Natural language comparison service Versus IO scores $2.8M in funding David Meyer, gigaom.com In the development of natural language processing, the semantic web and so on, e-commerce provides a rich breeding ground. Companies such as Amazon and Google always want to find better ways to learn what it is potential customers… Natural language comparison service … Continue reading Natural language shopping
Build Your Startup On A Vacant Domain Name David Teten, forbes.com This is part two of a two-part series on domain names and startups; part 1 was “Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?”. I’ve written in the past about how to identify a great startup opportuni… Build Your Startup On A … Continue reading Domain name prospecting
Is This The Year We Ditch Our Cars And Start Sharing? Markus Barnikel, fastcoexist.com The CEO of Carpooling.com discusses what’s going to make 2013 a huge year for ridesharing.2012 marked a big year for the sharing economy with new launches, explosive growth rates, and millions spent in venture capital funding. In 2013, the growth … … Continue reading The year of car sharing
Big Tech: With $1 Trillion at Stake, Enterprise Technology Gets Its Star Turn Michael V. Copeland, wired.com Every 10 to 15 years the enterprise market goes through an upheaval where the next generation of technology replaces the old. We’re in the early stages of one of those big displacements right now, where huge companies are … Continue reading With $1 Trillion at Stake, Enterprise Technology Gets Its Star Turn :
Biotech Startup Transcriptic Receives $1.2M In Seed Funding Led By Google Ventures And FF Angel Catherine Shu, techcrunch.com Startup biotech company Transcriptic has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round from a wide group of investors led by Google Ventures and FF Angel (Founders Fund‘s seed stage arm), and private investors Mark Cuban and … Continue reading Transcriptic biotech startup funded by Google Ventures
Technology will replace 80% of what doctors do - Fortune Tech cnn.com Data-driven healthcare won’t replace physicians entirely, but it will help those receptive to technology perform their jobs better. By Vinod Khosla FORTUNE — Healthcare today is often really the “practice of medicine” rather than the… http://flip.it/t2nZy Related articles Vinod Khosla To Entrepreneurs: Venture … Continue reading Vinod Khosla says tech will replace 80% of what docs do
Design and cleantech: a winning combination Posted by Chris Sherwin, guardian.co.uk In his third article on sustainability and design, Chris Sherwin makes the case for using design to help clean and green technologies succeed A few years ago, green start-up Intelligent Energy (IE), the proud owners and developers of a world-cla… http://flpbd.it/ex0Vi Related articles Denmark … Continue reading Design and cleantech: a winning combination
Knode and other local startups are the focus of new vc approaches that involve less time shuffling papers at a desk, and more time doing ethnographic research on what people actually do. Some venture firms find both ideas and the money - Boston.com. Related articles Fred Wilson says venture capital funds have gotten too big … Continue reading New models for venture firms find both ideas and the money
Startup How-To Guides. For those of us looking to start a company these guides provide a simple, direct way to learn the nuts and bolts without forking over 100k+ to a top tier MBA program. Related articles Want to pitch at DEMO 2012? Here's your chance. [Verge Startups] (indysphere.com) Startup Trajectories (growthology.org) Startup is not … Continue reading Entrepreneur Startup How-To Guides
Another link from Jay. Black Coral Capital is a fund investing in the alternative energy / cleantech space. The fund can invest in a wide variety of cleantech arenas, both directly and through funds. Black Coral was formed in late 2008 and is presently building out its presence in North America. Black Coral Capital - … Continue reading Black Coral Capital: Private Equity Fund Investing in CleanTech Space
The recent address by Obama was both very well delivered and full of important content on the strategic direction our country needs to take. The President highlighted the importance of expanding our investments in clean technology, biotechnology, IT and education, while trimming inefficiencies in other areas of the economy with unclear outcomes such as … Continue reading Obama State Of The Union Speech 2011 Highlights Roles of IT, Biotech, Cleantech and Education in Recovery and Competitive Advantage
TechCrunch. Michael Arrington's TechCrunch blog covers software and Web start-ups with inimitable passion, candor, and fervor. Related articles TechCrunch broke the news - AOL's official statement: "deciding" to move on (nextlevelofnews.com) TechCrunch Giveaway: Phosphor Watch And A Free Ticket To Disrupt SF #TCDisrupt (techcrunch.com) TechCrunch Giveaway: 3 Vizio Co-Stars! #TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) The Headline Hub, Sept. … Continue reading TechCrunch: the scoop straight from Silicon Valley
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