If you had to boil down Autodesk‘s business to a few simple words, it might be “helping people create new realities”—whether that means constructing new objects or structures first envisioned on the company’s computer-aided design (CAD) programs or generating new Avatar-like movie worlds using its modeling and animation software. But increasingly, the first step in … Continue reading “Autodesk Labs Builds Tools for Capturing Reality—And Improving On It”
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Cracking the Entrepreneur Code
[Editor’s Note: This article is a lightly edited transcript of a talk delivered by Ryan Howard, founder and CEO of Practice Fusion, at Morgenthaler Ventures’ DC to VC Healthcare IT Showcase on September 22, 2011.] At Practice Fusion, it took us three years to get to our first million dollars in revenue. Electronic health records … Continue reading “Cracking the Entrepreneur Code”
Versant Ventures’ Partner Cuts Back on Biotech Work to Spend Time With Family. For Real
You learn early in journalism that when a business leader says he or she is resigning to “spend more time with family,” it’s usually baloney. Maybe they clashed with colleagues, got a better job somewhere else, or are bailing out from a sinking ship. The shades of gray are rarely discussed publicly. Yet Versant Ventures’ … Continue reading “Versant Ventures’ Partner Cuts Back on Biotech Work to Spend Time With Family. For Real”
A Video Feast: Foodspotting, Foodzie Headline a Food Startup Gathering in San Francisco
Let’s face it: Your whole Thanksgiving weekend is going to be about food. So you might as well start a day early by watching the video below, which captures the entirety of the Food Startups Meetup I moderated last week in downtown San Francisco. Where else, after all, are you going to see the founders … Continue reading “A Video Feast: Foodspotting, Foodzie Headline a Food Startup Gathering in San Francisco”
What Happens When a Herd of VCs Runs Away From Biotech? Highlights From Yesterday’s Tweetchat
[Corrected: 8:41 am ET] Turns out you can say a whole lot about the biotech venture capital crisis in 140 characters or less. Yesterday, Xconomy hosted a lively back-and-forth on the state of life sciences investing and innovation with guest Daphne Zohar (@daphnezohar), the founder and managing partner of Boston-based PureTech Ventures. I tried to … Continue reading “What Happens When a Herd of VCs Runs Away From Biotech? Highlights From Yesterday’s Tweetchat”
PBS NewsHour Features Xconomy in Report on Startup Accelerators
In a segment featured Tuesday night on the PBS NewsHour, correspondent Hari Sreenivasan brings an outsider’s curiosity to the strange, wonderful world of startup accelerators. The eight-minute report features Sreenivasan’s interviews with entrepreneurs and mentors at TechStars, AngelPad, and Y Combinator—archetypes of the venture incubator wave (or is it a bubble?) that we’ve been chronicling … Continue reading “PBS NewsHour Features Xconomy in Report on Startup Accelerators”
News Flash: Grass is Green, Sky is Blue, VCs are White Men
“Yeah, I love being famous. It’s almost like being white, y’know?”-Chris Rock On Monday, November 21, the National Venture Capital Association and Dow Jones VentureSource released the results of the 2011 Venture Census, which reported statistics about ethnicity, gender and other characteristics of the venture capital industry garnered from a poll that included 600 VC … Continue reading “News Flash: Grass is Green, Sky is Blue, VCs are White Men”
Enphase Energy Garners $7,857,339 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5930ce13-7d11-455a-b149-1138870824e1&Preview=1 Date 11/23/2011 Company Name Enphase Energy Mailing Address 201 1st Street Petaluma, CA 94952 Company Description At Enphase Energy we believe that by combining the power of solar energy and the proven advantages of communications technology, we can change the green energy landscape. Website http://www.enphaseenergy.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Enphase Energy Garners $7,857,339 New Round”
Zinio Receives $20,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fd537bae-5fc7-4ef0-9ee6-5e6a9cea7b16&Preview=1 Date 11/23/2011 Company Name Zinio Mailing Address 139 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Founded in March, 2000, Zinio is the recognized leader in digital publishing and marketing services. Why? Because we understand publishing, we know how to create new market and revenue opportunities for publishers and we give … Continue reading “Zinio Receives $20,000,000 New Financing Round”
Solaria Lands $30,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=482d5fb9-2cfa-4879-9df3-7a269f6b4052&Preview=1 Date 11/23/2011 Company Name Solaria Mailing Address 6200 Paseo Padre Parkway Fremont, CA 94555 Company Description Solaria, based in Fremont, CA, has developed a breakthrough technology to deliver low-cost, high-efficiency solar PV solutions. Website http://www.solaria.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Solaria Lands $30,000,000 New Round”
