It’s no secret that illegal downloads have taken a toll on album sales, but music ownership has also steadily declined over time. Graphics examine the trends with data from Nielsen SounScan.
As illegal downloads cut into album sales, Americans choosing to own less music Read More »
Although only one out of five people interviewed in Saratoga could identify petanque, the city is spending almost $17,000 on a court in Azule Park after a Saratoga resident spent five years petitioning the city council.
Getting accepted to Stanford isn’t getting any easier. In 2000, the university received about 18,300 applications. In 2010, that figure had increased 75 percent to more than 32,000 applications.
Environmentalists on one side of the Saltworks development debate want to restore the site to bay wetlands. Others insists the community and environment would benefit more from smart-growth housing.
Debate over developing Redwood City’s Saltworks continues, Peninsula seeks more housing Read More »
Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Week activities close with remarks from Joe Kennedy, CEO of Pandora Media, Inc. Kennedy advised students to adapt their future companies to the fast-changing Internet landscapes.
Leaders of The Foundry, a Menlo Park incubator, tell a Stanford crowd how they’ve been able to consistently identify and develop medical device startups. They have founded and financed 10 medical device companies.
Local medical device firm provides a model of consistency for incubators Read More »
Stanford students have big plans for startup companies, but many don’t yet have the business and fiscal knowledge to structure and fund their ventures. Tuesday’s Entrepreneurship Week event gave them guidance.
Author and entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki closed Stanford’s E-Week with advice to student entrepreneurs: great products are “deep, intelligent, complete, empowering and elegant.”
Author gives Stanford entrepreneurs keys to building ‘enchanting’ companies Read More »
Conceptus, Inc., the Mountain View company that makes a permanent birth control product, reported lower-than-expected earnings in 2010 but has an optimistic outlook for the future.
Mountain View birth control company less profitable than expected in 2010 Read More »