Cloud Computing Alcatel-Lucent And The Rising Star Status For Application Developers Alcatel-Lucent is launching a cloud-based ecosystem where developers build applications on enterprise API's that are distributed by service providers. The platform builds on the company's application suite announced in December. The news points to the almost unstoppable wave of new development for the mobile market and the growing importance for… Alex Williams View comments
Startups Build Business Cases, Not Business Plans In the ancient times before the internet, a business plan was what you wrote to appease the Gods of private equity and venture capital. It was a thick document, full of scientific analysis, market data and of course, a J-curve shaped projection of sales. The problem was that few investors would make it through your epic masterpiece. Instead, they'd… Dana Oshiro View comments
Analysis Investing in the Cloud: Trending Topics for a New Fund Today we had the chance to get inside the head of one of the top entrepreneurs in cloud computing - a guy who also just happens to be an investor at one of the Valley's top firms. Satish Dharmaraj, former founder and CEO of Zimbra, spoke with us about the trends he is looking at in his role at Redpoint Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture firm… Infrastructure Mike Kirkwood View comments
Never Mind the Valley Never Mind the Valley: Here's New York City Known by many as The Big Apple, and by some in the tech scene as Silicon Alley, New York City has been an international hub for media, art and business for decades. More recently New York has ebbed and flowed with the success and failures of the Internet startup culture, and is now well on its way to cementing its reputation alongside Silicon… Chris Cameron View comments
Analysis The Incredible Story of Scott Kveton: Linux, Firefox, Bacon & iPhones Geekdom may be a land of big personalities, but some peoples' stories are better known than others. One story you might not know yet is the tale of Scott Kveton's young, unusual, accelerated and admirable career. Not yet 40 years old, Scott Kveton built the organization that houses the Linux kernel and he saved the day when Firefox launched but… Mobile Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments