I read Luke Timmerman’s article yesterday on ProCure with mixed emotions. My first emotion was that of deep gratitude for the men and women who commit their lives to the science of improving healthcare. I continue to be inspired by these professionals and their incredible contributions to a healthcare industry that is very slow to … Continue reading “Excess Healthcare Spending Is Undermining Innovation”
Category: Seattle
Accelerator 9Mile Labs Names Initial Class of B2B Startups
Startup accelerator 9Mile Labs received about 100 applicants for its first class and selected nine cloud-based companies working on a range of problems from healthcare to content publishing to employee giving. The initial cohort in the Seattle area’s newest business-to-business focused accelerator begins a three-month run April 8. In exchange for a 4-8 percent equity … Continue reading “Accelerator 9Mile Labs Names Initial Class of B2B Startups”
F5’s Terenzoni Takes CEO Helm at Big Data Startup Sqrrl
One of the Boston area’s most intriguing tech startups has hired a new CEO, and he’s from a big company. The startup is Cambridge, MA-based Sqrrl, and the CEO is Mark Terenzoni, formerly senior vice president of global manufacturing at Seattle-based F5 Networks (NASDAQ: [[ticker:FFIV]]). Terenzoni, a longtime Boston techie, came to F5 in the … Continue reading “F5’s Terenzoni Takes CEO Helm at Big Data Startup Sqrrl”
Should Big Data Businesses Be Forced to Prevent Hacking?
Earlier this year, Twitter admitted they lost personal information on 250,000 or so users to hackers. Other organizations, including the New York Times and the Federal Reserve, reported hackers had been inside their systems. The list of high profile hackings is so long that perhaps the day has come when companies should expect they will … Continue reading “Should Big Data Businesses Be Forced to Prevent Hacking?”
Startup Story: Charlie Kindel on Leaving MSFT, Rolling Out MileLogr
When Charlie Kindel left Microsoft in August 2011, he did what plenty of critics say is too rare for refugees from Redmond: He started his own technology company. In a 21-year career at Microsoft (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MSFT]]), Kindel had plenty of experience building digital products and services, including Internet Explorer 3.0, Windows Media Center, Windows Home … Continue reading “Startup Story: Charlie Kindel on Leaving MSFT, Rolling Out MileLogr”
AeroMetric Wireless Receives $20,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=540e6965-c36d-47a7-a678-2474f2ee78e2&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name AeroMetric Wireless Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 98101 Company Description Wireless analytics from over the air down to the application. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its initial development. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “AeroMetric Wireless Receives $20,000 Seed Funding Round”
Ombitron Secures $20,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=42babe98-c840-4917-b7a9-45e4aceed1a8&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name Ombitron Mailing Address 821 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Ombitron creates hardware and software solutions specifically for the Internet of Things (also called Machine to Machine (M2M)) market. Ombitron specializes in cellular gateways combined with cloud based software to provide a fully managed, easy to … Continue reading “Ombitron Secures $20,000 Seed Financing Round”
MeritShare Lands $20,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=81c065f1-663e-4ff7-837e-4fd59b4c3e08&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name MeritShare Mailing Address 1752 NW Market Street Seattle, WA 98107 Company Description MeritShare creates a social recognition platform for companies, organizations, and people to publish and distribute awards online and in mobile. Integration with leading social media service amplifies recognition, providing more value to both the grantor … Continue reading “MeritShare Lands $20,000 Seed Financing”
GIVINGtrax Garners $20,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ac38b770-14d8-40d6-b732-56abd925374d&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name GIVINGtrax Mailing Address 220 2nd Ave South Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description GIVINGtrax was created in August, 2010 by two individuals, passionate about supporting their community. Over the life of their small businesses, Karrie and Lance Hungerford have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, in-kind, … Continue reading “GIVINGtrax Garners $20,000 Seed Funding”
