One of the technology industry’s biggest names is increasing its footprint in Boston. Real estate records show that Amazon recently added about 11,000 square feet to its existing offices in Cambridge’s Kendall Square neighborhood, right next to the prime recruiting grounds at MIT. It’s a popular spot for West Coast technology giants to set up … Continue reading “Amazon Expands Boston-Area Office, Room for About 800”
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Xconomy Surveys Innovation in the Sacramento-Davis Corridor
As Xconomist Bob Metcalfe has said, “Invention is a flower. Innovation is a weed.” What better place for the weed of innovation to grow than in the fertile region around the California capital of Sacramento, and, especially, nearby University of California at Davis, one of the premier agricultural research institutions in the world? In fact, … Continue reading “Xconomy Surveys Innovation in the Sacramento-Davis Corridor”
Can Sacramento End Its Innovation Drought?
It’s raining, at last, in the Sacramento region. It’s just past noon on the last day of March. As I’d glided east on Interstate 80 that morning, the sky had been darkly pregnant, a wash of Payne’s Gray. Yet not a drop of rain had streaked my windshield. Now, as I’m leaving City Hall in … Continue reading “Can Sacramento End Its Innovation Drought?”
Medrobotics Garners $26,000,000 Series E Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f8fe544f-65f9-4950-937e-2ba38de24e23 Date 5/14/2014 Company Name Medrobotics Mailing Address 475 Paramount Drive Raynham, MA 02767 USA Company Description Medrobotics has exclusive worldwide licenses for its technologies from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh as well as additional robust development of its own intellectual property portfolio. The Company has an operational facility … Continue reading “Medrobotics Garners $26,000,000 Series E Round”
Entrepreneurship Inside Corporations
There is a real trend developing right now of large corporations becoming crucibles of innovation and entrepreneurship in a systematic way. In this post, I will discuss four specific sub-categories of this trend that we’re seeing, and for all practical purposes, participating in. Intrapreneurship Incubation Corporations have come to realize that there are numerous great … Continue reading “Entrepreneurship Inside Corporations”
Catalog Your Memories: Moju Labs Debuts Its First App
Heads up, social media fiends. Menlo Park’s Moju Labs is launching its first product today, a photo sharing app that the company is marketing as “Instagram on steroids.” Co-founders Mok Oh and Justin Legakis believe that photos and videos are “artifacts of legacy devices”—photos can only show one stagnant moment in time, and videos are … Continue reading “Catalog Your Memories: Moju Labs Debuts Its First App”
Lysosomal Therapeutics Lands $4,800,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4d1caa7b-8398-4536-9cb9-89e59e52911c Date 5/13/2014 Company Name Lysosomal Therapeutics Mailing Address 19 Blackstone Street Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Company Description LTI’s unique approach to discovering new drugs for neurodegenerative diseases is based on research performed in the lab of Dr. Dimitri Krainc, one of the company’s founders, at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding … Continue reading “Lysosomal Therapeutics Lands $4,800,000 Seed Funding”
Mobiquity Obtains $3,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c8820764-585d-4101-9324-fc1fd741b7f6 Date 5/13/2014 Company Name Mobiquity Mailing Address 16 Laurel Ave Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 USA Company Description Mobiquity is a strategy-led, implementation driven Mobile Computing professional services firm focused on architecting, developing and deploying custom mobile solutions for the Global 2000. Mobiquity offers a broad range of services for clients seeking … Continue reading “Mobiquity Obtains $3,000,000 New Round”
LTI Corrals $5M to Exploit Link Between Gaucher, Parkinson’s
[Updated 5/12/14 10:30 pm. See below.] It’s been known for a while: Patients with the rare Gaucher disease are at much higher risk for Parkinson’s disease, as well. But only recently have drug makers, like Lysosomal Therapeutics (LTI), set out to turn that knowledge into a Parkinson’s treatment. LTI said Monday it has secured a … Continue reading “LTI Corrals $5M to Exploit Link Between Gaucher, Parkinson’s”
