Articles Tagged: Networking

Seedcamp Week 2010: heels and deals

September 13, 2010 by

Milo Yiannopoulos finds fashion and financial prudence dominating this year’s Seedcamp finalists. I’m at University College London, reporting from Seedcamp Week, which kicks off today and runs until Friday. Now in its fourth year, Seedcamp Week is the largest and highest-profile event of its kind in Europe, bringing together 20 or so early-stage technology companies, … read more here

Talking Jive with Ted Schlein of Kleiner Perkins

September 10, 2010 by

Jive Software hosted a dinner for customers and journalists this past Wednesday night, to discuss the “social business” space. I was honored to receive an invite, but getting to Spruce  would have taken at least seven hours from Boston (depending on flight times), so I instead opted to do a phoner today with Ted Schlein, … read more here

A Glut of Hiring Alternatives

August 8, 2010 by

Private-sector job creation has been weak in recent months, as few companies seem comfortable taking on the risk of new hires. But anemic job reports may also be attributable, at least in part, to hiring alternatives that are becoming increasingly attractive to small businesses. New technology is allowing entrepreneurs to connect with and pay for … read more here

Brands Need To Re-Examine Their Twitter Strategy

July 27, 2010 by

Most brands incorporate Twitter in their social media strategy, but are they actually using it effectively? Not exactly, according to research released today by New York-based digital agency 360i. Over a six-month period the agency analyzed 1,800 messages from 1,862 Twitter users. 360i estimates that 91% of the 140-character blurbs produced on Twitter come from … read more here

Developer Workshop: Vlingo

July 22, 2010 by

In the face of mounting regulatory pressures to curb mobile device use while driving–and with consumer demand for more effective and efficient data access solutions also on the upswing–the wireless industry is turning its attention to voice-activatedthe trend: Intelligent voice applications provider Vlingo, whose voice interface technology enables users to instantly access mobile services and … read more here

Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Reunite to Invest $30 Million in Jive Softwar

July 21, 2010 by

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital, the venture firms that made billions of dollars backing Google Inc., are investing $30 million in Jive Software Inc., a maker of social-networking technology for businesses. Kleiner Perkins partner Ted Schlein is also joining the startup’s board, Palo Alto, California-based Jive said today in a statement. Jim … read more here

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