Silicon Valley - Business Exchange Most Active Articles 2009-11-25T05:37:39.039-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:silicon-valley Peter Elstrom pelstrom077 Q&A: Josh Lerner on Innovation’s Role in the Economy - Real Time Economics urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10105552920683656991-1502ecf5381e77db15c30edf07fa18e7 2009-11-12T00:39:24.156-05:00 His book “The Money of Invention” examined the role of venture capital. “Innovation and Its Discontents,” cowritten with Adam Jaff, looked at how changes in intellectual property have hurt the process of innovation. His new book, “Boulevard of... His book “The Money of Invention” examined the role of venture capital. “Innovation and Its Discontents,” cowritten with Adam Jaff, looked at how changes in intellectual property have hurt the process of innovation. His new book, “Boulevard of... blogs.wsj.com http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/11/11/qa-josh-lerner-on-innovations-role-in-the-economy/ Terri Griffith tgriffith986 2 2 0 0 Secret History of Silicon Valley: a Commentary urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11447465042161582129-91208e2c2243526f5be39b4c13a752c1 2009-10-30T13:09:19.597-04:00 Silicon Valley, a culture of shameless experimentation. An article by Matt Perez and Steve Blank keynote's video (worth watching) Silicon Valley, a culture of shameless experimentation. An article by Matt Perez and Steve Blank keynote's video (worth watching) nearsoft.com http://www.nearsoft.com/blog/secret-history-of-silicon-valley-a-commentary.html Victor Velasquez vvelasquez245 16 15 0 1 Who Will Be the Green VC Giant? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:976195479863767900-8e65ad82438c22bf6664b29e6c806038 2009-10-26T18:26:17.832-04:00 For nearly two decades, John Doerr and Vinod Khosla worked together at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, forging one of the most lucrative partnerships in the venture capital business. The gravel-voiced Doerr scored the high-profile hits, including... For nearly two decades, John Doerr and Vinod Khosla worked together at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, forging one of the most lucrative partnerships in the venture capital business. The gravel-voiced Doerr scored the high-profile hits, including... BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_44/b4153054900653.htm?chan=innovation_innovation+%2B+design_top+stories Michael Arndt marndt561 7 7 0 0 Microsoft layoffs hit several products urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16610674576033344963-f9828a174009865807c5474a630ea526 2009-05-07T10:56:29.023-04:00 In the wake of additional layoffs on Tuesday, Microsoft is scaling back--but not totally eliminating--several products. In the wake of additional layoffs on Tuesday, Microsoft is scaling back--but not totally eliminating--several products. CNET News.com http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10234873-56.html Shirley Brady sbrady224 30 30 0 0 Layoffs Sweeping Silicon Valley urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8929299554197851412-3929f5e11b4428eec1a94fd15e85a982 2008-12-18T23:23:18.986-05:00 examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/x-2097-Employment-News-Examiner~y2008m12d17-Layoffs-continue-to-sweep-Silicon-Valley Peter Elstrom pelstrom077 51 50 1 0 EBay Sells Most of Skype to Private Investors urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12697894294653205903-ecaf1ccacbfb907f16201a940bb8a036 2009-09-01T11:04:59.962-04:00 EBay confirmed the sale of Skype (for $1.9 billion in cash) to consortium of private investors, led by the Silicon Valley private equity firm Silver Lake Partners. EBay confirmed the sale of Skype (for $1.9 billion in cash) to consortium of private investors, led by the Silicon Valley private equity firm Silver Lake Partners. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/02/technology/companies/02ebay.html Shirley Brady sbrady224 4 2 0 2 Where Real Innovation Happens urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6939252279242812423-9b04b8bf9077002827941d4d02253f31 2009-02-04T10:30:51.630-05:00 SEBASTOPOL, Calif.--Forget Silicon Valley. Traditional wisdom is that it represents the model for American innovation: a hotbed of young entrepreneurs with easy access to capital from a large pool of savvy investors. Think again: The World Wide Web... SEBASTOPOL, Calif.