Here’s the way I think of “The Cloud” - If I don’t have to worry about my data when I spill coffee on my laptop, then I’m using is The Cloud. In that vein, I’m in general agreement with Urquhart’s definition – “Cloud computing is an application-centric operations model.” (After my visit to the Silicon… [Read more…]
October 3, 2010
Came across this post on Marc Hedlund’s blog – “Why Wesabe Lost to Mint.” I’ve never heard of until reading his post this week. It’s a look at why his company – Wesabe – failed to beat out Mint.com for market supremacy. Wesabe shut down earlier this summer, while Mint.com was acquired for $170 mln… [Read more…]
June 15, 2009
Given Google’s new found paranoia, it gives me a certain amount of comfort to know that the laws of the free market and capitalism are still alive and well, even during a time where government programs and institutions are pushing a more socialist environment on the social side of our country’s development. Back in September,… [Read more…]
December 27, 2008
In March, I noted that venture capital is moving “up the ladder” – more money was flowing into latter stage investments, with only about 10% of VC deals going to start-up stage investment (as compared to 25% in 1995). In August, I examined venture capital investments by financing round which revealed that Series E round… [Read more…]
July 22, 2008
What could be cooler than this? What ’til you check out AltosXplorer…. I’m referring to it as the “liger of the real estate market.” From our press release: AltosXplorer is the first rich internet application that enables users to: Instantly query the vast Altos Research real estate database: Altos publishes hundreds of useful statistics covering… [Read more…]
April 25, 2008
I spent the day today at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco, serving as a coach to aspiring young entrepreneurs and companies in developing their “elevator pitch” and venture capital presentations during the University of San Francisco International Business Plan Competition. Although the competition is a compilation of student-led groups that have been vetted at… [Read more…]
April 8, 2008
Supporters of America’s H1B visa system argue that firms such as Microsoft and Google (both opposed to the existing system) should simply send these jobs overseas by expanding their current operations in places like China and India. The problem with this argument is that it does not follow economic logic. There are several economic factors… [Read more…]
February 15, 2008
Last Thursday, I attended an SVASE event – “Funding 2.0 – How To Build A High Growth Startup Fast And Cheap.” It’s always interesting to check out the mindset of the Valley’s newest entrepreneurs and hear what its successful members have to say. Panel members were: Mike Cassidy, Entrepreneur in Residence, Benchmark CapitalMatt Mullenweg, Founder,… [Read more…]
February 14, 2008
I’m in process of migrating to Salesforce.com for our company’s CRM. Here’s what I know so far: 1. Salespeople there are meticulous during the sales process. I’m hoping this is because they’re using Salesforce for their CRM. 2. You can get a user “seat” for about $65/month, and set up billing quarterly, semi-annually, annually, or… [Read more…]
February 4, 2008
Working with Altos Research over the past six months, it’s been fascinating to not just have a front row seat in the theater, but be up on stage as one of the main cast members. Sales and subscribers and growing every month, and the use cases of the residential real estate market data that we… [Read more…]
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