Just because a biotech company has landed a high-profile chief executive, does that mean its product is going to work? I’ve been asking myself that question in the wake of the unexpected July 11 announcement of the hiring of a biotech superstar, the Novartis veteran and former Millennium Pharmaceuticals CEO Deborah Dunsire, by Boston-area biotech … Continue reading “Why Deborah Dunsire’s Unusual Bet on Alzheimer’s Makes Sense”
Category: Seattle
Chirpify Secures $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=71ba8098-3cc0-4f0b-98a9-27c8b89bf956 Date 7/31/2013 Company Name Chirpify Mailing Address 317 SW Alder St Portland, OR 97204 Company Description Chirpify turns Tweets into transactions, enabling consumers and businesses to buy, sell, donate and transact on Twitter. These are social, device agnostic, frictionless, in-stream, one step payments. We do this in real time at scale. … Continue reading “Chirpify Secures $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Roundup: Funding for Rover, Union Bay, Conductiv, Powerit, & More
A handful of Seattle-area tech companies have landed small financings in the last week, including dog-sitter site Rover.com, a quiet new effort of F5 Veterans called Union Bay Networks, retail software maker Conductiv, and industrial energy efficiency technology company Powerit Solutions. Meanwhile, Amazon is adding fulfillment center jobs and INRIX measures an uptick in U.S. … Continue reading “Roundup: Funding for Rover, Union Bay, Conductiv, Powerit, & More”
Rover.com Lands $3,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f199aaa1-a25b-4006-91df-045d92979b46 Date 7/30/2013 Company Name Rover.com Mailing Address 1000 Second Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description At Rover.com, our mission is to allow dog owners to easily tap into the 40 million U.S. dog-owning households as well as a myriad of other pet lovers-including professionals – to meet their dog care needs. … Continue reading “Rover.com Lands $3,500,000 New Round”
Union Bay Networks Receives $1,850,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=24ccb001-100b-493e-8506-313386fe5de9 Date 7/30/2013 Company Name Union Bay Networks Mailing Address 707-B N 35th Street Seattle, WA 98103 Company Description Union Bay Networks is focused on delivering solutions that will enable the next generation of networking for cloud computing and software defined data centers. Website http://www.unionbaynetworks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,850,000 … Continue reading “Union Bay Networks Receives $1,850,000 New Round”
Pharma Fails Credibility Test, Misses Opportunity, on Transparency
Some of the biggest scandals in the pharmaceutical industry (think Vioxx and Avandia) have been about drug safety, and how much of the clinical trial data on prescription drugs—especially the negative stuff—is kept hidden. Not surprisingly, some scientists, physicians, regulators, and patients have joined forces to push for all clinical-trial results, positive or negative, to … Continue reading “Pharma Fails Credibility Test, Misses Opportunity, on Transparency”
4-Tell Secures $249,250 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8438e99b-228b-41c1-a458-f42e9c357819 Date 7/29/2013 Company Name 4-Tell Mailing Address 110 NE Cedar St. Stevenson, OR 98648 Company Description Our mission is to listen to our customers and create the right features at the right price so that we provide the highest value personalized recommendation solution. Website http://www.4-tell.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $249,250 … Continue reading “4-Tell Secures $249,250 New Funding”
Amazon’s Cambridge Office Confirmed, with Room for More Than 600
Amazon’s footprint in the Boston area is even bigger than we thought. The Seattle-based e-commerce and Web services pioneer is leasing more than 129,000 square feet in Cambridge, according to real estate documents filed with local officials. That’s room for more than 600 people, if you use the standard commercial real estate estimate of roughly … Continue reading “Amazon’s Cambridge Office Confirmed, with Room for More Than 600”
What Will the End of Moore’s Law Mean for Consumers? Not Much
“The party isn’t exactly over, but the police have arrived, and the music has been turned way down.” That’s how Peter Kogge, an ex-IBM computer scientist who teaches at Notre Dame, described the state of supercomputing in a 2011 article in IEEE Spectrum. The giant machines that researchers use to simulate things like climate change, … Continue reading “What Will the End of Moore’s Law Mean for Consumers? Not Much”
Trover Obtains $2,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3490396a-f013-4c20-a2d3-bbab27ce8eed Date 7/26/2013 Company Name Trover Mailing Address 307 3rd Ave. S Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Trover is a little team of 6 impassioned people that not only love travel, but also believe in the power of human connection. Our big dreams are grounded with the realistic understanding that no success … Continue reading “Trover Obtains $2,500,000 Series A Funding”
Concur Pushes Business Travel Technology with Venture Investments
