Intellectual Ventures' CEO and founder Nathan Myhrvold, who previously spent some 14 years at Microsoft Research, took the stage here at D10, and as predicted, his interview with Walt Mossberg was quite the invigorating one. You may know the man and his company for its vicious patent trolling -- or, what appears to be patent trolling. In essence, a … [Read more...]
Intellectual Ventures’ Nathan Myhrvold defends patent trolling, calls tech industry immature
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VEF: The Latest Trends in Angel Investing with Angel of the Year Boris Wertz (W Media Ventures)
November 21, 2011 by
Angel capital is a critical source of funding for early stage technology businesses. Our panel of angel experts will discuss some of the key elements they look for in prospective companies, the best way to pitch ideas to potential investors, and share some of their recent experiences in investing in start-ups. There will be ample time for questions … [Read more...]
11th Annual BCIC-New Ventures Competition Awards Ceremony
September 15, 2011 by
11th Annual BCIC-New Ventures Competition Awards Ceremony Join the New Ventures BC Society for our 11th annual awards ceremony on Thursday, September 22, 5:30pm. We wil be celebrating our 2011 top ten companies and handing out nine prizes valued at $ 365,000. This is a stand-up reception and networking event and all the winners are kept secret … [Read more...]
Blackstone Ventures partners with Konnex
July 19, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Blackstone Ventures Inc. (TSXV:BLV) forms joint venture with Konnex Resources Inc. to develop Blackstone's Norbotten iron-oxide-copper-gold project in northern ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
