Summer is (gleefully for me) upon us. As the heat rises, innovators need fuel of all types—but perhaps most especially the beer type. At least that’s the way I see it. But not all beers fit the mold, so to speak, for what I have in mind: to be innovation beers, they need to be … Continue reading “Innovation Beers: 8 Great Tasting, Low ABV Brews”
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BIO 2014: Antisense and Disruptive Technologies for Drug Discovery
Editor’s note: The BIO 2014 convention begins today in San Diego. Stanley Crooke is among the speakers at a breakout session Wednesday titled Blazing New Trails in Disruptive Innovation: Stem Cells, RNA and Epigenetics-Based Therapeutics. —BVB For the past 25 years I, with my colleagues at Isis Pharmaceuticals, have persevered in the creation and validation … Continue reading “BIO 2014: Antisense and Disruptive Technologies for Drug Discovery”
Innovation Hub: Stop Listening to the Same People
How do you break out of your old mindset, in a way that will fuel innovation? Try heading to 16th-century Florence, according to Frans Johansson, the best-selling author of The Medici Effect. Johansson notes that the wealthy Medici family corralled a truly diverse set of thinkers, put them in the same place, and watched creativity … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Stop Listening to the Same People”
Q2’s Software Helps Community Banks Digitize Customer Operations
Q2 Holdings (NYSE: [[ticker:QTWO]]) sees big opportunity in the digitization of small banks. The Austin, TX- based company sells software to community financial institutions, including credit unions, so that they can offer banking services online and via mobile devices. In March, the company went public in a $101 million initial public offering, selling 7.8 million … Continue reading “Q2’s Software Helps Community Banks Digitize Customer Operations”
Pogoplug: One Service to Back Up All Your Devices
I’m a little obsessive when it comes to backups. In my Windows days, in the early 2000s, I used to make complete CD-ROM copies of my PC’s hard drive every couple of months. Until last year, I had two separate online backup services running on my Macbook Pro—Carbonite and Backblaze—along with an external hard drive … Continue reading “Pogoplug: One Service to Back Up All Your Devices”
Amazon’s Fire Phone: One Big Piece of a Real-World Shopping Push
Anyone who’s fallen into a wormhole of product recommendations can testify that buying things on Amazon.com is already pretty easy. With an Internet connection and a bank card, just about anything you can dream up is available around the clock, ready to be shipped to your door. But some things haven’t changed all that much … Continue reading “Amazon’s Fire Phone: One Big Piece of a Real-World Shopping Push”
Why Lean May Save Your Life: The I-Corps at NIH
Today the National Institutes of Health announced they are offering my Lean LaunchPad class (I-Corps @ NIH ) to commercialize Life Science. There may come a day that one of these teams makes a drug, diagnostic or medical device that saves your life. —- Over the last two and a half years the National Science … Continue reading “Why Lean May Save Your Life: The I-Corps at NIH”
Dallas Tech Startup Chui Crowdfunds an ‘Intelligent’ Doorbell
Smart gadgets are infiltrating many parts of our lives, but two Dallas entrepreneurs are focusing on a forgotten, but key, device we all use: the doorbell. Shaun Moore and Nazare Chafni founded 214 Technologies last year to manufacture Chui, a so-called “smart doorbell” that uses facial recognition to tell you who’s at the door. Chui, … Continue reading “Dallas Tech Startup Chui Crowdfunds an ‘Intelligent’ Doorbell”
BIO 2014: An Industry Surrounded by Insurmountable Opportunity
Biotech is riding the crest of a wave of public and private financial interest unparalleled in the 36-years since the founding of Genentech. Since 2012 public markets have committed $10.3 billion to more than 100 life-sciences IPOs, an industry record. Pharma has been buying/partnering with biotech on an unprecedented scale. Research breakthroughs from cancer immunotherapy … Continue reading “BIO 2014: An Industry Surrounded by Insurmountable Opportunity”
Texas Biotech ZS Pharma Makes Wall Street Debut, Raises $107M
ZS Pharma, which is making a therapy for kidney disease, makes its debut on the Nasdaq today after pricing its IPO at $18 per share, above its projected range of $15 to $17. The pricing of 5.9 million shares—versus the 5 million originally planned—raises $107 million and marks the first appearance on Wall Street in … Continue reading “Texas Biotech ZS Pharma Makes Wall Street Debut, Raises $107M”
“We Have to Find Our Way”: Eric Topol of Scripps on Connected Health
Eric Topol wears many hats. He is a practicing cardiologist, genomic researcher, chief academic officer of Scripps Health, and the head of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, one of more than 60 biomedical centers supported through an ambitious National Institutes of Health program created nearly 10 years ago to move basic medical research into the … Continue reading ““We Have to Find Our Way”: Eric Topol of Scripps on Connected Health”
