Paul Allen

  1. Ascent Private Capital exec in Seattle to build new team

    Biz Journals &bull Feb 10, 2012

    Bank: One to watch in TennesseeFollow this company's new wealth management division, which is aimed at the uber-wealthy. His goal is to have that person on-board by mid-April and the entire Ascent team of about 10 people assembled so that… Full Story »

  2. The Myth Of Bill Gates Coming Back To 'Save' Microsoft Is Silly -- Here's Why (MSFT)

    Silicon Alley Insider &bull Dec 15, 2011

    GATES: Jobs Said Nasty Things About Me Because 'Microsoft Machines Outsold His Machines By A Lot' It's hard to resist the romantic notion that Bill Gates might follow in Steve Jobs' footsteps and come back to save the company he… Full Story »

  3. The world needs more crazy billionaires

    CNN Money &bull Dec 15, 2011

    Paul Allen, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel....they're all dropping bushels of cash on things they think are cool that won't likely ever make money. Good for them. Full Story »

  4. THE MICROSOFT INVESTOR: Bill Gates Will Not Return To Microsoft Full-Time (MSFT)

    Silicon Alley Insider &bull Dec 15, 2011

    MSFT Up Slightly As Market MaintainsStocks are up, although have given back earlier gains, as stronger labor market and manufacturing data lifted sentiment after three days of losses. Shares of MSFT are up marginally versus a falling tech tape. Upcoming catalysts include Windows 8 next year; entrance into the tablet market; Windows Phone 7 / Mango rollout and adoption with hardware partner Nokia; strides against current market leaders in cloud computing; making money in the online business,… Full Story »


  5. Paul Allen Wants To Build The Biggest Airplane Ever To Launch Satellites Into Space (MSFT)

    Silicon Alley Insider &bull Dec 13, 2011

    Microsoft's co-founder, Paul Allen, is preparing to invest a ton of cash into a new spacecraft designed to launch satellites into space, WSJ reports. The cash will come from Allen's investment company, Vulcan. The project, dubbed "Stratolaunch," will use parts… Full Story »


  6. Bill Gates Takes The Stand Today To Defend Against A $1 Billion Antitrust Lawsuit

    Silicon Alley Insider &bull Nov 22, 2011

    What Was Bill Gates Doing In Utah This Morning? SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Microsoft's Bill Gates returns to the witness stand Tuesday to defend his company against a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit that claims the software giant tricked a competitor into huge losses and soared onto the market… Full Story »

  7. Microsoft Rebrands Bing Daily Deals To 'MSN Offers'

    TechCrunch &bull Nov 22, 2011

    Robin Wauters currently works as a staff writer for TechCrunch and lead editor of Virtualization.com. Aside from his professional blogging activities, he's an entrepreneur, event organizer, occasional board adviser and angel investor but most importantly an all-round startup champion. Wauters… Full Story »

  8. What Was Bill Gates Doing In Utah This Morning? (MSFT, NOVL)

    Silicon Alley Insider &bull Nov 21, 2011

    Microsoft chairman Bill Gates showed up in a Salt Lake City courtroom this morning to testify in Novell's antitrust case against Microsoft. This happened despite the fact that Gates hasn't worked full time at Microsoft in more than three years,… Full Story »

  9. Amazon, Khosla, Tippr: The 1-Minute Week in Seattle Tech Headlines

    X-Conomy &bull Oct 4, 2011

    Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) jumped into the tablet game with the much-hyped Kindle Fire device, but don't be fooled. The new tablet is not about Amazon getting into the hardware business-it's much more about making sure that consumers get access to Amazon's slew of cloud… Full Story »

  10. Who's Who of Angels

    VC Experts The Buzz &bull Aug 30, 2011

    Angel groups have grown significantly in the last decade, as more and more organizations have been established and more individual angels have joined the groups. Angel groups now exist in nearly every American state and Canadian province, and they offer accredited angel investors the opportunity to invest in and help build successful companies - while also having a good time. Every group is different in terms of investment strategy and culture, but ACA member groups offer interested investors a variety of benefits. Most angel groups are looking for new investors to join their group. Other than "having a high net… Full Story »

