SecondMarket – Check Cashing for the Tech Set: While the chattering classes are busy discussing a former C-level Facebook executive taking the reins at MySpace (see Michael Arrington’s piece from Techcrunch), many employees inside of Facebook are focused on an issue that is ancient by the standards of internet time: What happens to the value [...]
GlobeImmune, Inc reported that use of GI-5005 in addition to standard of care (SOC) resulted in 94% early virologic response (EVR) in treatment naïve patients with hepatitis C in a Phase 2 clinical trial. EVR is defined as at least a 99% reduction in the virus load at the 12 week mark, and serves [...]
Boulder-based Big Green Company and its Big Green Rabbit site scored two “Official Honoree” designations from the Webby Awards, which are equivalent to the Emmy Awards for websites. The company received designation in the Best Use of Animation or Motion Graphics as well as the Youth category. The development of the site was [...]
April 23, 2009 – 11:53 am
Today it was announced that TechStars alumni Foodzie and Brightkite were named among BusinessWeek Magazine’s Best Young Technology Entrepreneurs. The list of fifteen firms was compiled with inputs from readers, investors, and the magazine’s editorial staff, and included only those companies with founders 30-years-old or younger.Foodzie, a San Francisco based online purveyor of artisan foods, [...]
April 23, 2009 – 11:20 am
On Tuesday, Colorado State University hosted the 2009 Biotech Connect, an annual event bringing companies, students and professors together to learn about the partnerships that currently exist between the University and industry. The day was kicked off by Dr. Bill Farland, SVP for Research and Development as CSU, who noted that the University was on [...]
The academic year’s final installment of Entrepreneurs Unplugged brought self-made billionaire and real estate entrepreneur Sam Zell to the CU Law School. Associate Law Professor Scott Peppet interviewed Zell about his range of business experience, including his real estate empire and more recent purchase of Tribune Co. The very quotable Zell did not hesitate [...]
Today it was announced that CU Law School Professor Phillip Weiser, Executive Director of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean for Research, has accepted an appointment as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for international, policy, and appellate matters at Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. Weiser, who will begin the position in [...]
April 22, 2009 – 10:02 am
When asked how a typical customer uses his products, SurveyGizmo CEO Scott McDaniel admits, “We have 40,000 customers doing 40,000 different things.” While such an answer usually indicates a marketing nightmare, this Boulder-based company has had no problem growing right out of its office space twice in the past two years. What SurveyGizmo offers [...]
Ping Identity announced the release of PingFederate 6.0, an extension of its Internet Single Sign-On capabilities. Ping’s products, built for deployment within enterprises, enable users to access different systems – whether residing within the enterprise or in the cloud like many SaaS products – via a single username and password sign in. The [...]
Monday’s Startup Junkie Underground featured ZenMango President Arjun Sen on “Winning Big in a Down Economy.” Sen, bringing experience from retailers including Einstein Bagels and Papa John’s Pizza, began by highlighting the core mantra of his consulting firm: “Guest experience enhancement.” Sen’s overall thesis was that through considering and optimizing every aspect of the [...]