Phoenix Biotechnology Obtains $852,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9c775ee3-d405-4a3e-92ac-b40192f3990b Date 6/18/2014 Company Name Phoenix Biotechnology Mailing Address 8626 Tesoro Dr. San Antonio, TX 78217 USA Company Description The company was created through the acquisition of the assets of Anvirlat, Inc., a privately held Nevada corporation controlled by Messrs. Addington and Kost, current officers and directors of the company. Website http://www.phoenixbiotechnology.com … Continue reading “Phoenix Biotechnology Obtains $852,000 New Round”
ZS Pharma Obtains $106,200,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af4bcc33-6478-4d4e-8d07-8ddcc211b71e Date 6/18/2014 Company Name ZS Pharma Mailing Address 508 Wrangler Drive Coppell, TX 75019 USA Company Description Founded in 2008, ZS Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZSPH) is a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company located inFort Worth, Texas. It is focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary oral sorbent technology that will … Continue reading “ZS Pharma Obtains $106,200,000 New Round”
Roundup: New Funds at Wisegate, Savara, Besomebody, & Dallas startups
[Updated 6/17/14 1:10 pm. See below.] Another week, another slew of startup financings in Texas. Here’s the latest news: —The Dallas Entrepreneur Center announced that Comerica Bank has funded a $50,000 pitch contest in North Texas. The DEC, a co-working space as well as incubator and accelerator, was founded a year ago by Trey Bowles, … Continue reading “Roundup: New Funds at Wisegate, Savara, Besomebody, & Dallas startups”
The Future of Work, Plus or Minus E-mail
I. Too Much of a Good Thing I’ll begin by admitting my biases. I don’t like electronic mail. In the pre-Internet days of the 1970s, when e-mail as we know it was invented, it may have been a decent solution to a certain problem—namely, the need for users logged into a single mainframe, server, or … Continue reading “The Future of Work, Plus or Minus E-mail”
Wisegate Lands $1,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9c3a166c-5572-4705-8fb3-f8892c079f07 Date 6/16/2014 Company Name Wisegate Mailing Address 13413 Galleria Circle Austin, TX 78738 USA Company Description Wisegate’s ambitious mission is to make our members’ jobs less stressful and more productive. We seek to achieve this goal by driving a radical degree of transparency in the industry while giving our members a … Continue reading “Wisegate Lands $1,000,000 Series A Funding”
Innovation Hub: Twitter’s Deb Roy Sees More Change Ahead for TV
It’s fair to say that Deb Roy is obsessed with Twitter. In 2008, he started Bluefin Labs to understand the power and influence of social media. He looked at how the public viewed political candidates, brands, and TV shows. And the data he gathered was so valuable that last year, Twitter gobbled up Bluefin, making … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Twitter’s Deb Roy Sees More Change Ahead for TV”
Houston’s ChaiOne Sees a Role for the Internet of Things in Industry
Much of the discussion around the “Internet of Things” has focused on how such connectedness will impact our everyday lives as consumers. ChaiOne’s Gaurav Khandelwal has been focusing on how IoT, as it’s known, can make businesses processes more efficient. Houston-based ChaiOne designs and develops mobile app platforms for large companies, and Khandelwal sees a … Continue reading “Houston’s ChaiOne Sees a Role for the Internet of Things in Industry”
How I Conquered My Reading List Using Pocket
If you’re a student, a researcher, a knowledge worker, or an entrepreneur, you probably swim in ideas all day long. Like it or not, replenishing those ideas through reading is a huge part of your job. After all, it’s hard to make new knowledge without old knowledge; it’s impossible to see new connections unless you … Continue reading “How I Conquered My Reading List Using Pocket”
TrackingPoint Garners $29,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=32488ec7-278f-4f75-88a1-251b940b927b Date 6/13/2014 Company Name TrackingPoint Mailing Address 3813 Helios Way Pflugerville, TX 78660 USA Company Description TrackingPoint is an applied technology company working to perfect long range precision tracking and electro-optical-mechanical integration. Website http://www.tracking-point.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $29,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “TrackingPoint Garners $29,000,000 New Financing”