HighlightCam Receives $2,824,869 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4f9d5132-d432-458b-9bac-d83caa2ea9c0&Preview=1 Date 11/23/2011 Company Name HighlightCam Mailing Address 100 N Wsisman Road Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description HighlightCam’s app automatically creates a pro-quality minimovie generated from unedited videos taken on an iPhone or iPod Touch. The technology that makes this possible reflects 5 man-years of R&D by a team of individuals … Continue reading “HighlightCam Receives $2,824,869 New Financing Round”
For A Boost Building Mobile Apps, Web Developers Step On the Appcelerator
Apple’s iPhone and iPad may be the hottest, most stylish gadgets out there—in fact, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has already enshrined the iPad 2 in an exhibit on industrial design. But inside, iOS devices use a programming language that’s truly antiquated. It’s called Objective-C, and it rose to prominence in the late … Continue reading “For A Boost Building Mobile Apps, Web Developers Step On the Appcelerator”
Prospect Venture Partners’ Alex Barkas Dies Suddenly
Xconomy is sad to report that Alex Barkas, a prominent biotech venture capitalist with Prospect Venture Partners, died suddenly on Monday. He was 64. The cause of death hasn’t been determined, but it was sudden and unexpected, said David Schnell, a longtime colleague and fellow managing director at Prospect. “Alex was genuinely a wonderful person, … Continue reading “Prospect Venture Partners’ Alex Barkas Dies Suddenly”
7 Questions LPs Should Ask VCs (But Don’t)
It’s that time of year: annual investor meetings for limited partners (LPs). LPs are the people who fund venture firms and the general partners (GPs) are the people who lead them. At these meetings, LPs pour over general partners’ (GPs’) reports, calculate TVPI (total value: paid in)/ IRR (internal rate of return), digest confidential past … Continue reading “7 Questions LPs Should Ask VCs (But Don’t)”
Xconomist of the Week: Larry Smarr’s Quest for ‘Quantified Health’
A couple of months ago, the publisher and CEO of the weekly Strategic News Service Newsletter introduced an article by San Diego Xconomist Larry Smarr, saying, “This issue may be the most important Special Letter we have ever published.” Smarr’s 23-page article, which takes up the newsletter’s entire Sept. 26 issue, is part scientific paper … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Larry Smarr’s Quest for ‘Quantified Health’”
Join Us at Noon ET/9 am PT for a Tweetchat on the Biotech VC Crisis With Daphne Zohar
Just a quick reminder here to join us for the Tweetchat today with Daphne Zohar of PureTech Ventures. This chat, on the crisis in biotech venture capital, will be on Twitter today at Noon Eastern/9 am Pacific. I will be asking questions from @ldtimmerman and @xconomy while Zohar will be answering from her account (@daphnezohar).You … Continue reading “Join Us at Noon ET/9 am PT for a Tweetchat on the Biotech VC Crisis With Daphne Zohar”
Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter on Tackling the Pharmaceutical R&D Crisis (Part 2)
Yesterday, we ran the first installment of an interview with Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter, in which he says the pharmaceutical industry is breaking out of its current rut, and is beginning to get more productive at pumping out more innovative new drugs. Today, we follow up with the second half of the interview, which … Continue reading “Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter on Tackling the Pharmaceutical R&D Crisis (Part 2)”
Xoom Lands $25,000,003 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8619f1ea-d570-43ea-b062-395336ae82c9&Preview=1 Date 11/22/2011 Company Name Xoom Mailing Address 100 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Xoom has been operating a successful money transfer service since 2002. Consumers from all around the world use its disbursement network to send money to dozens of countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and … Continue reading “Xoom Lands $25,000,003 New Financing Round”
Rocket Ninja Receives $7,500,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bd54201b-8467-400e-8883-abfe49333e23&Preview=1 Date 11/22/2011 Company Name Rocket Ninja Mailing Address 501 2nd street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Rocket Ninja is a social games and apps company that creates high quality entertainment apps emphasizing self expression and personalization. Website http://www.rocketninja.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,500,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds … Continue reading “Rocket Ninja Receives $7,500,000 Series B Financing”
Power Assure Receives $1,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3956b485-e217-44a6-9203-adcbf627d819&Preview=1 Date 11/22/2011 Company Name Power Assure Mailing Address 2394 Walsh Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95051 Company Description Power Assure develops and delivers business automation software that reduces energy use and carbon emissions in commercial, corporate, and government data centers. The company’s software platform intelligently manages data center server capacity in real … Continue reading “Power Assure Receives $1,000,000 Series B Funding”