CadenceMD Secures $20,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5035249c-6841-4926-8baf-5e35af589c8d&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name CadenceMD Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 98101 Company Description At CadenceMD, our mission is simple: we provide innovative technology solutions that enable physician organizations to improve operational efficiency and patient experience. Our business intelligence tools, analytics, and improvement insights are designed to help doctors optimize their schedules … Continue reading “CadenceMD Secures $20,000 Seed Financing”
Comr.se Receives $20,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=384198ae-dbc4-4f83-8fb2-806bc3cccb06&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name Comr.se Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 98101 Company Description Crunching sales and social data to power agile commerce. Website http://www.comr.se Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its initial development. M&A Terms Venture Investor 9Mile … Continue reading “Comr.se Receives $20,000 Seed Financing”
HighFive Obtains $20,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=36f9e7b4-92a4-480e-b5af-b06ca5f477ce&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name HighFive Mailing Address Undisclosed Portland, OR 97034 Company Description Ad network for health and fitness apps that helps people achieve their goals by rewarding them along their journey. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds … Continue reading “HighFive Obtains $20,000 Seed Round”
Chroma.io Garners $20,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=68956c74-8b9f-469b-a431-b43e1addb6ab&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name Chroma.io Mailing Address Undisclosed Portland, OR 97034 Company Description An indie game studio that creates virtual worlds tied to real-world activity. Website http://www.chroma.io Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its initial development. M&A Terms … Continue reading “Chroma.io Garners $20,000 Seed Financing Round”
Incomparable Things Secures $20,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c690caf4-7c84-4d3f-bb4e-b836000fa291&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name Incomparable Things Mailing Address Undisclosed Portland, OR 97034 Company Description Creates activity-driven fantasy sports leagues. RecBob: Offers a platform that makes recreational sports easy by organizing play. Website http://www.incomparablethings.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to … Continue reading “Incomparable Things Secures $20,000 Seed Round”
SpinRiot Garners $20,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a47a189c-6fc4-4b9a-8003-c197aa2a2ada&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name SpinRiot Mailing Address Undisclosed Portland, OR 97034 Company Description The SpinRiot technology and business concepts were created from the mad labs of e-Mersion, Inc., a global award winning interactive design and development firm. Website http://www.spinriot.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “SpinRiot Garners $20,000 Seed Funding Round”
Appuri Garners $20,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=28f699e9-6054-4560-b898-cd38d64797d5&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name Appuri Mailing Address 15127 NE 24th St Redmond, WA 98052 Company Description Transform your business by creating measurable goals, tracking and testing changes throughout your infrastructure, and continuous delivery of value to customers. Website http://www.appuri.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Appuri Garners $20,000 Seed Round”
GoFitCause Lands $20,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=50c01338-9c85-4ada-9392-f219135be32e&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name GoFitCause Mailing Address Undisclosed Portland, OR 97034 Company Description Leverages fitness data as a means of raising money for charities. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its initial development. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “GoFitCause Lands $20,000 Seed Funding Round”
AMP Tablet Solutions Lands $20,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ca2fe19e-9bda-4125-b71e-fd3b57528b39&Preview=1 Date 3/19/2013 Company Name AMP Tablet Solutions Mailing Address 821 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description AMP creates software that connects and manages all products in the supply chain to provide full-service solutions from commodity to consumer. Website http://www.amptab.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “AMP Tablet Solutions Lands $20,000 Seed Round”
Women, Success, and Corporate Culture: Are These the Values We Want?
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, is probably right. What it takes to be successful in a U.S. company and what we define as success in America requires the kind of singular focus on developing leadership skills and a strong power base that Sandberg discusses in her book. These are the hard facts of … Continue reading “Women, Success, and Corporate Culture: Are These the Values We Want?”