Besomebody Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=52a95880-f881-4e8d-8f96-696723784629 Date 6/12/2014 Company Name Besomebody Mailing Address 916 Springdale Rd. Austin, TX 78702 USA Company Description Besomebody Inc is a beast the world has never seen. What started as the personal mantra of Founder, Kash Shaikh, and grew into the fastest growing Motivational Movement in the world, reaching more than 4 … Continue reading “Besomebody Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
OTA: Most Top Websites Don’t Follow Best Security, Privacy Practices
Craig Spiezle, executive director of the Online Trust Alliance, sees online data breeches and privacy fumbles in much the same way an environmentalist might view chemical leaks or oil spills. There are the headline-grabbing catastrophes: last year’s theft of credit and debit card information from Target; this year’s Heartbleed vulnerability, for example. Then there are … Continue reading “OTA: Most Top Websites Don’t Follow Best Security, Privacy Practices”
Savara Pharmaceuticals Obtains $4,493,581 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a92e56e2-f373-4ee1-a42b-0675f1444db6 Date 6/11/2014 Company Name Savara Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 900 S. Capital of Texas Highway Austin, TX 78746 USA Company Description Savara is a pharmaceutical company developing novel respiratory therapeutics utilizing our proprietary NanoCluster dry powder aerosol drug delivery platform.The aerosols are assembled directly from nanoparticles of an existing therapeutic and delivered … Continue reading “Savara Pharmaceuticals Obtains $4,493,581 New Funding Round”
TurnKey Vacation Rentals Lands $3,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f4e4780-5219-41f9-90ef-0fb3b76f6081 Date 6/11/2014 Company Name TurnKey Vacation Rentals Mailing Address 2525 Wallingwood Drive Austin, TX 78746 USA Company Description We are a full-service vacation rental manager utilizing online marketing, professional sales staff and high-tech to improve your rental business returns. Website http://www.turnkeyvr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Seed … Continue reading “TurnKey Vacation Rentals Lands $3,000,000 Seed Funding”
Austin Firms, Dallas’ Health Wildcatters Startups Raise Funds
School’s out for summer, and the temperatures around Texas are rising. Instead of taking that as a cue to slow down, the state’s startups continue on a brisk pace with several new funding announcements. —TurnKey Vacation Rentals announced Tuesday it has raised $3 million in seed funding from Silverton Partners, an Austin, TX, venture capital … Continue reading “Austin Firms, Dallas’ Health Wildcatters Startups Raise Funds”
Techstars Austin Debuts Second Class of Startups for 3-Month Program
A beer robot, an online portal to manage lawn care, and an app to deploy Ruby apps on any cloud. Yep, with startups like that, it has to be Austin. Those companies, along with eight others, comprise the latest class of Techstars Austin. The startups aim to use software and mobile apps to innovate in … Continue reading “Techstars Austin Debuts Second Class of Startups for 3-Month Program”
Innovari Lands Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e7ac2c42-0e1d-49a8-bb38-3a73710c4c0a Date 6/10/2014 Company Name Innovari Mailing Address 2900 N. Quinian Park Rd. Austin, TX 78732 USA Company Description At Innovari, we don’t just dream of a better future; we’re building one. We’re improving how the world uses energy. We understand utilities, regulators, and customers need a vehicle enabling mutually beneficial collaboration. … Continue reading “Innovari Lands Series B Round”
Experiment Engine Obtains $118,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6b769cb9-d3da-41e2-a79b-3ff73e45379f Date 6/10/2014 Company Name Experiment Engine Mailing Address Undisclosed Austin, TX 78610 USA Company Description Experiment Engine is an an A/B testing platform backed by a marketplace of designers and conversion rate experts who get paid when they make businesses more money. Website http://www.experimentengine.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $118,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Experiment Engine Obtains $118,000 Seed Funding Round”
Burpy Receives $118,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64766e3c-cb58-4ded-88dc-4dc015d186b2 Date 6/10/2014 Company Name Burpy Mailing Address 1616 Guadalupe St. Austin, TX 78701 USA Company Description Burpy is a same-day grocery delivery startup offering delivery in as little as one hour. Focused on delivering groceries and home essentials, Burpy already has over 100,000 items from local stores in it’s catalogue. Website … Continue reading “Burpy Receives $118,000 Seed Financing”
Free Textbooks Lands $118,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57a5d92e-ace6-4d37-b951-9108ee3c929a Date 6/10/2014 Company Name Free Textbooks Mailing Address Undisclosed Austin, TX 78751 USA Company Description Free Textbooks: A website that allows students to buy, sell, and rent textbooks. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $118,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its initial … Continue reading “Free Textbooks Lands $118,000 Seed Financing”
