Local VC to the rescue for college planetarium
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Lauren Hepler, Economic Development Reporter Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 2:52pm PST Vicki Thompson West Valley Community College astronomy...
View ArticleExclusive: Contrail CEO talks about $176M Juniper jackpot
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Contrail Systems CEO Ankur Singla had a $176 million smile last night at Plug and...
View ArticleThe List: Silicon Valley Independent Wealth Management Firms
Lemery Reyes Researcher- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email There is a new No. 1 independent wealth management firm in Silicon Valley, according to Business Journal research. To learn...
View ArticleFreebirds World Burrito perches in Palo Alto
Nathan Donato-Weinstein Real Estate Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter Rapidly expanding Freebirds World Burrito is bringing its "death sauce" and "pot brownies" to...
View ArticleBay Area Red Cross CEO leaves for international role
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Krystal Peak Date: Friday, December 14, 2012, 2:00pm PST Photo: Spencer Brown Harold Brooks is leaving his role as CEO of the Bay Area chapter of the...
View ArticleThe Funded: DropThought, PQ Bypass
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Lisa Ward, Web contributor Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 3:44am PST White Sky DropThought raised $1.3 million and PQ Bypass raised $7 million. Web...
View ArticleFacebook's answer to Snapchat
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Shana Lynch, Managing Editor Date: Monday, December 17, 2012, 6:50am PST Managing Editor- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal | | Facebook is...
View ArticleJuniper to buy startup Contrail Systems for $176M
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Juniper Networks said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy software-defined networking...
View ArticleSequoia raises $700M for Global Growth Fund
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Sequoia Capital appears to be either getting into the late stage funding trend late...
View ArticleJohn McAfee on drugs, guns and money
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Software mogul John McAfee is on the run again in Miami, but this time it's his...
View ArticleVisa picks up former PayPal, Yahoo exec Sam Shrauger
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Krystal Peak Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 10:52am PST Sam Shrauger has joined Visa as head of global commercialization. Former PayPal executive has...
View Article10 most liked brands on LinkedIn are all B2B
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ The most liked brands on both LinkedIn and Facebook are the social networks...
View ArticleFundersClub gets into game with $500K for Virool
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ FundersClub, the Y Combinator startup that is helping other startups raise money,...
View ArticleRedbox goes after Netflix streaming service
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Shana Lynch, Managing Editor Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 7:46am PST Managing Editor- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal | | Redbox is...
View ArticleSolarCity makes Elon Musk look millions smarter
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Elon Musk is looking millions of dollars smarter on Thursday than he did earlier...
View ArticleYahoo board shuffle: PayPal founder Max Levchin in, David Kenny and Brad...
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Krystal Peak Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 1:10pm PST Max Levchin will join Yahoo's board, the company announced Thursday. As Yahoo pushes to become...
View ArticleCorona Labs buys Game Minion
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Lisa Ward, Web contributor Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 9:49am PST Web contributor- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Mobile software...
View ArticleStanford sports revenue among nation's highest
Lauren Hepler Economic Development Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+ Stanford may be best known for churning out tech-savvy entrepreneurs, but...
View ArticleCrowdfunding details on hold during SEC exec shuffle
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Krystal Peak Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 12:02pm PST Kathleen Lavine | Denver Business Journal Mary Shapiro's decision to step down as head of the...
View ArticleDiNapoli's LinkedIn coup: Kilroy buys campus in $315M deal
Nathan Donato-Weinstein Real Estate Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter In a $315 million blockbuster deal, Los Angeles-based Kilroy Realty has bought JP DiNapoli...
View ArticleMore details on LinkedIn campus deal
Nathan Donato-Weinstein Real Estate Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter There's a lot of news in today's big story that Kilroy Realty Corp. is picking up the...
View ArticleMore M&A, fewer IPOs predicted in 2013 by VCs, startups
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Venture investors and startup CEOs are optimistic by nature but they aren't feeling...
View ArticlePalo Alto apricot orchard sells to developer for $15.6M
Nathan Donato-Weinstein Real Estate Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter A 2.46-acre lot in Palo Alto, a historic apricot orchard, has sold for $15.5 million to an...
View ArticleAngelList, FundersClub claim startup funding milestones
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Micro-lending competition for startups is heating up with both AngelList and...
View ArticleOracle aims for cloud with $871M Eloqua buy
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Oracle moved to deepen its cloud offerings on Thursday, agreeing to buy cloud-based...
View ArticleSteve Jobs' $132M yacht impounded over unpaid bill
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Steve Jobs never got to ride in the $132 million yacht he had built and none of his...
View ArticleThe Funded: JMA Vineyards, Coastal Luxury Management, Chegg, Clover Network,...