Since Concur busted out a $150 million corporate venture capital fund last November, the travel expense management company has backed nine startups—including three investments announced this week—in a bid to accelerate technology development in the business travel industry. The Redmond, WA-based company is backing StayNTouch, which raised $1.6 million from Concur and Acceleprise, to build a … Continue reading “Concur Pushes Business Travel Technology with Venture Investments”
Pacific Light Technologies Lands $700,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=17a6e68d-a495-458e-a445-23e070f2e3f2 Date 7/25/2013 Company Name Pacific Light Technologies Mailing Address 2828 SW Corbett Portland, OR 97201 Company Description Pacific Light Technologies is a materials and integration company dedicated to enabling high-quality, energy-efficient solid-state lighting. Website http://www.pacificlighttech.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $700,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Pacific Light Technologies Lands $700,000 New Round”
Powerit Holdings Garners $1,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98c846cc-f52d-467e-82b9-8c70f69608e9 Date 7/25/2013 Company Name Powerit Holdings Mailing Address 307 3rd Ave South Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Powerit Solutions provides comprehensive energy demand response and demand control solutions for industrial and commercial applications. Website http://www.poweritsolutions.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Powerit Holdings Garners $1,500,000 New Funding”
Powerit Holdings Secures $1,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98c846cc-f52d-467e-82b9-8c70f69608e9 Date 7/25/2013 Company Name Powerit Holdings Mailing Address 307 3rd Ave South Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Powerit Solutions provides comprehensive energy demand response and demand control solutions for industrial and commercial applications. Website http://www.poweritsolutions.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Powerit Holdings Secures $1,500,000 New Funding Round”
CenturyLink Acquires AppFog for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=795b9572-96fb-4558-9df0-f37a1b06d515 Date 7/25/2013 Company Name AppFog Mailing Address 319 SW. Washington St. Portland, OR 97204 Company Description The company makes it easier to deploy and scale applications of PHP via cloud computing infrastructure. Website http://www.appfog.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction … Continue reading “CenturyLink Acquires AppFog for Undisclosed Sum”
Viableware Obtains $6,500,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b9ada1a3-6345-47e9-a593-56ba19008019 Date 7/24/2013 Company Name Viableware Mailing Address 12220 – 113th Ave NE Kirkland, WA 98034 Company Description RAILs are designed to be programmable. This enables the Company to change the devices’ functionality to meet the demands of its customers and keep pace with other fast moving technologies such as wireless smart … Continue reading “Viableware Obtains $6,500,000 Series B Financing”
Roundup: Funding for Minetta Brook, Yapta, Viableware, Sparq
Another week, another Seattle-area big data startup collects funding. This week it’s Minetta Brook, which is coming out of stealth with a fintech play. Airfare tracker Yapta; restaurant payments technology company Viableware; and mobile marketer Sparq also recently closed funding rounds. And the City of Seattle is trying to make paying for street parking more … Continue reading “Roundup: Funding for Minetta Brook, Yapta, Viableware, Sparq”
We’re Number 9! U.S. Slips in Internet Connection Ranking
Here’s something to add to your decline-of-the-empire files: the U.S. is falling further behind in world rankings of average Internet connection speeds. That’s the verdict from the latest State of the Internet Report by Akamai (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AKAM]]), the Cambridge, MA-based networking company that handles about a third of global Web traffic. The latest stats cover … Continue reading “We’re Number 9! U.S. Slips in Internet Connection Ranking”
An MVP Is Not a Cheaper Product—It’s About Smart Learning
A minimum viable product (MVP) is not always a smaller/cheaper version of your final product. Defining the goal for an MVP can save you tons of time, money and grief. Drones over the Heartland I ran into a small startup at Stanford who wants to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) with a hyper-spectral camera over … Continue reading “An MVP Is Not a Cheaper Product—It’s About Smart Learning”
Yapta Obtains $4,219,843 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5b3286d5-36ba-43e6-89d7-0ca643628c5b Date 7/23/2013 Company Name Yapta Mailing Address 159 Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Our purpose is to make it easy for you to secure the best airfare deals available on the Web. We do this by giving you a tool to tag the trips you like while shopping online, … Continue reading “Yapta Obtains $4,219,843 New Funding Round”
