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Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:41 am Emma 'always hungry' for talent, sails past $8MM No cold feet at Emma, as company embraces higher-touch services and continues growing its workforce in Davidson County Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:12 pm Survey: Local Tech confidence poll yields points to ponder Beyond intensive concern about the U.S. economy and healthcare insurance, IT execs seem ready to attempt to manage their ways toward Recovery Milt Capps - Posted: Sunday, November 16, 2008 11:49 pm TechCFO partner sees VC, law, tech allies in Nashville Atlanta interim C-level staffing and consulting firm is entering Nashville and Knoxville, leveraging its Chattanooga presence Milt Capps - Posted: Sunday, November 16, 2008 4:32 pm 'Nashville Overground' could help stir startups Nashville's creative roots are strong and the juices are flowing. Now, the 'sustainability' theme is due a hearing. Milt Capps UPDATED 11:17 AM - Posted: Friday, November 14, 2008 10:03 am Council Ventures' portfolio company said closing after a lead investor balks Nashville-based investor's fourth asset may prove to be a casualty of the economic crisis Milt Capps Last updated 2:25 p.m. - Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:15 pm Healthier NTC will refocus on venture ties and serving Nashville region With regional ambitions and a foundation restored, Fetherling assumes NTC command from Costantine Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 8:10 am ESPN-backed company buys Nashville ventures Local transactions players snapped-up by a California firm with private-equity heavyweights. By Milt Capps Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:23 pm Nashville VC: 'Pushover' entrepreneurs need not apply While waiting for chaos to subside, entrepreneurs should be careful not to overplay their hands, but they should come to bargain hard Milt Capps - Posted: Sunday, November 9, 2008 5:43 pm Tennessee Technology Development Corp. sharpens venture focus TTDC presses ahead on numerous fronts, with a deadline looming just over the horizon, amid a rough economy, and political changes Milt Capps - Posted: Friday, November 7, 2008 10:56 am POV: Ventures at risk mean C-level IT role must change Sailing into fierce economic headwinds, this Nashville-based consultant says it's time for denizens of the C-level to give up their secrets Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, November 6, 2008 7:51 am PayMaxx Founder Ferdowsi is 'failing' at retirement While swearing-off another tech startup, this mid-life entrepreneur keeps finding new ventures and hobbies to love Milt Capps UPDATED 9:21 AM 06 Nov 08 - Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 7:07 pm $27B State pension fund has 18 advisors after competition Given the vagaries of global markets, TCRS pension funds and other assets that are managed in service to employers of government workers and educators enjoy close tending by heavy-hitters Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 9:51 am InfoWorks' Clayton names Heard president Citing confidence in the face of economy, veteran Nashville technology executive entrusts reins to long-time Nashville executive Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, November 3, 2008 1:09 pm Pathfinder Therapeutics gets $5.2MM A-round infusion After a long sojourn in the VC desert, a VU spinout finds it A-round lead in North Carolina Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:06 pm VC panelists: Entrepreneurs in good standing, please rise They're still paid to invest wisely, but watch-out for VCs wearing neckties. Yesterday's NCN panel provided depth for current outlook Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:03 am ProfitPoint invites M&A candidates, moves corporate flag to Pennsylvania Even as the company's center of gravity shifts further, this VC-funded business aims for more M&A deals Milt Capps UPDATED 4:38 PM - Posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 4:33 am Startup: ArtistOne aims to unseat Nielsen for download data services Nashville's converging entertainment and technology continues to draw entrepreneurs who don't know it 'can't be done' Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:51 am McWhorter-backed coalition, Solidus-backed company are health-reform allies Veteran healthcare leader and venture-capitalist joins youthful advocates for a fresh, and aggressive look at health care reform Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:24 pm Neither Gov. Bredesen nor Volkswagen blinked Governor's trade mission to broaden ties to German manufacturer and suppliers finds VW resolute in its Tennessee plans Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 12:38 pm World Trade Center Nashville gets fresh impetus from CenTradeX founder The leader of this Franklin firm has made executive changes that could improve the odds of success for this unprecedented mid-TN venture Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:08 am VU portfolio company TyraTech's relocation 'suspended', but not dead Life-sciences company says it's still focused on move, but sales lag and economic conditions creating headwind Milt Capps Last Updated 11:08 a.m. - Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 8:19 am NHHC Family Tree Release Oct. 20, 2008 The much-anticipated annual family tree of Nashville-based healthcare ventures