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Why Microsoft Needed Perceptive Pixel & Vice Versa

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Microsoft is set to buy multi-user large display touch screens this summer the firms announced Monday. Kurt DelBene, president, Office Division for Microsoft in a statement said ; “The acquisition of PPI allows us to draw on our complementary strengths, and we’re excited to accelerate this market evolution”.

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Rebranding Should Be Driven By Growth, Not Desperation

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In contrast, companies that are rapidly growing often rebrand in order to more accurately reflect the expanded scope of their target market and product set. Unfortunately, the market was as excited by the new devices as they were about the company''s revised name. percent of the domestic market in 2006 but watched that slip to 8.4

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. Time will tell.

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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

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Back in 2006/07 when I sold my company and then worked at Salesforce.com there were very few options in SF for technology folk to build their careers at big, growing companies. Many “tech companies” now have green screens. It is adjacent to Mountain View, home to Google. Juniper and countless others. Today there’s many.

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First Ever Startup Weekend Orange County Live!

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He joined Miramar in 2006. Maneesh focuses on the medical information technology markets. Amir is founder of Bayspring Group, an innovation think tank that specializes in defining market opportunities and the launch of new products and services to meet market needs. Managing Director of Miramar Venture Partners.

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How Nils Forsblom Is Reinventing Himself In Mobile With TenFarms

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I then went back to Europe to create a company called Fruugo, which was a big startup back in the day, in 2006 in Europe. We have a couple of different ideas in the pipeline, and have filed patents in our unique way of showing advertising on a very small screen. Nils Forsblom: Back in 2004, I met a girl when I was here on vacation.

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Gene Dolgoff's 3D Vision: Using Crowdfunding To Turn the World 3D

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Because we want to get into production, marketing, and sales, right now we're listing on Fundable.com. We have a business plan and private placement on that site, and recently started searching for investors to raise the funds we needed to go into production, and start marketing and sales. There also automatic converters.

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