  11. Paul Allen starts small biz lending firm

    Biz Journals &bull Aug 11, 2011

    Ascentium Capital, of Kingwood, Texas, will address "the important but underserved market for small-balance commercial loans and leases in the United States," according to a news release. Allen's Vulcan Capital investment arm is backing the new firm. Ascentium Capital looks… Full Story »

  12. There Are More Women On Google+ Than We Originally Thought (GOOG)

    Silicon Alley Insider &bull Jul 17, 2011

    Last week we told you almost 90% of Google+ users were male . Turns out those results, which came from Social Statistics , were a bit exaggerated. All Things D points to a study by Paul Allen that pegs a… Full Story »

  13. Google+ Estimated To Surge Past 10 Million Users (Chart)

    TechCrunch &bull Jul 12, 2011

    Erick Schonfeld currently works at TechCrunch as Co-Editor. He joined in 2007 and is based in New York. Schonfeld oversees the editorial content of the site, selects and edits guest posts, helps to program the Disrupt conferences and CrunchUps, produces… Full Story »

  14. Microsoft Is Moving Too Slowly On Social Features For Office, So Jive Is Filling The Gaps (MSFT, GOOG)

    Silicon Alley Insider &bull May 23, 2011

    Microsoft is gradually adding social and online collaboration features to Office and its other products, but Jive Software is here now for businesses that don't want to wait for Microsoft. The company been around since 2001 but Jive started getting… Full Story »

  15. Giant Patent-Holder Intellectual Ventures' Investors Revealed In Court

    Paid Content &bull May 20, 2011

    Intellectual Ventures (IV) is one of the largest patent-holders in the country, and claims to hold more than 30,000 patents to its name. It also continues to be an organization with a somewhat shadowy business plan; it claims to "invest in invention," but its real business is dealing in patents, and now, patent lawsuits. In December, IV started suing tech companies. But the beginning of IV's litigation campaign has… Full Story »

  16. How Startups Should Deal With Cliff Vesting For Employees

    Silicon Alley Insider &bull May 7, 2011

    One of the most exciting aspects of joining a startup is getting stock options. It gives you ownership in the company and aligns incentives between management and employees. However, one part of the standard options package causes a lot of debate amongst employees and management. It's the Cliff. A typical options vesting package spans four years with a one year cliff. A one year cliff means that you will not get any shares vested until the first anniversary of your start date. At the one year anniversary, you will have 25% of your shares vested. After that, vesting occurs monthly.… Full Story »

  17. Tour Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's Knockout Real Estate

    Silicon Alley Insider &bull Apr 19, 2011

    By Rob Bear Paul Allen, the one-time partner of Bill Gates in the founding of Microsoft, has always, it seems, been a flamboyant spender. In 1988, just two years after the Microsoft IPO, he paid $70M for the NBA's Portland… Full Story »

  18. How the venture industry is pivoting, Part 1

    Vator News &bull Apr 4, 2011

    I caught up with Bill Tai, an early-stage investor, at AngelPad's Demo Day last week. We talked about the AngelPad class of startups (he liked them), and the upcoming angel-investing fallout and what that looks like (he thinks most startups… Full Story »

  19. Upcoming Silicon Valley Events: Paul Allen and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski

    Silicon Valley Watcher &bull Mar 31, 2011

    The Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley is hosting Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft on April 26. And Julius Genachowski - Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on April 14. Here are the details: Full Story »

  20. Bill Gates Number Two On Billionaires List

    Northwest Innovation &bull Mar 10, 2011

    Microsoft's Bill Gates is number two on Forbes latest list of top world billionaires, which was released today. According to the Forbes ranking, Gates fortune, worth $56 billion, puts him behind Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu. Other local billionaires… Full Story »

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