Click on the links to read the complete articles. NOVEMBER 20, 2011 | WOODWORKING Masco Cabinetry becomes one of first to add localized web app. NOVEMBER 10, 2011 | COURIER-JOURNAL.COM Backing up your internet service with CradlePoint. NOVEMBER 3, 2011 | PRWEB Lendio adds 40 banks, offers local business loans to 70% of the U.S. [...]
Archive for the ‘Innovation’ Category
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Portfolio News | June 2011
Click on the links to read the complete articles. JUNE 21, 2011 | PRWEB CradlePoint releases new generation 4G/3G business-series compact broadband routers for M2M (machine-to-machine). JUNE 11, 2011 | ONLINE PRNEWS Software specialists serve artists at YURdigital Art Community. JUNE 15, 2011 | MEDIAPOST Media insights Q&A with GutCheck’s Matt Warta. JUNE 28, 2011 [...]
Jun
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To Write Is To Think
Thanks to encouragement from Tac Anderson (our first entrepreneur-in-residence), we entered the blogosphere a few years ago. The experience has been surprisingly rewarding for me personally as I’ve found writing to be something I really enjoy and the feedback has been more positive than not. Over the last couple of years, I’ve actually written some [...]
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Portfolio News | May 2011
Click on the links to read the complete articles. MAY 31, 2011 | YAHOO! Alliance Health Networks announces $11M investment led by New World Ventures. MAY 2, 2011 | REUTERS CradlePoint receives Sprint Certification for new 3G and 4G business grade modems. MAY 17, 2011 | TECHZONE360 Uninterrupted internet connectivity from CradlePoint. MAY 25, 2011 [...]
Mar
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CEOs: Want More Productive Board Meetings?
It’s Monday morning and I’ve just reviewed my bi-weekly board email from Jerry Ropelato, CEO of Tech Media Network. As a board member of Jerry’s company, I know that I’m going to receive a thoughtful review of the business from him every other week. It includes some high-level MTD, QTD & YTD numbers and how [...]
Mar
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GutCheck Steals the Show (and $1 million)
A few months ago I posted a blog titled “5 minutes with Matt Warta, CEO of GutCheck“. You can check that out, if you want to learn more about Matt and the vision for GutCheck. At the time, Matt and the GutCheck team were busy gathering feedback on their beta, incorporating the changes into their [...]
Feb
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GutCheck: Qualitative Research Made Easy
Last year we invested in a company called GutCheck. The concept behind GutCheck is pretty simple: to make the process of talking to one’s target market customer a heck of a lot easier and a lot less expensive. This allows individuals/companies to gain the feedback and insights they need (i.e., qualitative research) without the hassle [...]
Jan
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I’ve Seen The Future of 3D Special Effects and Animation
As an investor (if you’re lucky), every once in a while you see something come out of one of the companies you’ve invested in that gives you a “holy shit” moment where you realize that the company has created something that will forever alter the landscape of the market they serve. Yesterday was one of [...]
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Portfolio News | December 2010
December was a great finish to the 2010 year for our portfolio comapnies. Click on the links to read the complete stories. DECEMBER 15, 2010 | PR NEWSIRE Attensity experiences record year as large enterprises adopt its full suite of customer experience software applications. DECEMBER 2, 2010 | PRWEB OpenView Venture Partners releases its latest [...]
May
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IdaVation – 2010
It’s that time of year again – IdaVation is happening in Boise. IdaVation, presented by Kickstand each year, is a wonderful day of learning about technology in Idaho and networking with folks in the industry. The theme this year is “Fostering a Culture of Innovation.” The event is Wednesday, May 26th and promises to be [...]