mobile.venturebeat — The mobile search and recommendation service WHERE announced today the launch of its new hyper-local mobile advertising network, WHERE Ads. WHERE’s claim to fame is its immensely useful mobile application which goes by the same name. The app allows you to search for restaurants, entertainment, news, and more based on your...
xconomy — Wireless Health, people, Life Sciences Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: San Diego’s West Wireless Health Institute today named Donald Casey as its first chief executive officer. Case, a former worldwide chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s Comprehensive Care group, also will serve on the institute’s board of directors, according to a statement issued...
nextbillion — Authored by: Bryan FarrisImagine that you're a 13 year old, the oldest of seven kids, growing up in Pakistan in a poor family. As you try to fall asleep each night, you wonder whether you'll have something to eat the next day and your back hurts because you spent the...
pehub — * Can California declare bankruptcy? * Business schools revamp their applications * Bijan Sabet: Friendly advice for first-time CEOs * Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower, London falls early, European shares slip, the Nikkei loses 0.1% and Hong Kong shares gain. * The end of WiMAX? Cisco is the latest to bail * Liz Gannes: When it comes to...
tonywright — I don’t know a ton of important people. But as a founder of a venture-backed startup with some amazing investors and advisors, I do know a few. With Nivi and Naval preaching the gospel of social proof (can I get an “amen”?!) and with fundraising posts and articles espousing the...
arcticstartup — TechCrunch reports that Spotify has signed an exclusive deal with the Finnish side of TeliaSonera. The two year deal will give TeliaSonera the exclusive rights to sell Spotify Premium in Finland. The announcement comes on the same day as TeliaSonera unveils its IPTV service that is complete with a certain...
pehub — PricewaterhouseCoopers today published a 28-page report that looks back at the past year’s IPO market, and suggests that the second half’s momentum will be built upon in 2010. Here’s the key graphs, in regard to U.S. offerings: While January and February are often quiet, we expect substantial IPO activity prior to...
green.venturebeat — eXo, provider of services that accelerate Java web sites and applications in cloud environments, has brought in $6 million in a first round of funding. Based in San Francisco, Calif., the company is backed by Auriga Partners and XAnge Capital. It plans to use the new...
bernardmoon.blogspot — "Grasshopper.com presents a comprehensive research review (research by TrendsSpotting) on entrepreneurs:"The New Entrepreneur: Research ReviewView more presentations from Taly Weiss.
pehub — Carried interest taxation is back on the blogs this week, thanks largely to a piece by The New Yorker’s James Surowiecki. It also doesn’t hurt that Rep. Sandy Levin (D-MI) — author of a 2007 bill that proposed changing the treatment of carried interest from capital gains to ordinary income – was...
xconomy — IT, ceos, Software Ryan McBride wrote: Crossbeam Systems, a Boxborough, MA-based provider of network security software, says today it has named Michael Ruffolo as its new president and CEO. Ruffolo’s appointment follows the company’s announcement in December that its previous chief executive, Pete Fiore, passed away after his bout with cancer....
mobile.venturebeat — Mobile analytics company Localytics plotted observed iPhone activity by the hour, adjusted for timezones, and came up with a chart that validates most people’s suspicions: iPhone owners use their apps much more on nights and weekends rather than during the weekday. The obvious conclusion: The iPhone is used much more...
markpeterdavis — Two weeks ago I posted a poll which surveyed readers about their perception about the relative attractiveness of their regional venture community. Now that about 1,500 questions have been answered and post is no longer in the top portion of my blog it’s time to share some of the results. I...
xconomy — IT, Mobile, Advertising Wade Roush wrote: Boston’s uLocate Communications, known up to now mainly as the creator of the Where local search and recommendation app popular with many smartphone owners, is turning into something more. Today it announced the launch of a geographically targeted mobile advertising network called Where Ads that...
drjeffcornwall — Education and training for entrepreneurs worldwide is inadequate, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Special Report: A Global Perspective on Entrepreneurship Education and Training, released today at Babson College, lead sponsor and co-founder of the GEM project. Entrepreneurship education is one of several key factors, along with access to...
iddictive — There are, by my count, something like a gazillion social networks. There have been over 2 million created on Ning alone. But that isn’t to say that you can’t start a successful social network project catering to a well-defined niche or by bringing something new to the table. One current trend...
37signals — Alright, the big day is finally here! REWORK is now available in stores. You can order the US version online from the following booksellers: Amazon.com Barnes & Noble Borders Indie Bound 800 CEO READ International versions are either out already or coming soon. Check with your local retailer. There’s also an audiobook version read by Mike...
trizle — Education. But not just any education: education that helps you help others. A software developer helps businesses work more efficiently. A marketing consultant helps businesses bring in more customers. A trader allocates resources to the most efficient companies. A chef helps people eat healthier. An investment banker helps businesses preserve cash to keep operations running. A professional...
xconomy — Gaming, Entertainment, startups Gregory T. Huang wrote: This week is nuts for videogame companies: the annual Game Developers Conference starts today in San Francisco. Z2Live, a Seattle-based social mobile gaming startup, kicked off what is sure to be a busy news week for local companies by making a couple of notable announcements....
avc — I really like how Tumblr publishes some key stats publicly every month in their own stylized dashboard. I also like the way they foreshadow upcoming product features: As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words.
econsultancy — There’s a good business case for making your website more accessible to the UK’s disabled community. If your website is at the design stage then ask your designer what they’re doing to ensure that people with sight difficulties and cognitive impairments can still use your pages. It’s undeniably easier to build...
mobile.venturebeat — A startup called Bazaar Labs just released a new app called Miso, way to share what movies and TV shows you’re watching with your friends. Like the company’s last app, FlixUp, this is a movie-focused spin on an existing social service. The idea is that instead of sharing your location with...
xconomy — cleantech, Partnerships, Energy efficiency Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: San Diego’s Fallbrook Technologies, which is developing a new and more-efficient design for a continuously variable transmission, says today it has signed an agreement with Hodyon of Austin, TX, for joint development of a new air conditioner compressor for medium and heavy-duty vehicles....
arcticstartup — As mentioned before in the summary of events for spring 2010, we will be organising three ArcticEvenings this spring. The show will most likely kick off with an ArcticEvening in Helsinki in April followed by ArcticEvenings in Tallinn and Stockholm most probably in May and June respectively. However, this time...
iddictive — At the same time as the worldwide newspaper industry is in serious trouble, UK startup Newspaper Club is making newsprint cool and attracting works and commissions from the likes of the BBC, Wired, Penguin and Last.fm. Currently in beta, Newspaper Club is an online service that makes it easy for “people...