Living Social raises $178 Million

Living Social Raises $178 Million of a $400 Million funding round. I am trying to figure out why they need that much money. There is so very little technology and systems to this company. I can only guess it will be spent on advertising and marketing. http://mashable.com/2011/12/07/livingsocial-raising-400-million-report/

Job Growth in America and New Opportunities for Funding Small Companies

Finally some help for Smaller Companies.   The U.S. House advanced legislation this week that would make it easier for smaller companies to raise money from investors and if signed into law, this can help small companies grow in size and hire new workers. The advertising provision would end a Securities ...

NASCAR profits. JTG Racing earns accolades for excellent sponsor engagement.

This week one of our Venture Funds portfolio companies JTG Racing had a vey nice write-up in the USATODAY. It went into how this race team is taking care of sponsors and earning the revenue from advertising placement related to the brands featured on the car and merchandise. congrats team… ...

TechCrunch Distrupt China Day 2

TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing kicked off its second and final day with a bang last night, with Sarah Lacy chatting with Lei Jun (Angel Investor, Co-founder of Xiaomi), on how he plans to take on the likes of Apple in the mobile phone industry. Next up was Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, ...

Stock Market IPO at a 10 Year Low.

VC backed IPO Exits in the last 5 years are at an all time low.   Basically if VC’s cant get out of investments then there is little reason for them to get into investments.

New Research that says the Most creative people not getting the top job.

Today I read an article about how the most creative people are not the ones getting the top leadership positions inside corporation. I find this article unfortunate. It continues to show that there is a bias in the job market. However I also believe this is easy to fix. I ...

Nine Multimedia designs and launches Quarterback-focused subscription site QB Weekly

Nine Multimedia has announced the launch of its new “QB Weekly” website.  Completely devoted to quarterback news, training tips, events and stats, this site provides its readers with the most essential and one-of-a-kind information on America’s favorite football player for all age ranges.  The site is vibrant and interactive, with ...

Nine Multimedia Introduces Credit Union Mobile Marketing

Today Nine Multimedia launched its latest smartphone app, CU Mobile Marketing, designed explicitly for credit unions. Nine promotes CU Mobile Marketing as the “most complete credit union mobile marketing solution for Blackberry, iPhone and Android smartphones.” The CU Mobile marketing app will have up to 60 million users nationwide in ...

Mobile Retailing Patent Awarded

The Godfather of Mobile Retailing *Reprinted Article From Tech Digital Times. By Talia James, Sept 2010 It is the year 2010 and as the tech-savvy children of the electronic age we have opened our arms and embraced smartphones and apps into our lives.  Our life experience as the modern shopper ...