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Exclusive: Workday Picks Its Bankers for a Fall 2012 IPO

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 10 at 11:04 am PT

Having started a search for bankers in December, Workday has settled on four who will take it through the IPO process, starting with an S-1 filing expected in mid-July.

Workday Is Looking for Bankers to Help It Go IPO in 2012

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 23, 2011 at 4:22 am PT

The wait begins for one of the most anticipated IPOs of 2012.

Wealthfront Finally Launches, Aimed at Silicon Valley’s “Richie Rich” Newbies

Kara Swisher in Commerce on December 1, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

It’s a financial planning tool aimed at geeks.

Exclusive: Aneel Bhusri’s Workday Raises $85 Million at a Whopping $2 Billion Valuation

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 24, 2011 at 5:58 am PT

The cloud-based human resources software outfit is growing fast and eyeing an IPO next year. Among its new investors: T. Rowe Price, Morgan Stanley and Fidelity.

Silicon Valley Vets Aim to Bring Personal Financial Services to the Masses

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on September 20, 2011 at 12:32 pm PT

Bill Harris, former CEO of Intuit and PayPal, is unveiling his latest company today: Personal Capital, which melds technology with financial advisory services.

Sputtering Video

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on April 27, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on what to do about online videos that start and stop throughout.

At Least Andrew Mason's Goat Rodeo of Groupon Investors Will Be Fun to Watch!

Kara Swisher in News on January 12, 2011 at 6:01 am PT

With a ridiculously large investor group and an even larger pile of expectations now, how will Groupon manage its funding success going forward? Whatever happens, the social buying service’s gathering of many of the digital arena’s most prominent VC firms, institutional investors and angels could be one of the digital sectors most interesting sideshows.

First Half of Groupon Funding Done–DST, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, Capital Group and Morgan Stanley

Kara Swisher in News on January 7, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

Groupon has officially raised half of a $950 million funding, getting $500 million from a range of top-drawer investors, said sources close to the situation. Those investors include Russia’s DST Global, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, Capital Group and Morgan Stanley. It’s unclear how much each investor has put in and who will make up the next tranche of funding, which will also close imminently.

Spoiler Alert: PlayBook Outshines iPad in RIM Video

John Paczkowski in News on November 16, 2010 at 9:15 am PT

Research in Motion hasn’t yet launched its new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and won’t until 2011, but it’s already kicked off the campaign to position it against what’s likely to be its archrival: Apple’s iPad. And–no surprise–in RIM’s side-by-side comparison, the PlayBook comes out on top.

Microsoft Office Simplified For the Web

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on June 9, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT

Walt reviews the simplified Microsoft Office that’s free and online.