A $15 Minimum Wage Doesn’t Have to Mean Price Increases
Last week, Seattle approved the nation’s highest minimum wage: $15 an hour, to be phased in over the next seven years. Other major cities, including San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City, are debating similar increases, and President Obama has called for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. … Continue reading “A $15 Minimum Wage Doesn’t Have to Mean Price Increases”
Handshakez Lands $1,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc7de6fe-b6d1-4072-9d12-5ddbc0698d75 Date 6/9/2014 Company Name Handshakez Mailing Address 504 Lavaca Austin, TX 78701 USA Company Description We’re bringing relationships back to CRM. The act of shaking hands is as old as commerce itself—a simple, social ritual that signals two people engaging in a gesture of trust and balance. Website http://www.handshakez.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Handshakez Lands $1,000,000 New Round”
Inova Labs Receives $3,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f962393d-b562-4899-90a1-f377109dd529 Date 6/9/2014 Company Name Inova Labs Mailing Address 3500 Comsouth Rd. Austin, TX 78744 USA Company Description The company has developed a portable oxygen concentrator product line. Website http://www.lifechoiceoxygen.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Contact technology … Continue reading “Inova Labs Receives $3,000,000 New Financing Round”
Post-IPO Biotechs Have News, But Big Pharma Drives the ASCO Boat
As often happens, industry news from the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting, which ended Wednesday in Chicago, was dominated this year by Big Pharma. It’s not surprising—even with the advent of targeted cancer therapies that promise more precise treatment of smaller patient populations, clinical trials require big budgets. No drug giant had … Continue reading “Post-IPO Biotechs Have News, But Big Pharma Drives the ASCO Boat”
In Crowded Field, Cariloop Helps Families Find Care for Elders
As our population ages, more and more of us must grapple with the question: What’s the best way to take care of Mom and Dad? One Dallas area medtech startup says it can help us wade through the tens of thousands of available options. Michael Walsh, co-founder and CEO of Cariloop, a healthtech startup based … Continue reading “In Crowded Field, Cariloop Helps Families Find Care for Elders”
Innovation Hub: Businesses Know You’re Biased
Who’s better at math? Women or men? Studies show that both men and women believe men are better at math, even when data indicates otherwise. To understand why we have these biases—and why businesses think that getting rid of them will help the bottom line—I sat down with Harvard professor Mahzarin Banaji (pictured), the co-author … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Businesses Know You’re Biased”
If Tesla Made Bike Lights, They’d Look Like This; The Story of Sparse
Hardware is Silicon Valley’s new religion. At maker spaces like TechShop, hardware startup accelerators like HAXLR8R and Lemnos Labs, and conferences like O’Reilly Media’s Solid, there’s one overriding article of faith: that bits and atoms aren’t so different after all. Just as the cost and complexity of starting a software company has drastically declined over … Continue reading “If Tesla Made Bike Lights, They’d Look Like This; The Story of Sparse”
Starting Unicorn Companies: Tableau Software
Last November, Ailene Lee wrote a post on TechCrunch entitled Welcome To The Unicorn Club: Learning From Billion-Dollar Startups. In it, she offered a list of companies that have had billion-dollar exits, and analyzed some of the common threads. I would like to look at some of the “unicorn” companies that she identified, as well … Continue reading “Starting Unicorn Companies: Tableau Software”
Cariloop Receives $400,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=533ed1a0-f15a-4fd3-adf8-9443970d8d69 Date 6/6/2014 Company Name Cariloop Mailing Address 9300 S IH 35 Austin, TX 78748 USA Company Description Cariloop is a digital platform that helps senior care and service providers to easily and cost effectively connect with patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. Cariloop officially launched in Texas in April, 2013. Website http://www.cariloop.com … Continue reading “Cariloop Receives $400,000 Seed Funding Round”
Super Evil Megacorp Lands $15,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bc3a14e0-b776-4a0e-81aa-e812c05beef9 Date 6/6/2014 Company Name Super Evil Megacorp Mailing Address Undisclosed San Antonio, TX 78251 USA Company Description Super Evil Megacorp is developing core games for tablet, mobile, and emerging platforms. With deep technical, design, and operational expertise. Website http://www.superevilmegacorp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Super Evil Megacorp Lands $15,000,000 New Financing Round”
