If Uber “got a cold, I think the rest of the ‘unicorns’ would get pneumonia,” venture capitalist Kevin Kinsella says. BY MARIA ASPAN Senior editor, Inc.@mariaaspan Veteran venture capitalist Kevin Kinsella has a message for fast-growing startups: Take the money and… Read More
Here’s a set of important insights to keep in mind about today’s venture capitalists and their investing strategies. Inc. By Brady Bohrmann, Managing Director, Avalon Ventures The VC landscape has changed more in the past three years than in my… Read More
To get involved, contact relief@skycatch.com See ongoing footage of relief efforts in Nepal Working in conjunction with UNESCO World Heritage and other organizations, Skycatch has deployed a UAV mapping team to Nepal. This team will use Skycatch’s drone hardware and data processing platform… Read More
Techcrunch.com by Anthony Ha Leading Facebook ad company Nanigans is announcing that it has raised $24 million in Series B funding. In this case, it’s is taking money from a big Asian investor — Chinese Internet company Cheetah Mobile. (Cheetah led the round, while Avalon Ventures… Read More
New York Times By ANDREW POLLACK JANUARY 9, 2015 Driving to a meeting in 2008, Jay Lichter, a venture capitalist, suddenly became so dizzy he had to pull over and call a friend to take him to the emergency room. The diagnosis:… Read More
Venture Capitalist Kevin Kinsella’s Advice For Entrepreneurs By Kate Harrison Forbes.com Getting into the heads of Venture Capitalists (VCs) can be a tricky proposition for founders, but it’s essential for raising large amounts of money successfully. This is especially true… Read More
U~T San Diego By Bradley J. Fikes Production of an expanded DNA alphabet in a reproducing life form is the science breakthrough of the year, according to an online vote held by Science magazine. Scripps Research Institute scientists Floyd Romesberg and Denis… Read More
We had the honor of having our mining work featured this past week during the closing keynote at Autodesk University in Las Vegas. This is the premier event for companies and practitioners involved in computer aided design, planning and construction, with attendance… Read More
National Defense Magazine Earlier this year, satellite imagery revealed Iran’s construction of a full-size USS Nimitz-class aircraft carrier replica, which was created so that swarms of high-speed Iranian boats could practice destroying it. Defeating that threat will require a different… Read More
AdExchanger App Install Ads, Now In Video Facebook added some features to help developers manage and promote their apps. There are three core changes: Facebook is extending autoplay video to its mobile app install ad units, supporting reach and frequency… Read More
National Defense Magazine There is growing concern in the Pentagon that the U.S. military is in a technology rut. Even though American technology has been the gold standard for decades, countries like China intend to challenge that lead. How the… Read More
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Nov 14, 2014 Michael Fabey Aviation Week While Wall Street continues to count the costs of U.S. defense investments in traditional contractors with established programs, Avalon Ventures is betting that Juliet Marine Systems’ new Ghost small-attack craft is worth the… Read More
Data That Combine Viewing and Shopping Habits Help Marketers Zero In on Hispanic Bacon Lovers By STEVEN PERLBERG Nov. 20, 2014 1:01 p.m. ET The marketing minds at Choice Hotels International Inc., which owns Comfort Inn and Sleep Inn, used to figure… Read More
When Rich Levandov, Managing Director at Avalon Ventures, connected with Skycatch CEO, Christian Sanz, it didn’t take long for them to realize that the two companies would have a future. Levandov was already interested in the UAV space and… Read More
By Barbara Herman International Business Times National Cat Day was last week, but on the Internet, cat day is every day. Many trace the Internet’s cat obsession to the anonymous image board 4chan via its LOL Cats — LOL short for… Read More
In demand by Fortune 500 companies and heavily funded by Silicon Valley, unmanned aircraft are rapidly invading the world of business. By Clay Dillow Fortune Magazine We’re taking the drone out for a spin. It’s a sun-drenched Friday in… Read More
Gerry McGovern’s Master Class: Achieving the Holy Grail of Website Self-Service (Oct 30th) By Kelly Bilodeau CMS Wire The workplace is changing. By 2016, Forrester Research predicts nearly half of all US employees will log in to work from home or a… Read More
National Defense Magazine Earlier this year, satellite imagery revealed Iran’s construction of a full-size USS Nimitz-class aircraft carrier replica, which was created so that swarms of high-speed Iranian boats could practice destroying it. Defeating that threat will require a different kind… Read More