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Monday, February 8, 2010

Both Sides of the Table 2010-02-08

This is part of my ongoing series on Raising Venture Capital. I often tell people that raising money is worse than getting married. I have to be careful in how that sounds because I love my wife a...

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Evening Reading: What VCs Could Learn From Sherlock Holmes

feeds.wsjonline.com/wsj/deals/feed 2010-02-08

I-banking and conflicts of interests: One main goals of the so-called Volcker rule that President Obama is pushing is to deal with conflicts of interests at banks. Justin Fox asks Philip Augar, a B...

Connections: Economy Investment Banks Politics M&A Banking & Financial Services China UK United States Google

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Entrepreneurs with social minded small businesses might benefit from L3C formation

Small Business News from Gaebler 2010-02-08

Last year, charitable donations declined somewhat, but Americans proved that giving was still a priority in the midst of recession with new technology trends like mobile giving and online donations...

Connections: Economy

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More on Obama’s Proposal to Eliminate Small Biz Cap Gains

PE Hub Blog 2010-02-08

Two weeks ago, during his State of the Union address, President Obama told the nation that he was proposing a new small-business tax credit, “one that will go to over one million small businesses w...

Connections: Regulation Tax Politics Private Equity

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California solar startup Ausra acquired by French nuclear energy giant Areva

latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/rss.xml 2010-02-08

Mirrors reflect the sun, concentrating its energy into a transom of pipes, at the Ausra Kimberlina Solar Thermal Energy Plant in Bakersfield. Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles TimesFrench nu...

Connections: Software M&A KPCB Africa Australia & New Zealand Continental Europe France Israel Middle East United States

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Fisker on DOE Loan Timeline (Next Month) and Pulling Out of Michigan

Earth2Tech 2010-02-08

The times they are a-changin’ for Fisker Automotive. The Irvine, Calif.-based startup working on a plug-in hybrid luxury sports car and mid-range plug-in sedan called Project Nina tells Ventu...

Connections: Green Marketing Politics Manufacturing & Logistics United States

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Fisker on DOE Loan Timeline (Next Month) and Pulling Out of Michigan [Earth2Tech]

GigaOM Network 2010-02-08

The times they are a-changin’ for Fisker Automotive. The Irvine, Calif.-based startup working on a plug-in hybrid luxury sports car and mid-range plug-in sedan called Project Nina tells Ventu...

Connections: Green Marketing Politics Manufacturing & Logistics United States

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Silicon Valley Has a Woman Problem, But Women Still Have a Baby Problem [GigaOM]

GigaOM Network 2010-02-08

A post yesterday on TechCrunch did a wonderful job of illustrating how many more men than women there are in the U.S. venture capital industry — and how that imbalance extends to tech entrepr...

Connections: M&A John Doerr NVCA United States

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Wi-LAN plays it smart with Telus

Wellington Financial Blog 2010-02-08

On the list of interesting tech plays in Canada, I continue to think Wi-LAN (WIN:TSX) is worthy of interest on a number of levels. Although venture capital funds never played a role, which is part ...

Connections: M&A Canada

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Google's Chief of Fabulous Opens a Disco — In His Penthouse

Valleywag 2010-02-08

We couldn't persuade Orkut Büyükkökten to invite us to his opulent birthday-and-housewarmingparty Saturday, but we won't hold it against him. After all, Google's ambassador to the gay party scene ...

Connections: Social Networking Brazil United States Facebook Google

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PatientSafe Nabs $30M

socalTECH.com Top News 2010-02-08

San Diego-based PatientSafe Solutions, a developer of software and bar code systems used for management of patient and workflow management in hospitals, has reported raised $30M in a new round of f...

Connections: Menlo Ventures Life Sciences United States

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paidContent Quick Hits 02.08.2010

paidContent Economics of Content 2010-02-08

» AOL (NYSE: AOL) is mulling over serious bids for its ICQ instant messaging service. [AllThingsD] »&...

Connections: Angel Continental Europe Google

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KeyCorp To Finance SunPower Projects

alarm:clock 2010-02-08

With solar industry still facing a cash crunch, solar cells and panels manufacturer SunPower Corp. (SPWRA, SPWRB: NASDAQ) should be expanding its project portfolio of more than 550 solar systems in...

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Why You Should Start a Company in… Austin

Fast Company Headlines 2010-02-08

It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. In this seri...

Connections: Ecosystem Entertainment Green Social Media Twitter Angel M&A Media & Entertainment United States Microsoft

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The Anti-Bullet Test

building43 2010-02-08

I’m sick of generic feature/benefit bullet points. They’re just too easy to make fun of. Here’s a sampling from a website that will remain nameless to protect the guilty: Easy to...

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Venture Capital Clean Tech Love Affair Is Maturing

TechPulse 360 2010-02-08

U.S. venture firms are taking a more circumspect view of clean-tech investing. Less flash, more focus on profits. That could lead to more start-ups trying to build businesses with less money. Accor...

Connections: Green PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP NVCA United States Ernst & Young

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Voyager Capital’s Daniel Ahn on the Firm’s Refocused Clean-IT Strategy

Xconomy 2010-02-08

VC, Software, cleantech Gregory T. Huang wrote: To Voyager Capital managing director Daniel Ahn, “cleantech” is just a buzzword. “Clean IT” is much more precise—and, to the point,...

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VC investments in cleantech fell by half in 2009
	News100 Financial Markets 2010-02-08
	Venture capital investment in cleantech businesses fell by 45 percent in the fourth quarter (from the third quarter) and by half in 2009, according to an Re-Search: \| \| Email \| Preview \|

M&A Monday

PE Hub Blog 2010-02-08

Here are some potential M&A ideas, rumored or official, to jumpstart your deal pipeline. Our sources are various news reports and the Buyouts “Seeking Buyers” list. For prior lists, see below. ...

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