Tonight, come join the Earth2Tech crew at a VIP Reception following the inaugural day of the 2008 West Coast Green conference. We have a packed house with a fantastic number of executives from smart energy and green building companies joining us, and we’d love… Read More »
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When you’re building a virtual world paradise, does it help to do so from an actual one? That was my first thought after reading about Avatar Reality, a startup based in Oahu, Hawaii (the pic is Honolulu’s Aloha Tower as seen… Read More »
…or so wrote Marc Andreessen, on his blog Monday. Pundits have bemoaned the impact that Microsoft’s acquisition of Yahoo will have on Silicon Valley entrepreneurship: In eliminating a “big startup acquirer,” Redmond is slamming shut one, and possibly two, big windows for “VC-funded exits.” You’ll be… Read More »
Found/Read: What a startup founder’s pitch looks like — from a VC perspective. Web Worker Daily: How to optimize your Wi-Fi connection. NewTeeVee: Two new media studios break the 100 million-view mark in 2007. Earth2Tech: What oil hitting a $100 a barrel could mean for… Read More »
Recently I listened-in on a Dow Jones VentureWire Webinar entitled “How to Craft a Winning Early Round Term Sheet:A Guide for VC and Entrepreneurs.” The speakers included two corporate attorneys who specialize in servicing technology startups or their investors: Jon Avina, a Partner… Read More »
I have been fairly skeptical of the One Laptop Per Child project, not because it’s not a worthy cause, but because it doesn’t factor in the harsh realities of the daily lives of those who Nicholas Negroponte & Co. plan to uplift. Where food,… Read More »
Cisco Systems recently suffered the ignominy of losing the top spot as Silicon Valley’s most valuable company to Google, albeit briefly, before climbing back to the top. The momentary shift might have focused attention on Google and its winning hand, but it also shined the spotlight… Read More »
Which of the three rumored deals – CBS-WallStrip, Bebo-Yahoo or Google-Feedburner – will come true? Take the poll. If you think two out of three are going to happen, let us know your pick (in comments of course.) Read More »
A few months ago I had a chance to chat with Rajiv Laroia, chief technology officer and founder of Bedminster, NJ based wireless broadband company, Flarion. We discussed Qualcomm, Europe and how the 450 Mhz is a big opportunity for the company. Even though the interview… Read More »
