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Paid ContentDec 9, 2008Where is the economy headed in 2009? [Full Story]
EIN News Jan 3, 2009$3.4 trillion federal budget. For now, the United States can finance its debt by selling Treasury dot-com hangover when the current malaise caused venture capitalists to demand layoffs and belt tightening at Add A Comment »
Innovation Should Mean More Jobs, Not Less [Full Story]
EIN News Jan 3, 2009out of work, says Kevin Efrusy, the venture capitalist whose firm Accel Partners is the lead earlier this decade, unemployment rates in the United States remained quite low until the recent economic Add A Comment »
Electric Hog Maker Brammo Raises $10M
Alarm ClockSep 22, 2008
Mr. Tweet speeds up its Twitter recommendations [Full Story]
Venture Beat Jan 3, 2009I’ve gained several hundred followers on Twitter over the past month, and I credit (blame?) most of it to Mr. Tweet. The service, which adds social context to Twitter by recommending new people you should be following based on their other connections, has seen a surge in usage since it started Add A Comment »
VC Friday: A huddle of Halloween horrors
Buzz TrackerOct 31, 2008Live TV On The iPhone - Courtesy Of Microsoft
TechCrunchDec 3, 2008Deaths Elsewhere / Donald Westlake, renowned as rapid-fire mystery... [Full Story]
EIN News Jan 3, 2009successful and versatile mystery writers in the United States, received an Academy Award nomination for a the cuts. A former investment banker and venture capitalist, the native of Hamburg, Germany, owned the Add A Comment »
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New York City Investment Fund [Full Story]
Funding Post Jan 3, 2009Maria Gotsch, CEO and President, New York City Investment Fund Maria is the President and CEO at the New York City Investment Fund and also serves as President of the Fund's Civic Capital Corporation, which manages the Fund's charitable investments. Prior to joining the Fund in 1999, Maria Add A Comment »
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Don't Count JPG Magazine Out Just Yet, Sale May Close Next Week [Full Story]
TechCrunch Jan 3, 2009When 8020 Media, the publisher of JPG Magazine, announced its shutdown on January 1, CEO Mitchell Fox told friends via email that they just couldn't turn the corner on revenue in the down economy, despite being close to profitable before the downturn. In a blog post, the company said they unsuccessfully Add A Comment »
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Christian Wlffer, a Long Island Vintner, Is Dead at 70 [Full Story]
EIN News Jan 3, 2009former potato farm. Mr. Wlffer, a German-born venture capitalist, began it in 1988 as Sagpond Vineyards. centers in Canada. After moving to the United States in the 1970s, Mr. Wlffer founded Euro Investors Property and the Hampton Capital Corporation, venture capital concerns. Mr. Wlffer's first Add A Comment »
Ralph Bakshi: Tips for Creatives on Thriving in Tough Times [Full Story]
Digg Jan 3, 2009Legendary animator Ralph Bakshi (of "Fritz the Cat" fame) thrived as an animator as the giants of the field like Disney were dying. Last year Bakshi gave an speech for animators on how to survive in tough times — but his insights can be applied to any creative professional or entrepreneur. And Add A Comment »
What's Lighting the Fire Under Mobile Broadband? [Full Story]
EIN News Jan 3, 2009-- Eastern Europe, Western Europe and the U.S. and Canada. Rewriting the Startup Handbook Starting rules to fit the Internet age. Getting venture capital or angel investor funds starts with nailing Adoption drivers and traffic patterns in the United States are similar to those in Western Europe. Add A Comment »
It Takes Two To Tungle. Calendering Firm Raises $5M
Alarm ClockSep 30, 2008Napster wounds the giant [Full Story]
EIN News Jan 2, 2009suggested Napster was totally legal, given the U.S. Supreme Court's groundbreaking 1984 decision legalizing Sony's landed a new, $65 million round of venture capital from Hummer Winblad, the company replaced Richardson Add A Comment »
Elevator Pitch Friday: Toksta's Browser-Based IM (With Free Puppies) [Full Story]
TechCrunch Jan 2, 2009Today's featured Elevator Pitch comes from Toksta , a browser-based instant message/chat client that can be integrated into most websites with only a few snippets of code. The service supports text, voice, and video (Flash is required for the latter two), and is free. The site generates revenue Add A Comment »
Fast Company Selects "Social Enterprises of the Year"
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