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The mission of TED (Technology Education Design) is to promote "ideas worth spreading." And as such, there is plenty of material that entrepreneurs - folks definitely interested in spreading their ideas - can find inspiring in the recordings available on TED's website.

We've gone through the archives and hand-picked some of our favorite TED talks for startups. Granted, it's hard to select just ten to feature here out of the 700-some-odd videos available. So if your favorite isn't listed, be sure to leave us a comment.

Indie pop band OK Go debuted the music video for their song "End Love" this week. And I bet you've seen it already. Since its upload to YouTube on Tuesday, the video has had over 400,000 views.

Arguably OK Go are the among the masters of the YouTube platform. Their famous 2006 treadmill video for "Here It Goes Again" clocks in with over 50 million views, making it one of YouTube's most watched and most favorited videos. Certainly OK Go have been pioneering the ways in which artists can embrace new technologies - and use them to challenge the traditional parts of the record industry. And as pioneers, OK Go offer lessons for those outside the music business.

In my last post, I wrote about the importance of building a solid Advisory Board. An Advisory Board ensures that as your startup grows, you have a trusted set of mentors you can turn to for advice on shaping your business strategy.

And while it's important to take others' input into consideration, frankly, sometimes it can be just as important to ignore it.

Entrepreneurs are oftentimes bombarded with advice - some of it useful and some of it destructive. It can be disconcerting to hear feedback from people that don't understand your project or your vision. And it can be frustrating to face rejection from potential investors, partners, or customers.

Today I spoke with a diverse group of new entrepreneurs as part of my ongoing Online Strategy Roundtables. Together, this group illustrates how a business depends on how sharply the target market is defined. One entrepreneur is well on her way and another needs to focus more on his strongest market segment. Like many entrepreneurs, the other two are clearly accomplished people, but don't come from a business background. For such entrepreneurs it is often worth looking for a cofounder who can fill in with expertise in areas where gaps exist.

Earlier this week, we reported on the fact that the first quarter of the year saw venture capitalist investments drop from the end of last year, but start at a higher rate than the beginning of 2009. In the article we mentioned the boom and bust cycle that is found in economics, which in America has been marked by the dot-com bust at the turn of the century, and the financial crisis of recent times. These two downturns are part of a cycle of ups and downs seen throughout history, but could they be getting shorter and more frequent?

What a better way to welcome our newest writer at ReadWriteStart than to have the fortune of showcasing her work in the ReadWriteStart Weekly Wrapup? Turns out that Audrey Watters was responsible for writing all of this week's top posts - quite a way to get things started! This week we discus the future of mobile trends, advice for and by entrepreneurs, elevator pitches, data visualization and the check-in wars!

Although the median age of CEOs is 54, one of the fasted growing demographics of entrepreneurs is young people. According to a survey by JA Worldwide almost three-quarters of high school students indicate an interest in becoming entrepreneurs. Although there are a few college programs dedicated to entrepreneurship, even with the preparation from a college degree program many young entrepreneurs can flounder.

To help remedy this, Under30CEO.com has collected advice from its users and offers "Young Entrepreneur Advice: 100 Things You Must Know!"

The semantic web is one of the leading trends we track here at ReadWriteWeb, so it was big news to us earlier this month when Evri announced it was acquiring Twine creators Radar Networks. Following the announcement, Twine CEO Nova Spivack wrote an inspiring and lengthy farewell blog post detailing the acquisition, and the story behind the development and growth of Twine. Towards the end of the post, Spivack outlined some lessons for budding entrepreneurs based on what he learned through his startup experience.

By now, South by Southwest is wrapping up and the legions of nerds and geeks that partied heartily over the last two weeks are slowly crawling back to their homes with their SXSW hangovers. Here at ReadWriteStart, we've kept on truckin' through that time, so here is this week's Weekly Wrapup. This week we discuss whether tracking pageviews is still worth it, how micropayments and subscriptions could be the future of startup business models, which mobile platform is best for small business development, and how credibility is your best friend.

Last week we brought you our curated and organic List of Legal Resources For Startups and Entrepreneurs which includes blogs, online legal tools, articles and tips from venture capitalists. Just recently, Jill Hubbard Bowman's brand new blog IP Law For Startups, an excellent new source for startups, was added to the list of blogs.