If only funding for biofuel startups were as omnipresent as spilt oil in the Gulf. That’s not the case, of course, as biofuel firms have struggled to find cash. Yet Qteros, a Marlborough, MA-based developer of cellulosic ethanol, has a plan to remove some of the typical financial aches from its business. Qteros, which has … Continue reading “Qteros Finds Ways Around Funding Pitfalls for Biofuel Startups”
Micronotes Obtains $1,600,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1cf6d96-063a-4aeb-9f57-3ae807427745&Preview=1 Date 6/9/2010 Company Name Micronotes Mailing Address One Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description The company has developed a survey technology that it targets to online banking customers who are offered rewards based on the amount of information they share about the brands they use. Website http://www.micronotes.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Micronotes Obtains $1,600,000 New Financing Round”
CustomMade Secures $1,150,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d046629-32e1-46c4-a060-3f131c206b3f&Preview=1 Date 6/9/2010 Company Name CustomMade Mailing Address 99 1st St. Cambridge, MA 02141 Company Description CustomMade is the first online marketplace to focus on connecting buyers of custom made furniture, cabinetry, and other products with the skilled artisans who create them. For consumers and members of the design trade, CustomMade is … Continue reading “CustomMade Secures $1,150,000 New Financing Round”
SellMyTimeshareNOW Receives $1,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4310fa41-ad45-451a-ac35-9ce7327977c5&Preview=1 Date 6/9/2010 Company Name SellMyTimeshareNOW Mailing Address 383 Central Ave Dover, NH 03820 Company Description Sell My Timeshare NOW is the global leader in connecting timeshare buyers, sellers, and renters! Our Expert Staff intimately understands what it takes to make the rental or sale of a timeshare quick and hassle free. … Continue reading “SellMyTimeshareNOW Receives $1,500,000 New Financing”
Healthrageous Secures $6,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7b8bc333-d7b2-4aec-94a3-6e133dccd4e1&Preview=1 Date 6/9/2010 Company Name Healthrageous Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02108 Company Description The startup’s software is designed to automatically give people personalized advice to help them reach health goals such as losing weight, lowering blood pressure, or controlling their diabetes. Website http://www.Healthrageous.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Healthrageous Secures $6,000,000 Series A Financing”
Footbalistic Obtains $500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64840cb4-693f-4f3e-a916-41abfa01a4cc&Preview=1 Date 6/9/2010 Company Name Footbalistic Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description The company operates a website that aims to become the definitive source of statistics and media for soccer fans worldwide. Website http://www.footbalistic.com/en Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Footbalistic Obtains $500,000 New Round”
Tigo Energy Lands $10,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b9b12748-2607-4532-b602-796f1f738ed8&Preview=1 Date 6/9/2010 Company Name Tigo Energy Mailing Address 170 Knowles Drive Los Gatos, CA 95032 Company Description Tigo Energy increases output power, up-time, and reliability on existing and new solar installations, resulting in a faster return on investment and lower cost of ownership. Working with energy service providers, panel manufacturers and … Continue reading “Tigo Energy Lands $10,000,000 New Funding Round”
Panaya Receives $7,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=193b13ff-153e-4ad3-b41c-c3f4236af7b7&Preview=1 Date 6/9/2010 Company Name Panaya Mailing Address 2480 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Panaya is a solution for SAP business analysts and implementers, which significantly reduces the time, costs and risks involved in SAP implementation, maintenance and upgrade. Website http://www.panayainc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 … Continue reading “Panaya Receives $7,000,000 Series C Financing”
Utility Scale Solar Receives $1,100,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b95bcfb0-4bb9-4d27-9a80-ed73b328616a&Preview=1 Date 6/9/2010 Company Name Utility Scale Solar Mailing Address 228 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description We supply advanced, low-cost, large scale, utility-grade heliostats and sun tracking systems to the worldwide solar industry. Website http://www.utilityscalesolar.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,100,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Utility Scale Solar Receives $1,100,000 New Financing”
TeamSnap Receives $700,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=23ebf37f-24b0-4fed-a1a6-49a6190025c3&Preview=1 Date 6/9/2010 Company Name TeamSnap Mailing Address 1035 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80303 Company Description The company operates a website service that allows managers of sports teams to more easily manage the administrative aspects of the team. Website http://www.teamsnap.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $700,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “TeamSnap Receives $700,000 Series A Funding”
