Interesting Friday news: Google has decided to pull its Nexus One phone from its web store, and instead focus on retail distribution. It looks like the old-fashioned “try before you buy” still applies for some products, at least for new cell phones and new automobiles.
Ah darn, Boingo wasn’t serious about its offer to give a million Wi-Fi minutes to a user that tattooed the firm’s logo somewhere on their body. (The hazards of real-time Internet coverage, illustrated…)
In what seems to be the beginning of trend for Los Angeles Internet companies, Boingo Wireless just said today that it will give away a million hours of free Wi-Fi on its network of hot spots, to any user which gets a tattoo of the firm’s logo. That’s the second Los Angeles area company offering [...]
Good article in the Wall Street Journal about the carnage as more startups are shut down, or sold in fire sales. You know it’s bad news for private companies when you suddenly see Martin Pichinson — famous for his many deals selling off the carcasses of dead Dot Com firms — is again being quoted [...]
I’ve been pondering lately the reason for a rise in new startups, the wall-to-wall networking and events that are happening, and the overall increase in attention to Southern California’s high tech industry, and think I am seeing (part) of the reason for the surge in activity: a new generation hitting the market, joining local companies, [...]
There is a great chart (embedded below) buried in a report from SVB Analytics, looking at companies that were funded from 1992 through 2007, and whether they were acquired, went out of business, or had an IPO. (via thealarmclock)
Thoughts and commentary from Benjamin F. Kuo, publisher of socalTECH.com.