Clinicient Garners $2,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f280a36-c334-49b4-a1ef-47972c5f81ca Date 7/23/2013 Company Name Clinicient Mailing Address 1515 SW Fifth Ave Portland, OR 97201 Company Description Founded in 1998 by Physical Therapist Jerry Henderson, we focus exclusively on providing Outpatient Rehabilitation business solutions.??We are dedicated to helping private practices in Outpatient Rehabilitation succeed. Website http://www.clinicient.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $2,500,000 … Continue reading “Clinicient Garners $2,500,000 New Financing Round”
Minetta Brook Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=977ec9bf-9db6-49b9-a765-8ceaacbf1021 Date 7/23/2013 Company Name Minetta Brook Mailing Address 909 Market Street Kirkland, WA 98033 Company Description Minetta Brook builds software products & platforms to help users rapidly navigate, consume and put to work large, dynamic bodies of information. Our machine learning & linguistics technology can be applied to various information sources … Continue reading “Minetta Brook Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding”
Carrot Lands Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=38898249-8c04-4f29-ba23-25e07b5bc5f5 Date 7/23/2013 Company Name Carrot Mailing Address 44 W. Broadway Eugene, OR 97401 Company Description We give you the tools you need to make viral user acquisition a part of your growth strategy. Our social backend provides distribution through the best viral growth channels (such as Facebook’s ‘custom actions’), and identifies … Continue reading “Carrot Lands Seed Funding”
Switchboard Garners Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ec6e61c-3105-4b3f-885d-7060470dd730 Date 7/23/2013 Company Name Switchboard Mailing Address Undisclosed Portland, OR 97201 Company Description Switchboard is community altruism at its finest; it has given me an opportunity to make my corner of the world a better place, one Reedie at a time. Website http://www.switchboardhq.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round … Continue reading “Switchboard Garners Seed Funding Round”
Orchestrate.io Lands Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a33e60dd-1a79-4406-80ae-7e571e3e0a47 Date 7/23/2013 Company Name Orchestrate.io Mailing Address Undisclosed Portland, OR 97204 Company Description Orchestrate, Inc was founded in 2013 by a team that has built, and helped others build, large scale web and mobile apps. We have worked with enterprises and startups alike and watched them struggle to solve the same … Continue reading “Orchestrate.io Lands Seed Funding”
FX Serve Receives Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f41f5faa-fc68-4fd1-b048-867c3c946b3a Date 7/23/2013 Company Name FX Serve Mailing Address Undisclosed Portland, OR 97204 Company Description FX Serve enables designers/developers to insert video, images, websites, etc., in real time over any surface within video. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds … Continue reading “FX Serve Receives Seed Funding”
Stand In Receives Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f4dac52a-e73e-4ef7-be9d-9ae06b13d4c6 Date 7/23/2013 Company Name Stand In Mailing Address Undisclosed Portland, OR 97201 Company Description Stand In: Know photoshop? Now you can develop and functional prototype of a mobile app. Standin enables the costeffective creation of rich interactive prototypes that deliver ‘handson’ experience. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction … Continue reading “Stand In Receives Seed Funding”
Smart Mocha Receives Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e88f2973-2564-4c03-946a-bf46585b882c Date 7/23/2013 Company Name Smart Mocha Mailing Address 805 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 Company Description Technology for the “Internet of Things”. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its initial development. M&A Terms Venture Investor Portland … Continue reading “Smart Mocha Receives Seed Financing Round”
The Biotech IPO Phenomenon of 2013: Enjoy It While It Lasts
The year is only half over, but one of the biggest biotech stories of 2013 is going to be the resurgence of the biotech IPO market. It’s a good news/bad news story, depending on where you stand, and how far you look out into the future. First, the good. The IPO surge is a vote … Continue reading “The Biotech IPO Phenomenon of 2013: Enjoy It While It Lasts”
How to Save $200 Billion and Cure Hepatitis C
Wall Street is buzzing with anticipation about the first new all-oral drugs for hepatitis C approaching the market. The high rate of HCV infection and dissatisfaction with current treatments have created a potential multi-billion dollar bonanza for drug companies. It’s estimated that Gilead, the frontrunner in this race, will charge as much as $90,000 per … Continue reading “How to Save $200 Billion and Cure Hepatitis C”
Vamo Lands $1,600,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ca8eaa91-38c6-4d5b-be83-1c5e165ee189 Date 7/22/2013 Company Name Vamo Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 98107 Company Description Vamo is a funded startup based in Seattle. Our goal is to help people plan better vacations. We’re an experienced team with a love for building great products and exploring the world. Website http://www.vamo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Vamo Lands $1,600,000 New Financing Round”