Portola Pharmaceuticals Lands $89,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6ac03b1c-098a-47a7-8e94-aeb73af81b90&Preview=1 Date 11/22/2011 Company Name Portola Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 270 E. Grand Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a private biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for acute and chronic cardiovascular and vascular disease. Portola has two drug candidates in … Continue reading “Portola Pharmaceuticals Lands $89,000,000 New Funding Round”
Microsoft Acquires VideoSurf for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c6b1b67d-69c5-484f-9008-b95c077f1677&Preview=1 Date 11/22/2011 Company Name VideoSurf Mailing Address 400 S. El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description VideoSurf is the leader in video discovery. Through its patented computer vision technology, VideoSurf enables consumers to discover, search and identify videos on any device. In addition to audio recognition, VideoSurf uses proprietary … Continue reading “Microsoft Acquires VideoSurf for Undisclosed Sum”
Navy Draws Heavy Media Coverage for Biggest Biofuel Sea Trial
It seems doubtful that the U.S. Navy has ever gotten as much media attention for offshore cruising between San Diego and Port Hueneme as the decommissioned destroyer Paul H. Foster received last week. The Spruance-class destroyer, which has been refitted to serve in various ways as an ocean-going test platform, arrived at the naval base … Continue reading “Navy Draws Heavy Media Coverage for Biggest Biofuel Sea Trial”
Box Reaches Out to Developers in a Bid to Promote Its Cloud File Sharing Service
Box, the Palo Alto file-sharing startup that recently snagged another $81 million in venture funding, has started to throw around the “E” word: ecosystem. At a media event in San Francisco last Thursday night, the company announced the formation of a community program called the Box Innovation Network—abbreviated /bin, a clever reference to a common … Continue reading “Box Reaches Out to Developers in a Bid to Promote Its Cloud File Sharing Service”
What Startup Employees Should Know About Their Equity
SecondMarket is organizing an evening of cocktails and conversation on employee shareholder rights. From the organizers: “Are you a startup employee or shareholder interested in learning more about your rights, liquidity options and the value of your equity or stock options? Please join SecondMarket for an evening of Cocktails & Conversations: What Startup Employees Should … Continue reading “What Startup Employees Should Know About Their Equity”
Yelp, Intermolecular, Hotel Tonight: Bay Area BizTech News by the Numbers
It’s roundup time. From biggest to smallest, here are the major deals and developments around the Bay Area since our last roundup on November 17. $100 million—The amount San Francisco-based Yelp hopes to raise in its initial public offering, according to an S-1 filing made public last Thursday. The local business search site has raised … Continue reading “Yelp, Intermolecular, Hotel Tonight: Bay Area BizTech News by the Numbers”
Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter on Tackling the Pharmaceutical R&D Crisis (Part 1)
John Lechleiter has spent his entire 32-year career at Eli Lilly, and now he’s the CEO just as the company faces one of the bigger challenges in its history. Over a three-year stretch, Lilly will lose patent protection on five blockbuster drugs that generated $12.7 billion in sales last year—more than half of its revenues. … Continue reading “Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter on Tackling the Pharmaceutical R&D Crisis (Part 1)”
Amalfi Semiconductor Lands $9,219,254 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=80f6d2d9-0a71-4ee1-bd5c-2ad77f0263b6&Preview=1 Date 11/21/2011 Company Name Amalfi Semiconductor Mailing Address 475 Alberto Way Los Gatos, CA 95032 Company Description Amalfi Semiconductor is a fabless developer of high-performance CMOS RF and mixed-signal semiconductors for the cellular industry. Website http://www.amalfisemi.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $9,219,254 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Amalfi Semiconductor Lands $9,219,254 New Round”
eSilicon Lands $2,025,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64b50281-f68a-4eed-a101-37d26e7c3d28&Preview=1 Date 11/21/2011 Company Name eSilicon Mailing Address 501 Macara Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description eSilicon Corporation is a rapidly growing semiconductor company that is the leader in its segment. Our only business is the manufacture and design of custom integrated circuits (ICs). Website http://www.esilicon.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “eSilicon Lands $2,025,000 New Financing”
Serious Energy Obtains $2,967,224 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=382f2784-2959-4a05-91d2-c5f5f74382f5&Preview=1 Date 11/21/2011 Company Name Serious Energy Mailing Address 1250 Elko Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description Serious Energy develops and manufactures sustainable green building materials that considerably reduce the impact of the built environment on the climate. Website http://www.seriousenergy com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,967,224 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Serious Energy Obtains $2,967,224 New Financing Round”
