Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=038dfeaf-8b79-4e00-988d-c9afa4abac0e&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name Pasteurization Technology Group Mailing Address 2995 Teagarden St. San Leandro, CA 94577 Company Description The two most important problems facing the globe over the next 100 years are energy and water. Pasteurization Technology Group (PTG) is the only company in the world to combine renewable energy generation … Continue reading “Pasteurization Technology Group Receives $1,000,000 New Financing”
iHear Medical Obtains $1,800,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d9f308bc-7591-4614-9b56-cb251a1058c5&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name iHear Medical Mailing Address 15250 Hesperian Blvd San Leandro, CA 94578 Company Description iHear Medical is a venture-backed firm incubated by the Center for Medical Device Innovations, Inc. (CMDI) which focuses on developing novel platform technologies to create paradigm shifts in healthcare delivery. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type … Continue reading “iHear Medical Obtains $1,800,000 Series B Funding Round”
LinkedIn Acquires Rapportive for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c6c0da23-63c3-4411-ad3c-3fa596d4b281&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name Rapportive Mailing Address 153 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Rapportive shows you everything about your contacts right inside your inbox. You can immediately see what people look like, where they’re based, and what they do. You can establish rapport by mentioning shared interests. You … Continue reading “LinkedIn Acquires Rapportive for Undisclosed Sum”
Capital Access Network Lands $30,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6149fee2-cb96-4757-b74e-026bfdbd3c8d&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name Capital Access Network Mailing Address 2 Overhill Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 Company Description Capital Access Network, Inc. (CAN) has been Collecting and Analyzing Data about Small Businesses for more than a Decade. Since 1998, we have learned that for many small businesses, the fight to survive is … Continue reading “Capital Access Network Lands $30,000,000 New Financing Round”
Spongecell Lands Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=176ca503-fee1-4f5d-832d-415e0adc2bc5&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name Spongecell Mailing Address 261 Madison Avenue 14th Floor New York, NY 10016 Company Description Spongecell transforms standard banner ads into dynamic flash ads with rich media-like functionality. The multi-media ads engage audiences longer, use no more real estate than a standard banner ad, and keep users on … Continue reading “Spongecell Lands Series B Financing Round”
Blip Garners $12,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=502288ab-5ce1-475f-b0d6-b58151126849&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name Blip Mailing Address 407 Broome St. Fifth Floor New York, NY 10013 Company Description We believe that the world is fundamentally changing as it becomes easier and easier for individuals and small groups of people to create their own video. Our mission is to make this even … Continue reading “Blip Garners $12,000,000 New Round”
GigaOmniMedia Acquires ContentNext Media for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e4955a92-4288-44fe-9089-912f0bcacb2a&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name ContentNext Media Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 94000 Company Description ContentNext Media is the parent compan to paidContent.org, a prominent news blog. Website http://www.paidcontent.org Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the parties.
Pivot3 Lands $23,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fd3d0ac6-bfed-4c57-89dd-a3cae27a0fdb&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name Pivot3 Mailing Address 816 Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 Company Description Pivot3 Transforms How Customers Invest in Storage. The founding team, developers and marketers of early custom RAID controllers with credit for over 50 storage patents, shared a vision for a storage virtualization architecture that required no … Continue reading “Pivot3 Lands $23,000,000 New Round”
DeviceFidelity Obtains New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=916ccb5c-b588-484e-8f04-b7ec5f629064&Preview=1 Date 2/8/2012 Company Name DeviceFidelity Mailing Address 2201 N. Central Expressway Richardson, TX 75080 Company Description DeviceFidelity is the world leader in contactless technologies for the mobile phone and with its exceptional team of mobile, finance, semiconductor and RFID experts continues to bring new innovations to market, accelerating the universal adoption … Continue reading “DeviceFidelity Obtains New Funding Round”
Identifying Opportunities in a Changing Healthcare Landscape
