Archive for August, 2007

First year of Google WiFi in Mountain View

Google WiFi Mountain View Coverage MapGoogle’s Mountain View Wifi network is one year old. The network has 400+ mesh routers, covers 31 square kilometers (12 square miles) and 25,000 homes. Google has released interesting statistics on how many people are using it, traffic growth, percentage of use, etc.: Continue reading…

A New Model to Accelerate Start-Ups

a_new_model_to_accelerate_start-ups.jpgJust as the “American Idol” television series is stirring up the music business, a group of entrepreneurs is quietly adopting a similar format to change the face of the venture capital and angel investing industry, according to an analysis on venture financing by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Continue reading…

European Cities 2007

eu-cities-2007-report.jpgBased on data from the Urban Audit, the 2007 report on the ‘State of European Cities’ examines four major themes.

Growth and Stagnation of Europe’s Cities (Expanding or contracting? what factors lie behind the expansion and contraction of Europe’s cities; which cities in Europe are growing and which are stagnating). Continue reading…

Innovation 2007: A BCG Senior Management Survey

bcg_innovation_2007.gifThis latest report of Boston Consulting Group BCG, prepared by James P. Andrew, Knut Haan’s, David C. Michael and Harold L. Sirkinon, presents the results and analysis of the annual survey on corporate innovation, which draws on input from nearly 2,500 senior executives from 58 countries and all major industries. Continue reading…