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Cloudera, Hortonworks Plan To Merge As $5.2B Cloud Data Platform

Xconomy

Share prices for the two Silicon Valley companies spiked in after-hours trading following the announcement Wednesday that both their boards approved the all-stock deal.

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Twitter’s Acquisition, Chirp & Managing Developer Relationships

Both Sides of the Table

Or if they do they should do so without raising venture capital so that they can still be acquired for reasonable prices. I think Twitter made a minor gaffe by announcing their Blackberry app and their acquisition of Atebits (Tweetie) before the Chirp conference. We will be direct and forthright.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

Buyers aren’t oblivious to the fact that funds need to sell older portfolio companies and an oversupply relative to demand means that prices should still be challenged going forward. When you look at the likes of Cisco, HP and Oracle (note they bought Sun) it seems a return to this model.

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Congrats To All The Winners and Thanks To Our Speakers at #REACHNeXT!

Tech Zulu Event

Parlor is the first app to allow freelance stylists, barbers and makeup artists to set their own prices, manage their schedules and build their clientele by bringing their services directly to your home or any location you choose. Started at Oracle as one of its first employees. Categories: mobile consumer, on-demand, chat.

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Congrats To The Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Presenting Companies at Caltech

Tech Zulu Event

Crowd Seats gets you in the crowd for your favorite games with ticket prices 50-90% off face value! Price: $25 (Early Bird). TriNet also offers a set of Strategic Services that match companies at every point in their lifecycle, including such offerings as Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, and Employee Development.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

Tech Zulu Event

After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr. Price: $25 (Early Bird). TriNet also offers a set of Strategic Services that match companies at every point in their lifecycle, including such offerings as Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, and Employee Development. Event Details.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Prices are soaring in the beachfront communities tech types favor, and rents in these. Another client, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, just closed on a deal to buy ex- Yahoo. Prices have gone up dramatically on this beachfront strip. Median single-family home price increase, Jan.-Aug. the entertainment industry.