TrendKite Garners $3,200,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=901f66c2-7cd1-46a8-9e65-ab155a536847 Date 6/6/2014 Company Name TrendKite Mailing Address 714 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701 USA Company Description TrendKite is an Austin, Texas based company that was founded in 2012 with the mission to help organizations better understand what the world thinks of them and react accordingly. Website http://www.trendkite.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “TrendKite Garners $3,200,000 Series A Round”
Altair Semiconductor Receives $25,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=92106c2c-28be-47e2-bca8-dd620580abc1 Date 6/6/2014 Company Name Altair Semiconductor Mailing Address 1400 Preston Rd. Plano, TX 75093 USA Company Description Altair is a fabless semiconductor company based in Israel that is developing state of the art, ultra low power mobile WiMAX silicon solutions optimized for handsets and handheld devices. Website http://www.altair-semi.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Altair Semiconductor Receives $25,000,000 New Funding Round”
Not All Entrepreneurs Are Young
Most of the famous entrepreneurs we hear about are fairly young. We tend to read in the popular press about the Mark Zuckerbergs of the world and assume that all successful entrepreneurs launch businesses in their 20s. However, this couldn’t be further from reality. Recent studies show that older entrepreneurs are increasing while the number … Continue reading “Not All Entrepreneurs Are Young”
RNA Therapeutics Are Here to Stay
Over the past year, we’ve witnessed the biotech bull market expand, deflate and expand again—specifically in relation to RNA-based therapeutic companies. The innovators in the space have increased and decreased their investment levels in the technology, leaving investors, the media, and some in the scientific community wondering which way the pendulum will ultimately swing. In … Continue reading “RNA Therapeutics Are Here to Stay”
RigUp Receives $3,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ba1f05a2-9148-4f6f-89a5-5ff3044d732f Date 6/5/2014 Company Name RigUp Mailing Address 701 Brazos St. Austin, TX 78701 USA Company Description RigUp is a platform for the energy industry to digitally interact in a more efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly way. Website http://www.rigup.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “RigUp Receives $3,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Texas Deals: Austin Startups Gazzang, Phunware, Structured Polymers
Here is the latest technology and innovation deal news from Texas. —Austin, TX-based data-security software company Gazzang was acquired Tuesday by Cloudera, a big-data analytics company in Palo Alto, CA. Terms were not disclosed. Among Cloudera’s investors include chipmaker Intel. Gazzang, which will become the Cloudera Center for Security Excellence, was founded in 2008 and … Continue reading “Texas Deals: Austin Startups Gazzang, Phunware, Structured Polymers”
Three Key Workplace Policies that Startups Can’t Afford to Ignore
Most startups are focused on getting their business off the ground. As a result, they usually delay policy development until a later date. But here’s why it’s important to draft and implement certain policies right at the start of your business: Policies pre-empt and prevent misunderstandings between employees and employers about obligations and behavior at … Continue reading “Three Key Workplace Policies that Startups Can’t Afford to Ignore”
Nuventix Garners $2,398,256 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2ea27265-6980-44fd-bfdc-9b94159cd7ed Date 6/3/2014 Company Name Nuventix Mailing Address 1909 W. Braker Ln. Austin, TX 78758 USA Company Description Nuventix was founded by Professor Ari Glezer and researchers, Dr. Sam Heffington and Dr. Raghav Mahalingam, at the Georgia Institute of Technology with the simple goal of removing more heat with less air. Website … Continue reading “Nuventix Garners $2,398,256 New Funding Round”
Cloudera Acquires Gazzang for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d865ed85-d778-4564-9dac-37766b180071 Date 6/3/2014 Company Name Gazzang Mailing Address 804 Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 USA Company Description We are a cloud infrastructure software company that helps organizations reduce the complexity and cost of enterprise computing. Website http://www.gazzang.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of … Continue reading “Cloudera Acquires Gazzang for Undisclosed Sum”
The Real Meaning of “Minimum Viable Product”
[Editor’s Note: In today’s tech startup culture, it’s widely understood that it’s smarter to build a “minimum viable product” or MVP and get it to market quickly than to labor behind closed doors for years on an elaborate and feature-rich product that, in the end, nobody might really want. But what if the MVP turns … Continue reading “The Real Meaning of “Minimum Viable Product””