Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 30, 2013

Somebody commented that in 2013 I have done a lot more personal posts than usual. But it was reported compassionately by Christina Allen in this moving piece on Pando Daily. I cut-and-paste the text and saved it to my Trello board where I store blog ideas. I didn’t set out that way. It just happened. Aaron Schwartz.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

For example, it used to be that marketing via social media meant banner ads on Facebook, buying search engine results, and sponsoring blog entries, but these don’t suffice anymore. While Pinterest and Tumbler have seen activity increases approaching 100%, The Verge reports that Facebook usage has declined in the U.S.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The firm also reports that partnerships span 25 categories with more than 600 leading brands including Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Sephora, Nordstrom, Pier 1 Imports, Red Envelope, Harry and David, Wayfair and the GAP and its user base has doubled every 2 months since launch. Doubling user base & top-tier clients. It’s a win-win.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2015

In November of 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures coined the term “ Unicorn Club ” as it relates to billion-dollar startup companies. I’ve blogged for years. Here is from a great report by Fenwick & West. ” The report also notes that 75% of mega financings are led by non-VCs.

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Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

Barr wrote in a blog post announcing the tie-up. Google Fiber established most, but not all, of those operations itself—it entered Provo by acquiring fiber optic network provider iProvo in 2013, Wired reported. Now, Webpass will tap into those deep pockets. “By

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The stock market reached a new all-time high in 2013, and is finally providing some liquidity relief to concerned investors and startups alike. Home prices are slowly coming back, and consumer spending reached a new high of almost $11 billion in May 2013. Venture capital investments are returning to startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

For example, it used to be that marketing via social media meant buying banner ads on Facebook, or buying a position on search engine results, or sponsoring some blog entries, but these doesn’t work anymore. Teens fueled that growth when in 2011 12% of teens reported using Twitter. I just finished a new book by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 10, 2016

In a 2013 panel discussion at Silicon Valley’s Churchill Club, the DFJ partner said “machine learning” was his pick as the most important tech trend to watch for the next three to five years. Just over a year later, Jurvetson led the Series A round of venture funding for Nervana Systems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2015

For example, it used to be that marketing via social media meant banner ads on Facebook, buying search engine results, and sponsoring blog entries, but these don’t suffice anymore. In a recent book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Maybe they just don’t care.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

—Colorado-based Webroot said in September it had acquired CyberFlow Analytics , the 2013 startup developing analytic software and machine learning technology to monitor the data flowing in and out of networks for anything that looks out of the ordinary. Webroot withheld terms of the deal.).

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

For example, it used to be that marketing via social media meant banner ads on Facebook, buying search engine results, and sponsoring blog entries, but these don’t suffice anymore. In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. in 2017, as young people ages 12 to 17 migrate to Snapchat and Instagram. Maybe they just don’t care.

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Xconomy

JULY 27, 2016

LabCorp reported $8.5 Despite the fanfare of Sequenom’s MaterniT21, the company has had financial struggles and its earnings reports show a history of losses. In 2013, when Sequenom reported a $107.4 per share, for a total equity value of $302 million. Sequenom focuses on molecular diagnostics and genetic analysis.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Venture capital firms have increased their agtech investments by 80 percent since 2012, bringing total VC investment in the sector to a total of $3 billion in 2015, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group and AgFunder, an online investment marketplace for agriculture technology. They also queried 15 VC firms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2013

In a recent blog, “ Capitalism: Alternative Realities ?” These have to come from the heart, and I’m happy to report that the entrepreneurs I meet are leading the charge. Marty Zwilling First published on Young Entrepreneur on 05/23/2013. Following your passion to change the world is a lot more fun. It’s time to have fun!

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

As the San Diego Union Tribune reported in 2013, Tsien (pictured) was also unafraid to shine the spotlight on what he considered suspect scientific approaches, even when espoused by legends like DNA co-discoverer James Watson. He was a professor at UC San Diego.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share).

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Morris did go on to co-found an aerial imagery company for agriculture in 2013, but he scrapped the idea of using drones. But as Xconomy’s Bruce Bigelow reported, robotics companies are trying to develop navigation systems that would allow drones to operate autonomously and safely.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 8, 2016

After reporting encouraging news last week from a mid-stage trial of its lead anti-cancer drug, San Diego’s MEI Pharma (NASDAQ: MEIP ) said it has signed a drug development deal with the Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn that could eventually be worth over $464 million.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 21, 2013

Swartz, 1986-2013, Image by Lalo Bontra. This article is not just another report on the case of Aaron Swartz but serves to be a tribute to the life and awe inspiring personality of a complicated, principled, and brilliant man. On January 11, 2013, Swartz committed suicide and was found hung in his Brooklyn home.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 20, 2016

As Xconomy reported last year, South San Francisco, CA-based BlackThorn was spun out of Scripps Research Institute , which on its website lists the company as one of its 2013 spinouts. Today they’re finally shedding a little light on what they’ve been up to. Today, BlackThorn is making its first formal announcement.

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Xconomy

JULY 18, 2016

In about one-third of the sites (13 out of 41), patients in the trial who took placebo reported an improvement in symptomatic diabetic gastroparesis. Evoke’s late-stage study failed to show a significant benefit to the drug, EVK-001, versus placebo at all 41 of the sites that tested it nationally.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

For example, a startup may hire you as an accountant, but you may also be asked to do social media marketing content gearing towards finance for the company blog. Employees who work for big companies don’t have the opportunity to report directly to the president or CEO. Now, you’re handling payroll and doing writing as well.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 12, 2016

In other Google-related news, Recode reported that Bill Maris, the founder and president of Google Ventures (now called GV), has left the firm and will be replaced by David Krane. . —The U.S. Alex Lash examined the company’s role, via its biotech subsidiary Verily Life Sciences, in the massive project. —David H. In the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

So assume that in 2012 the company would do $20 million in sales and $2 million in profits (10%) and 2013 they would do sales of $25 million and $4 million in profit (16% net margin) and then slow growth in 2014 to $30 million and $6 million in profit (20% profit). Even tech blogs know this. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The most recent CMS data are for 2014, when the Government Accountability Office issued a report on the surge of Medicare spending from medications approved between 2006 and 2013.). To put this in perspective, the only drug that cost Medicare Part B spent more money on in 2014 was the cancer and arthritis drug rituximab (Rituxan, $1.5

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 22, 2015

When I was a child, I dreamed about a self-driving car that communicates with other cars and infrastructure, just like in the Minority Report with Tom Cruise. As you must have guessed, QNX is currently rocking with a 53% share in 2013, and over 60% in 2014. and a contributor to the SoftServe United blog. Automotive and the IoT.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I’ve blogged about this before and provide a lot more details in these posts: 1. It’s worth having a quick read of the first few paragraphs of their annual report. We started investing the fund in April 2012 and by early 2013 had closed our fund to new investors. The Foundations of the Seattle startup community.

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