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Index Invests $25 Million in Sonos (Plus a Video Interview With VC Mike Volpi)
Earlier this week, BoomTown had lunch with Michelangelo “Mike” Volpi, the high-profile tech exec who turned into a venture capitalist recently at Index Ventures. We also did a video interview (see...
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Andreessen Horowitz's Ben Horowitz Talks About Fat Start-Ups, Being a New VC...
Yesterday, BoomTown motored down lovely I-280 to meet with (relatively) newly minted VC Ben Horowitz, the other half of the high-profile venture firm Andreessen Horowitz. Started last summer by the...
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Aliph in Collaboration Deal With Cisco–Jawbones in the Workplace?
Today at a partner event, Cisco will unveil a wide-ranging collaboration with Aliph–a San Francisco start-up that is famous for its noise-cancelling Jawbone Bluetooth mobile headset–to deploy its...
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Post-Legal Soap Opera: Skype CEO Josh Silverman Speaks!
Late last week, BoomTown sat down with Josh SIlverman, CEO of Skype, to get an update on the popular Internet telephony company. When we last checked in with Skype, it had turned into the “Peyton...
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After Some Flashy Investing, Is Andreessen Horowitz's Next Move a Big New Fund?
Since it launched almost exactly a year ago with a $300 million fund, the venture firm of Andreessen Horowitz has cut a rather high-profile path through the Silicon Valley investing community. And...
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Exclusive: Facebook and Skype Readying Deep Integration Partnership
You didn’t think Facebook would integrate with Google (GOOG) Voice, did you? Actually, according to sources close to the situation, Facebook and Skype are poised to announce a significant and...
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Aliph Collaboration Deal With Cisco for Jawbones in the Workplace Launches
In April, Cisco unveiled a wide-ranging collaboration with Aliph–a San Francisco start-up that is famous for the noise-canceling Jawbone Bluetooth mobile headset–to put its software and device in...
View ArticleCan Skype Revive KDDI’s Fortunes in Japan?
It may not be so obvious why a Japanese mobile phone carrier would want to make Skype available on its handsets and encourage subscribers to use the Internet-based telephony service. Plus, you can...
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Video: Marc Andreessen Talks About the New $650 Million Fund Burning a Hole...
As BoomTown wrote recently, Andreessen Horowitz finally officially announced a new investment fund it had been raising. The high-profile entrepreneur-led venture firm pulled in $650 million from its...
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Skype Talks About Just How Full That Half a Glass Is (Updated: Glass Now 90...
While some people are still having trouble using Skype and a few features remain unavailable, the Internet telephony company issued a statement on Thursday touting those services that have returned to...
View ArticleRebtel With a Cause: Free Calling on the BlackBerry
Mobile Internet telephony firm Rebtel said on Friday that it is bringing its free international calling service to the BlackBerry. The service, which allows free international calls among more than 50...
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Google Deal for SayNow to Make Google Voice More Interesting
I’ve been a Google Voice user since before it was even called Google Voice. Back in 2007, I was fascinated by the potential of GrandCentral–the service Google acquired and transformed into Google...
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TellFi Helps Small Businesses Sound Professional on the Phone
TellFi launched today a simple Web-based virtual phone system for small businesses. The company helps freelancers and independent shops give off an aura of professionalism with functions like automated...
View ArticleSkype Rival Rebtel Hits 10 Million Users
Rebtel said late on Wednesday that it has hit 10 million users for its voice-over-Internet calling service and has now connected more than 200 million calls. Rebtel, which offers free and discount...
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Confirmed: Microsoft Will Announce Acquisition of Skype Tomorrow Morning
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier tonight that Microsoft–in what would be its most aggressive acquisition in the digital space–was zeroing in on buying Skype for $8.5 billion all in with an...
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Exclusive: Skype Employees Were Briefed in Plain English -- The Internal...
I have largely stayed away from opining about the he-said-he-said over what or what not Skype employees were told about the treatment of their stock options. Some employees are alleging they were duped...
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Yahoo Shares Melt as Rumors Collide (Plus, I Add Another Log to the Fire)
Do sale rumors make a troubled asset more attractive? Yes — except when more rumors (that those sales rumors might not be true) appear. Welcome to just another day in the life of Yahoo, which saw its...
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Fetchnotes Wants to Get Your "To Do" List Out of Your Head
You’re walking around out in the world and an idea strikes you. How do you best trap that random neuron and save it for later? Fetchnotes, a small start-up out of Ann Arbor, Mich., is hoping to be...
View ArticleTwilio Nabs $17 Million More in Funding From Current Investors
Twilio, whose technology lets developers build telephony and messaging into their apps, announced Wednesday that it has raised $17 million from Bessemer Venture Partners and Union Square Ventures — two...
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Cloud-Based Phone Software Start-Up Twilio Taps Former Jive Exec as Its CMO
There’s a certain kind of geek who gets excited about Twilio. Who among software developers wouldn’t jump at the chance of adding voice-calling and text-messaging options to a public-facing...
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