New health delivery structures and payment methodologies have been introduced as a result of the federal Affordable Care Act of 2010. Healthcare payers and providers are now looking for partners in their efforts to reduce costs. This half-day seminar offers an in-depth look at recent changes and an interactive workshop on how vendors of drugs, … Continue reading “Identifying Opportunities in a Changing Healthcare Landscape”
Candid Advice for Founders as Kinect Accelerator Deadline Hits
Long hours, breakneck deadlines, high stakes, and conflicting advice—it’s all part of the package when entrepreneurs submit a few months of their life to an incubator program in hopes of creating the next big thing. Not surprisingly, some groups crumble under the pressure, says TechStars Seattle director Andy Sack. “The number one risk facing your … Continue reading “Candid Advice for Founders as Kinect Accelerator Deadline Hits”
Xconomy Event Tonight: Building the 100-Year Company at Evernote
Perhaps you’ve been meaning to buy a ticket to our big Silicon Valley event with Evernote CEO Phil Libin tonight, but you keep forgetting. Well, now’s the time to take action. We still have some tickets available online for $50 ($40 if you work for a startup)—but a walk-in ticket tonight will cost you $95. … Continue reading “Xconomy Event Tonight: Building the 100-Year Company at Evernote”
Life Sciences VC Investing Up in Dollar Value, Down in Deal Volume
At first glance, a report released last week by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association seems to portend rich times for life sciences startups. Biotech companies raised $4.7 billion in 2011—more than any other sector except for software and enough to help make last year one of the top three years for venture fundraising … Continue reading “Life Sciences VC Investing Up in Dollar Value, Down in Deal Volume”
Radius Health Seeks $86M IPO
Cambridge, MA-based Radius Health, which is on a quest to enter the multibillion-dollar market for osteoporosis treatments, said today it has filed to go public. The company hopes to raise $86 million in the proposed offering. The IPO will be underwritten by UBS Investment Bank and Leerink Swann, and co-managed by Cowen and Company and … Continue reading “Radius Health Seeks $86M IPO”
Gotham Greens: Cleantech and Farm Tech Converge in Brooklyn
Hidden amid the technology startups clamoring for attention in New York, which is packed with media, data, and social networking players, is an unlikely company more interested in vegetables than video sharing. Gotham Greens Farms is out to prove its resilience by cultivating crops on rooftops in a landscape dominated by bricks, mortar, and steel. … Continue reading “Gotham Greens: Cleantech and Farm Tech Converge in Brooklyn”
EMC’s Comeback in Server-Side Memory: Q&A with Pat Gelsinger
In enterprise data centers, servers and storage go together like hot dogs and buns. One isn’t much good without the other. But if your specialty is baking buns, you probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve the dogs. And that, in essence, is one of the limitations that Hopkinton, MA-based … Continue reading “EMC’s Comeback in Server-Side Memory: Q&A with Pat Gelsinger”
Applied Proteomics, Co-Founded by Danny Hillis, Gets New CEO, $22.5M
Applied Proteomics hasn’t exactly been operating in stealth mode since it was founded five years ago. Co-founders David Agus, a cancer specialist at USC, and Danny Hillis, the MIT-trained computer scientist, gave TedMed talks about the startup’s technology, which provides a 40-gigabyte snapshot of all the proteins circulating in a drop of blood. By pure … Continue reading “Applied Proteomics, Co-Founded by Danny Hillis, Gets New CEO, $22.5M”
Synchroneuron Receives $6,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f438e6c8-f3fb-47f6-9e6b-e034ebbd6db1&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2012 Company Name Synchroneuron Mailing Address Undisclosed Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description Synchroneuron Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based biopharmaceutical company that develops new therapies for tardive dyskinesia (TD) and other related movement disorders. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The company did … Continue reading “Synchroneuron Receives $6,000,000 Series A Round”
R2 Semiconductor Receives $10,057,775 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=44ed43c9-2914-4794-8558-1788e986e1ca&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2012 Company Name R2 Semiconductor Mailing Address 1277 North Borregas Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description R2 Semiconductor Inc is a chip startup company. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,057,775 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “R2 Semiconductor Receives $10,057,775 New Funding”
Ridejoy Lands $1,300,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=809aec6c-b1de-41b6-bf5d-1bf506793bf4&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2012 Company Name Ridejoy Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description Ridejoy is a community-driven marketplace for sharing rides. We’re making it easy to share rides with friendly people. If you’re going on a trip, you can list extra seat space in your car, and if you need … Continue reading “Ridejoy Lands $1,300,000 Seed Financing Round”