Tippr Acquires FanForce for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bb4f881a-9b6d-4f59-875c-df58e40b379a&Preview=1 Date 6/9/2010 Company Name FanForce Mailing Address 2401 E. 6th St. Austin, TX 78702 Company Description FanForce enables businesses to increase revenue and grow their customer base through referrals and by targeting the right audiences. Our platform makes it easy for you to attract new customers, create compelling offers, expand awareness … Continue reading “Tippr Acquires FanForce for Undisclosed Sum”
Solar Day 2010
Spawned in San Francisco, Solar Day is a nationwide day of recognition of the importance of solar energy in fostering a new mix of renewable energy options for consumers and businesses. Highlights in San Francisco will include a guided tour of restaurants and businesses using solar hot water heating technology. Some 25 other cities will … Continue reading “Solar Day 2010”
RevenueLoan Pushes New Funding Model, Tippr Expands in Group Buying, Microsoft and Google Lure Startups, & More Seattle-Area Deals News
OK, things have started to pick up in terms of deals news around the Northwest. This week was headlined by the activities of a trio of well-known characters in the Seattle tech scene. —Xconomy had an exclusive in-depth interview with entrepreneur Andy Sack about his new company, RevenueLoan, which has raised $6 million from Voyager … Continue reading “RevenueLoan Pushes New Funding Model, Tippr Expands in Group Buying, Microsoft and Google Lure Startups, & More Seattle-Area Deals News”
GM, Ford Announce Plans To Beam Google Maps Directions Directly To Autos
If you drive a General Motors or Ford vehicle and subscribe to proper services, you’ll be able to avoid printing maps and schlepping them to the car before the end of the month. That’s because both auto companies today announced new partnerships with Google that enable users to beam turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps directly … Continue reading “GM, Ford Announce Plans To Beam Google Maps Directions Directly To Autos”
Mobile Sign Language Systems Wins Competition
Mobile Sign Language Systems, a University of Michigan startup developing smart phone software that translates spoken English into real-time video of sign language, has won an Ann Arbor SPARK business pitch competition, beating out four competitors. The company will get incubator space in Ypsilanti, MI, and $50,000 in business acceleration services.
See You This Afternoon at the Xconomy Forum: The Rise of Smart Energy
We’ll be turning on the lights soon for our big afternoon event, the Xconomy Forum on smart energy. On the other hand, we might not need the lights inside Atkinson Hall, where we’re gathering at Calit2, because we’ve recruited some of the brightest minds from San Diego and beyond to discuss energy and innovation. After … Continue reading “See You This Afternoon at the Xconomy Forum: The Rise of Smart Energy”
XSITE 2010: The Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship
XSITE 2010 is a full day of learning, stimulation, debate, networking, and inspiration of the kind only Xconomy can provide. Attendees will hear keynote presentations from some of the country’s leading CEOs, entrepreneurs, inventors, and investors as we celebrate the high-tech startups and anchor companies who are inventing the products and services defining the new … Continue reading “XSITE 2010: The Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship”
Schutzler Joins Livemocha as New CEO
Bellevue, WA-based Livemocha, the online language learning startup, said today it has appointed Michael Schutzler as its new CEO. Schutzler was previously the CEO of Classmates.com, a senior vice president at RealNetworks and Monster.com, and the founder of CEOSherpa, a business coaching firm. He succeeds Livemocha co-founder and former CEO Shirish Nadkarni, who will serve … Continue reading “Schutzler Joins Livemocha as New CEO”
BigDoor Raises $5M Led by Foundry Group, Looks to Bring Game Mechanics to All the Web
Score another one for the “gamification” of websites. Seattle-based BigDoor Media said today it has raised $5 million in Series B funding led by new investor Foundry Group, the Boulder, CO-based venture firm co-founded by Brad Feld. Feld led his firm’s investment in this financing round, and is joining BigDoor’s board of directors. What do … Continue reading “BigDoor Raises $5M Led by Foundry Group, Looks to Bring Game Mechanics to All the Web”
Asemblon, Hydrogen Fuel Startup, Finds Ally in Schwarzenegger’s Favorite Big Rig Maker
Hydrogen-powered cars and trucks are supposed to be cheaper and greener to run than anything today. It’s one of those big cleantech ideas that always seems to be five years away from the market. Yet Asemblon, a little Redmond, WA-based company on a quest to make this dream practical, took a small step forward recently … Continue reading “Asemblon, Hydrogen Fuel Startup, Finds Ally in Schwarzenegger’s Favorite Big Rig Maker”
Syndax Pharma Seeks to Reprogram Tumor Cells to Treat Breast Cancer
Women lose a valuable weapon against their breast tumors when the potency of hormone therapy fades. But what if there was a way to “reprogram” breast tumor cells to be receptive to hormone therapy? Waltham, MA-based Syndax Pharmaceuticals might have such a way. Syndax has shown in a 26-patient clinical trial that its drug, entinostat, … Continue reading “Syndax Pharma Seeks to Reprogram Tumor Cells to Treat Breast Cancer”
San Diego Chargers: Region Serves as a Testbed for new EVs and Their Charging Stations