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Lisa Ward, Web contributor Date: Thursday, December 27, 2012, 4:24am PST White Sky JMA Vineyards raised $2 million; Coastal Luxury Management Holdings...
View Article10 building Palo Alto office complex sells
Nathan Donato-Weinstein Real Estate Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter As the calendar ticks down to the end of the year, the deals keep closing. The latest: KBS...
View ArticleChristmas rush sends app makers' costs soaring
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Krystal Peak Date: Friday, December 28, 2012, 12:05pm PST Source: Apple User acquisition costs for iOS apps got a whole lot pricier leading up to the...
View ArticleNetflix doubles Reed Hastings' pay
Netflix doubles Reed Hastings' pay Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Krystal Peak Date: Friday, December 28, 2012, 3:01pm PST Despite the company struggle and several missteps, Netflix CEO...
View ArticleFarewell festivities slated for Hobee's Town & Country
Nathan Donato-Weinstein Real Estate Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter The coffeecake will flow freely Jan. 3 as Hobee's California Restaurant prepares to say...
View ArticleLevchin says he joined Yahoo board because of Mayer
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Lisa Ward, Web contributor Date: Friday, December 14, 2012, 7:05am PST Marissa Mayer's "very ballsy move" to take the top position at Yahoo Inc. was one of...
View ArticleGoogle Maps debuts at No. 1 on iPhone
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Lisa Ward, Web contributor Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 4:24am PST - Last Modified: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 6:57am PST Source: Apple Google Maps...
View ArticleMore details on FICO San Jose move
Nathan Donato-Weinstein Real Estate Reporter- Silicon Valley Business Journal Email | Twitter Yesterday, Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO) announced it was adding "San Jose-based" to its corporate identity....
View ArticleCarl Icahn rumors spike HP stock
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Now it's Hewlett-Packard whose stock is getting the Carl Icahn effect. The Palo Alto...
View Article49ers fans will play on Sony gadgets as part of new stadium deal
Lauren Hepler Economic Development Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+ The San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday announced a multi-year partnership deal...
View ArticleFacebook regains crown as No.1 place to work, employee survey shows
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Lauren Hepler, Economic Development Reporter Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 5:02pm PST - Last Modified: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 4:33pm PST (8...
View ArticleGoogle, FTC patent settlement expected soon, says report
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Krystal Peak Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 5:35pm PST Google and the may reach an agreement on how the tech giant uses its patents as early as this...
View ArticleCupertino goes tropical with Islands' specialty burgers
Lauren Hepler Economic Development Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+ Southern California’s beach-themed specialty burger chain Islands is...
View ArticleSilicon Valley crowdfund event to mark Job Act anniversary
Howard Leonhardt is sponsoring and speaking at a crowdfunding conference in Palo Alto next month. Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley Business Journal | | About a year after President signed...
View ArticleYour Samsung real estate user's guide
Nathan Donato-Weinstein Real Estate Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter If you've had trouble keeping up with Samsung Electronics-related real estate deals in Silicon...
View ArticleFacebook video ads coming to your newsfeed in 2013
Lauren Hepler Economic Development Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+ You think the video ads that play before your favorite shows on Hulu are...
View ArticleShort reprieve for downtown restaurants as hockey returns to San Jose
Lauren Hepler Economic Development Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+ On a good Monday night, Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria in downtown San Jose...
View ArticleWhere Stanford ranks on the best B-schools for international students
Lauren Hepler Economic Development Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+ The Stanford Graduate School of Business has among the nation’s highest job...
View ArticleWith LinkedIn campus deal, Silicon Valley CRE market goes out with a bang
Nathan Donato-Weinstein Real Estate Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter The countdown to Christmas usually means a slowdown in news. Not in the Silicon Valley real...
View ArticleRevised Facebook campus plans: More rooftop trees, less zigzags
Nathan Donato-Weinstein Real Estate Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter Facebook employees will see the forest through more trees. That's one takeaway from slightly...
View Article49ers footballers new and old make designs on valley
Lauren Hepler Economic Development Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+ As the San Francisco 49ers' stadium rises in Santa Clara in time for the...
View ArticleI-anything ban in Bill Gates' home still in effect
Cromwell Schubarth Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ Sounds like there still isn't any room in Microsoft founder Bill Gates' home for...
View ArticleExecutive of the Year: Narrowing down the candidates to 5
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Cromwell Schubarth, Senior Technology Reporter Date: Monday, December 31, 2012, 12:08pm PST Reuters Oracle CEO Larry Ellison made plenty of headlines this...
View ArticleCongress kills language banning warrantless email spying in Netflix video...
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by Krystal Peak Date: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 1:23pm PST Netflix may have gotten its streaming bill passed, , but Internet users might be more...
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