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Seattle
Public Companies, startups, trends

Google Demos Chrome OS, Microsoft Links Into LinkedIn, Amazon Ramps Up for Holidays, & More Big Company News

Gregory T. Huang 11/20/09

It’s been a busy week around here for the big tech companies. At Xconomy, we don’t usually report on things like product releases from Microsoft or sales figures from Amazon—our main focus is on new ideas, models, and companies—but readers need to understand where the big players are heading so they can see the gaps and opportunities for new businesses. So, for each of these pieces of mainstream tech news, I’ll tell you why savvy innovators and business leaders should care.

—Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) demonstrated its Web-based Chrome operating system for the first time in public yesterday. It won’t be available for another year, but the tech community is scrambling to understand all the implications. (Google’s Seattle engineers... Read more »

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Boston
IT, Software, Web 2.0

Day Software, Web 2.0 Content Management Specialist, Moving U.S. Headquarters to Boston

Wade Roush 11/20/09

Wails of lamentation spread across the local tech community every time an entity like Zendesk or Greylock or Y Combinator departs Boston for parts west. But today we have a different tale to report. Day Software... Read more »

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Boston
Biotech, Drugs, Multiple Sclerosis

Biogen Idec Accused Again of Excessive CEO Pay, Lousy Performance, By Big Shareholder

Luke Timmerman 11/20/09

[Update: 1:55 pm Eastern, 11/20/09] After a bitter standoff earlier this year with billionaire investor Carl Icahn over alleged mismanagement, Cambridge, MA-based Biogen Idec now faces another sharp attack from a major shareholder.... Read more »

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Boston
IT, deals, VC

Mind, Body, & Cash: Lighter Living Raises $3M

Ryan McBride 11/20/09

Pilates is famous for shaping up peoples’ buttocks, tummies, and thighs. But what can the popularity of this fitness phenomenon and the market for health products do for investment portfolios? Cambridge, MA-based Lighter Living, which operates... Read more »

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San Diego
Synthetic Biology, Industrial Chemicals, Biofuels

After Re-Engineering Itself, Verdezyne Sets Course to Develop Biofuels and “Green” Industrial Chemicals

Bruce V. Bigelow 11/20/09

After Carlsbad, CA-based Verdezyne disclosed last month that it plans to raise more than $15 million in venture funding, I arranged to sit down with Damien Perriman, the company’s vice president of business development.

As it... Read more »

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Boston
deals, VC, mergers and acquisitions

Metcalfe Reflects on $2.7B 3Com Buyout, MyPunchbowl Parent Adds New Punch, $30M More for Fate Therapeutics, & More Boston Deals News

Ryan McBride 11/20/09

Dealmakers appear to be getting their business done before the week of Thanksgiving—because we’ve seen a decent stream of deal closings involving Boston-area life sciences and tech companies over the past week or so.

—Framingham, MA-based... Read more »

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Seattle
deals, startups, Investments

Under the Radar Deals: 12 Northwest Financings You Haven’t Heard About

Gregory T. Huang 11/20/09

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wwwade, IT, mapping

Using Google’s Building Maker to Change the Face of Boston

Wade Roush 11/20/09

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Seattle
Biotech, Knee Surgery, Drugs

Omeros Banks on First FDA Filing Next Year, Plans to “Unlock” Inaccessible Drug Targets

Luke Timmerman 11/19/09

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Seattle
people, Technology, events

Microsoft Will Buy Twitter, Adobe to Buy Picnik, and Other Bold Predictions for 2010

Gregory T. Huang 11/19/09

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San Diego
automotive, cleantech, Cutbacks

Futuristic Carmaker Aptera Disputes Internal Rift, Acknowledges Cutbacks

Bruce V. Bigelow 11/19/09

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San Diego
Biofuels, startups, Collaborations

Big Energy Collaborations Seen to Jump-Start Emerging Biofuels Technologies

Bruce V. Bigelow 11/19/09

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Xconomist Forum - Insight & Opinion

San Diego
cleantech, innovation, renewable energy

Growing Green: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Cleantech Innovation in San Diego

Robert Noble 11/20/09

[Editors note: Architect Robert Noble wrote this article with Glenn Croston]

The San Diego area is the home of numerous cleantech businesses that are developing innovative green cars (Aptera,... Read more »

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Seattle
Biotech, Global Health, people

Beyond Anecdotes: Measuring Global Health Impact in Washington State

Lisa Cohen 11/18/09

The threat of global infectious disease was already a significant humanitarian concern when Ken Stuart set up his independent research lab in 1976. Now known as Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Stuart’s... Read more »

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Boston
Entrepreneurship, startups, Education

On Founding a Company Fresh Out of College

Kevin Vogelsang 11/18/09

On May 18th of 2009, I signed the papers to legally incorporate my first company. Three weeks later, I graduated from MIT with my BS in biological engineering. Fast forward, and after... Read more »

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Boston
startups, deals, VC

Negotiating a Better Series A Deal

Sim Simeonov 11/12/09

[Updated 11/18/09, see below] This post is about how to get a better deal from VCs investing in your first round of financing. It is also about how to... Read more »

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Seattle
Economy, Markets, IPOs

Cautious Perspectives on Recovery in the IPO, M&A, and Credit Markets

Taft Kortus 11/12/09

The second half of 2009 provided a good measure of optimism, easing some of the pain investors felt toward the end of 2008 and in early 2009. The stock market has... Read more »

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Seattle
startups, entrepreneurs, Mentorship

The Rise of Agile Organizational Development

Andy Sack 11/9/09

There’s lots of buzz in the startup community about agile software development; there are software programs, books, and seminars on the topic, and even huge firms like IBM are now touting... Read more »

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