How to Get Your Startup Picked Up in the Wall Street Journal

A couple of days ago I was honored to speak with Walt Mossberg, Columnist at the Wall Street Journal and co-founder (with Kara Swisher) of AllThingsD. We had a time to discuss happenings in the “Post-PC Era” and he had mentioned that he really likes to see what entrepreneurs are up to. Below are some hints about how to get Walt and/or Katie Boehret, his review partner and columnist, and/or the AllThingsD editorial staff to take you seriously in the early stages of your company.  Listen closely…

Ann: Walt, you are well known for outstanding coverage of major releases from big-name companies, new mobile technology gadget reviews, and, well, all things that are D, so to speak. But I’ve worked with you for years on products from start-ups – and you seem well-disposed to taking a look at new products from entrepreneurs.

Walt: I do like to talk to entrepreneurs. Continues inside...

CED Welcomes New Members - Member Spotlight (Part 1 of 4)

With the successful completion of the CED High Flyin' Membership Drive, which attracted 114 new CED Members in the 80 days between April 12 and June 30, CED is pleased to report a community of more than 1,000 members representing more than 5,500 individuals within the startup ecosystem of the Research Triangle and North Carolina.

For the next four weeks, on each Monday, we will feature a portion of these new CED Members, adding a company description where relevant so that our readers can get to know our new members a bit. Always remember that you can search the CED Directory and that all CED Members can work closely with the CED team to share their news, answer questions, create introductions to key individuals, and much, much more.

Intersouth Leads $4.5 Investment in SimplifyMD

From WRAL

Intersouth Partners, which is based in Durham, is the lead investor in a Georgia-based startup that focuses on electronic medical records technology delivered through a software-as-a-solution offering.

SimplifyMD has closed on $4.5 million in its first round of institutional financing.

Member Tech Company iContact Goes "Dumpster Diving"

Submitted By: Kara Schiltz, iContact Public Relations Manager

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – iContact Corp., a leading email marketing and social media marketing company and a certified B Corporation, today announced iGreen Week, a series of activities the company is holding this week to raise further awareness and support for good environmental practices. The highlight of the week will be a Dumpster Dive to be held this Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. An employee “Dumpster Diving Team” will sort the trash during the morning, and iContact will host a short program from 11:45 a.m.– Noon for all employees and the community.

Citrix Systems Acquires ShareFile

Excerpt from WRAL

ShareFile, a rapidly growing Raleigh-based startup focused on secure document transfer across the Internet, is being acquired by Citrix Systems (Nasdaq: CTXS). Financial terms were not disclosed.The deal was disclosed early Thursday before stock markets opened.

Building a SaaS Company from Funding through IPO

Submitted by South Cap

 

Southern Capitol Ventures is hosting a software-as-a-service (SaaS) event as part of our Entrepreneur's Series program on Monday, Sept 19t beginning at 1:30pm: http://eseriesseptember2011.eventbrite.com/