Links 5/30/2014: Are developers disappointed in Comcast?; New SAP channel chief readying new partner business models

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Comcast-Spectacor combines ticket companies; 15 jobs eliminated (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Why Google, Comcast, and AT&T Are Making Power Utilities Nervous (Business Week)

The epic technological transition that explains this year’s spate of tech mergers (Washington Post: Switch)


Comcast, Blasted By Customers, Disappoints Developers Too (ReadWrite)
Not sure if this is an accurate reflection of everything going on in Comcast's tech
ecosystem. Also, on X1, I think Comcast has been focused to this point on maintaining
the quality of the Cloud environment as it rolls out before opening it. Any comments?

Comcast To Give Video Devices A Shot In The ARM (Multichannel News)


Cloudy glasnost for Microsoft and Salesforce.com, but what must Bernard think? (Diginomica)

SALESFORCE MUSCLES IN ON SAP TERRITORY WITH MICROSOFT PARTNERSHIP (Computer Busines Review)

Event Report: Answers To The Top 12 Questions About SAP Ahead of #SapphireNow #ASUG2014 (R "Ray" Wang/A Software Insider's Point of View)

New SAP Channel Chief Readying New Partner Business Models (CRN)

Alibaba among companies looking to invest in AppNexus -WSJ
(Reuters)
AppNexus is a First Round Capital portfolio company. It is reported to be seeking a valuation in the $1 billion range.



Edison Ventures Exits Contact Center Solutions Leader – Uptivity Acquired by inContact (PR Web)
Edison says exit generates 50% IRR for it.

Maryland poaches another start-up (Washington Post)

Daily Links 5/28/2013: Baltimore's Videology raises $60 million from investors including Comcast Ventures, NEA

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AppNexus CEO Says 'Multi-Billion Dollar Exit' Expected (Business Insider)
First Round Capital was a seed investor.

Fashion Media Company Refinery29 Acquires Fellow First Round Capital Startup, SocialBomb (Business Insider)

Online Video-Ad Network Tremor Video Files For Its IPO (TechCrunch)
First Round Capital has a small stake in Tremor (according to its website) through Tremor's acquisition of FRC portfolio company SanScout. FRC is not listed as a major shareholder on Tremor's S-1.

The Cloud Company: People or Money? (New York Times: Bits)

Court Rules Comcast Did Not Discriminate Against Tennis Channel
Finds insufficient evidence to support FCC decision (Broadcasting & Cable)

Videology Reels in $60 Million in Fresh Capital (Ad Week)
Comcast Ventures among investors in Baltimore company.




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Daily Links 1/24/2013: Wall Street Journal on new Safeguard Scientifics CEO Stephen Zarrelli

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Safeguard Scientifics CEO Built Career From CFO Roles (Wall Street Journal: CFO Journal)

SAP Co-CEO: Revenues Might Rise to EUR21 Billion or EUR22 Billion by 2015 (Dow Jones Newswires via Fox Business)


Big Data: Overhyped And Overpaid? (ReadWrite)

Google testing new wireless network, asks FCC to keep details secret
Experimental network at Mountain View given "confidential" status. (Ars Technica)

Is Salesforce pivoting from its social enterprise rap? (ZDNet)

Netflix stock spikes nearly 40% in early trading (LA Times: Company Town)

Island, Comcast agree on cable TV contract (Martha's Vineyard Times)


AppNexus Raises $75 Million (Silicon Alley Insider)
First Round Capital was an early investor in AppNexus.

Why We Can’t Kill the Patent System (Wired: Innovation Insights)
By InterDigital CEO Bill Merritt.

Is there hope for DC’s startup scene? (VentureBeat)



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Daily Links 12/1/2010: Verizon LTE available in Philly on December 5

Google Cuts Off AppNexus, and the Ad Tech World Shudders (All Things Digital: MediaMemo)
AppNexus is a First Round Capital portfolio company. Google, of course, acquired another demand-side platform (DSP) for display advertising, Invite Media, which was also backed by First Round.

A Reflection On Boomi (Just Getting Started)
Amish Jani of VC firm FirstMark Capital reflects on its successful investment in Berwyn's Boomi, recently acquired by Dell. One thing Jani reveals is that FirstMark apparently made a second investment in Boomi after its initial $4 million investment in 2008, although no specifics about how much and when.

Why Does Everyone Hate Comcast?
(Gigaom: NewTeeVee)

The Real Story Behind the Comcast-Level 3 Battle (Gigaom)

F.C.C. Chairman Outlines Broadband Framework (New York Times)

The Perfect, the Good, and the FCC (Werblog)
By Wharton prof Kevin Werbach.

FCC chief backs some rationing of Internet traffic (Reuters)

FCC chair's net neutrality push faces uphill battle (Washington Post: Post Tech)

Verizon to launch 4G wireless network December 5 (CNET News)
Philadelphia will be one of those areas covered as of December 5, according to Verizon's press release.

SAP Launches HANA for In-memory Analytics (PC World)

Motorola to break into 2 on Jan. 4 (AP via Google News)

U.S. Federal Reserve Beige Book: Philadelphia District (Bloomberg)




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