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Breaking "Things" into Smaller Pieces

Breaking "Things" into Smaller Pieces

By Michael Fauscette on January 2, 2013

One of the byproducts of the Internet is a phenomenon that is impacting all sorts of things, the trend of breaking things into smaller and smaller pieces, dramatically changing the subsequent consumption models. The ability to connect everything using the Internet opened up new business / economic models, new ways of working, new ways to […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged apps, commerce, Consumption, internet, investing, process, SaaS, socbiz, Stock trader, work, zipcar | 1 Response

How to Position a VC Startup for Acquisition:  You Can’t

How to Position a VC Startup for Acquisition: You Can’t

By Bob Warfield on October 23, 2012

How do you position and maneuver your VC-funded startup for acquisition? The short answer is, “You can’t.”   The VC’s didn’t sign up for an acquisition.  They are seeking a billion dollar revenue opportunity because that’s what it takes to move the needle on their portfolio.  If they are willing to talk about an acquisition at all, […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Entrepreneurship, exit, investing, IPO, startups, strategy, vc funding, venture, Venture Capital, venture funding

Contrarian VC’s:  Good Idea!

Contrarian VC’s: Good Idea!

By Bob Warfield on September 7, 2010

VC’s have a real reputation for having a herd mentality.  If you are a VC, don’t get offended, you know it’s true.  Heck, I’ve had a number of you joke with me about it. For this reason, I read with interest Fred Wilson’s musings about contrarian investing.  Fred talks about how momentum investing can be successful, […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged contrarian, Fred Wilson, google, investing, startups, vc funding, venture, venture funding

The Headline as Content

The Headline as Content

By Jeff Nolan on July 11, 2010

One of the challenges in deciphering online news is that a catchy headline is often peddled instead of the actual story, something fully on display today in a NYTimes article.

As an exercise to demonstrate this, read the headline below and stop to consider your emotional and intellectual response:

“Wall St. Hiring in Anticipation of an Economic Recovery”

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged investing, journalism, New York Stock Exchange, New York Times, Wall Street

Spend Matters: Reporting, Analysis and Aggregation -- What is the Right Balance?

Spend Matters: Reporting, Analysis and Aggregation — What is the Right Balance?

By Jason Busch on June 9, 2010

I caught up with an old friend last night at a technology networking event in Chicago, whom I’d describe as a reformed Big 5 consultant turned entrepreneur turned trader. He also happens to write — from time-to-time a financial blog that looks at …

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Analysis, blogging, FTC, investing, reporting, Spend Matters, technology

Ariba and Beyond -- Are Valuations in the Spend Management Sector   Increasing?

Ariba and Beyond — Are Valuations in the Spend Management Sector Increasing?

By Jason Busch on January 12, 2010

I’m not one to follow stock prices. Because of this blog — not to
mention my time commitments trying to build multiple businesses —
I’ve pretty much placed my personal accounts at the mercy of
of broad stock and related indices, not to me…

Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, equities, investing, Spend Management, stock market, Stocks and Bonds

Bullish Bears and Bearish Bulls

Bullish Bears and Bearish Bulls

By Jason Wood on December 3, 2009

Image by digital_monkey via Flickr This year has been an exercise in patience in many ways. The market fell to near catastrophic lows in March and many were questioning the very financial underpinnings of our society, and now less than…

Posted in Business | Tagged equities, Information technology, investing, Investment management, stock market, Stocks and Bonds

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