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Gaming, Entertainment, startups

Z2Live

Z2Live Rolls Out Voice Chat for iPhone Games, Announces New Mobile Game Community

Gregory T. Huang 3/9/10

This week is nuts for videogame companies: the annual Game Developers Conference starts today in San Francisco.

Z2Live, a Seattle-based social mobile gaming startup, kicked off what is sure to be a busy news week for local companies by making a couple of notable announcements. First, it unveiled a “voice chat” feature for games on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad—this will let players talk to their friends while... Read more »

Biotech, people, startups

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The 20-Year Future of San Diego Biotech, Coming March 31

Luke Timmerman 3/9/10

A wise man once said that overnight success in biotech takes about 15 years. All kidding aside, we at Xconomy recognize that real innovation in life sciences doesn’t just pop out of the blue on a... Read more »

Roundup, deals, VC

Google Buys DocVerse, Madrona Backs ShopIgniter, ISB Gets Mystery Gift, & More Seattle-Area Deals News

Gregory T. Huang 3/9/10

In the week since Google’s acquisition of Picnik, the Northwest deals scene came back to earth a little bit. But there was a decent amount of activity in software, Internet, mobile, and cleantech, much of it... Read more »

Aviation, startups, Jobs

Terrafugia flying car

Terrafugia Says Flying Car Likely to Take Off in Massachusetts, But Might Land Elsewhere

Jukka Perttu 3/8/10

Terrafugia, the Woburn, MA-based company out to produce the first practical flying car—or street legal airplane, to use the company’s term— said today it plans to build its first commercial vehicle next year in the Bay... Read more »

Internet, startups, people

BuddyTV

BuddyTV’s Andy Liu on the One That Got Away, and What He’d Ask the God of Business

Gregory T. Huang 3/8/10

Andy Liu knew something most people didn’t. When I asked him to name his favorite Seattle-area company that he’s not involved with, he said “Picnik” without hesitation. “That’s the one I’d want to be in,” he... Read more »

deals, Software, acquisitions

DocVerse

Seattle’s Loss: DocVerse Bought by Google (Maybe as a Bridge to Microsoft)

Gregory T. Huang 3/5/10

It’s the second notable Google acquisition in these parts, coming on the heels of Seattle-based Picnik getting bought by the search giant earlier this week. DocVerse, a collaborative-document software startup founded in the Seattle area... Read more »

Biotech, Finances, Antibiotics

Trius Puts the Brakes on IPO Plan, While It Adjusts to New FDA Clinical Guidelines

Luke Timmerman 3/5/10

Life Sciences, medical devices, Obstructive Sleep Apnea

ImThera Medical Generating Buzz Over Neurostimulation for Sleep Apnea

Bruce V. Bigelow 3/5/10

Innovation Community, startups, Awards

Amazon, Cozi, Pathway, Talyst, and VholdR Among Winners at WTIA Awards Bash

Gregory T. Huang 3/5/10

Roundup, Life Sciences, Drug Development

Adventrx Pharmaceuticals Set Back by FDA, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Can’t Cure Shareholder Apathy, Regulus Signs Another Deal With Glaxo, & More San Diego Life Sciences News

Bruce V. Bigelow 3/4/10

Roundup, Biotech, cancer

Dendreon’s False Rumor, Cell Therapeutics’ New FDA Day, Microsoft’s Health-IT Plan, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News

Luke Timmerman 3/4/10

startups, Mobile, Software

Donuts for Developers: CEO Scott Kveton on Getting Urban Airship Aloft

Gregory T. Huang 3/4/10
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Biotech, Drugs, startups

The Pharmaceutical R&D Model is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It

Stewart Lyman 3/5/10

Research is the lifeblood of the biotech and pharmaceuticals business. The pharma and biotech industry spent some $65 billion dollars on R & D in 2008, according to the Pharmaceutical Research... Read more »

Entrepeneurship, community, startups

An Entrepreneur’s First Co-Founder: The Community

Kevin Vogelsang 3/5/10

To do great work, you need community. I don’t think people generally comprehend just how important it is.

If you’re not the social type, perhaps you can get more work done... Read more »

Biotech, people, careers

Tips on How Academic Scientists Can Make the Career Switch to Industry

Don Rule 2/25/10

Scientists have a lot to consider if they want to leave the world of academia for a job in industry. I picked up a lot of good insights yesterday at a... Read more »

Mobile Handsets, cleantech, startups

How EcoATM Became San Diego’s Hottest Startup Deal, If I Say So Myself

Mark Bowles 2/17/10

For a company that was founded by three wireless industry veterans only about a year ago, ecoATM ended 2009 with some pretty impressive results. If there was a yearbook for San... Read more »

Software, IT, Analysis

The Truth About Innovation Resistant Companies

Brent Frei 2/16/10

The bigger the company, the tougher it is to innovate. There are two main pillars to this “innovation resistance” that seem common in large, profitable organizations.

1. Fear that innovative products... Read more »

IPOs, law, management

Ready, Set, Go Public—The 10 Things You Need to Do Now

David Westenberg 2/11/10

The IPO market is open for business. The IPO market window has slammed shut. Which is it? Unless your IPO is pricing in the next week or two, it doesn’t matter.... Read more »

Biotech, incubators, startups

Seattle Needs an “Incubator” Culture

Matthew Scholz 2/4/10

Biotech, Global Health, people

Synchronicity is Not Just an Album by The Police. Nor is Serendipity Just a John Cusack movie.

Richard Gayle 2/1/10

innovation, Funding Gap, startups

Addressing the Innovation “Valley of Death:” It’s the Products, Stupid!

Duane J. Roth 1/26/10

Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, startups

VCs Are Not Evil: What Entrepreneurs Need To Know

Jasper Kuria 1/25/10

Innovation Economy, Venture Capital, startups

Working Our Way Out of San Diego’s Capital Formation Drought

Martha Dennis 1/25/10

cleantech, energy, startups

Achieving New Heights in Energy Efficiency in 2010

Nathan Rothman 1/13/10
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