Tesaro Climbs on Phase 3 Data for Nausea Drug
Investors pummeled Tesaro in December when an anti-nausea drug it’s been developing for cancer patients missed some key secondary goals in the first two of three late-stage trials. But today the Waltham, MA-based company bounced back when it said a third trial came through unscathed. Tesaro (NASDAQ: [[ticker:TSRO]]) said today that rolapitant, a drug it’s … Continue reading “Tesaro Climbs on Phase 3 Data for Nausea Drug”
In Pursuit of Hot Autoimmune Target, GSK and Academics Team Up
Drug targets are like fashion items. When a trendsetter proves one is worth spending money on, a lot of followers pile in. That’s no knock on drug developers, necessarily: When a new target shows some promise, it’s good to have lots of researchers with different ideas and approaches trying to find a drug to hit … Continue reading “In Pursuit of Hot Autoimmune Target, GSK and Academics Team Up”
CardioFocus Garners $2,378,923 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=db893045-b24e-4a04-a8b9-e3a4cd08b5e1 Date 5/12/2014 Company Name CardioFocus Mailing Address 500 Nickerson Road Marlborough, MA 01752 USA Company Description CardioFocus, Inc. is a privately held medical device company based in Maynard, Massachusetts. The company is developing, manufacturing and marketing proprietary, disposable fiber optic catheters for the visualization of the cardiac anatomy and the treatment … Continue reading “CardioFocus Garners $2,378,923 New Financing Round”
Boston Tech Roundup: Perfecto, Extreme Reach, Finally, AllClasses
It was a pretty busy week for investment deals and other startup company news around the greater Boston region—here are a few more items to fill out the collection: —Perfecto Mobile, a Woburn, MA-based software company that helps business customers test and monitor their mobile apps, has raised another $20 million. The private investment was … Continue reading “Boston Tech Roundup: Perfecto, Extreme Reach, Finally, AllClasses”
Innovation Hub: Joi Ito on Failing to the Top
Joi Ito may be a tech luminary, but he says that he has mostly learned by failing. Ito—an early investor in Twitter, Kickstarter, and Flickr—is now the head of the MIT Media Lab. And he believes that young people, entrepreneurs, and even those in established positions should be encouraged to try more and fail more. … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Joi Ito on Failing to the Top”
Boston’s Moontoast Buys Spendship, a Nashville Startup With WI Roots
Spendship, a mobile marketing startup with Wisconsin roots, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Boston-based adtech company Moontoast, the companies announced Thursday. Jason Weaver, founder and former CEO of Madison, WI-based Shoutlet, created the Spendship platform as a way for businesses to simultaneously boost sales and relationships with consumers by “turning fans into … Continue reading “Boston’s Moontoast Buys Spendship, a Nashville Startup With WI Roots”
Radius Health Yanks IPO, Cites Market Conditions
For the second time in two years, Radius Health is taking itself out of the IPO queue. The Cambridge, MA-based company has postponed its IPO, citing “poor market conditions,” according to IPO research firm Renaissance Capital. Radius had been looking to raise about $75 million and list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “RDUS.” … Continue reading “Radius Health Yanks IPO, Cites Market Conditions”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Mergers, Rhythm, Regeneron, & More
Pharma megadeals once again took center stage this week as more giant divisions were flipped, and the tension around a potential 12-figure, international buyout affecting thousands of workers across the globe escalated even higher. Those stories, and—oh yeah, biotech news—below. —Nothing is more closely watched in the life sciences world right now than the ongoing … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Mergers, Rhythm, Regeneron, & More”
Radio is the New Netflix. Here’s Your Binge Listening Guide.
“Binge watching” TV shows wasn’t possible until the advent of full-season DVD sets in the late 1990s. And while bingeing was common enough in the 2000s—I definitely remember a few weekends spent inhaling 24, BSG, and The Wire—it didn’t really leap into the mainstream until 2013, when Netflix began streaming whole seasons of shows like … Continue reading “Radio is the New Netflix. Here’s Your Binge Listening Guide.”
