TechFlash: Forget Kickstarter: This Seattle startup raised money from East African cab drivers

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Forget Kickstarter: This Seattle startup raised money from East African cab drivers A few years ago, Musse Roble began pitching his startup idea to Seattle-area angel investors. Roble, who has an MBA from Washington State University and experience as a financial consultant for KPMG and Microsoft, knew how to put together a business plan and investment pitch. Amazon's Audible Studios looking for actors to read book Amazon.com Inc.'s Audible Studios will hold an open audition for actors who want to read a book by Guy Kawasaki, "APE," which is a guide to self-publishing. Apple's developer site hacked Apple Inc.'s developer site, used by programmers to manage their accounts with the company, has been shut down since July 18 after being hacked, the company said. Facebook for feature phones hits 100M monthly actives Facebook is quickly gaining ground in emerging markets, by building software specifically designed for people without computers or smartphones. Over the weekend, the company announced that 100 million people per month are now using its most basic mobile software, Facebook for Every Phone. Microsoft, Google commit to U.K. child porn crackdown Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. have both committed to the United Kingdom's efforts to crack down on child pornography. National Tech News Ultra Clean Holdings earns $2.3 million in Q2 MBio lands NIH grant for rapid HIV test Dayton defense firm lands naval work at Guantanamo Bay Germans worried by SAP executive changes Netflix misses Q2 subscriber predictions, sales basically flat BAE Systems, Bayshore Networks expand cyber partnership Eyeglass cam secretly tapes Zuckerberg for documentary CMU names Iannucci to head Silicon Valley campus MN tech startups raise record funds: report Kevin Rose defends dog against raccoon

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