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BricaBox founder Nate Westheimer didn't like it when we called him a "wantrepreneur" in our posts about his various publicity stunts. With BricaBox closing, Westheimer won't have to worry about that anymore! [CenterNetworks]
BricaBox founder Nate Westheimer didn't like it when we called him a "wantrepreneur" in our posts about his various publicity stunts. With BricaBox closing, Westheimer won't have to worry about that anymore! [CenterNetworks]
What is a "wantrepreneur"? My obscurantist boss has been tossing the term around for the last week or so as if we've all heard it before, but I've been too afraid to ask him. So here's what I've gathered: Short for "wannabe entrepreneur,"...
Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of some city on the East Coast with good nightlife but lousy conditions for startups, has unveiled a $2 million fund for companies doomed to failure by their thoughtlessly poor choice of location. Why doesn't he just...
For the definition of "wantrepreneur," look no further than the founders of Ustream.tv, a lifecasting Web-video startup you've likely never heard of — probably for lack of nude lesbians. Here's what you should know about Ustream: Twice in...
In the runup to today's vote, we've gotten three separate pitches for new websites which mash together Twitter messages and election results. Three's a trend. But what's the story? Twitter's hot, and the election's hot, so these wantrepreneurs...
New York wantrepreneurs preparing for a night of rejection and glazed looks can relax — tonight's New York Tech Meetup is canceled due to a power outage at IAC. "We tried to find a replacement venue for tonight, but couldn't find anything...
We would have warned UK-based Web developer Jeremy Keith that Supernova is full of Valley types spewing meaningless neologisms and pitching pointless startups, but we see that he's already quite well aware of copycat wantrepreneurs and the lunacy...
Two aspiring moguls are about to be struck rich by the system. But is there something else to life? Speed-the-Plow is set in a Hollywood studio, but it could be a SoMa startup. The American Conservatory Theater's three-person cast of this...
We don't own a smoking jacket or get manicures, so were unaware that New York wantrepreneurs Charles Forman of Iminlikewithyou and fired Connected Ventures cofounder Jakob Lodwick appear in the latest issue of Esquire until Forman pointed it out...