Covidien Acquires BARRX Medical for $325,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74a92680-14bd-4e88-88ef-9250c4e78ed7&Preview=1 Date 11/21/2011 Company Name BARRX Medical Mailing Address 540 Oakmead Parkway Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description BARRX Medical, Inc. develops treatment solutions for Barrett’s esophagus, a precancerous condition of the lining of the esophagus (swallowing tube) caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. Website http://www.barrx.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $325,000,000 … Continue reading “Covidien Acquires BARRX Medical for $325,000,000”
Why Mint.com for Health Is a Terrible Idea, and How Keas Pivoted
If you’re a hammer, you just want to smash nails; if you’re a programmer, you just want to build features. But features do not a successful product make. This is the central myopia that eventually blinds even the most brilliant engineer-entrepreneurs, unless they’re smart enough to surround themselves with people who can check their bias. … Continue reading “Why Mint.com for Health Is a Terrible Idea, and How Keas Pivoted”
Veracyte Finds a Way to Make a Buck Cutting Waste in Thyroid Cancer Treatment
How can a company charge $3,500 per patient for some new gee-whiz diagnostic test, and then go around claiming it will save the healthcare system money? Lots of companies hem and haw when asked to prove their medical innovations save the system money, but South San Francisco-based Veracyte is putting cost-effectiveness front and center in … Continue reading “Veracyte Finds a Way to Make a Buck Cutting Waste in Thyroid Cancer Treatment”
UserVoice Garners $1,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4c6c5311-a36d-49bb-ad82-d9a2199b2373&Preview=1 Date 11/18/2011 Company Name UserVoice Mailing Address 425 Bush St. San Francisco, CA 94108 Company Description On other projects we were left frustrated and overwhelmed when trying to grasp what our users really wanted. Unorganized inboxes and clogged ticket systems ruled the day. Forums were awash with duplication, user support was … Continue reading “UserVoice Garners $1,000,000 New Financing Round”
Vidyard Receives $1,650,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e924e42-a6ec-42e7-9510-fd2795a4310e&Preview=1 Date 11/18/2011 Company Name Vidyard Mailing Address 130 Descanso Dr San Jose, CA 95134 Company Description Video has come a very long way in a few short years. Print, Television and Radio Media have been converging on the web since it’s very inception. Web-video has become a piece of everyone’s life, … Continue reading “Vidyard Receives $1,650,000 New Funding”
Klip Lands $8,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=86d6d3c7-6f7a-4d46-96fa-bba3a82c3d0e&Preview=1 Date 11/18/2011 Company Name Klip Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Klip’s newly launched free app allows users to capture, share, discover and view mobile videos. While many mobile video apps focus on the capture, editing and sharing of videos, Klip’s focus is on the discovery and providing … Continue reading “Klip Lands $8,000,000 Series B Round”
SF AppShow
From the organizers: The “hAPPy Holidays” edition of the SF AppShow will be held November 17th at The Mission Bay Conference Center, UCSF (1675 Owens Street) 6-9 PM. Hosted by Gina Smith, BYTE; the lineup includes demos and discussions from hot new available apps and unreleased apps that save time, money and sanity during the holidays. This … Continue reading “SF AppShow”
Convergence Forum West: The Life Sciences Leaders Forum
From the event organizers: Convergence Forum West explores the increasing overlaps and interactions between the worlds of biotech, pharma, medical devices, and the Internet. It’s only for founders, CEOs, VC partners, and senior executives. This year, we’ll hear from Mark Barrett of J&J and Mike McCully of Elan about how and where they look for innovation… about the strategies of … Continue reading “Convergence Forum West: The Life Sciences Leaders Forum”
Marketo, Zuora, BrightRoll, Impermium: Bay Area BizTech News by the Numbers
Time for our rundown of recent deals and other key biztech news around the Bay Area, from biggest to smallest. $50 million—Series D venture financing announced yesterday for Marketo, the San Mateo, CA-based startup providing software to help companies manage sales lead generation. New investor Battery Ventures led the round, which was joined by existing … Continue reading “Marketo, Zuora, BrightRoll, Impermium: Bay Area BizTech News by the Numbers”
WIMA NFC USA
From the event site: “WIMA is THE global event with a proven track record exclusively dedicated to NFC [near field communications] technology and the name of confidence for hundreds of companies who have attended our event in Monaco over the past 5 years. WIMA brings together industry leaders, start-up companies, application developers, service providers, standards … Continue reading “WIMA NFC USA”
