So you’re starting up a technology company, bootstrapping it, and you think that someday you might take on additional capital. Which lawfirm in Austin should you use?
This is the dilemma facing many young companies these days. I thought it would be interesting to throw some ideas out there in this post, and then see if [...]
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If you want to make sure you have a meal and a T-Shirt from ProductCamp, you had better register today. In the spirit of BarCamp, ProductCamp is a collaborative, user organized unconference, focused on Product Marketing and Management topics. At ProductCamp there are no “attendees,” since everyone participates in some manner: presenting, leading a roundtable [...]
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Molecular Imprints, Inc., Austin’s premier company in nanopatterning systems and solutions, has announced the successful completion of $12.9 million in financing. Investors in this round include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tokyo Electron Venture Capital, Wafra Investment Advisory Group, KT Venture Group, Alloy Ventures and Motorola Ventures. This latest investment brings the total amount raised by Molecular [...]
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Austin-based uControl is making some impressive improvements to the product strategy, and they’re taking it on the road to the National Cable and Telecommunications Association show in New Orleans. uControl was founded in November of 2005 and launched their first product at DEMO Fall in 2006, and they won a DEMOgod award! Back then they [...]
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Pluck Corporation, which was acquired by Demand Media in March, announced today that it is now powering social media capabilities at Film.com and RollingStone.com. Attracting combined monthly audiences of more than 10 million, Film.com and RollingStone.com will use Pluck’s SiteLife social media capabilities.
“Our primary focus is delivering the very best in high quality social entertainment and [...]
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Stacey Higginbotham is breaking the news over at GigaOM property Earth2Tech that Joel Serface, director of the Clean Energy Incubator, will be leaving to become an Entrepreneur in Residence at Kleiner Perkins Department of Energy Program, which is an effort to commercialize clean technology coming out of the national laboratories.
Maybe he will favor us with [...]
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N-trig, the provider of DuoSense™ technology combining pen and zero-pressure touch for mobile and fixed computers into a single device, announced today that it is meeting environmental Green requirements in compliance with international standards. All articles, including materials, parts, assembly, and packaging that N-trig and its affiliates directly or indirectly supply have been designed and [...]
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Asuragen announced today the CE-mark and European launch of RNARetain™ Pre-Analytical RNA Stabilization Solution, the company’s clinically validated and cGMP manufactured sample collection and RNA stabilization solution. Based upon patented technology, RNARetain is labeled for the collection, storage, and transport of clinical human cellular and solid tissue specimens and stabilization of intracellular RNA within these [...]
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Mashable.com, the leading blog for social networking, announced their US Summer Tour dates today. Cities include Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Boston, New York City, and yes of course Austin, Texas! Previous Mashable events have been incredibly popular, and we lobbied to make sure that Austin was one stop on the tour. Let’s make [...]
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Yes, it’s that time of the year again when Ernst & Young recognizes Austin entrepreneurs. We always have a soft spot for the technology entrepreneurs, but the industry doesn’t matter. So here’s our recap of the finalists this year. Congratulations to all of you!
Entrepreneur Finalists
Mark Adams, Advocate MD
Tim Costello, Builder Homesite
Sam Goodner, Catapult Systems
Craig Malloy, [...]
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