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Venture Capital

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Intellectual Ventures Trolls for Patents, Now You Can Troll for Intellectual Ventures

    Nathan Myhrvold's demonic creation Intellectual Vultures--I mean Ventures--is often accused of patent trolling. Here's your chance to Troll 'em back!

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Intellectual Ventures, Nathan Myhrvold's Patent Trolling Firm, Adds Yet Another Lawsuit (Motorola) to the Licensing Legal Scrum

    What do you call it when a company that doesn't actually make a product sues a company that does make a product, claiming that the product that was made is owned by the company that didn't make it? For former Microsoftie Nathan Myhrvold,l you call it an average weekday.

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2011

    New SIFF Review: Something Ventured

    ​In the age of Inside Job and The Big Short, you'd hardly expect to see a sympathetic portrayal of unfettered capitalism, but that's exactly what Something Ventured is. Very well crafted by Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine (Ballets Russes), the documentary intersperses new interviews with old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    NY Times Accuses Maria Cantwell of Protecting Rich Investors at the Expense of the Unemployed

    ​Maria Cantwell has received a lot of glowing press for her work on the environment and bank regulation. But this week the New York Times came down on her hard for trying to protect a tax break for high-earning venture capitalists and private equity fund managers while an urgently-needed unemp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Nathan Myhrvold Versus The New York Times

    "We're just an innocent little start-up with $5 billion to spend."​Many have speculated, ourselves included, about the intentions and financial performance of Nathan Myhrvold's Bellevue intellectual property investment fund/invention lab, called Intellectual Ventures. Now The New York Times ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Nathan Myhrvold to Deploy Laser Weaponry in Insect Armageddon!

    Myhrvold declares high-tech war on mosquitoes.​Sometimes Nathan Myhrvold is annoying in his attempts to patent and develop new gizmos, sometimes he's comical, and sometimes he's just plain awesome. The multi-millionaire and former Microsoft chief technology officer has hyped a number of wacky, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Why I Agree With Bono

    Krist Novoselic's column on music and politics runs every Tuesday on Reverb. Check back on Friday when he writes about what's circulating through his iPod.​When I logged onto Twitter yesterday, I discovered U2's Bono going down in Tweeted flames. Turns out the singer/philanthropist wrote a for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Nathan Myhrvold Threatens to Out-Alton Brown Alton Brown

    "First we cut ze duck very fine with ze laser beam."​Former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold granted The New York Times a rare peek into the Bellevue laboratory of his money-losing IP fund Intellectual Ventures. You like gadgets? You enjoy the culinary gizmos improvised by TV chef Alton Bro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Funeral Services for Bob Bogle Held Today in Vancouver, WA

    Bob Bogle of the Ventures In less than an hour, funeral services are set to start for legendary rock guitarist Bob Bogle who passed away at his home in Vancouver, WA last Sunday. According to a notice online, a closed casket ceremony will be performed at the Evergreen Memorial Chapel in Vancouver a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2006

    Rethinking Wealth

    Bob Bogle of the Ventures In less than an hour, funeral services are set to start for legendary rock guitarist Bob Bogle who passed away at his home in Vancouver, WA last Sunday. According to a notice online, a closed casket ceremony will be performed at the Evergreen Memorial Chapel in Vancouver a ... More >>

  • News

    September 3, 2003

    The Cost of Money

    In the post-dot-com era, only the smart startups survive.

  • News

    June 18, 2003

    Wherefore and Wi-Fi

    Seattle companies developing the wireless Internet are chasing new venture capital.

  • News

    January 8, 2003

    Ventures: Wipeout

    Seattle's remaining tech companies aren't likely to rebound soon, but some are poised to capitalize if new products catch on.

  • News

    April 3, 2002

    Number of the Week

    Seattle's remaining tech companies aren't likely to rebound soon, but some are poised to capitalize if new products catch on.

  • Film

    June 20, 2001

    Suite smell of success

    Intrigue, betrayal, and other office perks.

  • News

    April 25, 2001

    Full circle?

    Money makes a comeback at a Seattle venture capital showcase.

  • News

    December 13, 2000

    Caught in the downdraft

    For late arrivals to the dot-com party, there was barely enough time to lose everything they had.

  • News

    May 19, 1999

    Movin' on Up

    For late arrivals to the dot-com party, there was barely enough time to lose everything they had.

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