4 posts and columns on UCSF

For the Person Who Has It All, Skyara Sells New Stuff to Experience (Video)

in News on December 10, 2010 at 10:10 am PT

What do you get for the person with everything this holiday season? Start-up Skyara lets users offer unique experiences for sale in their local area and share what they do best with those who want something new in their lives.

Farewell to Mike Homer

in News on February 1, 2009 at 4:12 pm PT

We all liked Mike. In fact, we all loved the pugnacious, energetic and restlessly entrepreneurial Silicon Valley exec. Sadly for those who knew him, Mike Homer died today at his home surrounded by family and friends, after a long battle with a severe illness. He was 50. Homer is survived by his wife and three young children: James, Jack and Lucy. His funeral is at Saint Raymond’s Catholic Church in Menlo Park on Thursday.

Whole Video From the Fight for Mike Event

in News on June 22, 2007 at 12:30 am PT

The full video from the Fight for Mike event, held a week ago in Palo Alto, Calif., for Mike Homer, is now up on YouTube and is embedded below. Friends and colleagues of the well-known tech veteran came together to learn about his severe illness–he was recently diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The hour-long event included [...]

The Fight for Mike

in News on June 15, 2007 at 9:06 am PT

Last night, in an extraordinary gathering in Silicon Valley, friends and colleagues of Mike Homer came together to learn about his severe illness–the longtime tech veteran was recently diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. In an event organized by Homer and his wife, Kristina, as well as close friends and well-known industry players Bill Campbell and Ron [...]