| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- May 11, 2012 ============================================ Sponsored By: Fairfax County Economic Development Authority http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire o San Francisco-Based Leap Motion Raises $12.75 Million in First Round o Pleasanton-Based Polycom to Sell Wireless Voice Unit for $110 Million o Yelp Sings Eight-Year Lease on HQ Space in San Francisco o Geeknet Exploring Strategic Options, Including Possible Sale o Three Local Companies Picked For 500 Startups Accelerator Program > Face-to-Face PR: How to Increase Your Organization's Visibility o Briefly Noted: Netgear, AOL _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Face-to-Face PR: How to Increase Your Organization's Visibility --Executive Briefing - Product Portfolio Briefing --Marketing Events Coordinator --Senior Manager, eCommerce – Redwood City, CA --Account Manager --Sr. Financial Analyst --Advertise on Bay Area Tech Wire and Reach More than 6,000 Subscribers Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Leap Motion Raises $12.75 Million in First Round San Francisco -- Leap Motion, a San Francisco-based motion-control software company, announced that it has raised $12.75 million in its first round of funding. The round was led by Highland Capital Partners with participation from existing investors. Leap Motion has been operating in stealth mode as OcuSpec since 2010. Leap Motion develops motion-control software and hardware. It was founded in 2010 by Michael Buckwald and David Holz. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/leap-motion-announces-1275-million-series-a-funding-round-led-highland-capital-partners-1654737.htm _____________________________________________ o Pleasanton-Based Polycom to Sell Wireless Voice Unit for $110 Million Pleasanton, Calif. -- Polycom, a Pleasanton-based telecommunications service provider, announced on Friday it will sell its wireless voice services business to Sun Capital Partners for about $110 million in cash. The business unit being sold includes Wi-Fi and DECT handsets, related infrastructure and accessories. It generated revenues of about $94 million in calendar year 2011. Polycom said the strategic decision to divest the unit reflects its focus on initiatives that extend its unified communications business, including video collaboration services delivered through traditional as well as new platforms using mobile, social and cloud. http://www.polycom.com _____________________________________________ o Yelp Sings Eight-Year Lease on HQ Space in San Francisco San Francisco -- Yelp, the operator of the social networking, user review, and local search web site, has signed an eight-year lease for its new headquarters, which will be located at 140 New Montgomery Street, in an iconic Art Deco office building adjacent to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Yelp has signed a lease for nearly 100,000 square feet and expects to move into the building in the fall of 2013. The company was founded in 2004 and went public two months ago. Yelp currently reports more than 61 million monthly unique visitors. http://www.yelp.com _____________________________________________ o Geeknet Exploring Strategic Options, Including Possible Sale Mountain View, Calif. -- Geeknet, the network of technology-related websites including the popular Slashdot community formerly based in Mountain View, announced on Friday that it is exploring strategic alternatives for its media business. The strategic evaluation will include the SourceForge, Slashdot and Freecode websites. Geeknet's board of directors said it would look at a range of options, including a potential sale of the company's media business, investing additional capital into the sites or other transactions. In a statement, Geeknet said its goal is to maximize shareholder value. The company has retained DeSilva+Phillips Corporate Finance as its financial advisor to assist with the strategic review. "With more than 46 million total unique visitors last month, our media properties have a large community of engaged users and we are committed to creating the best online experience for them," said Kenneth Langone, chairman and CEO of Geeknet. http://investors.geek.net/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=672629 _____________________________________________ o Three Local Companies Picked For 500 Startups Accelerator Program Mountain View, Calif. -- Twenty-seven startups have been chosen for this summer's 500 Startups incubator program. 500 Startups provides early-stage companies with funding ranging from $10,000 to $250,000, along with participation in its 12-week accelerator program. The list of companies accepted for the summer program are listed at the link below. http://500.co/2012/05/09/the-funding-games/ _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Face-to-Face PR: How to Increase Your Organization's Visibility Between regular meetings, phone calls and emails, you may often wonder how you can fit another task into your workday. However, you also often wonder if you are doing everything you can to maximize your organization’s potential and opportunity for growth. In this article, Robert Deigh shows that it may be easier than you think to increase your company’s exposure. By making “face-to-face networking” a habit, and doing so effectively and efficiently, you will have the opportunity to harness new ideas, build solid contacts and prospects, and ultimately grow your organization’s visibility and business. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Jose) Netgear, the networking company based in San Jose, announced on Friday that Shane Buckley, its senior vice president and general manager of commercial business is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/netgears-buckley-leave-123000541.html (New York) AOL announced on Thursday the appointment of Curtis Brown as its new chief technology officer. Brown was formerly senior vice president of engineering at AOL, and served as acting CTO since March 2012. He has also served as CTO at Skymall, Oxygen Media, The Princeton Review, CTB/McGraw-Hill and Kaplan Test Prep. http://corp.aol.com/2012/05/10/aol-names-curtis-brown-chief-technology-officer/ =================================================== Job/Event/Marketplace Listings: =================================================== To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.bayareatechwire.com 6000 Readers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day ad: $300 > Face-to-Face PR: How to Increase Your Organization's Visibility Between regular meetings, phone calls and emails, you may often wonder how you can fit another task into your workday. However, you also often wonder if you are doing everything you can to maximize your organization’s potential and opportunity for growth. In this article, Robert Deigh shows that it may be easier than you think to increase your company’s exposure. By making “face-to-face networking” a habit, and doing so effectively and efficiently, you will have the opportunity to harness new ideas, build solid contacts and prospects, and ultimately grow your organization’s visibility and business. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire ____________________________________________ > Executive Briefing -- Product Portfolio Management It's a fact! As your product portfolio grows, the market impact of your organization can quickly become diluted because traditional product management practices focus on improving the performance of each product. Executives and Senior Managers are invited to attend an Executive Briefing to learn how a Product Portfolio Management model improves your market value by uncovering and solving bigger problems beyond the limits of individual products. Business practices for evaluating markets, analyzing competitors, formulating strategies, developing requirements and executing product plans take aim at a completely different target - the performance of your company in key markets - and offers greater strategic value to your organization. Attend in 13 cities in April, May and June. $199 per person. http://www.proficientz.com/portfolio-mgmt-executive-briefing.html ____________________________________________ > Marketing Events Coordinator Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, a mid-size law firm is currently seeking a Marketing Events Coordinator with 3+ years of marketing events experience in a corporate environment to provide administrative support to the Marketing Department. This position reports directly to the Marketing Manager to plan, coordinate and manage all aspects of client seminars and receptions, sponsorship events, Firm events and retreats, and other special events. Candidate must have a Bachelor's degree and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in one-on-one and small group settings with business partners and outside vendors. Additionally, candidate must be a self-starter, detail oriented, have the ability to organize and prioritize a number of tasks and complete them under time constraints. Strong computer, backend web development, HTML and graphics skills are required. Experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign is preferred. Salary: DOE. Please include your salary requirement. Submit your resume and cover letter to the following link (or copy and paste the link to your web browser) https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=1185751 ____________________________________________ > Senior Manager, eCommerce -- Redwood City, CA The Sr. Manager of eCommerce will provide leadership on key eCommerce initiatives within Shutterfly.com to continuously improve our customer shopping experience. Reporting to the Sr Director of eCommerce, this seasoned eCommerce professional will use site analytics to drive informed business recommendations, develop site tests aimed at optimizing business goals and serve as the business lead for selected eCommerce projects. This role is focused on driving a compelling and frictionless eCommerce experience for our customers. It is perfect for someone who is interested in using his/her business acumen, eCommerce expertise, and analytic skills to drive exceptional short- and long-term business results. Apply online at: http://www.shutterfly.com/about/positions.jsp?jvi=oW3aWfwP ____________________________________________ > Account Manager Come join PaperG, just named one of the Forbes' 100 Most Promising Companies in America, as we reinvent modern advertising. A PaperG Account Manager works as a key member of the Accounts team, where they will support PaperG's media company partners and help them thrive using PaperG's technology. Qualifications: College degree. A friendly and engaging personality - a must!. Excellent computer and Internet knowledge. High energy level. Resourceful, well organized, highly dependable, efficient and detail oriented. Knowledge of online advertising industry a strong plus. Send your resume to careers@paperg.com In your email or cover letter, let us know why PaperG interests you. ____________________________________________ > Sr. Financial Analyst Veracyte is a molecular diagnostics company that is pioneering the emerging field of molecular cytology. Our Finance team seeks an individual who will report to the CFO, with the ability to develop and maintain long-range financial models for the company's strategic plan, produce product revenue projections and forecasts and prepare financial analyses. They will also be able to analyze trends, manage components of the operating plan process, participate in the valuation of potential business development opportunities, and collaborate with R&D, Commercial and Operations functions. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging and highly diverse team environment is critical. To be a successful candidate you will have at least 4 years of finance/accounting experience, with a proven track record of incorporating applications of accounting principles, financial reporting, and cash management, and be an expert in Excel. It's important that you have experience in life sciences and knowledge/experience with Microsoft GP is a plus, as is an MBA. We would like you to share our commitment to teamwork and collaboration and be excited by the challenges of applying your expertise to an important, emerging area in diagnostics. 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