SM: Go back to 2004 and trace to 2008 – what were the milestones in terms of traction and bringing the solution to market? GG: When we made the LinkedIn partnership in April 2005 analysts covered that as the first time job searching and social networking were blended. In the fall of 2005, in a [...]
Apple’s recent acquisition of low power processor start-up PA Semi has caused a ripple in the semiconductor industry. Read my Forbes article on the acquisition in which I peek into Steve Jobs’ mind. I also say in the article that if Apple succeeds in developing a breakthrough, the industry will scramble towards vertical integration.
Yatra is a travel company which provides availability and booking facilities for air travel, hotels, buses and car rentals worldwide. Besides its strong online presence, Yatra also offers its services through mobile phone and retail mediums. Founded by Dhruv Shringi, Manish Amin and Sabina Chopra in 2006, the company currently is based in 10 cities [...]
SM: Your goal with SimplyHired is to skip the referral network to the extent it is possible, and to replace it with a combination of services available on the web which SimplyHired brings together for the candidate? GG: Exactly. Over time a person’s social and professional affiliations will come online. People will use those connections [...]
Cadence, (Nasdaq: CDNS) continued to be bothered with the woes of the EDA industry. Q1 results reported last week saw the quarter’s revenue drop by 21% annually and and 37% sequentially to $287 million. However, the revenue still beat market expectations of $285 million. EPS for Q1 met analyst expectation of $0.04, recording a fall [...]
As part of our extensive coverage of online travel, this week, we will take a look at the Indian Online Travel industry. We begin with Cleartrip.
SM: You chose to serve the candidates in your approach, but the money is with the employers. What is the value proposition of your strategy? GG: We recognized that employers would follow. We have tried o since the late summer of 2004 to move in that direction. We brought our service to the market in [...]
On my Deal Radar 2008 recently was vertical ad network enabler, Adify. They have been sold today for $300 Million to Cox Enterprises, an unlikely buyer. I have written a lot about Adify. You can read my interview last year with CEO Russ Fradin here. The ads that you see on this site are mostly [...]