Ignite Game Technologies Secures $5,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=458df507-a243-40c8-afeb-664852ba4a75&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2012 Company Name Ignite Game Technologies Mailing Address 1 Bluxome Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description The company is developing online games focused on building a new form of auto racing game. Website http://www.ignitegt.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes Ignite will … Continue reading “Ignite Game Technologies Secures $5,000,000 Series C Financing”
Lumatic Garners $800,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7983e418-a613-4dae-b15c-bd610a815926&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2012 Company Name Lumatic Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description We are building photographic maps of the world’s cities to offer photo-driven pedestrian navigation and landmark discovery. We’re just as utilitarian as maps, but we use photos and local knowledge to bring the culture, art, history, and … Continue reading “Lumatic Garners $800,000 New Funding Round”
Rambus Acquires Unity Semiconductor for $35,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d7716d20-33f1-43af-a527-dbb141354ac3&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2012 Company Name Unity Semiconductor Mailing Address 255 Santa Ana Court Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description The company is developing memory technology. Website http://www.unitysemi.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $35,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms The acquisition was paid for with all cash.
Tango Health Obtains $4,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb01425f-c4be-4a41-bfe0-2c65e86fa25f&Preview=1 Date 2/7/2012 Company Name Tango Health Mailing Address 9015 Mountain Ridge Drive Austin, TX 78759 Company Description Tango Health began its mission in 2008. Duncan Van Dusen and Todd Praisner co-founded Tango Health to bring practical innovation to the rapidly growing market for employer-sponsored Health Savings Accounts. Website http://www.tangohealth.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Tango Health Obtains $4,000,000 Series B Round”
SocEnt Weekend
This Startup Weekend-inspired event brings together socially minded entrepreneurs and others in a crash-innovation format aimed at developing the kernel of a possible product or service. Runs from Friday evening to Sunday night, with judging at the conclusion, food, and guest speakers. Find out more or purchase tickets at the SocEnt Weekend website.
San Diego Tech Roundup: Web Startups Heat Up, New Incubator Opens
We’re starting to see fresh signs of life among the Internet software startups in San Diego. Check out this news. —During a visit last week, TechStars CEO David Cohen talked with the leaders of San Diego’s grassroots Web startup community about the factors that help to create and sustain entrepreneurial communities. One crucial issue confronting … Continue reading “San Diego Tech Roundup: Web Startups Heat Up, New Incubator Opens”
Detroit4Detroit: Citizen Philanthropy for a Digital World
Citizen Effect, the Washington, D.C.-based microphilanthropy organization that is perhaps best known for its work in India, has just launched a new initiative called Detroit4Detroit, which aims to fund 150 community-improvement projects using a strategy that’s heavy on social networking and other digital tools. “Detroit4Detroit is based around the idea that anyone can be a philanthropist,” … Continue reading “Detroit4Detroit: Citizen Philanthropy for a Digital World”
Rapid7’s Mike Tuchen on Cyber Espionage and Startup Lessons
How are companies spying on each other these days? One of the surprising ways I’ve heard about recently is through the webcam in boardrooms. That’s right, apparently it’s easy to hack into some companies’ video conference systems, because they lie outside typical security measures. Companies sometimes set up video conferences so they can be accessed … Continue reading “Rapid7’s Mike Tuchen on Cyber Espionage and Startup Lessons”
FDA vs. Drug Ads: Cut the Kids and Dogs, Spell Out Side Effects
If you’ve turned on your TV anytime in the last, oh, decade or so, you’ve no doubt been bombarded by ads imploring you to “ask your doctor” about Drug X. And you’re well familiar with the routine: You get treated to happy images of folks dancing, perhaps, or walking their dogs in pretty green meadows, … Continue reading “FDA vs. Drug Ads: Cut the Kids and Dogs, Spell Out Side Effects”
Medical Device Industry at the Crossroads: A Look Back and A Look Into the Future
Biocom has helped to arrange a keynote presentation by David Cassak, a managing director who overseas content concerning medical devices at Elsevier Business Intelligence. Please note this event will be held in Irvine. Online registration is here.