Northwest Venture Investment Steady in Second Quarter; Apptio Leads the Way
Venture capital investment in Pacific Northwest companies through the first half of 2013 was down compared to last year, but the second quarter itself marked a modest uptick. Investors plunged some $222.9 million into companies during the second quarter, a 39.5 percent increase on the first quarter of the year, and up 13.6 percent from … Continue reading “Northwest Venture Investment Steady in Second Quarter; Apptio Leads the Way”
Don’t Call Me “Girl,” Sir: Women, Tech, and a Chat with Olivia Munn
It is long past time to stop regarding the presence of women in technology as an anomaly—yet achieving widespread acknowledgment of their work remains a challenge. Multiple organizations in New York—including Girls Who Code, Cornell NYC Tech, and L’Oréal—and across the country are taking on this task while also encouraging new generations of women to … Continue reading “Don’t Call Me “Girl,” Sir: Women, Tech, and a Chat with Olivia Munn”
VC Funding Levels Out as Early Stage Turns Up & Top 10 Deals
Consistent and modest are the words that seem to best describe U.S. venture capital activity during the second quarter, as VC investments remained more or less level with the first three months of 2013, according to recent data from several venture-tracking surveys. But the pace of venture investing is down in comparison to the second … Continue reading “VC Funding Levels Out as Early Stage Turns Up & Top 10 Deals”
Lytics Obtains $100,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2d5d2721-f873-413d-b66e-c5c58a0cbd3e Date 7/19/2013 Company Name Lytics Mailing Address 1227 NW Davis Street Portland, OR 97209 Company Description Lytics offers an adaptive analytical platform for performing complex analytics on structured and unstructured data, all in one cloud-optimized system. We developed our platform to eliminate data silos and enable organizations to analyze massive amounts … Continue reading “Lytics Obtains $100,000 New Funding Round”
Tableau Says Cloud Software Push Provides Flexibility
Tableau Software, the Seattle data visualization company that successfully debuted as a public company in May, is rolling out a software-as-a-service version of its main product. Tableau Online has the same functions as Tableau Server, allowing non-experts to analyze large datasets and create charts, maps, and other visualizations, says Ellie Fields, the company’s director of … Continue reading “Tableau Says Cloud Software Push Provides Flexibility”
Loop Obtains $450,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=33a1b1ee-7194-4cc3-8f4d-b45dec7ee790 Date 7/18/2013 Company Name Loop Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 98102 Company Description Need to make a quick decision, want instant feedback from friends, or just curious what other people think? Use Loopinion to Loop in just a few friends or everyone, and ask their opinion on the things you’d like … Continue reading “Loop Obtains $450,000 New Round”
Roundup: UW Spinouts; Funding for Illumagear, Alpental Tech & More
[Corrected 7/17/13, 8:24 pm. See below.] The University of Washington is apparently exceeding the goals set by President Michael Young for accelerating commercialization of research and innovations from its labs. Also, a safety equipment clothing company and a startup by former Clearwire technology leaders got funding; Concur made more acquisitions; and Donuts landed the domain … Continue reading “Roundup: UW Spinouts; Funding for Illumagear, Alpental Tech & More”
Notice Software Garners $350,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7c7d977c-92d7-490c-b97d-b1c6606a1098 Date 7/17/2013 Company Name Notice Software Mailing Address 7220 Woodlawn Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115 Company Description At Notice Software, we focus on three aspects of technical production. First, our technology is always cutting-edge and forward-looking, while also maintaining the shortest possible tech stack. Website http://www.noticesoftware.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Notice Software Garners $350,000 Seed Financing Round”
Meldium Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cd36e8df-650c-4e99-9582-c4e167a2526b Date 7/17/2013 Company Name Meldium Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Meldium was founded in 2012 with the mission to make it simple and safe for companies and teams of all sizes to use modern web applications. Meldium automates away the tedious, error-prone, and insecure parts of account management … Continue reading “Meldium Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Round”
Context Relevant, Ayasdi Score Funds to Automate Big Data Analysis
[Clarified 7/18/13, 4:27 pm. See below.] Context Relevant and Ayasdi, two competitors trying to automate big data analysis, separately announced venture capital investments totaling more than $37 million Tuesday showing continued investor interest in the business of turning data into insight. In Seattle, Context Relevant raised $7 million in a Series A round from Madrona … Continue reading “Context Relevant, Ayasdi Score Funds to Automate Big Data Analysis”
Would More SEC Paperwork Really Scare Away Angel Investors?
