Comments on: Alien’s IPO: Close encounters of the scary kind http://venturebeat.com/2006/04/24/aliens-ipo-close-encounters-of-the-scary-kind/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Alien Technology raises $38 million for RFID technology | Console Informer http://venturebeat.com/2006/04/24/aliens-ipo-close-encounters-of-the-scary-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-830819 Alien Technology raises $38 million for RFID technology | Console Informer Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:11:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/?p=1306#comment-830819 [...] in 2006, without ever recording a profit and with losses exceeding sales, it filed a for a scary IPO, but was forced to pull it and then cut its worforce. It has burned through whopping $302 million. [...] [...] in 2006, without ever recording a profit and with losses exceeding sales, it filed a for a scary IPO, but was forced to pull it and then cut its worforce. It has burned through whopping $302 million. [...]

]]> By: Alien Technology raises $38 million for RFID technology » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2006/04/24/aliens-ipo-close-encounters-of-the-scary-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-830277 Alien Technology raises $38 million for RFID technology » VentureBeat Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:56 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/?p=1306#comment-830277 [...] in 2006, without ever recording a profit and with losses exceeding sales, it filed a for a scary IPO, but was forced to pull it and then cut its worforce. It has burned through whopping $302 million. [...] [...] in 2006, without ever recording a profit and with losses exceeding sales, it filed a for a scary IPO, but was forced to pull it and then cut its worforce. It has burned through whopping $302 million. [...]

]]> By: Alien Technology raises $38 million for RFID technology » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2006/04/24/aliens-ipo-close-encounters-of-the-scary-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-830278 Alien Technology raises $38 million for RFID technology » VentureBeat Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:56 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/?p=1306#comment-830278 [...] in 2006, without ever recording a profit and with losses exceeding sales, it filed a for a scary IPO, but was forced to pull it and then cut its worforce. It has burned through whopping $302 million. [...] [...] in 2006, without ever recording a profit and with losses exceeding sales, it filed a for a scary IPO, but was forced to pull it and then cut its worforce. It has burned through whopping $302 million. [...]

]]> By: SiliconBeat http://venturebeat.com/2006/04/24/aliens-ipo-close-encounters-of-the-scary-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-4076 SiliconBeat Thu, 04 May 2006 18:14:03 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/?p=1306#comment-4076 <strong>Silicon Valley RFID company, Savi, sells for $400 million</strong> Who says RFID isn't hot? RFID stands for radio frequency identification, and it is supposed to be all the rage in retail. RFID tags emit low-power radio waves, so that RFID readers can track the movement of tagged objects -- be it in retail, military ... Silicon Valley RFID company, Savi, sells for $400 million

Who says RFID isn’t hot? RFID stands for radio frequency identification, and it is supposed to be all the rage in retail. RFID tags emit low-power radio waves, so that RFID readers can track the movement of tagged objects — be it in retail, military …

]]> By: RK http://venturebeat.com/2006/04/24/aliens-ipo-close-encounters-of-the-scary-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-4075 RK Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:01:14 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/?p=1306#comment-4075 Hi, Not surprised EPC passive Tag world, is an bad business model for startup, In short issues curently Alien is faced with are: Low volume of tags sale on per customer basis, also per tag costs an customer 5 cents in 2010 now about 25 cents vs. 22 cents to make one currently. Competiting with well established players such as TI, Philips and other who own fabs, and able to use this product as an filler product. When they are not running DSP's... I can see VC's wanting to unload this one, and collect. RK! Hi,

Not surprised EPC passive Tag world, is an bad business model for startup,

In short issues curently Alien is faced with are:

Low volume of tags sale on per customer basis, also per tag costs an customer 5 cents in 2010 now about 25 cents vs. 22 cents to make one currently.
Competiting with well established players such as TI, Philips and other who own fabs, and able to use this product as an filler product. When they are not running DSP’s…

I can see VC’s wanting to unload this one, and collect.

RK!

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