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Sex And The Single Zillionaire

Venture Capital, the way it was practised by Tom Perkins, is dead. Called by whatever different name, the company-building game today is more Private Equity than true venture capital.

Not ONLY Google vs Microsoft

Google acquires hosted word-processing software that they are likely to offer as a service. Where is this going?

First Women, Then Latinos

Comcast ties up with Yahoo-like site for Latinos.

iVillage: SOLD

iVillage acquisition by NBC: comments

First LBO in For-Profit Education

First buy-out happens in For-profit Education. What’s next?

Mango Diplomacy

President Bush allows Indian mangoes to be brought into the US: A nostalgic tribute to the fruit, and a culture that had developed around it.

Rise, Fall, Rise Again

Rise, Fall, and turn-around of Finisar.