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Earthmine to Index the Real World with 3D Panoramas

Earthmine is using a lot of techniques to bring the real world to you in 3D. Using methods like 'asset mapping' and real 3D images, Earthmine claims to provide much richer information and experience than more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Online Apps and Widgets  |  

Mesmo Gets $900,000 Series A Financing

Felice Ventures and Maple Investments are putting in $900,000 in the first round of financing Mesmo - the video startup that allows users to browse online video in a number of different ways. Touting more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Funding Announcement  |  

Two Years of Real Financials of a Startup

Glenn Kalman of Redfin is baring all his numbers for his startup and Guy Kawasaki is sharing them with us for our benefit. Anybody who is interested in a startup should definitely study them in detail. more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Startup Lessons  |  

Marc Andreessen says it's a bubble

Using the right tone and satire, Marc Andreessen says that we are in the middle of a bubble - the wave of Web 2.0 and related hype created are part of this unsustainable ride that will not last, but only more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Web 2.0  |  

Telecom Investors going green-tech

Luminaries who invested in Telecom earlier are now flocking the Green-Tech / Clean-Tech arena, says Om Malik. Vinod Khosla, Bob Metcalfe, Martin Varvasky and some others have already joined the party, more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Clean Tech  |  

Why A Real Market Of A Few Is Better Than A Mythical Market of Millions

A good article arguing that a few real customers are better than a mythical million customer market. Once you have a few real customers work, you know that the product works and you get the feedback to more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Help  |  

Classmates.com - first social networking site heads towards IPO

Classmates, the first social networking site filled for IPO. Analysts and financial community will watch this IPO very carefully, as it will give an indication of what the market thinks of tech IPO's. more...
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New VC Model For Small Scale Financing

The low cost barrier to starting a startup & pay-as-you-go infrastructure are making it possible to start a Web based start-up with less and less money. In this new era founders need very little money more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Funding  |  

YuMe, Blinkx video ad companies making a splash

Video ad startup companies YuMe and Blinkx are making some waves and headlines. YuMe has now raised $9 million from prominent Valley firms DAG Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Accel Partners, and BV Capital. more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Advertising  |  

Startup Exits: On performance based earnouts

M&A transactions in the world of startups conjure up lots of dreamy numbers and Ed Sim is now turning his lenses on the E-Bay and Skype deal, in which 40% of the earnout was based on performance, as a more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions  |