--Forget Silicon Valley. Traditional wisdom is that it represents the model for American innovation: a hotbed of young entrepreneurs with easy access to capital from a large pool of savvy investors. Think again: The World Wide Web... Forbes.com http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/03/innovation-tim-oreilly-technology-breakthroughs_0203oreilly.html Michael Arndt marndt561 29 28 1 0 Silicon Valley Rallies Behind Obama's CTO Pick urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15044358911811946812-e77f2151e7ce55714c79a856ebf72e31 2009-04-19T21:41:29.607-04:00 For all of its attributes as the world's epicenter of innovation, Silicon Valley remains an insular region in some ways. But that hasn't stopped many technology leaders from rallying behind President Barack Obama's surprising choice for the nation's... For all of its attributes as the world's epicenter of innovation, Silicon Valley remains an insular region in some ways. But that hasn't stopped many technology leaders from rallying behind President Barack Obama's surprising choice for the nation's... BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc20090419_047197.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_news+%2B+analysis Peter Elstrom pelstrom077 16 14 2 0 Microsoft Starts The Layoff Machine Again With Thousands Of Cuts: Steve Ballmer’s Memo To The Troops urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10495849238508933235-df03382b86cb89b4634d8c55d79c0ec0 2009-05-05T13:30:26.466-04:00 Here comes the second round of layoffs at Microsoft, which started in January. Today’s cuts will likely end up costing about 3,000 workers their jobs. Microsoft had previously warned that it would cut up to 5,000 jobs by 2010. Here comes the second round of layoffs at Microsoft, which started in January. Today’s cuts will likely end up costing about 3,000 workers their jobs. Microsoft had previously warned that it would cut up to 5,000 jobs by 2010. mediamemo.allthingsd.com http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090505/microsoft-starts-the-layoff-machine-again-steve-ballmers-memo-to-the-troops/ Shirley Brady sbrady224 14 14 0 0 ‘Silicon Valley Index’ Shows Signs of Weakening urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4429012799351604017-12e6bd890a3956afa5062c19e5118291 2009-02-17T16:08:52.795-05:00 Published: February 17, 2009 The global recession came late to Silicon Valley, but the region is bracing for a rough year that may strain local social services. A report to be released Tuesday by Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, an... Published: February 17, 2009 The global recession came late to Silicon Valley, but the region is bracing for a rough year that may strain local social services. A report to be released Tuesday by Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, an... New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/technology/companies/17silicon.html?_r=1&partner=MOREOVERNEWS&ei=5040 Braden Kelley bkelley034 18 17 1 0 In Silicon Valley, Recruiting Clashes With Immigration Limits urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10275523449777540073-2ef4b5213706a8570a79ebde2c443d84 2009-04-13T14:52:54.019-04:00 Sanjay Mavinkurve of Google lives in Canada because his wife can't get an American work visa. Sanjay Mavinkurve of Google lives in Canada because his wife can't get an American work visa. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/business/12immig.html?em Peter Elstrom pelstrom077 15 14 0 1 Whatever Happened to Silicon Valley Innovation? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10680166019509798101-9dcf074bebbcb605c731790b2ffbe922 2009-01-04T15:16:47.096-05:00 Transmeta Corp. (TMTA) once embodied the Silicon Valley dream. Starting in 1995, the company raised more than $300 million in a nervy bid to reinvent the market for chips powering portable computers. Yet Transmeta struggled in recent years, and the... Transmeta Corp. (TMTA) once embodied the Silicon Valley dream. Starting in 1995, the company raised more than $300 million in a nervy bid to reinvent the market for chips powering portable computers. Yet Transmeta struggled in recent years, and the... BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_02/b4115028730216.htm?chan=rss_topEmailedStories_ssi_5 Michael Arndt marndt561 22 21 1 0 VC 2009 Investments: Which Startups Will Get The Dough? urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17324554994920913706-2dfa6d8b61ee3bb67f5c954954bf0fd0 2009-01-05T14:12:48.505-05:00 Investments for venture capitalists got squashed in 2008, and the outlook for initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&As) doesn't look much better for this year. But at least one VC firm still plans to make investments in... Investments for venture capitalists got squashed in 2008, and the outlook for initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers and acquisitions (M&As) doesn't look much better for this year. But at least one VC