has been released by Nashville Health Care Council, and affiliate of the Greater Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008 1:32 pm NV entrepreneur preps 'game-changing' tech for Sports-Entertainment A transplant to Nashville, this former attorney is extending his entrepreneurship with digital delivery of 'live' entertainment Milt Capps - Posted: Sunday, October 19, 2008 9:09 pm Cybera trims sails to remain on-course VC-supported broadband venture promises new products, more allies and net hiring, after resources are shifted to new tasks Milt Capps - Posted: Sunday, October 19, 2008 3:43 pm FCC: TN broadcasters challenge Commissioner Tate as Digital deadline looms FCC aborted a planned hearing in Nashville, but petitioners tracked the Tennessean to a Vanderbilt telehealth conference Milt Capps UPDATED 3:45 PM - Posted: Friday, October 17, 2008 7:35 am Health Systems-Emageon deal draws on Bass Berry attorneys Under shareholder pressure, healthcare picture-management firm Emageon finds safe harbor with a health IT firm based in Tampa Milt Capps Updated 11:33 AM - Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:00 pm Investment Scorecard execs are at it, again Maxwell, Blankenship have nearly completed a raise, according to SEC filing Milt Capps UPDATED 12:36 P.M. - Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:56 am LEAP OF FAITH: Nashville tech exec opens HQ for Czech company ZOOM International Bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, Brian Shore bailed-out for top role with a business ally Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 3:09 pm Pharos Capital's flush, but not immune to 'bunker mentality' Even with $600MM, Pharos confronts investors' expectations and portfolio-companies' ripple-down challenges Milt Capps - Posted: Sunday, October 12, 2008 5:57 pm Solidus capital morphs Galbraith's M21 into OnFocus Healthcare This private-equity funded Brentwood firm aims to make healthcare organizations transparent for management teams under pressure for quality and performance Milt Capps - Posted: Friday, October 10, 2008 11:14 am Startup Weekend Nashville: Passions, Programmers and Products Techies, marketers, inventors and lawyers are expected among the throng gathering tomorrow on the Vanderbilt campus Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, October 9, 2008 9:06 am Partnership 2010/Chamber call for 'Virtual Entrepreneur Center' With an eye toward the long haul, and against a backdrop of economic crisis, Co-Chairs Frist and Shmerling (L-R) release Entrepreneur Project recommendations Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 3:34 pm Update: State Pension fund searches for private-equity director UPDATED Oct. 9 0925 - For the moment, the Pension fund is proroceeding with recruitment that could improve returns on TCRS portfolio Milt Capps UPDATED Oct. 9, 2008 0925 - Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 8:26 pm VU Notebook: Stoll's Markets center will honor Dewey Daane Luminaries from the Fed, business, government and academe are expected to speak, honoring professor's contributions Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 7:06 am $5MM E-Dough: Edo Interactive re-loads with local VCs Fresh capital and guerrilla marketing help Nashville firm catch the Gen Y wave, as bigger players wade into the space Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, October 6, 2008 3:49 am McQuigg tweaks management at ConnectivHealth Facing waves of technologies and possible future M&A deals, this venture-backed organization gets a tuneup Milt Capps UPDATED Oct. 6, 2008 0749 - Posted: Sunday, October 5, 2008 3:32 pm Fetherling to helm of Nashville Technology Council NTC named a second healthcare-industry veteran to lead the IT-oriented association VN Staff - Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 9:25 am New $100MM venture fund creator retains 2nd Generation Entrepreneur who hit jackpot in technology for gambling is establishing a rigorous process for targeting his investments Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 8:40 am VU-linked Informatics Corporation expands Nashville presence amid growth Nashville's leading candidate for informatics dominance is adding customers and headcount, leveraging VU technology Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 8:02 am Analytics: SeniorMetrix passes $5MM mark in frail-elderly sector This 9-year-old management-led buyout is bootstrapping its way into the future of predictive modeling of treatment outcomes Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008 8:00 pm 'Idea 67': Shmerling offers entrepreneurial concept for Nashville If Nashville wants to keep good businesses here, it should leverage untapped ideas that abound in local companies Milt Capps UPDATED 4:40 P.M. - Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008 4:17 pm Leadership succession at Tennessee Technology Development Corporation TTDC lands prominent healthcare CEO, scientist and policy influential to help navigate the shores of business, academe and government Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008 8:04 am Internet, broadband providers join Arts creators in Nashville briefing AT&T, the Songwriters Guild and other interests brought their roadshow to Nashville this morning, to highlight industry and consumer interests Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2008 11:16 am VU's Owen: Lynskey takes startup helm, OEC successor