UpstartToday: Taylor Swift takes on Etsy; Black business best cities; & Whatsapp

Upstart 100 Revealed Tuesday Tomorrow's the big day as we announce the very first class Upstart 100, our collection of inventors, reinventors, visionaries, entrepreneurial masters and more. Upstarts to watch: The Y Combinator co-founder, the space pioneer, and the man remaking basketball The man behind Darpa's search engine for sex traffickers and other illegal businesses Which are the best cities for black businesses? WhatsApp founder Jan Koum went from rags to riches to philanthropy Etsy entrepreneurs, don't even think about using these Taylor Swift lyrics Here's HBO's trailer for 'Silicon Valley', if you're still watching after Crunchies debacle Pittsburgh tech pioneer hopes for another IPO San Antonio startup sets sights on dominating secondary ticket business When it comes to the music biz, does Nashville think big enough? From bored to bold: How this founder found his groove 20 entrepreneur lessons I wish I knew in my 20s Best of Uplinks: 9 things we've learned, mostly from groundhogs CONNECT WITH US MORE FROM THE BUSINESS JOURNALS Bay Area life science IPOs hope to get past last week's logjam - Silicon Valley Business Journal Is crowdfunding the opportunity N.C. small businesses are waiting for? - Charlotte Business Journal Cool Places: First look inside nation's first faith-based accelerator - Cincinnati Business Courier PittMoss growing production - and hiring -- with capital raise - Pittsburgh Business Times Meet ALICE, your new app luxury concierge - New York Business Journal FEATURED JOBS Real Property Agent IV - King County Advertising Director - Orlando Business Journal Channel Development Manager - FarmLink Search Jobs Post a Job View as a web page Cancel Email Subscription You may change your email address, your preferences, or unsubscribe from this email at any time by visiting bizjournals.com: https://www.bizjournals.com/account/bizjournals/ If you need other assistance, please let us know or contact: bizjournals.com customer service, bizjournals 120 W. Morehead St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 © 2015 American City Business Journals, Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. The material on this may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the written permission of bizjournals.