TGI Saturday (Honolulu Advertiser) The 4 indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase. Call venue for details....more...Start-ups still struggle (The Philadelphia Inquirer) NEW YORK - There are a few hurdles between Landy Ung and her dream of growing her start-up into a household name. One is the fact that her only outside funding comes from her mother's fried-chicken restaurant. Another is that her only full-time programmer is her boyfriend, who has a day job....more... Neighbor Islands (Honolulu Advertiser) The 4 indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, children and/or advance purchases. Call venue for details....more... Airport shopping, promotions may leave you thankful for long layovers (USA Today) Thanksgiving is just around the corner and one of the things I always give thanks for this time of year is long airport layovers....more... Memo Pad (New York Times) BUSINESS-CLASS SALES The trans-Atlantic business-class fare war for holiday travel that Continental started recently is escalating as American, Lufthansa and eight other carriers have joined in. Round-trip business-class fares on trans-Atlantic routes, which can cost $10,000 at regular walk-up prices, are being offered at $1,200 and less by some carriers for limited periods over the Thanksgiving ......more... It's a brave new world for start-ups (USA Today) While their Internet bubble predecessors dreamed of stock offerings, spoke blithely about burn rate and talked about selling everything online, today's start-ups are focusing on interactivity, services for mobile gadgets and getting bought by a bigger company....more... Post bubble: Internet startups go low budget (CNN.com) (AP) -- There are a few hurdles between Landy Ung and her dream of growing her startup into a household name. One is the fact that her only outside funding comes from her mom's fried chicken restaurant, another is that her only full-time programmer is her boyfriend, who has a day job....more... Modern-Day Tech Startups Tread Carefully (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) There are a few hurdles between Landy Ung and her dream of growing her startup into a household name....more... Modern-day tech startups tread carefully (The State) There are a few hurdles between Landy Ung and her dream of growing her startup into a household name. One is the fact that her only outside funding comes from her mom's fried chicken restaurant, another is that her only full-time programmer is her boyfriend, who has a day job. She and her boyfriend, Wan Hsi Yuan, 27, run the business, 8coupons.com, from their 500-square-foot studio apartment, ......more... |