Charles Brinbaum, now a senior associate of Bessemer Venture Partners, previously worked at startup Foursquare. In his Venture Beat guest post, he gives four questions that anyone considering to work for a startup should ask themselves.
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Federal jury awards Google Inc $1 for winning case against patent-licensing firm bugging customers
A Marshall, Texas federal jury awarded $1 to Google for winning a case against patent-licensing company Beneficial Innovations Inc for suing its customers, Bloomberg reported.
India's fund managers get private equity industry veterans on board to manage portfolios and add value- report
India's private equity industry is growing and fund managers are getting seasoned industry veterans to help manage their portfolios and add more value to their investments, The Financial Express reported.
India-based Kotak Private Equity to purchase 19pct stake in Samson Maritime- sources
Kotak Private Equity is purchasing a 19% stake in offshore logistics support services firm Samson Maritime from IFC and JM Financial for Rs 150 crore, sources told The Economic Times.
Japanese restaurant in Pittsburgh accepts Bitcoin
A Japanese restaurant in Bloomfield, Pittsburgh is already accepting the digital currency Bitcoin to pay for Omakase or "chef's tasting menu," a report on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said.
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The Federal Trade Commission scored a victory today after a federal judge ruled that the merger of a hospital chain and a doctor group must be undone because it violated antitrust laws, Bloomberg reported.
Marc Lipschultz, the head of global investment firm KKR & Co's Energy and Infrastructure unit, has resigned from the board of Energy Future Holdings Corp, Bloomberg reported.
New York-based television agency Peleton Entertainment bought Todd Berger's consulting firm Creative Media for an undisclosed amount to expand into animation, branded entertainment, and feature film.
This week, emerging market economies were battered. A report written on Bloomberg View by its editors gives the reasons why this has happened and what can be done about it.
Blue Ash, Ohio-based private equity real estate firm Viking Partners sold Indiana-based shopping center Fishers Crossing to a California-based investor in a deal valued at $4.1 million.
New York, US-based real estate services and investment firm Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc purchased Victory Plaza retail center and its neighboring 2.4-acre land in Los Angeles, California for a total of $30 million in debt.
Union Square Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm, has secured $350 million which will be divided between its fourth early stage fund and second "opportunities" fund, Fortune reported.
Private equity investor Andrea Bonomi, the biggest investor in Milan, Italy-based banking firm Banca Popolare di Milano (Pop Milano), has offloaded his entire 8.6% stake in the bank, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The Motorola Mobility unit of Google was mostly defeated in the antitrust case it filed against LCD makers it had claimed colluded to fix prices, Bloomberg reported.
