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Inseego Names New CFO

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Smith also was President of XiTron Tehnologies, and was SVP and Chief Finance and Accounting Officer for Applied Micro Circuits Corporation from 1999 to 2005, among other experience. Smith was previously interim CFO of TetraVue, and also was hief Financial Officer and Head of Operations for Micropower Technologies. READ MORE>>.

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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

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Between 1999–2005 the costs went down by 90% and between 2005–2010 they went down a further 90%. I launched my first startup in 1999 so I know the economics of launching from first-hand experience. million and my A Round in 2005 was only $500,000 (and that’s all I ever raised). The “A Round” of my startup in 1999 was $16.5

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Google Shuts Urchin, Other Services

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Internet giant Google said Friday that it will be shutting down web analytics service Urchin , the onetime San Diego startup which had been acquired by Google in April of 2005. Urchin was founded by Paul Muret and Scott Crosby in 1995. READ MORE>>.

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FamilyFinds Launches DailyFinds Email

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Los Angeles-based FamilyFinds , the daily deal service headed by Matt Coffin, the founder of LowerMyBills.com, looks to running another experiment with the service this week, telling subscribers that it is launching a new product called DailyFinds. Matt Coffin sold his last firm, LowerMyBills.com, to Experian back in 2005 for over $330M.

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FamilyFinds Buys Chicago Daily Deals Site

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FamilyFinds.com is focusing in on deals on services and experiences for families, and is the latest venture for Matt Coffin, who sold his last firm, LowerMyBills.com, to Experian back in 2005 for over $330M. The firm faces formidable competition in Chicago, which is the home of daily deals phenomenon Groupon.

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6 Sweet Spots That Have Sustained Many Great Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

I n my experience mentoring new entrepreneurs and aspiring business leaders, I see far too many who seem to be driven by all the wrong reasons. Steve Jobs summarized his intrinsic motivation way back in 2005 at Stanford in a talk titled “ How to Live Before You Die.” Do it for meaning. Satisfaction of doing something great.

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7 New Opportunities Based On Trends And Demographics

Startup Professionals Musings

Since my experience and interests have been primarily with technology, I’ve been watching those trends for a long time, and I see rapid change, but predicting impact is a challenge. million, born 2005-2024, yet to be defined Generation X (Generation Me) – 64.9 First, a quick summary of the major U.S.

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