firm still plans to make investments in... MediaPost | Online Media News http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.san&s=97623&Nid=50796&p=412060 Robert Hof rhof604 20 20 0 0 Proposed patent reform hurts innovation urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1700332529748007743-c5501ed9992456ae0285699b271cc883 2009-04-16T17:45:41.008-04:00 Five years ago, a group of 15 corporate giants, which ironically had built their success on patents but now rely primarily on their market power and acquisitions for growth, wanted to weaken the U.S. Patent System and the protection it offered the new generation of innovators. These companies are trying to retain their position by pulling the economic ladder up behind themselves, and by forcing guaranteed access - on the cheap - to technology developed by others. Five years ago, a group of 15 corporate giants, which ironically had built their success on patents but now rely primarily on their market power and acquisitions for growth, wanted to weaken the U.S. Patent System and the protection it offered the new generation of innovators. These companies are trying to retain their position by pulling the economic ladder up behind themselves, and by forcing guaranteed access - on the cheap - to technology developed by others. San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/15/ED4B16R9OS.DTL Michael Arndt marndt561 13 13 0 0 EBay Is Said to Have a Deal to Sell Skype urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16816811877937492717-7cd3081e8d30d148ec6794d4d458d8b8 2009-09-01T07:46:24.133-04:00 EBay has reached a deal to sell its Skype Internet calling division to a group of private investors, according to a report in the New York Times. EBay has reached a deal to sell its Skype Internet calling division to a group of private investors, according to a report in the New York Times. New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/technology/companies/01ebay.html Shirley Brady sbrady224 0 0 0 0 Steve Jobs Had Liver Transplant urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15051362889234529435-3f32d9b22b5f89a33d1d9a546d559788 2009-06-20T11:11:09.967-04:00 (WSJ.com - sub. req.) Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago, sources tell the WSJ. He's expected to be part-time when he returns to the company he cofounded later this month. (WSJ.com - sub. req.) Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago, sources tell the WSJ. He's expected to be part-time when he returns to the company he cofounded later this month. online.wsj.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124546193182433491.html Shirley Brady sbrady224 4 2 0 2 Venture Capital's Liquidators urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9352059197340441474-04d28311ed99c9b467ae664be6f0cc4a 2008-12-18T19:31:12.582-05:00 Silicon Valley is famous for its awesome startup machine, but the place is just as brutally efficient at winding down those companies when things turn south. So as the imploding economy finally hits the tech sector, the vultures of the Valley are... Silicon Valley is famous for its awesome startup machine, but the place is just as brutally efficient at winding down those companies when things turn south. So as the imploding economy finally hits the tech sector, the vultures of the Valley are... BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_50/b4112066218619.htm Robert Hof rhof604 17 15 2 0 Live-Blogging the Oracle Conference Call urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16520799313635932709-abcea4af63dd0c5fff4acd2b42f7537e 2009-04-20T10:19:23.785-04:00 WSJ's Julia Angwin covers the Oracle/Sun conference call this morning with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Oracle President Safra Catz, Sun Chairman Scott McNealy, and Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz WSJ's Julia Angwin covers the Oracle/Sun conference call this morning with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Oracle President Safra Catz, Sun Chairman Scott McNealy, and Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz blogs.wsj.com http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/04/20/live-blogging-the-oracle-conference-call/ Shirley Brady sbrady224 7 7 0 0 Spinning the Web - P.R. in Silicon Valley urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4392457263226319739-3d6c780818c749507c6c5be4e6b4f3f1 2009-07-08T00:03:56.436-04:00 Menlo Park, Calif. — Brooke Hammerling (publicist) and Erin McKean (entrepreneur) are in a Sand Hill Road conference room, hashing out plans to unveil Ms. McKean’s new Web site, Wordnik. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Peter DaSilva for... Menlo Park, Calif. — Brooke Hammerling (publicist) and Erin McKean (entrepreneur) are in a Sand Hill Road conference room, hashing out plans to unveil Ms. McKean’s new Web site, Wordnik. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Peter DaSilva for... New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/business/05pr.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all Ronald Garner rgarner120 1 0 0 1 Google CEO Eric Schmidt Resigns From Apple Board urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:18423393262725719016-adacf974552fe4edd8d06bb942aa7243 2009-08-03T10:04:20.962-04:00 Google CEO Eric Schmidt is no longer going to sit on Apple’s Board of Directors, nearly 3 years after accepting a seat. Google CEO Eric Schmidt is no longer going to sit on Apple’s Board of Directors, nearly 3 years after accepting a seat. techcrunch.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/03/google-ceo-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-surprised/ Ben Haber bhaber441 0 0 0 0 In Silicon Valley, Real Estate Remains Strong urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8994953741487476418-8c559c22b4a7c263c893f34c5a12d210 2008-12-18T19:39:24.896-05:00 A healthy tech sector and wealthy residents unaffected by subprime losses mean homes in Silicon Valley still command top dollar A healthy tech sector and wealthy residents unaffected by subprime losses mean homes in Silicon Valley still command top dollar BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/jul2008/bw2008078_555230.htm Robert Hof rhof604 11 10 1 0 Can Silicon Valley Avoid a Wall Street-Like Meltdown? | Page 1 of 2 | Small Business Solutions | Financial Articles & Investments News urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15299992879738760059-26cfaf20a73c6e04a5781a795cf77e77 2008-12-18T23:25:44.551-05:00 The sky is falling -- or at least slipping a little. The days of wine, roses and bouquets of venture capital dollars for tech companies are a thing of the past as the economy continues its dive. Investments are drying up, layoffs are prevalent and... The sky is falling -- or at least slipping a little. The days of wine, roses and bouquets of venture capital dollars for tech companies are a thing of the past as the economy continues its dive. Investments are drying up, layoffs are prevalent and... thestreet.com http://www.thestreet.com/story/10453301/1/can-silicon-valley-avoid-a-wall-street-like-meltdown.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEFI Peter Elstrom pelstrom077 13 12 1 0 Sun Co-Founder Departs for Startup He Funded urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11212961082428958233-1823ef162ae8cd311005a42c425bc921 2008-10-23T04:05:56.199-04:00 cost as much as the server?' says Bechtolsheim, in an interview with Ullal in a bare-bones office in Silicon Valley. 'It makes no sense.' By contrast, Sun's server business is under pressure. Margins on the large computers that run corporate data cost as much as the server?' says Bechtolsheim, in an interview with Ullal in a bare-bones office in Silicon Valley. 'It makes no sense.' By contrast, Sun's server business is under pressure. Margins on the large computers that run corporate data BusinessWeek http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1656962815&f=9791 19 19 0 0 Building an Innovation Nation urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4374691538952003839-b5d32a620aef0965aede9d697d869be5 2009-07-20T15:02:24.017-04:00 Why do some nations and geographic regions seem to be hotbeds of creative entrepreneurship and economic growth, while others remain innovation laggards? In his book The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, Harvard professor David Landis writes, "If we... Why do some nations and geographic regions seem to be hotbeds of creative entrepreneurship and economic growth, while others remain innovation laggards? In his book The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, Harvard professor David Landis writes, "If we... business-strategy-innovation.com http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/07/building-innovation-nation.html Braden Kelley bkelley034 1 1 0 0 Tech Sector: A Battle-Scarred Edge urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17309310450821386756-9f63fb8f5c03326cd25cec802d62db79 2009-04-16T10:12:04.793-04:00 BW's Peter Burrows says thriftiness and insistence on lean inventories could keep tech companies well-positioned when the economy starts to heal BW's Peter Burrows says thriftiness and insistence on lean inventories could keep tech companies well-positioned when the economy starts to heal BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_17/b4128014477300.htm Shirley Brady sbrady224 4 3 0 1