International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference
California State University Northridge is bringing the 27th Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference to San Diego. This is the world’s largest technology event dedicated to people with disabilities. CSUN plans to hold two days of pre-conference events and 350 general sessions led by internationally-recognized experts, all focused on promoting accessibility through technology … Continue reading “International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference”
Tech Coast Angels: The Power of Angel Investing
The San Diego chapter of the Tech Coast Angels has organized this all-day seminar to provide an overview of the angel investing process, including finding, evaluating, and structuring deals. It will also go into depth on how to develop angel-entrepreneur relationships that lead to success. This highly interactive program has been revised and updated for … Continue reading “Tech Coast Angels: The Power of Angel Investing”
Conviva Secures $15,000,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=635d4b76-5048-4162-98e2-6f8e5be1564b&Preview=1 Date 2/6/2012 Company Name Conviva Mailing Address Two Waters Park Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description Conviva’s Coordinated Video Distribution System (CVDS) offers tremendous benefits to content owners and network service providers that are participating in the dramatic rise in Internet video traffic by providing cost reduction, improved scale, improved … Continue reading “Conviva Secures $15,000,000 Series D Financing Round”
MoBeam Receives $150,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bb9dc2ac-5851-4ae9-b5e4-8576fa6656dd&Preview=1 Date 2/6/2012 Company Name MoBeam Mailing Address 625 Second Street Second Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description MoBeam Inc. applies its patented technology to transform the consumer-retail interaction and create multiple layers of value across the entire consumer products and retail industry, with clear benefits to both consumers and retailers. … Continue reading “MoBeam Receives $150,000 Series A Funding Round”
Groupon Acquires Adku for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc2127f2-7d44-4b5c-b863-3e48fc382a7c&Preview=1 Date 2/6/2012 Company Name Adku Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Adku will revolutionize the way ecommerce does business. We are a stealth startup founded by ex-Googlers and based in San Francisco. Website http://www.adku.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms … Continue reading “Groupon Acquires Adku for Undisclosed Sum”
Apollo Endosurgery Receives $47,600,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2b7fab02-9587-42a7-8376-68dbd0729cb9&Preview=1 Date 2/6/2012 Company Name Apollo Endosurgery Mailing Address 7000 Bee Caves Road Austin, TX 78746 Company Description Apollo Endosurgery is a world leader in device and procedure development in the fields of Transluminal (NOTES, Transgastric), and Intraluminal Surgery (Therapeutic Endoscopy). Through the combined input of the Apollo Group, widely known as … Continue reading “Apollo Endosurgery Receives $47,600,000 Series B Round”
EquaShip Suspends Operations, Overhauls Shipping Network
Seattle shipping startup EquaShip, which aims to save small and medium-sized businesses big bucks over UPS and FedEx, has hit a big stumbling block. The company is suspending operations to overhaul the way it routes packages in a bid to speed up delivery times. The change is major—CEO Ron Wiener says it could take a … Continue reading “EquaShip Suspends Operations, Overhauls Shipping Network”
Aria Retirement Solutions Garners $4,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1507bb92-be08-446d-a787-07c9914c286e&Preview=1 Date 2/4/2012 Company Name Aria Retirement Solutions Mailing Address 101 Montgomery Street 27th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Aria Retirement Solutions was founded by veteran executives from industry-leading firms such as Charles Schwab and Fidelity who shared the vision of building an industry-leading platform focused exclusively on independent RIAs. … Continue reading “Aria Retirement Solutions Garners $4,000,000 New Round”
TiqIQ Lands $1,700,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=85991b31-f39a-4e66-87f3-f1b00ea7a787&Preview=1 Date 2/4/2012 Company Name TiqIQ Mailing Address 1440 Broadway 21st Floor New York, NY 10018 Company Description TiqIQ was founded two years ago with the singular mission to make buying event tickets more transparent, efficient, and simpler. We deliver on that mission each day by providing ticket buyers with real-time information … Continue reading “TiqIQ Lands $1,700,000 Series A Financing”
