What's the best way to share competitive intelligence and company announcements with your employees? So far, the company says it has signed up 50 companies across the U.S. The company is run by Bobby Ghoshal, and is venture backed by Detroit Venture Partners and Ludlow Ventures. and Europe for the enterprise product. MORE >>

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.” venture-capital firms raised $39.2 Between Jan. 1, 2009, and late last month, U.S. ” Ms. MORE >>

Launchpad has previously not made direct cash investments in companies, but that’s all changing…Today Launchpad  announced that each member of class 3 will receive a $50,000 investment from a pool of capital contributed by folks like Rincon Ventures , IdeaLab, and AudioMicro corporate counsel, Stubbs Alderton , among others. MORE >>

As Guy Kawasaki pointed out in our recent conversation , “…it is cheaper than ever to start a company. If there was ever a time to start a company, this is it.”. Determining the perfect moment to enter the startup market, whether by creating a company or joining an ongoing venture, is akin to timing the financial markets. MORE >>

It has been a long 10 year drought of no IPOs and sub par M&A activity that has stifled the startup, venture capital and angel investment community throughout the US. Finally it appears that the public markets are starting to look for new investment opportunities and are welcoming fresh new companies into the public stock trading world. MORE >>