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But as the number of tiny Web companies riding the frenzy has mushroomed, some in recent weeks have found it tough to procure new funding, investors and entrepreneurs say. “The survivor rate of these companies is way down.” Amid a glut of Web start-ups, some strains are starting to show. Between Jan. 1, 1998, and Dec. MORE >>

They then sell the carbon offset rights to a broker who in turn would sell it to a company like Google. His company is helping people and the environment stay healthy, and then money doing it; are you kidding me? His company “Better Place Electric Vehicles&# raised $700 million dollars. I just got back from a 3 day cruise. MORE >>

Feature, not a company. Whether something is a feature or a company is clearly subjective. And sometimes features (say, Twitter) turn into companies. At minute eight I spoke about group messaging companies as “features, not companies.&# It’s a market commentary, not a company commentary. I MORE >>

'April 25, 2011, Irvine, Calif — Tech Coast Venture Network (www.tcvn.org) is hosting the OC Technology Influencer Mixer & Summit 2011, an historic two-day event with partners CompTIA, the world’s largest technology association, the Technology Leadership Political Action Committee and Ingram Micro. REGISTER AT: [link]. About TCVN. MORE >>