Stories from Buzz Tracker
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Carlyle Group IPO Is An Eeeeevil Conspiracy But There Are Some Nice Things About It Too
Buzz Tracker &bull Aug 19, 2011
If you love a good conspiracy theory but find Ron Paul's and Rick Perry's calls to kill Ben Bernanke for counterfeiting a little played out, do we have some good news for you. Full Story »
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Silicon Valley startups saw high valuations in Q2. Will the good times last?
Buzz Tracker &bull Aug 19, 2011
The most recent Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey from tech-focused law firm Fenwick & West looked at 117 Silicon Valley-based technology and life sciences companies that took funding in the second quarter of 2011. During this time period, the firm tracked "up rounds" (in which the company receiving funding takes the money at a higher valuation than it got during its last round) and "down rounds" (pretty much the opposite: taking money at a lower valuation). Fenwick & West found… Full Story »
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GoodData Lands $15 Million in Funding From Andreessen Horowitz
Buzz Tracker &bull Aug 19, 2011
There's lots of buzz these days around business intelligence and dashboards. With so many business applications offering access to APIs, it's becoming ever easier to grab the data from applications dedicated to finance, planning and human resources, and try to… Full Story »
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Reid Hoffman Talks About LinkedIn and VC Life and Gives Five Tips to Start-Ups (Video)
Buzz Tracker &bull Aug 19, 2011
Earlier this week, I got a chance to sit down with one of Silicon Valley's best known entrepreneurs and investors Reid Hoffman, who gave me his first interview after the IPO of LinkedIn. Hoffman is executive chairman of the business… Full Story »
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Top Silicon Valley Execs to Meet with Obama
Buzz Tracker &bull Feb 17, 2011
In the latest in a series of meetings involving President Obama and business leaders, a small group of top Silicon Valley executives plans to meet with Mr. Obama at a dinner on Thursday at the home of John Doerr, a… Full Story »
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Venture Capitalists Actually (Slightly) More Active Than Angels on AngelList [NetworkEffect]
Buzz Tracker &bull Feb 17, 2011
While the start-up fundraising process often seems like a clubby game of relationships and calling in favors, a service called AngelList helps relatively unknown entrepreneurs efficiently show their wares to potential investors. But putting "angel" in the name hasn't thrown… Full Story »
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Start-Up 100: What's wrong with European venture capital?
Buzz Tracker &bull Feb 16, 2011
This is a guest column in the Telegraph's Tech Start-Up 100 debate series. The Start-Up 100 is supported by Orrick, Silicon Valley Bank and Microsoft BizSpark. A few weeks ago the CEO of Videoplaza, one of my portfolio companies, and I visited Silicon Valley. The purpose of the trip was mostly market intelligence, but we took a few meetings with some venture capitalists as well. One of those meetings was with James Slavet, of Greylock Ventures, investors in Linkedin, Facebook and most recently Groupon. While the meeting was short and very cursory, both Sorosh and I were struck by how… Full Story »
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PBT: Mark Cuban is wild card in 'Melo situation
Buzz Tracker &bull Feb 16, 2011
There's a lot of reasons we like Mark Cuban. He's smart. He's not afraid to buck the system. He's accessible. He's reasonably forthcoming (certainly in comparison to most owners). That unpredictability is one reason people don't think the Mavericks are out of the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes. The Mavericks need a wing scorer, 'Melo is an elite wing scorer, and Cuban has said he would bring "Melo in extension or no. At this point, a source with knowledge of the situation said the biggest - and perhaps last - remaining threat to the Knicks could be the Dallas Mavericks. Though Mark… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Lebron James
- Mark Cuban