Months Before CEO Shakeup, Leaf Investor Took Control of Startup
[Updated 11:30 am, see note below.] Boston-area startup Leaf gave us another glimpse at how rough the retail payments sector can be with this week’s sudden departure of its founding CEO. Such CEO swaps happen pretty frequently in the startup world, where companies are moving at a breakneck pace to either grow their business or … Continue reading “Months Before CEO Shakeup, Leaf Investor Took Control of Startup”
Absolute Commerce Garners $200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fce01b58-c335-4c59-802e-708f8e186863 Date 5/9/2014 Company Name Absolute Commerce Mailing Address 3 Davol Square Providence, RI 02903 USA Company Description The company develops eProcurement software solutions. Website http://www.absolutecommerce.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $200,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Venture Investor
Bottomline Technologies Acquires Andera for $47,500,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d034fab5-50e5-4999-9e3d-c0175785d42a Date 5/9/2014 Company Name Andera Mailing Address 15 Park Row West Providence, RI 02903 USA Company Description Andera is the #1 provider of online account opening and funding solutions in the U.S., serving more financial institution clients than any other vendor. Website http://www.andera.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $47,500,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Bottomline Technologies Acquires Andera for $47,500,000”
Intel Acquires Ginger Software for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=39c1e1d6-1265-47a3-ba68-e6a47f36ca60 Date 5/9/2014 Company Name Ginger Software Mailing Address 405 Waltham St Lexington, MA 02421 USA Company Description Ginger Software is the leading contextual grammar and spell checker on the market today. Based on a full sentence context, Ginger can automatically correct severe spelling and grammatical mistakes at an unmatched success rate. … Continue reading “Intel Acquires Ginger Software for Undisclosed Sum”
Greentown Startups Work Around VCs, Find Niches in Cleantech
If you’re wondering what’s bubbling up in the fields of energy and sustainability, try visiting the incubator with the largest number of cleantech startups in the country. That would be Greentown Labs, based in a 33,000-square-foot facility in Somerville, MA, between Union Square and Porter Square. The co-working space originally formed in late 2010 in … Continue reading “Greentown Startups Work Around VCs, Find Niches in Cleantech”
Three Months in Berlin: One Tech Entrepreneur’s Journey
San Francisco is the center of the tech world. But after three months in Europe, my conclusion is that there’s a major new contender as a great place to start startups: Berlin. In this article I’ll tell you about the companies and investors I got the chance to work with, and then talk about the … Continue reading “Three Months in Berlin: One Tech Entrepreneur’s Journey”
FRX Polymers Garners $8,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ad708f6b-f393-4cab-b417-28b6626baea8 Date 5/8/2014 Company Name FRX Polymers Mailing Address 200 Turnpike Road Chelmsford, MA 01824 USA Company Description Welcome to FRX Polymers (FRX), the clear choice for Flame Retardancy. Our polymers are fully transparent, high flowing and due to their high phosphorus content, are inherently non-burning. FRX Polymers is developing Homopolymers and … Continue reading “FRX Polymers Garners $8,000,000 Series C Financing”
OwnerIQ Receives $5,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f1083ed0-7e8e-4813-82be-2d76533f7e3f Date 5/8/2014 Company Name OwnerIQ Mailing Address 27-43 Wormwood St 4th Floor Boston, MA 02210 USA Company Description OwnerIQ operates a network of consumer self-support Web sites for common household product categories. The company is pioneering the concept of Ownership Targeting, providing brand advertisers with highly customized programs to precisely target … Continue reading “OwnerIQ Receives $5,000,000 New Funding Round”
LifeMap Sciences Secures $5,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=971b7299-9235-44f6-8fcb-996190b41533 Date 5/8/2014 Company Name LifeMap Sciences Mailing Address 1020 Plain Street Marshfield, MA 02050 USA Company Description LifeMap Sciences is a life sciences technology company dedicated to providing the leading edge Integrated Biomedical Knowledgebase. Operations worldwide are carried out from its offices in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Tel Aviv and Hong … Continue reading “LifeMap Sciences Secures $5,000,000 Seed Funding”
With $23.6M, Igneous Systems Targets Next-Gen Datacenters
Igneous Systems is quietly working on something to do with modern datacenter infrastructure—something that attracted a $23.6 million Series A funding round, announced by the Seattle startup today. New Enterprise Associates led the round, which was joined by Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group (which incubated the company’s founders over the last nine months and led a … Continue reading “With $23.6M, Igneous Systems Targets Next-Gen Datacenters”
Stackdriver Scooped Up by Google in Cloud-Monitoring Deal
Another promising technology startup, another acquisition by a West Coast giant. In a busy week for Boston tech deals, this one stands out: Stackdriver, a two-year-old company working on cloud-application monitoring, is being acquired by Google. Terms of the deal weren’t given, but Google product manager Tom Kershaw says in a blog post that Stackdriver … Continue reading “Stackdriver Scooped Up by Google in Cloud-Monitoring Deal”
