TechCrunch posted today that Xobni, co-founded by PSU-alum Matt Brezina, is in acquisition discussions with Microsoft. According to the post, the first offer was sub $20 million and they are negotiating. This would be a big win for a Penn State entrepreneur, as well as another Y Combinator-backed venture.

There has been quite a lot of discussion in the blogosphere around the Lion Launch Pad and the Blue Line recently. Much of it appears to have been driven by a recent article in the Centre Daily Times. As of February 8, 2008, Dave Barton requested that the offices at 234 E. College [...]

Daehee Park asked the question that needed to be asked. What’s happening around here?
Apologies for the lack of updates on the blog - this is my fault. It’s incredible what an intense life consulting is, especially when you’re on a project with compressed timelines. That’s left me little time to blog, though [...]

I thought it’d be in the best interest of the PSU startup community, if we started getting some perspectives from past and present startups.
A lot of us have questions –’ how do I get started?’, ‘how do I know it’s a good idea,’ ‘ do i have to draft a business plan?’
I believe one of [...]