Rose Cantine

I thought we were over this in the late 1990s. But today the Wall Street Journal reports:
Technology companies that bleed red ink are once again lining up to go public — and once again finding plenty of takers. A number of unprofitable tech companies have launched initial public offerings in U.S. capital markets since [...]

Researchers at Duke University estimate that 25 percent of tech companies started between 1995 and 2005 had at least one senior executive born outside the US, and most are in California:
AnnaLee Saxenian, now dean of the School of Information at UC-Berkeley, estimated immigrants founded about 25 percent of Silicon Valley tech companies in 1999. The [...]

The beginning of every year is a time for lists. Instead of posting boring New Year’s resolutions, I decided to post a list of applications I use everyday that make a big difference in my life and my business.

I live in Amsterdam but my friends, relatives, business partners and contacts are all over the place: [...]

NewTeeVee is the latest addition to the GigaOM universe. Om Malik, who left Business 2.0 and started his own online media company, says:
Today, we took the next step forward and launched NewTeeVee.com, a site devoted to online video, and other technologies that are reinventing the video experience.
Congratulations to Om and his team!

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I will be at the Le Web 3.0 conference in Paris speaking at 10:45 - 11:00 on 12 December (Tuesday) about how to turn your blog into a vertically integrated media business. Details are posted on Muniwireless.

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Attention, pajama entrepreneurs! It’s time to join the Microsoft search for the most creative small-business idea in the US. The prize: $100,000 in startup money, a Manthattan-area storefront and software for your business.
Below is the press release:
Microsoft Corp. today announced the Ultimate Challenge, a nationwide search for the most creative small-business idea in the [...]

Oren Michels and Scott Rafer, two dear friends of mine, have launched their new startup, Mashery, an API management service that “offers documentation support, community management and access control for companies wishing to offer public or private APIs . . . The company was incorporated in May and received under $1 million in backing in [...]