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SM: Do you offer rebate information for all the states and regions?
DK: We are only doing business in California, but we do cover rebates for all the cities as well as all of the utilities. That is very complex, and some of the most difficult stuff we have had to do on the backend is [...]
By guest authors Charles W. Bush and Kathy Hwang of 3Strand Innovation, a brand, design and business consultancy.
This week we’re continuing with our redesign of Wesabe.com, a money management/social networking site. Shown below is our redesign concept for Wesabe’s member homepage. Catering to Generation Y’s needs, our design approach is to make the homepage feel [...]
By Guest Author Tony Scott
Last night, I went to a very interesting panel discussion of young Japanese-American CEOs here in Silicon Valley. The point that struck me the most was that all agreed that a great CEO is not an individual hero, but more like someone who builds and coaches a winning sports team.
If you [...]
SM: Are you an exchange hub matching contractors with consumers?
DK: It is not as e-marketplace as that sounds. We need to have a more concrete relationship between us and the customer, us and the contractor, and match them appropriately.
For those of you asking for synthesis on the India discussions, the first one is on Forbes today. India: Where Angels Fear to Trade discusses the seed investment problem and offers a solution, perhaps the most pragmatic solution under current circumstances.
Comments welcome. Even more welcome are responses from people who are trying this strategy.
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) repeated their previous quarter’s outperformance, an achievement in this difficult quarter. Q4 revenues of $8.77 billion were better than the market’s expectations of $8.64 billion and recorded growth of 9% annually. EPS of $0.27 was significantly higher than the market’s expectations of $0.22 and grew 35% over the year. Bravo!
SM: What is the genesis of the startup?
DK: My heart’s concern is climate change and energy issues. Most of my campaign work for the past decade has been on climate concerns. I believe that in the last decade we have turned the corner from denial to awareness that it is happening.
Even as the economic headwinds approach gale force, the Indian IT outsourcing industry continues to deal with the aftermath of the Satyam fraud revealed earlier this year. Amid such worries, Wipro Ltd (NYSE:WIT), another Indian giant and one of my Top 10 Outsourcing Stocks, announced rather depressing Q3 results.
