UpstartToday: Daily deals' mobile strategy; Crowdfunded gadgets; & Bradley Manning

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July 30, 2013

For Groupon and LivingSocial, it's go mobile or go home Daily deal site giant Groupon and its increasingly distant rival LivingSocial are looking to stabilize their businesses, and to do so, they need customers to access them on the go. Who loves Snapchat? Perhaps an $800 million valuation isn't so crazy for Snapchat if a best-selling author finds value and if if Wall Street traders get a little silly with it. When will Grumpy Cat run out of her 9 lives? If you like Grumpy Cat and you like coffee then you might enjoy Grumpy Cat coffee, otherwise known as Grumpuccino. Smart gadgets for a wild crowd Seems like if a device is smart, the crowd will come running. That's the case on Indiegogo and Kickstarter, where smart (and some sexy) devices are attracting big bucks.  MORE ON ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATION Bradley Manning verdict comes down on proposed whistleblower holiday Fetch me my coffee, robot, and text me when my order's up Twilio trains startups in SNAFU management Don't let your business jump the tracks 9 collaboration ideas (and a cool map) from a TED Talks favorite Doggie deal: Rover.com gets new funding from Petco A Beamer or a Tesla? Let the competition begin Back 9 links: Kanye West, the video game

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