Smart Tech Spending for Startups
At a startup, all decisions about hiring, product development, or marketing campaigns have to align with cash flow. One area that can eat into funding is technology spending. How does a young startup know which technology to spend in, and which technology they need? Oftentimes, the trends of the season are obsolete by the end … Continue reading “Smart Tech Spending for Startups”
Why Are Healthcare Costs Exploding? See Proton Cancer Therapy
Whenever a new medical technology comes out in the U.S., a few things happen. Doctors, hospitals, the media, and, of course, the drug and device makers cheer. Newer technology must always be better, right? Never mind if it costs a little extra. We’re talking about a patient’s life and well-being, after all. But when we … Continue reading “Why Are Healthcare Costs Exploding? See Proton Cancer Therapy”
Roundup: Dwellable Partnership, Front Desk Launch, Concur Buy & More
There was deal news for the leisure and business traveler this week as Dwellable partnered with FlipKey to expand the reach of its vacation rental app, and Concur bought conTgo to enhance business travel communications and marketing. Meanwhile, Front Desk landed cash from some big names ahead of its planned launch; Chris DeVore—a member of … Continue reading “Roundup: Dwellable Partnership, Front Desk Launch, Concur Buy & More”
Bringing P4 Medicine to Patients and Society
P4 Medicine is at a tipping point and is on the verge of becoming an everyday reality in mainstream medicine. In this new era, doctors will no longer be the sole sources of knowledge, and consumers will actively participate in their own healthcare. Northeastern University–Seattle invites you to hear what healthcare leaders and global experts … Continue reading “Bringing P4 Medicine to Patients and Society”
Targeted Growth Spins Out Camelina Biofuels Producer Sustainable Oils
[Updated 3/15/13 2:45 pm. See below.] Sustainable Oils, formed in 2007 by Seattle’s Targeted Growth and Texas-based Green Earth Fuels with ambitious goals for producing camelina-based biodiesel, has been acquired by Global Clean Energy Holdings. Targeted Growth “and the other minority owner of Sustainable Oils” were paid 40 million shares of Global Clean Energy Holdings … Continue reading “Targeted Growth Spins Out Camelina Biofuels Producer Sustainable Oils”
Where Have All the Gadgets Gone?
A remarkable shift is taking place right under our noses. The universe of electronic devices in our homes and offices has stopped expanding, and has in fact begun to shrink. At the same time, our productivity continues to rise and our information, entertainment, and learning options keep exploding. In other words, we’re getting more stuff … Continue reading “Where Have All the Gadgets Gone?”
Allozyne Conducts Round of Employee ‘Furloughs’
Seattle-based Allozyne, one of the promising biotech drug developers to graduate from the venture-backed Accelerator, recently conducted a small round of employee furloughs. Allozyne made the latest round of reductions to its payroll a little more than a year after another round of job cuts that I reported here in January 2012. CEO Meenu Chhabra … Continue reading “Allozyne Conducts Round of Employee ‘Furloughs’”
How Google Glass, Indoor Location, & Mobile Shopping Can Save Retail
Retail is changing. Roughly $3.7 trillion in annual U.S. spending is up for grabs. That’s a lot of money. Some technology theorists, including Marc Andreessen, believe the change will be revolutionary in nature—predicting the outright death of brick-and-mortar retail. The theory is that soon enough, visiting a physical store will be as archaic as reading … Continue reading “How Google Glass, Indoor Location, & Mobile Shopping Can Save Retail”
PrestoBox Secures $25,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c3e3677e-06aa-4ecd-b646-11ebeba088b9&Preview=1 Date 3/15/2013 Company Name PrestoBox Mailing Address 1030 NW 12th Ave Portland, OR 97209 Company Description PrestoBox is built by a group of passionate brand believers. As veterans in the branding industry, we had all witnessed what great branding could do for companies. But we also knew it was expensive and … Continue reading “PrestoBox Secures $25,000 Seed Financing Round”
Minetta Brook Obtains $25,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a2bad6de-a68f-40df-820e-4630d6028b31&Preview=1 Date 3/15/2013 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 Obtains $25,000 Seed Financing Round”
Alum.ni Obtains $25,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf56ab18-d384-460b-87aa-4a07cfee392f&Preview=1 Date 3/15/2013 Company Name Alum.ni Mailing Address 805 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 Company Description alum.ni helps you find who and what you need from the people you trust. Website http://www.alum.ni Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $25,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its … Continue reading “Alum.ni Obtains $25,000 Seed Funding Round”