Get a Window on the Innovation Future at Boston 2034 on June 10
It’s gotten to be an easy rant—chastising entrepreneurs for not thinking big enough. But that’s plain wrong, especially in the Boston area. New England visionaries have long been tackling some of the world’s biggest problems. Among the efforts underway: Providing clean water for the developing world Bringing Internet connectivity and advanced educational tools to children … Continue reading “Get a Window on the Innovation Future at Boston 2034 on June 10”
InsideTracker Receives $2,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e50d679-1f3d-4a91-966c-a04a710f7046 Date 5/7/2014 Company Name InsideTracker Mailing Address 1 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142 USA Company Description InsideTracker is a personalized health analytics company founded by leading scientists, physicians, nutritionists and exercise physiologists from MIT, Harvard and Tufts University. Website http://www.insidetracker.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “InsideTracker Receives $2,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
Allclasses Garners $1,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3e97b6d6-933c-45b5-b25d-b8e04eca55c1 Date 5/7/2014 Company Name Allclasses Mailing Address 109 Kingston Street 5th Floor Boston, MA 02111 USA Company Description Allclasses is the world’s most comprehensive search engine that connects people everywhere to millions of online and local offline classes and experiences. From the workplace to the life-place, it helps people discover and … Continue reading “Allclasses Garners $1,500,000 New Round”
Google Acquires Stackdriver for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=65992619-3b17-4830-9a65-337c53f6058c Date 5/7/2014 Company Name Stackdriver Mailing Address 77 Summer Street 7th Floor Boston, MA 02110 USA Company Description Stackdriver is a Boston-based startup that wants to help companies run and manage their applications on and across public cloud infrastructure. Website http://www.stackdriver.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Google Acquires Stackdriver for Undisclosed Sum”
MITX 2014 What’s Next Awards
Information and registration here. Bigger, bolder, and more interactive, this event will combine the best of our Innovation and Interactive Awards and celebrate Boston’s digital ecosystem – the industries, innovation, and imagination. Your favorite categories will remain and we’ll be introducing some exciting new categories as well, all of which will showcase the amazing work … Continue reading “MITX 2014 What’s Next Awards”
Rhythm Eyes Pivotal Study as GI Drug for Diabetics Hits Phase 2 Mark
Along with all the well-known and frightening effects of diabetes, people with the disease also suffer debilitating gastrointenstinal problems that often send them to the emergency room. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals wants to replace a decades-old drug for diabetic gastroparesis with one of its own, and data released today bring the Boston-based biotech an important step closer. … Continue reading “Rhythm Eyes Pivotal Study as GI Drug for Diabetics Hits Phase 2 Mark”
LogMeIn Acquires Ionia for $12M, Intensifying “Internet of Things” Focus
About a year ago, Boston-based business software provider LogMeIn rolled out a new product intended to take the company in a new direction. That product, called Xively, is an online software platform for building the “Internet of Things,” a long-prophesied world in which machines and appliances of all kinds are connected to the Internet—just like … Continue reading “LogMeIn Acquires Ionia for $12M, Intensifying “Internet of Things” Focus”
QPID Health Raises $12M to Expand Medical Record Search Software
A colonoscopy isn’t one of those appointments that you can just show up for. As anyone who’s had the pleasure of undergoing the procedure will certainly tell you, there’s a lot of preparation involved to make sure the bowel is empty enough for your doctor to see what’s going on. Now imagine running through that … Continue reading “QPID Health Raises $12M to Expand Medical Record Search Software”
Burnt Out? Try a ‘Careercation’
You’re CRAZY! I was getting used to hearing that when I told family and friends that I was selling everything I owned and buying one-way tickets to New Zealand to travel around the world with my wife and 10-month-old daughter. After being a serial entrepreneur for over a decade, I was flat burnt out. I … Continue reading “Burnt Out? Try a ‘Careercation’”
Segterra Scores $2.5M to Shed Some Blood in Personal Health Tracking
Personal health and wellness continues to climb the tech-investment charts. Now a Boston-area startup is getting in on the action, thanks to a prominent New York investor. Segterra, the maker of Web-based health platform InsideTracker, has quietly raised a $2.5 million Series A funding round from New York bigwig Henry Kauftheil. The new money brings … Continue reading “Segterra Scores $2.5M to Shed Some Blood in Personal Health Tracking”
Laser Light Engines Obtains $175,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=393d0cce-da9c-4bb4-b873-1cf99f894ba8 Date 5/6/2014 Company Name Laser Light Engines Mailing Address 8C Industrial Way Salem, NH 03079 USA Company Description Laser Light Engines is a new company developing an innovative digital light source to upgrade the future cinema experience. Website http://www.laserlightengines.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $175,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Laser Light Engines Obtains $175,000 New Financing Round”
