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Madison.com - The Capital News
January 17, 2008
The Guild appoints new CEO
Lisa Bayne made her first purchase from The Guild more than a decade ago.
Now she's running the Madison-based direct marketer of home decor furnishings and gifts created by artists. Read more...
January 16, 2008
The Guild, Inc. Names Lisa Bayne Chief Executive Officer
Madison, Wis. - The Guild, Inc., the leading direct marketer of home furnishings and gifts created by artists, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Lisa Bayne as the company's chief executive officer, effective immediately. Read more...
Philly.com
November 23, 2007
The Guild: Melding art and décor
Toni Sikes connects artists and craftspeople with buyers. Read more...
The Artful Home
May 16, 2007
SFEP Portfolio company, The Guild, Inc., announces the launch of the Artful Home Show in New York City this November.
Leading Arts Retailer Hosts Innovative Art Show: The Artful Home Catalog Comes to Life. Read more...
Wisconsin Technology Network
January 18, 2006
Why venture capitalists from both coasts bet on a Madison art dealer
Wisconsin companies thirsty for investment money from the coasts can stop making excuses. Even the lack of direct flights to Madison didn't stop firms on both coasts from investing $7 million in Guild... Read more...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
January 10 , 2006
Two firms invest in online retailer
The Guild Inc., a Madison online retailer of art for the home, will get $7 million in private equity funding that will help the company's business expand. Read more...
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LUXURY LINK NEWS
October 3, 2007 (Los Angeles, CA)
Luxury Link Names Drew Marich Chief Executive Officer
Luxury Link, (www.luxurylink.com), the world's leading luxury travel website, has appointed Drew Marich, a former eBay executive, as its chief executive officer. Marich joins Luxury Link's original leadership team including James Kaplan, the company's co-founder and former CEO, who serves as chairman of the board of directors, and Diane McDavitt, president. In his post, Marich will chart Luxury Link's second decade of growth as the company celebrates its first 10 years in business. Read more...
METHOD NEWS
New York Times
February 15, 2007
A Safe House?
Anxious Parents Buy Into the Promise of Natural Cleaning Products. Read more...
San Francisco Chronicle
October 8, 2006
Cleaning up without dot-coms
Belittled entrepreneurs choose household products over the high-tech industry and become highly successful. Read more...
Inc. Magazine
September 2006
SFEP Portfolio company, method products, makes #7 on Inc. Magazine's 2006 list of 500 fastest growing, privately-held U.S. companies.
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Inc. Magazine
February 2006
Running through the legs of Goliath
How upstart Method is taking on the giants of the household products industry.
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MERRIMAN CURHAN FORD & CO. NEWS
CNBC
November 1, 2007
Video Clip: Jon Merriman talks stocks with CNBC's Dylan Ratigan on
"Fast Money"
The Deal
June 18, 2007
Merrily at Merriman
Since its founding in 2002, San Francisco investmentbank Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. has been looking for what it believes to be the next hot niche sectors. Read more...
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2007
Green-Lighting Tomorrow's Blue Chips
Some call them microcaps, but MCF (MEM) Chairman Jonathan Merriman sees these undiscovered low-cap, high-growth companies as tomorrow's blue chips. And they are providing MCF, a small financial services outfit, with a fast-growth business. Read more...
The MotleyFool
January 18, 2007
More Tips From Wall Street's Best: Merriman Curhan Ford & Co.
It doesn't take a genius to be skeptical, if not outright distrustful, of the advice spouted by Wall Street's Wise Men. Read more...
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PENGUIN COMPUTING NEWS
IT Managers Journal
January 19, 2006
Penguin Computing staffs up for run at hot clustering market
Penguin Computing has snagged Pauline Nist, formerly the vice president of Hewlett-Packard's enterprise, storage, and servers unit, to serve as senior vice president of product development and management for Penguin. Read more...
Red Herring
May 9, 2005
Next Wave: In From the Cold
Linux pro Penguin Computing has changed tack, assembling a smart strategy that narrows its focus to clusters. Read more...
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MODVIZ, INC. NEWS
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