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Is the CleanTech Learning Curve Too Steep?

Katie Fehrenbacher delves into the depths of Venture funding into the CleanTech startups. The nature of cleantech venture investing — highly specialized science, huge project financing — is just difficult, more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Clean Tech  |  

Startup Kango Almost Beta for Vacation Planning

Anne Zelenka talks about Kango - a travel site in 'almost beta' now and which has received a Series A round of funding of $4 million from Shasta Ventures. The company was founded by Yen Lee, former general more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Web 2.0  |  

Examining Layoffs 3.0: Big vs, Small, Start Up vs. Your Own

After Yahoo, Susan Mernit examines the question of whether one should start his/her own startup or join a startup. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach and why would one work in more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Stories  |  

UC Berkeley: 4 Winning Cleantech Innovations

The Venture Lab Clean Technology Innovation contest is bringing four winning Cleantech innovations. The first prize was won by low cost fuel cell concept and walked away with a prize of $10000. UC Berkeley more...
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Signing Off, And What Does A Blogger Actually Use?

Duncan Riley, the veteran expert on Australian politics and well known blogger, extremely prolific at TechCrunch is quitting after exactly one year. He bids adieu and in his final post, he shares the more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Online Apps and Widgets  |  

True or Not: Are VCs Shunning Infrastructure?

As part of Structure 08, Gigaom got together 5 honchos to discuss this hot topic. Rajeev Batra, Principal, Mayfield, Tom Dyal, Managing Director, Redpoint Ventures, Maha Ibrahim, General Partner, Canaan more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Venture Capital  |  

Visual Travel Planning Tool launched: FindOutWhereToGo.com

Now travel planning is easy: View pictures and mark the ones you like to build your personal itinerary.

The question „where to go“ can be answered on FindOutWhereToGo.com by viewing pictures more...
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Examining new startups: Trendessence, LiveRail, imcandy, Animasher, Heekya

Liz Gannes of Gigaom, puts five new startups through the NewTeeVee lens, trying to provide a quick short summary of each one and the lowdown on how each one fares. These include the Israel based video more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Internet Video  |  

Best Buy To Buy Napster For $121 Million

This story of Shawn Fanning has a twist now - Best Buy is buying Napster for $121 Million. But in fact, Best Buy is actually paying only $54 Million if you take into account the cash and short-term investments more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions  |