BUSINESS NEWS AND FUNDING

Paul Kedrosky warns that VC is swamping tech startups

Over the long term it’s going to get a lot more crowded at the early stages because the guys who are now managing $250 million early-stage funds are going to have to do something different in order to survive.

State universities join forces to collaborate on tech transfer

Called the Oregon Innovation Portal, the idea is to attract investors and companies that want to find university research they can turn into lucrative products and services. That should lead to more university spinouts and bring valuable licensing revenue to the universities.

The Art of the Sign Up Page

For those following “web 2.0”, the initial sign up page has become virtually synonymous with launching web application (especially for betas).

How Investing in Intangibles — Like Employee Satisfaction — Translates into Financial Returns

His findings also challenge the importance of short-term financial results and may have implications for investors interested in targeting socially responsible companies.

More than 100 geyser, hot spring researchers, educators to meet at Yellowstone National Park Jan 10-13.

This is the third time since 2003 that Inskeep and his colleagues at MSU’s Thermal Biology Institute have organized the conference for researchers who are part of the National Science Foundation’s Research Coordination Network focused on Yellowstone’s geothermal biology.