UpstartToday: Crowdfunders cheer rules; Msoft changes; & Hip-hop loves entrepreneurs

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July 11, 2013

What your website is saying about you You love your website like your baby. It represents your startup perfectly—except when it doesn't. Crowdfunders cheer new rules New rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission have the operators of crowdfunding sites giddy that startups will be able to say flat out they're raising money. William Lynch couldn't rewrite history at Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch isn't the only upstart CEO to get dinged when running up against a legacy brand. Reppin' startup icons hip-hop style Jay-Z named a song after fashion designer Tom Ford—whose designs he's worn for years. It's not the first time a hip-hop artist has dropped an entrepreneur's name into lyrics. MORE ON ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATION Microsoft shakes things up to increase innovation Yahoo wants to prove it 'objected strenuously' to government snooping Pirate Bay co-founder raises cash for encrypted messaging When it comes to firing executives, new CEOs should just get it over with Tim Draper takes entrepreneur university online How can Millennials connect with an older boss? King Arthur was right, round tables are better for teamwork Back 9 links: Among the cheesemongers

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