San Diego County, which is bounded to the South by the U.S. border with Mexico, along the West by the Pacific Ocean and in the East by the parched deserts of Imperial Valley, has often served as a test market for everything from light beer to broadband wireless plans. And over the next year or … Continue reading “San Diego Chargers: Region Serves as a Testbed for new EVs and Their Charging Stations”
Revolutionary Angels Closes Down, Shelves Business-Plan Contest
Revolutionary Angels, a Cambridge, MA company that planned to give away as much as $300,000 in a private business plan competition, has mothballed its contest after failing to attract enough participants to pay for the prizes. The contest, which was presented as a financing alternative for startups traditionally excluded from the venture and angel investing … Continue reading “Revolutionary Angels Closes Down, Shelves Business-Plan Contest”
BigDoor Media Garners $5,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=278b4d0f-a72e-4339-b251-75ab4ab373de&Preview=1 Date 6/8/2010 Company Name BigDoor Media Mailing Address 14003 SE. 43rd St. Bellevue, WA 98006 Company Description Our platform helps companies build game-like mechanics and loyalty programs into their site or app through points, badges, levels, leaderboards, virtual currency and virtual goods. Website http://www.bigdoor.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 … Continue reading “BigDoor Media Garners $5,000,000 New Funding Round”
ReputationDefender Acquires Ziggs.com for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=db88084d-757e-4709-97c8-661854c54678&Preview=1 Date 6/8/2010 Company Name Ziggs.com Mailing Address 420 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 Company Description Your people are the most important element of your personal and professional life. That’s why Ziggs enables you to easily organize and communicate with people important to you with greater success. Website http://www.ziggs.com Transaction Type M&A … Continue reading “ReputationDefender Acquires Ziggs.com for Undisclosed Sum”
TrustE Garners $12,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=03becbde-114f-41be-b3cb-683152874312&Preview=1 Date 6/8/2010 Company Name TrustE Mailing Address 55 2nd Street 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description TRUSTe’s® services support online business growth by allowing companies to communicate their commitment to privacy, and letting consumers know which businesses they can trust. Website http://www.truste.org Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 … Continue reading “TrustE Garners $12,000,000 Series B Financing”
Trazzler Secures $750,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c719c6d6-cea2-453b-a739-c9e1155d0760&Preview=1 Date 6/8/2010 Company Name Trazzler Mailing Address 616 Arkansas Stree San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Trazzler places you emotionally into specific moments and locales all over the planet and helps you explore the limitless travel opportunities our world has to offer. Trazzler developer Adam Weller builds the technology that makes … Continue reading “Trazzler Secures $750,000 New Round”
Martini Media Network Receives $6,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64e64935-be55-4dbe-b0b7-ca5605eaebea&Preview=1 Date 6/8/2010 Company Name Martini Media Network Mailing Address 880 Harrison St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Martini Media Network Lets You Reach the Affluent Online Martini connects premium advertisers with high net-worth individuals online. We host a flagship site at MartiniLife.com that anchors our network. Here we feature content … Continue reading “Martini Media Network Receives $6,000,000 Series B Funding”
uCirrus Garners $1,660,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=645734cd-7522-495a-90f4-ff7364b98f5a&Preview=1 Date 6/8/2010 Company Name uCirrus Mailing Address 1500 Fashion Island Blvd. San Mateo, CA 94404 Company Description The company is developing massively parallel processing technology for real-time search, Web acceleration and cloud computing applications. Website http://www.uCirrus.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,660,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “uCirrus Garners $1,660,000 New Funding”
Sugar Publishing Acquires FreshGuide for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c841c7df-8e2b-4f87-9525-69ed4a92cc43&Preview=1 Date 6/8/2010 Company Name FreshGuide Mailing Address 217 South B St. San Mateo, CA 94401 Company Description The company offers a daily local shopping offers site for women, including information about local businesses. Website http://www.clearwaveinc.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the … Continue reading “Sugar Publishing Acquires FreshGuide for Undisclosed Sum”
Coronado Biosciences Lands $3,989,940 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51dc8939-2521-4416-b293-1cce5cfe3a37&Preview=1 Date 6/8/2010 Company Name Coronado Biosciences Mailing Address 45 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10111 Company Description Coronado Biosciences is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on making cancer care better. How do we define better? We hope to make cancer care safer and more easily tolerated with improved outcomes. Website … Continue reading “Coronado Biosciences Lands $3,989,940 New Funding Round”
Cleantech Entrepreneurship: Can It Get the Nation Back to Work?
