Archive for January 19th, 2009
DTM as aggregator
19 January 2009Remember the advert of some years gone by, Is it Live, or is it Memorex? Well, read the next two instalments:
This from the Associated Press:
“In his final acts of clemency, President George W. Bush on Monday commuted the prison sentences of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug [...]
Media Hat Tips #46 & #47
19 January 2009In case you missed it, Frank Armstrong wrote a piece in the The Globe and Mail today regarding the challenges facing technology startups (“Heating up demand as financing freezes“). Mark McQueen was interviewed for the story.
Also today, Andy Willis, the Streetwise Columnist at The Globe and Mail, picked up on our “Bring [...]
U.S. Q4 VC investments join CDN swoon
19 January 2009WSJ News item: Venture Funding Falls 30%:
Venture-capital investment dropped 30% in the fourth quarter to its lowest level since 2005, as the financial crisis threatened to cut off more funding for start-up companies.
In total, $5.5 billion was invested in private companies in the U.S. during the fourth quarter, down from $7.9 billion a year [...]