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Facebook co-founder Moskovitz says movie overplays sex, booze
Written on 17 Jul, 2010 at 22:26 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz seems to remember that the company’s beginnings had a lot more work and a lot less sex than the recently released trailer for David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Network” depicts. Moskovitz, who is... (Continue reading)
Calithera Biosciences brings in $10M for cancer therapeutics
Written on 17 Jul, 2010 at 1:01 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Calithera Biosciences , a developer of small molecules that cause apoptosis, or death, of cancer cells, has secured $10 million of an expected $40 million in a first round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC .... (Continue reading)
Theranos raises $45M to help patients track drug reactions
Written on 9 Jul, 2010 at 2:10 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Theranos , a maker of devices that monitor drug reactions, has raised $45 million of an expected $100 million, according to a filing with the SEC . Started by former Stanford undergrad Elizabeth Holmes at the age of 19,... (Continue reading)
Twitter curbs developer access to reduce downtime
Written on 30 Jun, 2010 at 7:43 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
In another move that threatens the health of its developer ecosystem, Twitter has nearly halved the number of times third-party applications can request data from the service . The information network said it cut the default rate limit, or... (Continue reading)
Mavenir raises $13.6M for mobile operator services
Written on 30 Jun, 2010 at 1:43 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Mavenir Systems , a company that helps mobile operators roll out new voice and messaging services to their subscribers, has secured $13.6 million in a fourth round of funding . The company enables service continuity across wired and wireless... (Continue reading)
So. California companies, join us June 15-16 for pitches and drinks
Written on 7 Jun, 2010 at 16:00 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
I’ve been traveling around the world looking for the coolest companies to invite to DEMO , the bi-annual conference we co-produce that showcases the most exciting technology products around. The schedule has been pretty relentless. I’ve been to several... (Continue reading)
DEMO application deadline is today; meetup at Accel Partners
Written on 5 Feb, 2010 at 12:14 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Today is the deadline for applications to the upcoming DEMO conference . We’ve got some truly pathbreaking companies launching this Spring, and can’t wait to reveal them on stage at Palm Springs March 22 and 23 . We’ll be... (Continue reading)
EC Roundup: Someone stole my startup idea, and how to achieve grandiose failure
Written on 12 Dec, 2009 at 13:51 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Here’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner: Venture Capital 2009: The year in review – Despite the dire headlines, there were some important trends that emerged in 2009. Grotech Ventures general partners Steve Fredrick and Don Rainey run down... (Continue reading)
EC Roundup: Someone stole my startup idea and achieving grandiose failure
Written on 12 Dec, 2009 at 10:09 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
Here’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner: Venture Capital 2009: The year in review – Despite the dire headlines, there were some important trends that emerged in 2009. Grotech Ventures general partners Steve Fredrick and Don Rainey run down... (Continue reading)
Not Sure Which Twitter Lists To Follow? Listorious Has A Directory Of The Best Ones
Written on 29 Oct, 2009 at 13:12 in TechCrunch | viewed times | 0 Comments
Twitter Lists are rolling out today (although the feature is not quite turned on for everyone yet). The new feature lets users make lists of interesting people on Twitter, grouped together so that they are easy to follow. But... (Continue reading)