Major Moves
Airbnb is in talks to raise another round funding, possible valuing them at a cool $10 Billion, according to Wall Street Journal. Compare this to hotel Hyatt's $8.4 Billion valuation, or Marriott's $15.9 B.
Gigwalk, an app-based startup that allows brand managers insight into how their campaigns is working through their network of 500,000 "gigwalkers", has raised $10 Million in Series B funding.
Pley, a San Jose startup offering, of all things, LEGO block rental, has raised $6.8 Million in a Venture Round led by Allegro Ventures, valuing them at $20 Million. Taking advantage of people's desire to access, rather than own, Pley lends their subscribers lego sets, weighs and sanitizes the sets after receiving them back, and ships them off to new subscribers. If you're a messy builder, don't fear - Pley allows its subscribers to lose an average of 15 pieces in each set without penalty.
Personal Blogs
Angel investor and blogger, "Gotham Gal" Joanne Wilson gives a small look into Las Vegas' Downtown Project, led by Tony Hsieh of Zappos.
Venture Capitalist Tomasz Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures uses a few graphs to illustrate that obtaining Series B funding is much, much more difficult than Series A.
North Carolina-based business strategy speaker and travel photographer James Clear explains why scheduling is actually the key to creativity.
Lessons and Lists
Lisa McGreevy of Entrepreneur.com lists 5 habits of successful social media campaigns.
Inc.com interviews Seth Godin, founder of Squidoo.com christened "America's Greatest Marketer" by American Way Magazine. Seth explains that too many forget that marketing is about the customer, not the brand.
Speaking of which, Seth Godin blogs about increasing perceived value, rather than decreasing actual profits.
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