Indie Vinos Obtains $25,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0ddbfd70-22aa-4f61-842c-6182ee681372&Preview=1 Date 3/15/2013 Company Name Indie Vinos Mailing Address 805 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 Company Description The company is developing a mobile app for wine tastings. Website http://www.indievinos.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $25,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its initial development. M&A … Continue reading “Indie Vinos Obtains $25,000 Seed Funding Round”
RallyCause Secures $25,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3727df80-9f21-4310-9aa2-837a8b60d76b&Preview=1 Date 3/15/2013 Company Name RallyCause Mailing Address 2660 US Hwy 20 Bend, OR 97701 Company Description Mobile local commerce company with low user acquisition cost and low cost of sale. Local brick and mortar businesses are featured on consumers’ smart phones. When consumers shop at the featured businesses, they claim an … Continue reading “RallyCause Secures $25,000 Seed Funding Round”
Appthwack Receives $25,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a98cc67-22ed-4e67-b1eb-be01b37ba960&Preview=1 Date 3/15/2013 Company Name Appthwack Mailing Address 1227 NW Davis St Portland, OR 97209 Company Description AppThwack is a Portland, Oregon-based company focused on building automation tools and services, particularly in areas involving complex interactions between distributed devices. Website http://www.appthwack.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $25,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Appthwack Receives $25,000 Seed Funding”
Measureful Receives $25,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=987c36aa-6fca-4fdc-8426-c9248192b53a&Preview=1 Date 3/15/2013 Company Name Measureful Mailing Address 1104 NW 15th Ave Portland, OR 97209 Company Description Simple. Insightful. Sharable stories. Measureful pulls your marketing data together, analyzes, and reports on your top stories every week and month. Website http://www.measureful.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $25,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Measureful Receives $25,000 Seed Financing Round”
Smart Mocha Lands $25,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1aa0256f-1f92-40e1-bb02-dbf1d8ff3a41&Preview=1 Date 3/15/2013 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 $25,000 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 Lands $25,000 Seed Financing Round”
Celly Lands $25,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98ab2919-069b-4e07-96ab-e35f20caadf2&Preview=1 Date 3/15/2013 Company Name Celly Mailing Address 805 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 Company Description Organize your world with mobile social networks fast, simple, universal access unlimited members connect groups together. Website http://www.cel.ly Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $25,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to … Continue reading “Celly Lands $25,000 Seed Funding Round”
Simple Emotion Secures $25,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4fd25720-f758-4a23-a4ee-e733036da444&Preview=1 Date 3/15/2013 Company Name Simple Emotion Mailing Address 2828 SW Corbett Avenue Portland, OR 97201 Company Description We are a three person start-up based out of Portland, OR, comprised of recent high school and college graduates. Our emotion recognition technology currently recognizes anger, fear, sadness and happiness with superior accuracy. With … Continue reading “Simple Emotion Secures $25,000 Seed Funding”
“Personalized Medicine: The Promise and the Challenge” Urs Meyer Public Talk
Urs Albert Meyer, a professor emeritus of pharmacology at the University of Basel in Switzerland, will be in Seattle March 21 and 22 for a series of public lectures about personalized and genomic-based medicine. One of his talks, titled “Personalized Medicine: The Promise and the Challenge” will be open to the public and held 4:30 … Continue reading ““Personalized Medicine: The Promise and the Challenge” Urs Meyer Public Talk”
Attention Startups: The Automotive Industry Isn’t a Rust Belt Monolith
What do you think about when you hear the phrase “online advertising” or “big data”? How about “social network”? Do visions of hoodie-wearing young entrepreneurs dance through your head? Each of these are massive parts of the startup tech sector. In 2012, online display advertising was $12 billion; big data has become the new hot … Continue reading “Attention Startups: The Automotive Industry Isn’t a Rust Belt Monolith”
Has The Pendulum Swung Too Far in Favor of Rare Diseases?
As a politician, one of the worst things you can be accused of is being a flip-flopper, a person who changes their mind on one or more issues. Another way of looking at this character trait is to say one has thoughtfully wrestled with an issue and changed one’s mind, as President Obama recently did … Continue reading “Has The Pendulum Swung Too Far in Favor of Rare Diseases?”