Affymax Gears Up for its Make-or-Break Moment, As Anemia Drug Faces FDA Scrutiny
Take one look at Affymax’s stock chart and you’d never guess the most important day in its history, a classic make-or-break moment, is coming up Dec. 7. It looks like nobody is giving the company a snowball’s chance in you-know-where to succeed. The big event coming up for Palo Alto, CA-based Affymax (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AFFY]]) will … Continue reading “Affymax Gears Up for its Make-or-Break Moment, As Anemia Drug Faces FDA Scrutiny”
Biopharmaceuticals: Nothing Compares to You
Are biotech and pharma companies doing well, or falling apart at the seams? People will have differences of opinion on this, but one thing is clear: it’s all relative. At a speech to a trade group in Philadelphia last month, James Greenwood, president of the biotechnology trade group BIO, asked the government to stop picking … Continue reading “Biopharmaceuticals: Nothing Compares to You”
Impermium Lands $8,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ec55280e-d0a7-4186-8155-4d0fbad0f935&Preview=1 Date 11/17/2011 Company Name Impermium Mailing Address 395 Page Mill Road Third Floor Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Impermium provides a subscription-based service that protects against these attacks, allowing social application developers to remain focused on their core business. Website http://www.impermium.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Impermium Lands $8,000,000 Series A Round”
HotelTonight Receives $8,654,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9ab2f792-3e3f-4f05-9e35-da5d792d32a2&Preview=1 Date 11/17/2011 Company Name HotelTonight Mailing Address 144 2nd Ave. Third Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description HotelTonight is the only hotel booking application that is made for mobile from the ground up. Available for free in the App Store for those with Apple iOS devices – the iPhone, iPod … Continue reading “HotelTonight Receives $8,654,000 New Funding Round”
CatalogSpree Garners $6,100,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e8bbea6-4cd2-4c6c-90b3-04e5e39c4a19&Preview=1 Date 11/17/2011 Company Name CatalogSpree Mailing Address 650 Mission St. Third Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description It’s your mobile catalog shopping app – browse, shop, subscribe and share all your favorite brands… and discover new ones right on your iPad. Track your favorite items. Share with your friends on … Continue reading “CatalogSpree Garners $6,100,000 Series A Funding”
Spotzot Lands $2,200,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=378340cb-6dae-4583-bd0c-9f3ca8b3630f&Preview=1 Date 11/17/2011 Company Name Spotzot Mailing Address 2903 Bunker Hill Lane Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Spotzot’s deal search and targeting platform provides a single channel for brands and merchants to reach millions of new and loyal consumers by location and intent and creates a powerful resource for measuring and … Continue reading “Spotzot Lands $2,200,000 Series A Financing”
Why Do People Answer Questions on Q&A Sites? Ask.com Users Speak Up
Today’s main infotech feature on Xconomy San Francisco is about Ask.com, the Oakland, CA-based search company that has been busy transforming itself into a question-and-answer service powered by an army of community members. If you can’t find an instant answer through Ask.com’s Web search tool, you can easily pose it to other Ask.com users. Depending … Continue reading “Why Do People Answer Questions on Q&A Sites? Ask.com Users Speak Up”
Ask.com Rediscovers Its Roots as a Question & Answer Site-Powered by People This Time
What’s the best way to tell my mother-in-law that we’re not going to visit her at Thanksgiving? My college friend has taken over my friendship with another guy, and now both are ignoring me. Should I ask them why? What do you do if the girl you asked to marry you says no? [Questions posed … Continue reading “Ask.com Rediscovers Its Roots as a Question & Answer Site-Powered by People This Time”
Join Us for a Live “Tweetchat” on the Biotech VC Crisis with Daphne Zohar of PureTech Ventures
The biotech VC world is in crisis. Just in the space of a few weeks, some venerable names have made some disturbing news. Prospect Venture Partners said it was unable to raise a new fund, Morgenthaler Ventures and Advanced Technology Ventures said they are splitting off their life sciences teams to raise a new merged … Continue reading “Join Us for a Live “Tweetchat” on the Biotech VC Crisis with Daphne Zohar of PureTech Ventures”
Marketo Receives $50,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1f205b52-5ffb-4c3c-8c83-52f3f6b5ef2d&Preview=1 Date 11/16/2011 Company Name Marketo Mailing Address 901 Mariners Island Blvd. San Mateo, CA 94404 Company Description Marketo provides affordable, easy-to-use marketing automation software that helps B2B marketing professionals drive more revenue and improve marketing accountability. Our solutions automate lead generation and lead nurturing processes over multiple channels, beginning with pay-per-click … Continue reading “Marketo Receives $50,000,000 New Funding Round”