Silicon beaten, must Venture on
It might be the saddest news of my short blogging career to have to talk about the fading off of SiliconBeat into the sunset. This morning, when I arrived at work, it was good and bad news at the same time. Not that I crave attention or recognition, but hey, when I get an email from Matt Marshall it means I’m obviously doing something right (and since it was from a third-party emailing company, that something must be getting on some email list, right?). Anyway, long story short, Matt Marshall has gone independent and Michael Bazeley, his partner,Â? will continue to be with the Mercury News. From the email (I removed the links):
Dear friend,
I’m writing to let you be among the first to know about my new Website, VentureBeat — the successor to SiliconBeat.
VentureBeat will focus initially on Silicon Valley, and gradually, when possible, expand to cover innovation hubs around the globe.
VentureBeat’s mission is to provide news and information about private companies and the venture capital that fuels them. People are at the heart of this project. VentureBeat will be a resource for entrepreneurs and other interested professionals facing some the biggest decisions of their careers.
I hope you enjoy VentureBeat. Please visit the site, and read my first post, and let me know what you think. If you’d like to participate, have a view point you think will spark debate, or have other feedback, let me know.
Best regards,
Matt Marshall
For what may well be the final post on SiliconBeat, click here. Good luck to bothÂ? Matt and Michael, and we look forward to reading VentureBeat. Not to be negative here, but is this the first of many blogs to be lost? The bubble may be bursting…
Note:Â? The website has been experiencing some problems and still seems to be down. Tough on the first day, butÂ? don’t worry Matt, we’ll get Om for this! 