News
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- 13.Oct
- Where Are They Now?
I was privileged to attend Michael Arrington’s and Jason Calacanis’ annual event, TechCrunch50 last month. It was there that I saw 50 of the hottest startups and some brilliant entrepreneurs from all over the world. It was an amazing event that I hope to attend every year.
I was also very surprised to see how many [...]-
- 01.Oct
- Finally! Contxts Launches SMS Business Cards
Sweet Jesus, it’s about time! Text CALLEY to 50500 to see what I mean.
Contxts is a new service from the geniuses at ID345, a Denver-based idea company from Danny Newman and Austin Gayer. It’s quite simple: you program what you want your business card to say on the website, and then tell people to [...]-
- 29.Sep
- Uber Shuts Down - PSYCH!!
I received word last week that Uber, an Beverly Hills-based social network and blogging platform, was shutting down. Apparently their investors got scared by the market and bailed, leaving Uber high and dry. I debated with myself about reporting this tonight, so close to the news of the LowerMyBills reorg. I’d like [...]
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- 29.Sep
- Three Head Honchos Laid Off From LowerMyBills/Experian Interactive
In a bold move today, Experian Interactive has let go three of LowerMyBills’ upper echelon. In July, we reported that 45 LowerMyBills employees were let go as they moved their data warehouse to a facility in Chile, and it seems that the company is still in hot water.
The most shocking of the layoffs was [...]
Recently Funded
- 12.Jun
- WooMe Woos Index Ventures to The Tune of $12 Million
LA-based WooMe, the online video speed-dating service, has reportedly raised a $12 million Series B round from Index Ventures. According to NewTeeVee:
We have been tracking a round of funding for WooMe, the online video speed-dating service, and latest word is that the deal is done. The company raised a $12 million round led by [...]
Features
- 07.Aug
- Will Technology Kill Good Music?
I know this is a somewhat inflammatory headline, but in my belief, it has a lot of merit. Before my switch to blogging and technology entrepreneurship, I spent three wonderful years in the music business. As the CEO of Exonerated PR & Management (XPR), a music marketing and management firm, I was perfectly positioned to [...]
- 17.Jun
- Renewable Petroleum™ - Oil 2.0?
It’s true. Here in Silicon Valley, several ex-software execs may have found the answer to the $140/barrel oil prices. How? Genetically-engineered bug excretion. That’s right. Bugs eat sugar, and crap oil. It’s called Renewable Petroleum™ and it’s from a biotechnology company called LS9.
The bugs are single-cell organisms, that are [...]
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COMMENTS
- business directory: hey were close, but they fall short in making it a primarily web-based service. To set up an...
- lineage adena: I’ve had an experience of a lifetime attending TC50 in San Francisco, thanks to Jason Calacanis and...
- Joseph Dunphy / The Abyss: Speaking as a user of Uber, I'd purely love to post to my blog and give them a little...
- Mat Rudisill: Amazing, 5.5 million in 5 months, a million dollars a month is a lot to spend even in Beverly Hills....
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