named Entrepreneurship program aims for smooth transition, as the man who connected Owen to the 'startup world' returns to the tech ventures he loves Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:06 am Griffin Technology founder again CEO as exec returns to campus A year after joining the innovative company, a creative Owen faculty member is back in academe Milt Capps UPDATED 12:05 P.M. - Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:45 am State withdraws RFP for migrating data to $68MM center With data center threatened by Wolf Creek dam and passage of time, State must make third attempt to clarify requirements for would-be bidders Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 11:26 am Pathfinder Therapeutics CEO is out Venture continues to scout capital, relying on federal grants to stay alive and hoping for a break Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 7:08 am Metro IT Services chief retiring Friday Former United Airlines technology executive had opted for simpler, but challenging life after 9/11 Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 5:59 am Tennessee ranks in Tech trade globally Tennessee made a strong showing in a key high-tech sector, even while the industry continues to fall short of the heights achieved prior to the Tech Bust VN Staff - Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 5:00 am Bredesen finance chief eyes legislation for eHealth Bredesen Administration and its allies believe there's no time like the present to push forward with e-health information, encouraging businesses to spawn on the infohighway. By Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, September 22, 2008 2:09 pm Tennessee VCs worry they'll be crowded-out of state pension investments Overseers look for 'best proposals', VCs press case for homegrown jobs and investment, while FONCE uncertainty continues Milt Capps - Posted: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:21 am Middle Tennessee RHIO gets legs at last Though trailing the rest of the state, Middle Tennessee providers today announced they're collaborating with regional health information organizations statewide The VN Blog - Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:21 pm Tech2020 names CEO One of the most influential tech players, Tech2020 in Oak Ridge, chose an industry veteran and longtime tech community participant to lead in its new era The VN Blog - Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:11 pm Credibility Crunch: Health M&A and innovation shaped by Feds At deal-making summit, investment bankers and others say focus on regulatory pressure for cost-reductions, rather than on next President Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 9:04 am Bionic Woman: Exec perseveres, while biotech struggles for momentum While critics sound off and Biotech targets General Assembly, an economy-shaping executive keeps pushing education and innovations Milt Capps - Posted: Sunday, September 14, 2008 4:45 pm The Raise: Nashville startup lands in TechCrunch 'DemoPit' Beating-out more than 800 competitors, a confident Statzen hopes a few minutes elevator-pitching West Coast investors will shorten the fund-raising cycle for this emerging company. Milt Capps - Posted: Saturday, September 13, 2008 1:33 pm Money, technology, consumerism converge in Medical Banking Project Only one local bank exec, it seems, is currently a vocal fan of MBP, but this healthtech entrepreneur just may be over the hump, nonetheless Milt Capps UPDATED 2:58 p.m. - Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2008 2:24 pm Spitz counsels skepticism to counter 'seductive' markets Recently accorded industry's lifetime-achievement award, former VU treasurer suggests cynicism may be among best responses to financial crisis still unfolding Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 9:20 am - 1 opinion posted Entrepreneurs welcomed at Southeast Community Capital Your business is 'real', but you can't look 'friends and family' in the eyes, you've maxed-out your credit-cards or embezzlement's hit your books... Remember Clint Gwin. Milt Capps - Posted: Saturday, September 6, 2008 4:09 pm Latest Venture Nashville news To see all Venture Nashville news in reverse-chronological order, just click the headline. VN Staff - Posted: Friday, September 5, 2008 5:30 pm People: Former Stites lawyer ignited Nashville tech sector Farris Warfield Kanaday gave a 27-year-old lawyer some running room in the late Nineties, and he used it to launch NTC The VN Blog - Posted: Friday, September 5, 2008 8:32 am Vanderbilt's $50M discovery fund, TTDC's signal event TTDC convenes investors and scientists in Nashville -- and Chancellor Zeppos announces new money for VU's academic discovery fund Milt Capps - Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008 7:56 am People: Hampton will be point-man in TSU reform UPDATED Oct. 8, 2008 - TSU Academic chief reassigned Milt Capps UPDATED Oct. 8, 2008 4:20 AM - Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008 7:53 am May Town Center corporate campuses might ring bell with entrepreneurs Further action is set for this afternoon. When the dust settles on the Bells Bend fight, we may have learned more about companies' needs to congregate, as well as innovate and celebrate Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 6:59 am VC scouts venture talent for The Buffkin Group He'll keep his hand in deal flow, but now he's jazzed about finding talent to reinforce venture-backed companies or breathe life into technology players Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 6:59 am Gordon-Wamp give fresh push to Mid-TN Tech consortium Although slow to crystallize, the Mind2Marketplace technology initiative has won support from a growing number of participants, as it attempts to become a formal organization Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 6:57 am Strategy Notes: LBMC and Entrepreneurs' worst fears LBMC embraces the rise of private-equity-owned companies by hiring someone with both operating and consulting experience. Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 6:57 am Strength in numbers: Claritas Capital wants more VCs in Nashville's early-stage deals Claritas appreciates recognition for its early-stage investing, but the Nashville VC wants more Tennessee funds to join the party Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 6:42 am Nashville's Emdeon asserts influence on health tech, privacy debates Under new 'thought-leadership' strategist, the company is asserting its credentials for a seat at the table when talk turns to issues critical to its healthcare business Milt Capps - Posted: Friday, August 29, 2008 7:54 am State to invest $900 Million in private-equity alternatives State pension fund is hiring equities director, developing investment policy and will seek advice on targeting a portion of TCRS' $32 billion Milt Capps - Posted: Sunday, August 24, 2008 6:32 pm Bredesen eHealth agenda approaches milestone Gov. Phil Bredesen's eHealth initiatives have gained some national attention, and several milestones are approaching. The VN Blog - Posted: Friday, August 15, 2008 12:03 pm Strategy notes: Family advisers shape investments Entrepreneurs are slow to think of family-office managers, like entertainment-industry accountant Mike Vaden, as gatekeepers in raising capital. The VN Blog - Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:47 pm Law ventures simmer in Nashville Deloitte just announced its new E-Discovery center at Nashville, while other Law-related ventures also bubble-up Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 9:49 am OOPSLA! Nashville hosts milestone computer-languages event Though we hear over and over that Nashville isn't top o' mind in software and technologies, a major conference here this fall serves as a reminder of the true depth of local resources. Milt Capps - Posted: Monday, August 11, 2008 5:23 pm Liquidity event: Passport Health deal shows power of health-revenue cycle Angels, VCs from near and far: Nashville gets a look inside another hot health technology sector, which some think will be driven by M&A activity for years to come. Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 5:53 am VU spin-out ICA promotes Med Center ties 3401 West End has become something of an enclave of VU innovation. It's home to Informatics Corporation of America (ICA), a spin-out company VU hopes will help revolutionize clinical care. The VN Blog - Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008 11:42 am Nashville exec immersed in Cisco's healthcare mission Based out of Nashville, Frank Grant works overtime to stay on top of the healthcare industry's needs and his own company's initiatives Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 9:23 pm Nashville VCs have strong views on 'what it takes' There are no 'weathervanes' among these folks. Defining 'institutional', a caution about egos, and a reminder that sounds a lot like 'Dance with the one that brung ya' Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:36 am Costantine eyes exit from Nashville Technology helm UPDATED 11:55 AM - Turnover casts in doubt leadership roles in two of the state's most prominent technology organizations. Milt Capps - Posted: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:51 am FractionAir founder's latest venture idling on runway While delays in launching a platform are common, the fact that Alton Minton's on-demand venture remains dark  is a fresh reminder of the entrepreneur's FractionAir troubles Milt Capps - Posted: Friday, July 25, 2008 7:49 am Special Report: Cogent Healthcare and the Big Bang While VCs, the Feds and others watch with interest, an industry that couldn't spell 'hospitalist' ten years ago may get its next big lift from a California transplant that's relying heavily on Nashville's healthcare 'DNA'. Milt Capps - Posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:56 am VW: The Noog Uber Alles There's much to celebrate in Chattanooga's Volkswagen win, even though the benefits for Nashville remain uncertain The VN Blog - Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 8:27 am Nashville Q could lure Cisco innovation exec to tell all Company's I-Prize competition leader says Nashville could probably replicate the global innovation initiative. He'll tell what he knows -- but, there may be a price... Milt Capps - Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 5:19 pm Will Nashville technology community 'mushroom'? Digital Nashville initiative believes it can make a difference in breeding community for folks in interactive media, streaming, design, other fields. Milt Capps Update 12:16pm - Posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 11:44 am Owen 'consultants' boosting nine top companies From Cat Financial, Humana and Griffin Technology to Gresham Smith and others ... 85 earnest consultants are battling to win t