[Updated 7/17 with correction, see below.] Letting startups advertise that they’re raising money is supposed to be a boon for early stage companies. But a big advocate for angel investors says new federal regulations could have the opposite effect. Those new rules, approved by the SEC last week, could effectively “kill angel investing” by making … Continue reading “Would More SEC Paperwork Really Scare Away Angel Investors?”
Intel’s Diane Bryant Blazing Trail From Data Centers to Next Era of IT
In a world of apps, big data, and cloud connectivity, it can be hard to remember that there’s more to tech innovation than just software. Then you meet someone like Diane Bryant, and your worldview shifts. Bryant is senior vice president and general manager of the datacenter and connected systems group at Intel. You know, … Continue reading “Intel’s Diane Bryant Blazing Trail From Data Centers to Next Era of IT”
U.S. Venture Activity Remains Steady as IPOs Rise in Second Quarter
Venture-backed IPOs staged something of a comeback during the second quarter, as 22 VC-backed startups went public with an aggregated valuation of about $9.6 billion. Healthcare companies made up about half of those IPOs, according to the venture-data tracking firm, CB Insights. Still, it was a relatively modest period for VC activity. CB Insights says … Continue reading “U.S. Venture Activity Remains Steady as IPOs Rise in Second Quarter”
DesignMedix Receives $525,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=54f2243d-7e02-4528-8116-021baa0e9843 Date 7/16/2013 Company Name DesignMedix Mailing Address 2828 SW Corbett Ave Portland, OR 97201 Company Description DesignMedix is developing drugs to address the large medical need and markets associated with the rise in drug resistance in multiple diseases. Drug resistance is a huge global and national problem and additional drugs are … Continue reading “DesignMedix Receives $525,000 Series B Financing”
Context Relevant Receives $7,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9dfa987d-522f-42f0-806d-26f18df28ad4 Date 7/16/2013 Company Name Context Relevant Mailing Address 801 2nd Ave. Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description At Context Relevant, we’ve developed revolutionary software that enables you to analyze Big Data faster and more thoroughly than ever before. Website http://www.contextrelevant.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “Context Relevant Receives $7,000,000 Series A Round”
Trendspotting: Platform Ecosystems
For big enterprise services companies, the hot new trend is having a cloud-hosted platform for third-party applications. These platforms give app developers the resources they need to build, launch, promote, and integrate their apps with other businesses. This not only creates a bundle of exceptional business tools but it also creates a hotbed of savvy … Continue reading “Trendspotting: Platform Ecosystems”
Why I Won’t Cheer If Onyx Pharma Is Sold for Megabucks
Sometime in the coming weeks, South San Francisco-based Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ONXX]]) will probably be acquired by some big drugmaker for more than $10 billion. Shareholders will count their profits. Analysts will applaud. Financial media will speculate about whether this deal will spark more acquisitions in the biotech industry. But I won’t be cheering. I’ll … Continue reading “Why I Won’t Cheer If Onyx Pharma Is Sold for Megabucks”
Say What? 12 Moments of Nonsense in Microsoft’s Reorganization Memo
Microsoft’s attempt to radically shake up its corporate structure, getting rid of warring divisions and uniting the company behind a common “devices and services” mission, has dominated tech-industry news this week. And you can read the details yourself, straight from the CEO’s mouth, in the all-staff memo that the company posted online. It can be … Continue reading “Say What? 12 Moments of Nonsense in Microsoft’s Reorganization Memo”
10 New Productivity Tricks for Your Old iPhone
As you can probably tell from my calendar (pictured in the first photo above), I’m jetting off to Michigan today for a week’s vacation with my family. For me, vacation is a time to put aside my gadgets—or at least, turn off my e-mail—and focus on sun, sailing, and cervezas. But for everyone who has … Continue reading “10 New Productivity Tricks for Your Old iPhone”