to a flat share price in the last 5 years and no “innovations” to show for it.http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/04/13/googles-paranoid-governance-structure-has-made-it-less-innovative-not-more/

These individual VC investors seem like they’re from heaven, but be prepared to give up a chunk of your company for funding. Whether you’re from Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, or any other state – here’s a guide to help you find angel investors for your small business…http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/52742