Submitted by Jgmize
from Google Reader:
It is Friday, so I am inclined to take the liberty of posting something outside my usual tag-line areas of interest (see tag-line above). While I was out in San Francisco I met a lot of people interested in applying network analysis to their business areas or data sets. One group was TechCrunch, who had a data set of vent (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
Working for a start-up is hard enough. Trying to wittily describe ”the unique entrepreneurial culture that sets their company apart and inspires them to go to work each day” - in 140 characters or less - is equally challenging.That was the task set by the National Venture Capital Association and job board StartUpHire, which (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Thanks to everyone who made it out to GreenBeat 2009 yesterday and Wednesday!We were thrilled with the turnout, and couldn’t be more grateful for all the support we received from attendees, speakers, sponsors and the press. It’s clear that the Smart Grid has gained the momentum it needs for serious work to be done, and we a (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
All week, Startuphire.com and the National Venture Capital Association have been sending out press releases highlighting the U.S. jobs created this year by venture-backed companies — more than 35,000 to date.They also asked employees of these startups to submit 140-character testimonials on what inspires them to get out of (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
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At yesterday’s Buyouts West conference, Deborah Gage interviewed Mark L. Attanasio, managing director at TCW. As Dan noted in this morning’s peHUB Wire, the Milwaukee Brewers owner said he wouldn’t trade Prince Fielder.More closely related private equity, he discussed the formation of TCW’s new joint venture with Magic John (Read More)
Vatornews.tv:
Launching today, this startup's iPhone app geo-locates you and geo-locates the partyHot Potato, a startup focusing on an iPhone app that streams updates from friends at events in your area, launched on Friday, just one month after the completion of its Series A round of funding. The Brooklyn-based early-stage startup has ra (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Twitter COO Dick Costolo is on-stage at TechCrunch’s Real-Time CrunchUp. I’m taking some notes as we go.[Costolo talks about why they changed the question from "What are you doing?" to "What's happening?"]Costolo: In user research, people would sign up for Twitter and they’d see this big white box that said “What are you do (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
At a time when venture investors are cautious, picoChip today announced that it has completed a $20M (€13M) round of funding. The round points not only to the confidence of investors but also to the leadership, strength and game-changing technology of picoChip, which has been a first mover in femtocell technology since 2005 (Read More)
Christine.net:
Just a quick post to take care of two VCTips housekeeping items: 1. A big thank-you to Amish Jani from FIRSTMARK Capital, Oren Netzer from DoubleVerify, and Avner Ronen from Boxee for joining me and Bryce Roberts at this week's VCTips workshop at Web 2.0 Expo New York.2. If you'd like to get a copy of the workshop slides, y (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Playhaven is making it easy for gamers to create fan communities around iPhone games. It does so by creating online forums for fans on its web site, with a new fan section for every iPhone game. Developers can then claim those game communities as official fan sites.To date, 40 developers have launched official communities a (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
Foster City-based lead generation giant QuinStreet has filed for a $250M IPO. The company saw $260M in revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30 (an uptick of 35% over the prior year), with net income of around $17.2M. QuinStreet has raised nearly $60M in funding, from VC firms led by Split Rock Partners, Sutter Hill Ventu (Read More)
alarm:clock:
Foster City-based lead generation giant QuinStreet has filed for a $250M IPO. The company saw $260M in revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30 (an uptick of 35% over the prior year), with net income of around $17.2M. QuinStreet has raised nearly $60M in funding, from VC firms led by Split Rock Partners, Sutter Hill Ventu (Read More)
alarm:clock:
At a time when venture investors are cautious, picoChip today announced that it has completed a $20M (€13M) round of funding. The round points not only to the confidence of investors but also to the leadership, strength and game-changing technology of picoChip, which has been a first mover in femtocell technology since 200 (Read More)
Submitted by Motown Terri
from blog:
Author : Vicki IrvinMany scientific studies conducted over many years comparing men and women, have found out that women make better business people This they say can be attributed to their ability to multi task And their multi taking ability is a notch higher than that of men They are also able negotiators and more like (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Quinstreet, the Foster City, CA-based vertical media and marketing firm that recently bought Insure.com and Internet.com, has filed for an IPO to raise as much as $250 million, according to its S1. Last month Quin paid $16 million for Insure.com, and its related media assets, (Read More)