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Lay’s offering $1 million via Facebook to the best new potato chip recipe – YAHOO!

Lay’s is offering a cash prize to the person who creates the best new idea for a potato chip with its “Do Us a Flavor” contest. Three finalists will see their inventions realized, then the public will decide on the best one by a vote on Facebook.
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With a $6 million Series A, Twist for iOS wants to ensure you’ll never wait for someone again (Brad McCarty/The Next Web)

Brad McCarty / The Next Web:
With a $ 6 million Series A, Twist for iOS wants to ensure you’ll never wait for someone again  —  There are times when we see a team and we know that the product that they’re crafting is going to be great.  When startup vets Bill Lee and Mike Belshe are behind a project, it would be one of those times.

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People have spent 10 million nights in strangers’ beds, thanks to Airbnb (Jennifer Van Grove/VentureBeat)

Jennifer Van Grove / VentureBeat:
People have spent 10 million nights in strangers’ beds, thanks to Airbnb  —  Four years after inventing a crafty marketplace for spaces — couches, castles et al.  — San Francisco-based startup Airbnb has helped travelers book more than 10 million nights (likely to the chagrin of landlords everywhere).

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America’s 12 Million Amateur Innovators – NPR News

In his latest New York Times Magazine column, Adam Davidson reports that independent inventors are creating products faster than ever, but few are succeeding at patenting and selling their work. We asked Eric Von Hippel of MIT to explain why so …
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‘Shark Tank’ – fight for the million dollar broom! – Examiner

Most of the time the “Shark Tank” investors undercut your asking price and want more of a percentage than you’re willing to give up to invest in your new invention. Not this time. Check out the ABC video “Shark Tank” with the broom worth millions …
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