The Cleantech Open sponsors a day-long conference on the contributions alternative energy entrepreneurship can make to economic recovery. From the conference website: “Amidst the recovery from the recent recession, seeds of a brighter future are being developed by entrepreneurs with ‘game changing’ clean technologies. This innovation is not unprecedented, but what is different this time? … Continue reading “Cleantech Entrepreneurship: Can It Get the Nation Back to Work?”
Biogen’s CEO Retires Tomorrow, COO to Follow
Biogen Idec will officially be CEO-less starting tomorrow. James Mullen, Biogen’s chief executive, retires on June 8 after a decade on the job and the Cambridge, MA-based company hasn’t named his successor. The company (NASDAQ:[[ticker:BIIB]]), which also has significant operations in San Diego, said this afternoon that its in the final stages of selecting the … Continue reading “Biogen’s CEO Retires Tomorrow, COO to Follow”
AVI Biopharma Gets $18M Flu Contract
AVI Biopharma (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AVII]]), the Bothell, WA-based developer of RNA-based therapies, said today it has been awarded a U.S. defense contract that could be worth as much as $18 million to develop a treatment against pandemic H1N1 flu. The money is supposed to support development of AVI-7100 as a nasal spray formulation, and to pay … Continue reading “AVI Biopharma Gets $18M Flu Contract”
CombiMatrix Directors Resign
CombiMatrix (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CBMX]]), the Mukilteo, WA-based maker of genetic analysis and diagnostic tools, said today that two members of its board have resigned. Chairman Tom Akin, a large shareholder in the company, is stepping down from the board, along with Brooke Anderson, who is also resigning his full-time role as chief operating officer as the … Continue reading “CombiMatrix Directors Resign”
AutoVirt Gets $1.5M
AutoVirt, a maker of file virtualization software, has raised $1.5 million in debt and options and warrants funding, according to an SEC filing. We last wrote about the Nashua, NH-based company in November, when it grabbed another $5 million in Series A money, bringing its funding total to $13.5 million. The startup is backed by … Continue reading “AutoVirt Gets $1.5M”
Qualcomm Invests in Anteryon
San Diego-based Qualcomm says today its European venture arm has led a new round of funding for Anteryon of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, a 2006 spinoff from Philips that makes wafer-based optical modules for mobile phone cameras and laser projection. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Existing shareholders BNP Paribas Private Equity and Biggell Finance … Continue reading “Qualcomm Invests in Anteryon”
Andy Sack, Flush With $6M, Builds Revenue Based Financing Company That Could Disrupt Venture Capital, Startup Ecosystem
Andy Sack has been working behind the scenes for more than a year. Yes, we know he’s been busy bringing the first session of TechStars, the startup bootcamp, to Seattle this fall. He’s also been co-leading Founder’s Co-op, the seed-stage investment fund, for the past couple of years. But just when you think the Seattle … Continue reading “Andy Sack, Flush With $6M, Builds Revenue Based Financing Company That Could Disrupt Venture Capital, Startup Ecosystem”
BeneChill Hires CEO
Alan Raffensperger, an Amgen executive director who led the biotech’s nephrology franchise, has been named as the new CEO at San Diego-based BeneChill, according to a report today in Venture Wire. BeneChill, which Xconomy’s Denise Gellene profiled in December, is getting ready to launch its portable RhinoChill device in Europe. The device is used to … Continue reading “BeneChill Hires CEO”
Napera Joins Google Apps Marketplace
Mercer Island, WA-based Napera Networks said today it has released its software for network management and security on the Google Apps Marketplace. It is the first systems and network management application sold in the Google marketplace, says Napera’s CEO and co-founder Todd Hooper. Napera joins Concur Technologies, Skytap, Smartsheet, and Gist in the growing list … Continue reading “Napera Joins Google Apps Marketplace”
Smart Grid Innovations in Energy and Analytics Take Root in San Diego—Previewing Xconomy’s Smart Energy Event
Over the next decade, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and other public utilities in California must undergo a massive transformation in the ways they generate and transmit electricity to meet aggressive regulatory requirements for renewable energy. We’re starting to see some of those changes today. In less than two years, SDG&E is expected to … Continue reading “Smart Grid Innovations in Energy and Analytics Take Root in San Diego—Previewing Xconomy’s Smart Energy Event”
