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 we can get some replies and start a little dialog going. I think there are two schools of thought [...]
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 discussion, helping with logistics, securing sponsorship, or volunteering. ProductCamp is a great opportunity to learn from, teach to, and network [...]
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 Imprints for the development and commercialization of its innovative Step and Flash Imprint Lithography (S-FIL(R)) technology to $91 million — [...]
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 had created a better home security box that allowed web or cellphone access, and it was a 5-minute swap of [...]
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 editorial content to millions of viewers online,” said Elizabeth Coppinger, vice president of video services for RealNetworks®. “The integration [...]
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 a comment, and let us know if Kleiner is going to make him move to the valley. http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/14/austin-cleantech-guru-to-be-kleiner-eir/
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 manufactured to meet the latest environmental standards for controlling substances which impact the environment. N-trig has now moved from being [...]
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 specimens for subsequent extraction and molecular analysis. RNARetain was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in conjunction [...]
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 it the best stop! Austin Tech Happy Hour is teaming up with Mashable to throw this July 30th event at [...]
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, LifesSize Communications Satin Mirchandani and Mike Rosenfelt, MessageOne Kirk Rudy, Chris Ellis, et al, Endeavor [...]
