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Who's Got the Courage & Patience to Fund the Next Intel? 24 May 2013 | 01:08 am
Not Silicon Valley VCs, says Om Malik. In a clever but depressing commentary, Malik highlights the dilemma facing today’s science-based hardware start-ups: Marginal investor appeal. Who can blame the...
Clean-tech/Hardware: Wallflowers in the Software Shuffle? 25 Jan 2013 | 12:37 am
Are clean-tech/hardware investments being marginalized by software? Prominent VCs think so. In a recent article, Bloomberg's Andrew Herndon examines the sector's diminishing allure for investors. A di...
Collaboration: It's how we roll in Silicon Valley 14 Jan 2013 | 09:18 am
Today's op/ed by the NYT's Tom Friedman caught our eye. In a few short sentences it captures the pulse of Planet Silicon Valley. The intangibles that draw the dreamers and inspire the doers. Give it...
When over-sharing gets you fired 18 May 2012 | 06:36 am
Discretion will never go out of style. Just ask Gene Morphis. Up to last Monday he was CFO at Texas-based Francesca’s, a publicly traded fashion retailer. He was fired that day for "improperly communi...
From Model Ts to Mobile Tech: Ireland Still a Big Draw for US Investors 1 May 2012 | 07:48 am
In 1917, Ford Motor Company planted its first offshore production facility in Ireland. Soon Model Ts and tractors rolled off assembly lines in Cork and into the hands of European customers. It probabl...
Time to Add 'Value' to the Public Relations Definition Makeover 23 Nov 2011 | 06:19 am
This week the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) launched an initiative to find a new definition for Public Relations. One that reflects the changing role of PR practitioners in today’s digita...
Boosting Global Economies Through Local Technology Innovation Centers 21 Apr 2011 | 11:21 am
Last month, the well-known complex at 3000 Sand Hill Road welcomed its newest tenant: The Russian Innovation Center. Its charter is to promote high-tech partnerships and scientific cooperation between...
Gen Y Innovators: Doing More with Less 10 Sep 2010 | 07:35 am
This month, MIT's prestigious magazine, Technology Review, profiles its annual line-up of “35 Innovators Under 35”. The list reveals a kaleidoscope of nationalities. Entrepreneurial spirits as young a...
Water: Ripe for Innovation 10 Aug 2010 | 08:46 am
By the end of 2011, 10 million Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) “smart meters” will be deployed across the State of California. The meters will help consumers conserve energy and contain utility costs by...
Got a Start-up? Get a Visa 16 Apr 2010 | 11:07 am
There’s an important immigration initiative percolating in Congress. And it's one that might even escape an acrimonious debate. It’s a proposal by Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R-I...
