2011-01-05 23:14
Given all the coverage of iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile apps lately, I’m surprised I’ve seen relatively little discussion of the new privacy issues some ap… Read More
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The Florida Venture Blog covers startups, entrepreneurs, venture capital funding and technology -- all with a Florida flavor.
2010-11-30 13:59
I attended yesterday’s launch of InnovationSquare and applaud the cooperation between the university and the city to get this launched. UF President Bernie Machen and Brian Beach… Read More
2010-09-05 01:39
Is it just me or is there something odd about this “TWITTER BREAKING NEWS FEED…” link in the typical content area of Drudge Report (bottom link in the pic on right)?  &hell…Read More
2010-08-11 22:01
I received this August 2010 Venture Capital Update from Silicon Valley Bank and thought the fund-of-funds perspective could be of interest to entrepreneurs. It’s a bit of inside baseba… Read More
2010-06-15 14:19
For those of you coding superheroes trying to figure out how to apply your powers for good, rather than evil, I stumbled across a few initiatives focused on coding for causes (via FloridaCre… Read More
2010-05-25 22:26
Twitter has clarified their announcement from yesterday that: “aside from Promoted Tweets, we will not allow any third party to inject paid tweets into a timeline on any service that l… Read More
2010-04-27 21:24
Just a quick post today about silence… I’m no sales guru, but I’ve been on enough sales calls to experience the power of silence. Salespeople that always feel the need to… Read More
2010-01-14 16:31
Like many of you, I’ve been wondering how best to help the Haiti earthquake victims. The following list (thanks Bro!) makes it easy… Disaster relief organizations are mobilizing… Read More
2009-12-10 19:10
I got a great set of questions from an entrepreneur (Delena) on an earlier post, concerning how to approach, qualify and follow-up with VCs. I’ve heard these tactical communication que… Read More
2009-10-09 15:16
After attending IZEAFest @ SeaWorld last weekend, I was planning to share a summary of the event here. However, I see that Convention News TV has already created a very nice video detailing… Read More
2009-10-02 17:24
Earlier this week I attended a Florida Venture Forum welcome event for the Florida Growth Fund, a $250 million hybrid fund-of-funds managed by Hamilton Lane for the Florida State Board of Ad… Read More
2009-07-15 18:17
I’ve written before about how tough markets like this really separate the wheat from the chaff within a company. As if your company were a foxhole, you get to see who stays to fight by… Read More
2009-06-11 18:35
I’ve blogged here before about Tyler’s Hope and wanted to share a big day for Tyler and his family. This morning CNN.com posted the video below and TylersHope.org is getting bomb… Read More
2009-06-03 19:39
As an active investor in social media, I’ve followed the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) since it’s founding by a handful of marketers back in 2004. The growth of mar… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Congratulations to the management and investors of Pasteuria Bioscience on announcing their acquisition by Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta (SYG) for $86 million, plus another $27M ear… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Hey, it’s me, Dan Rua. Florida Venture Blog by Dan Rua is my personal blog focused on a variety of topics. In addition to sharing perspective, experience and opinions, I use this blog… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I’ve wanted to share a post about entrepreneur stock option planning for some time; one of the standard discussions I have with every founder I back shortly after we close funding toge… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Last week Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) was down…not just minutes, or hours, but for days. In the process it took down a significant chunk of new web se… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A list of the Best Cities for Women in Tech just came out, and the showing for Florida cities was embarrassing. Out of 54 total cities making the list, only one Florida city… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Just an hour from New Smyrna Beach, home to the most shark attacks in the world, entrepreneurs are honing their pitch in Orlando for Pitch6, Florida’s version of the nationally popular… Read More
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