Posted by Richard Bennett
Here’s a hopeful sign for Silicon Valley techies: Venture capitalists invested $1.66 billion in Bay Area companies last quarter — up a strong 22 percent from the $1.36 billion the quarter before, according to a survey by VentureOne and Ernst & Young to be released today. It’s the first decisive upward swing in investments after [...]
Posted by Richard Bennett
Jeff Jarvis is working on an Op-Ed on the Dean/Blog problem, which will be worth reading. Jeff’s already said that he figures Dean’s problem is that the blog effectively insulated him from the Iowa voters by coating his campaign with a thick gel of True Believers who didn’t represent the ordinary people who make electoral [...]
Posted by Richard Bennett
Silicon Valley and the rest of the Greater Frisco Bay Area has always been one of the highest-cost of living areas in the world, but it’s enjoyed a productivity advantage over the rest of the US of 94%. When you factor high Silicon Valley costs into productivity, however, the area slips behind some fairly humble [...]