Ooomf debuts step-by-step guide to help you launch your app in 2013

If you're thinking of launching an app this year, consider making it a New Year's resolution. And, perhaps, take advantage of Ooomf's new Launch This Year: a personalized step-by-step guide to making it happen.

When big data is a big waste … and PowerPoint kills productivity more than a martini at lunch

Business analytics app maker Roambi surveyed its customers recently to find what works and what doesn’t work in business data, analytics … and office life.

Apparently, meetings and PowerPoint slides kill more productivity than an alcoholic lunch. And, more than …

HootSuite takes social media management into Yammer territory with Conversations

HootSuite announced an new update to its popular social media management utility today, adding functionality that veers into intranet-light territory similar to a Yammer or a Chatter.

MixPanel’s User Streams tracks individual users in real-time

Y Combinator startup MixPanel debuted a new, free analytics tool today called User Streams that allows web publishers to track individuals browsing their site in real-time and group similar users into clusters.

The User Streams tool will be free to …

Product management on a shoestring

There are shortcuts and then there are shortcuts that cost money. When you’re running a small company, you’ll likely find both types are essential if you want to give your team time to focus.

After six years at extremely large …

Life-science briefing: Tuesday, March 25, 2008

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

Antibody-discovery startup Adimab raises new funding (release)
Lung-device maker Spiration gets $19M (release)
Sample-prep startup Protein Discovery pulls in $10M (release)
Inogen takes in $13M for portable oxygen device (VentureWire)
Healthcare IT concern Medaptus raises $11M for expansion

Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

Drug-screening tool maker IonGate Bio raises €4.6M (release)
Protein-drug maker Molecular Partners gets $5M up front in Centocor deal (PDF release)
ProtaGen takes in €1M for protein biochips (PDF release)
China’s Sundia MediTech, a contract research organization raises

Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

MRI image-analysis firm Confirma receives $18M (release)
Specialty pharma Zogenix raises $18M (release)
Arcion pulls in $8.8M for topical pain gel (release)
Bayhill Therapeutics files for $87M IPO (Edgar)
Peakdale Molecular, chemistry-services provider, raises £1M (release)
Radiopharmaceutical maker