Puppet raises $42M to fuel its software development technology for the cloud, hopes to be cash-flow positive in a year At one point three years ago, Portland’s Puppet thought it was headed toward an IPO. That did not happen, but… Read More
Tech Moves: INRIX hires Vodafone analytics leader; VC firm KPCB hires younger Zuckerberg sister; and more —INRIX hired Chris Handley as vice president of product management and analytics. The former group head of analytics at Vodafone will lead the development of… Read More
Almost fired twice? Netflix CEO Reed Hastings talks about making mistakes and disrupting TV as we know it Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ experience with startups probably sounds familiar to anyone who’s struggled through starting a business. He has… Read More
Mary Meeker’s 2015 Internet trends report: The rise of the on-demand economy and much more Mary Meeker, the former Wall Street analyst turned Kleiner Perkins partner, gave her closely watched and very tweetable Internet trends… Read More
Chart: As same-day shipping ramps up, retailers focus on free shipping If same-day delivery is the future of retail, then the present is all about free shipping. Free shipping continues to gain in… Read More
Kleiner Perkins says VC fund performance is weak, and they’re going to fix it Here’s a sign of the changing winds in the venture capital business. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of Silicon… Read More
Traffic navigation startup Waze nets $30M from Inrix backer KPCB People must really hate getting stuck in traffic. Waze, a Silicon Valley startup, just landed a whopping $30 million in… Read More