Perfecto Mobile Obtains $20,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9b405047-935e-429a-96e4-58dcaef16958 Date 5/6/2014 Company Name Perfecto Mobile Mailing Address 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801 USA Company Description Perfecto Mobile is a global leading provider of cloud-based testing, automation and monitoring solutions for mobile applications and websites, utilizing a wide selection of REAL mobile devices accessible via the web. Website http://www.perfectomobile.com Transaction … Continue reading “Perfecto Mobile Obtains $20,000,000 Series D Funding”
QPID Health Receives $12,300,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=58fbe314-8761-4fe4-8cc9-c04404cd16ad Date 5/6/2014 Company Name QPID Health Mailing Address One Financial Center 8th Floor Boston, MA 02111 USA Company Description QPID Health’s clinical intelligence software automatically delivers relevant patient information from electronic health records and other data sources into clinical and administrative workflows. With QPID, clinicians are more productive, patients benefit from … Continue reading “QPID Health Receives $12,300,000 Series B Round”
Loxo Oncology Obtains $24,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a4f35300-a41c-4096-a4f0-f4cd2be21c75 Date 5/6/2014 Company Name Loxo Oncology Mailing Address 1 Landmark Square Stamford, CT 06901 USA Company Description Loxo Oncology was incorporated in Delaware in May 2013 and was founded by Josh Bilenker, M.D., a partner at Aisling Capital. Loxo Oncology is committed to bringing targeted cancer therapies rapidly into the clinic … Continue reading “Loxo Oncology Obtains $24,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Avaxia Biologics Garners $3,096,371 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=68bd1828-6c46-456c-bbc7-da61abec0d2f Date 5/6/2014 Company Name Avaxia Biologics Mailing Address 128 Spring Street Lexington, MA 02421 USA Company Description Avaxia is developing oral antibody products for diseases and disease targets that can be reached through the mouth and the gastrointestinal tract. Website http://www.avaxiabiologics.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $3,096,371 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Avaxia Biologics Garners $3,096,371 New Financing”
4 Weeks Until Our Napa Summit on June 2-3–Request Your Invitation
We all know it’s important to get out of our boxes at times. By taking in new ideas from leaders outside of our own fields, we can return to face day-to-day challenges with fresh perspective and energy. Sometimes getting out of the box also means getting out of our comfort zones. But sometimes it’s better … Continue reading “4 Weeks Until Our Napa Summit on June 2-3–Request Your Invitation”
Doctors Use the Web at Work, But Wary of What Patients Read Online
Whatever happened to Health 2.0? You know, the trend toward using Web tools and resources for healthcare that started in the mid-2000s? The name may have gone out of style, but the movement led to new online communities for patients and doctors, lots of health-information sites, and changing patient-doctor relationships. More than three-quarters of U.S. … Continue reading “Doctors Use the Web at Work, But Wary of What Patients Read Online”
Organizing For Aging—An Investment Imperative
Starting now, venture capitalists should reflect on an opportunity that probably occupies them very little. They know they are in the medical progress business, having financed numerous hard-won successes in developing drugs and diagnostics for rare diseases. Along with general material progress, the application of DNA science and genomics in biotechnology is giving millions of … Continue reading “Organizing For Aging—An Investment Imperative”
eVariant Secures $18,300,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9cbdedc4-238e-48a7-978e-51cf788a0fee Date 5/4/2014 Company Name eVariant Mailing Address 308 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06032 USA Company Description As a strategic eBusiness consulting firm, our mission is to help every client realize the ROI on their Marketing, Sales and IT investments. Website http://www.evariant.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,300,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “eVariant Secures $18,300,000 Series B Funding Round”
Cultivating Accountability in the Workplace
Accountability is one of the most important aspects of any business. A company that holds its employees accountable for the choices they make and the tasks they perform witnesses high levels of productivity and efficiency. In a startup too, a shared sense of accountability among employees makes all the difference in how they approach their … Continue reading “Cultivating Accountability in the Workplace”
Soft Spots: Five Places Where Silicon Valley’s Bubble Could Pop
The main premise of J.J. Abrams’ Fringe—unquestionably one of the three best sci-fi shows made for television in this century, alongside Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who—is that there’s a second, nearly identical universe coterminous with ours. The wall between the parallel worlds remains impenetrable until a grief-stricken scientist, Walter Bishop, figures out how to cross … Continue reading “Soft Spots: Five Places Where Silicon Valley’s Bubble Could Pop”