Michigan, Ohio Firms Partner to Launch 2nd VC Fund For Great Lakes Regional Investments
Amid a tough fund-raising climate in the Great Lakes region, a pair of firms in Michigan and Ohio are nevertheless optimistic enough to for a second go-around in a venture capital fund. Ann Arbor, MI-based Plymouth Management is working with Toledo-based Rocket Ventures to establish a $40 million fund called Plymouth Venture Partners Fund II … Continue reading “Michigan, Ohio Firms Partner to Launch 2nd VC Fund For Great Lakes Regional Investments”
Bizdom U Fall Applications Due June 11
Bizdom U, a Detroit nonprofit service that provides business training, mentorship, and other resources, is looking for 20 entrepreneurs for its fall 2010 session. Application deadline is June 11. The free program includes a living stipend, laptops, personal data devices, and materials. Entrepreneurs who complete the program and prepare an approved plan for a viable … Continue reading “Bizdom U Fall Applications Due June 11”
Non-Profits Compete for TUGG $10K
Technology Underwriting Greater Good, an organization launched last fall by Jeff Fagnan of Atlas Venture and Hemant Taneja of General Catalyst Partners, will hand out $10,000 to one of three non-profit organizations at its first annual “Spring Fling” fundraising event this Wednesday, June 9. With a self-declared mission to pursue “open source philanthropy,” TUGG mainly … Continue reading “Non-Profits Compete for TUGG $10K”
Ekos Wins $2.7M NIH Grant
Ekos, the Bothell, WA-based company that uses ultrasound to treat vascular diseases, said today it has received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study its method of treating hemorrhagic strokes. About 100,000 patients in the U.S. have this condition, in which a blood vessel ruptures in the brain and creates … Continue reading “Ekos Wins $2.7M NIH Grant”
Microsoft, EveryScape Team Up to Provide 3-D Views of Restaurants Online
The next time you’re trying to pick a place to go out to eat, you might have more information at your fingertips than just reviews, photos, and menus. A Boston-area company called EveryScape has teamed up with Microsoft’s Bing Maps to deliver 3-D panoramic views of restaurants—both interiors and exteriors—on the Web. EveryScape, based in … Continue reading “Microsoft, EveryScape Team Up to Provide 3-D Views of Restaurants Online”
Genzyme Taps Amgen Vet for Board
Cambridge, MA-based Genzyme (NASDAQ:[[ticker:GENZ]]), the biotech powerhouse besieged by manufacturing problems, says its board has nominated former Amgen executive Dennis Fenton to its board of directors. Fenton, 58, developed significant biotech drug manufacturing expertise during his 25-year tenure at Thousand Oaks, CA-based biotech giant Amgen (NASDAQ:[[ticker:AMGN]]), according to Genzyme. He was executive vice president of … Continue reading “Genzyme Taps Amgen Vet for Board”
XSITE’s Biotech Gurus to Cover the State of New England Biotech, the Return of Platforms
Boston is probably the best place in the world to start a biotech company today, and, yes, I’ve been studying the San Francisco Bay Area a lot lately, as the Globe’s Scott Kirsner reported last week. Strong as Boston may be, the biotech industry still has a lot of systemic issues to deal with, like … Continue reading “XSITE’s Biotech Gurus to Cover the State of New England Biotech, the Return of Platforms”
Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail, and Other John Wooden Advice for the Innovation Community (and Everyone Else)
If you know me, or have followed some of my increasingly sporadic posts or tweets, you know I love sports. Few people know, though, that I was a physical education major in college—part of a double major with psychology, it being the mind-and-body ’70s. I was either going to be a basketball coach or a … Continue reading “Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail, and Other John Wooden Advice for the Innovation Community (and Everyone Else)”
The Greater Boston 3D Design Cluster
In the movie 21, three MIT students who know their math go to Las Vegas and play blackjack. Eventually they get thrown out, after nearly breaking the bank at the casinos’ card tables. Well, as we’ve reported before, it’s a true story. And one of the three MIT geniuses was Jon Hirschtick, who invested his … Continue reading “The Greater Boston 3D Design Cluster”