Crowdsourced Workforces Rising
Crowdsourcing is a growing trend in the tech startup industry, and one that has the potential to address pressing needs in various markets. In particular, crowdsourcing of workforces is seeing tremendous uptick. At 1M/1M we’ve encountered several startups that are applying the model on different problem domains related to hiring and staffing. CrowdFlower founder Lukas … Continue reading “Crowdsourced Workforces Rising”
Google Growing in Seattle Area, But Where Are The Startups?
Google plans to double its Kirkland, WA campus by 2015, potentially accommodating another 800 employees and further solidifying its status as an anchor of the Seattle-area technology industry. Google’s growth in Seattle—stretching back to 2004 when it arrived largely to pull talent from Microsoft—has yet to spill over into the local startup scene in the … Continue reading “Google Growing in Seattle Area, But Where Are The Startups?”
Spiral Genetics, Maker of Software for the Genome, Gets $3M from DFJ
Spiral Genetics, the Seattle-based maker of software that helps crunch big volumes of DNA data, has just raised its first sizable round of venture capital. Spiral is announcing today it has raised $3 million in its Series A financing from DFJ, the high-profile venture firm formerly known as Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Spiral has now raised … Continue reading “Spiral Genetics, Maker of Software for the Genome, Gets $3M from DFJ”
IMS Health Acquires Appature to Get Healthcare Marketing Software
[Updated: 11:30 am PT] Seattle-based Appature, the maker of software for healthcare marketers, has graduated from scrappy startup into something much bigger. Appature is announcing today that it has agreed to be acquired by Parsippany, NJ-based IMS Health, the giant data provider that tracks prescription trends for healthcare companies. IMS, a private company founded in … Continue reading “IMS Health Acquires Appature to Get Healthcare Marketing Software”
Biotech for the Belt-Tightening Era: Last Chance For Early-Bird Tix
The explosion of healthcare spending affects everybody who pay taxes to support Medicare and Medicaid. It affects anyone who has a job that comes with healthcare benefits, which keep getting more expensive. It affects anybody who ever has to see a doctor. No doubt, this issue affects everybody. But people in the biotech industry have … Continue reading “Biotech for the Belt-Tightening Era: Last Chance For Early-Bird Tix”
Four Things I Learned From Studying Innovation in 3 U.S. Cities
I’ve spent most of my career studying how key regions around the world have harnessed their indigenous research capabilities, entrepreneurial spirit, and industrial prowess to realize the economic and employment returns many innovative technologies promise. I’m particularly intrigued by the differences that make some places engines for innovation. If we are to be successful in … Continue reading “Four Things I Learned From Studying Innovation in 3 U.S. Cities”
Some Bold Baseball and Biotech Picks for the 2013 Season
Spring training is here. That means I get to spend days thinking and writing about biotech and nights dreaming about hard-throwing setup men with decent walks-plus-hits-allowed per inning pitched (WHIP) ratios who have a shot at becoming a closer. I’ll leave it up to you to decide which obsession is the greater malady. Kidding aside, … Continue reading “Some Bold Baseball and Biotech Picks for the 2013 Season”
Washington as an Antibody Hub
Washington state has some of the world’s top companies developing targeted antibody drugs. Speakers from Seattle Genetics, Alder Biopharmaceuticals, VLST, Arch Venture Partners, Theraclone Sciences, Omeros and more will be on hand for an “antibody hub” summit organized by the WBBA on April 10. For more information on how to register, click here.
Wanted: Star Journalist to Help Launch Xconomy in the Lone Star State
It’s no secret that we’re on a little bit of an expansion bender these days (hey there, Boulder/Denver), and our next hit is going to be a big one: Xconomy Texas. With the combination of Houston’s first-class research hospitals and growing life sciences sector, Austin’s vibrant tech scene, and the state’s massive energy sector we … Continue reading “Wanted: Star Journalist to Help Launch Xconomy in the Lone Star State”
What Makes an App Awesome? A Case Study with Mokriya Craigslist
If you were starting a Mobile App Design Hall of Fame, how would you decide which apps to nominate? Personally, I think I’d vote for the apps that keep me engaged through creative, elegant use of touchscreen-specific design principles. I’d point to a handful of mobile apps that are so delightful to play with that … Continue reading “What Makes an App Awesome? A Case Study with Mokriya Craigslist”