Mosoro Lands $1,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=24164064-74fe-467b-a0a2-7ca356257702&Preview=1 Date 2/4/2012 Company Name Mosoro Mailing Address 14405 W. Colfax Ave Golden, CO 80401 Company Description Mosoro creates Bluetooth accessory solutions, also know as Appcessories, for smartphones. We design Bluetooth hardware and corresponding smartphone apps in-house, partner with well known consumer brands, bundle the branded hardware and apps together, and take … Continue reading “Mosoro Lands $1,500,000 Series A Funding”
New York’s Venture Emergence: The Photos
Xconomy held its first Big Apple tech event (well, mostly tech, since there was one life sciences company on hand) on Wednesday. We called it New York’s Venture Emergence, and a fantastic crowd of nearly 250 turned out to the Apella Center on East 29th Street for an afternoon of startup snapshots, VC-entrepreneur stories about … Continue reading “New York’s Venture Emergence: The Photos”
Calling All Boston-Area Marketing Mavens…
…or really just one great one: Xconomy needs your help. We’re busy cranking out terrific tech and life sciences journalism and putting on stellar events across the six cities in our network, and we’re looking for a kick-ass marketing coordinator to help us get the word out about all of it. Full details are here, … Continue reading “Calling All Boston-Area Marketing Mavens…”
HBA Boston – Clinical Trials: From Benchtop to Regulatory Approval
HBA is hosting a two-part program covering the clinical trial process with a panel of experts. Take the journey of a therapeutic candidate in the drug development stage to gain a better understanding of what it takes to reach drug approval. Register here.
HBA Boston – Alliance Management: Avoiding Pitfalls and Collaborating for Success
The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association is hosting a discussion focused on how to best colloborate, partner, or merge in the biopharmaceutical industry. Speakers in the alliance management and business development fields will share their experiences and provide advice for strategic biopharmaceutical partnerships. Register here.
Startup Scramble University Open
The Startup Scramble University Open is an event catered toward entrepreneurially-minded students interested in taking a startup “crash-course.” Listen to founder stories and learn skills in the business, legal, and tech sides of the startup world. Register here.
Startup Weekend: Entrepreneurship in the Creative Industries
Join Startup Weekend at Microsoft’s NERD for a 54-hour event to learn more about building a company in the creative industries. Attendees will include creatives, developers, graphic designers, and business people, coming together at the intersection of entrepreneurship and design. Register here.
10 Apps & Sites That Bring Back the Joy of Reading
You wouldn’t throw a fancy dinner party in a 7-Eleven. You wouldn’t hold a symphony concert in a subway station, or teach a meditation class on a tilt-a-whirl ride. So why does anyone expect readers to read long articles on the Web? Call me a traitor to my kind, but I think the World Wide … Continue reading “10 Apps & Sites That Bring Back the Joy of Reading”
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Amylin, Optimer, and the Economy
—San Diego’s Amylin Pharmaceuticals says Bydureon, its new once-a-week drug for treating Type 2 diabetes can hit the market as early as next month, after the FDA cleared Bydureon. The FDA rejected the Amylin’s drug twice before. An estimated 26 million people in the United States, or roughly 8 percent of the population, have type … Continue reading “San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Amylin, Optimer, and the Economy”
Boston Startups: Get Aggressive in Working with Big Companies
Boston startups should be focusing more on creating strategic partnerships with big companies. An “if we build it, they will come” mindset appears to dominate the Boston startup scene. Too many startups also rely mostly on a pricing and plans revenue model combined with implementing the latest inside sales and marketing 2.0 tools to “get … Continue reading “Boston Startups: Get Aggressive in Working with Big Companies”
7 Lessons from TechStars’ David Cohen on Building a Startup Culture
When it comes to tech startups—especially in Internet software and app development—San Diego has been adrift in the horse latitudes. That’s the term Spanish mariners had for the waters where the trade winds died out for days and even weeks at a time. Becalmed sailors desperate to gain some headway would heave their horses overboard … Continue reading “7 Lessons from TechStars’ David Cohen on Building a Startup Culture”