Analysis Raising Money - The July Roundup Just as the month of June closed with a flurry of discussion around investment creeds and crashes, the end of July has seen the debate and discussion continue, with a number of blog posts that continue to explore the state of the investment, both angel and VC funding. The most recent discussions were prompted, in part, by Y Combinator's AngelConf… Audrey Watters View comments
SaaS No Surprise - SaaS Causing Real Effects on the Supply Chain According to the ARC Advisory Group, the supply chain management market grew 7% in the last five years. That growth would have been more if it had not been for the recession. In comparison, the SaaS market grew at a compound annual growth rate of 20% during those same five years. According to ARC, the overall SCM market includes "execution… Alex Williams View comments
Events Guide ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 31 July 2010 We're always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Let us know in the comments below or contact us. You can import individual events in the Events Guide into Google Calendar using the link beside each entry, or download the entire thing as an iCal file (which is… imported_1 View comments
Weekly Wrap-ups Weekly Wrap-up: Street Slide vs. Street View, StumbleUpon's Success, Digital Natives Not So Savvy, And More... Readers were in the mood for maps this week because they pushed this story about a must-see video of Microsoft's Street Slide into the most-viewed category. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: Internet of Things sensors are chicken; golfers get a hands-on augmented reality experience; and these are the… imported_1 View comments
Features Managing Rapid, Unexpected Business Growth It should be any entrepreneur's dream come true. But for some startups, a sudden, overnight explosion in growth can nearly bring the operation to its knees. Such was the recent experience of Blank Label, a Web-based company that sells custom-made, user-designed dress shirts for men. After launching in October 2009, Blank Label enjoyed… John Paul Titlow View comments