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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. It included one firm who I asked not to call Salesforce.com as a reference (they were our largest pilot customer) and in their kindness they called Marc Benioff (the CEO) and asked his opinion. In case VC’s haven’t figured this out yet, shit rolls downhill.

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On Ramp Wireless: Connecting The Smart Grid

socalTECH

One of the companies that has recently is On Ramp Wireless (www.onrampwireless.com), a San Diego company in the M2M market headed by Kevin Hell. That said, we have differentiated technology, 38 patents, of which 15 have been granted, a unique positoin, unique technology set, which really provides a huge advantage.

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Mirror, Mirror On the Wall: How Does This Dress Look in Green?

Xconomy

While mirrors are typically static pieces of glass, they are now being converted into high-tech portals that can make suggestions to complete an outfit, transport the reflected image into a beach scene or cityscape, and save a shopper’s personal makeup tutorials for future reference. This is a really interesting moment in a land.