Crowdsourcing company Fluther gets some big-name backers
Fluther, a startup that crowdsources answers for user questions, just raised $600,000 from some of Silicon Valley’s better-known investors.
They include Netscape founder Marc Andreessen of newly-formed venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Ron Conway (who has invested in dozens of start-ups in Fluther’s space), Dave McClure and Naval Ravikant. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is also an advisor.
Although there are already many crowdsourced question-and-answer sites, including Yahoo Answers, WikiAnswers and newer variants like Hunch and Aardvark, which… Continue Reading
Opsware sells to HP for $1.6 billion, in happy ending
Opsware, a provider of software that automates processes in corporate data centers — such as setting up and managing complex server configurations — has been purchased by Hewlett-Packard for $1.6 billion in cash.
This is a happy ending for a company that went through a very long, rocky journey. Originally co-founded by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, it garnered considerable hype at launch, went public, but then struggled badly (picture from Netscape era). It has traveled from… Continue Reading