InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
There were no unicorns in sight on April 14th, 2008 when Kevin O'Connor, my Partner Jim Andelman and I met Twilio's Founder and CEO, Jeff Lawson. A true Internet Pioneer, by 2008, Kevin had already founded or co-founded two Unicorns in his own right, DoubleClick (sold to Google $3.1 billion) and ISS (sold to IBM $1.3 billion).
socalTECH
APRIL 3, 2012
We have one, major original IP game in development, and a couple of weeks ago we announced a publishing deal with Zynga to publish our new game on Facebook and Zynga's own platform. Michael Witz: We've been building smaller, lightweight games on the Facebook platform since early 2008. That's a really critical piece.
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Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 19, 2012
The rise of couponing in late 2008 coincided with the recession of the late 2000s;” this factor combined with an increased consumer interest in mobile technology and devices led to an unprecedented decline in print media. Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms.
Xconomy
AUGUST 17, 2016
Avelas licensed its core technology from the UC San Diego lab of Roger Tsien, who shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein. The Phase 1b study also determined a preferred dose for the next stage in the study. Carmine Stengone.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. Remember it was only 2008 where Microsoft and even Google were laying off employees. Most of my MBA classes were a waste (since I had studied economics as an undergrad) but one totally changed my thinking. Many may simply hit the wall.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 10, 2013
Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a more recent study. In my view, lifestyle entrepreneurship should be growing in popularity, rather than shrinking, as technology provides startups with the cheap digital platforms needed to reach a large global market.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a recent study. In my view, lifestyle entrepreneurship should be growing in popularity, rather than shrinking, as technology provides startups with the cheap digital platforms needed to reach a large global market.
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