Semiconductor Market Recovering

Guest author Nalini Kumar Muppala recently finished his in-depth analysis of STMicroelectronics’ JV, ST-Ericsson. Today’s Tech Stocks post reviews STM’s (NYSE:STM) recent results in the context of Nalini’s assessment and also takes a look at the results of another major semiconductor player, Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN). Sequential growth for some divisions at both companies may indicate

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Entrepreneur Journeys Book Review: Dorm Room View of Bootstrapping

Check out Chris Pund’s video book review of Bootstrapping posted on his blog, Dorm Room Biz.  He says: “If you’re looking for a book packed with case studies, stories, and interviews in a very easy-to-read format, definitely check this out.”

Making Serious Money From Casual Games: King.com CEO Riccardo Zacconi (Part 1)

Riccardo Zacconi is the CEO of King.com, a company that is pioneering casual gaming online. Prior to coming to King, he was EIR at Benchmark Capital and before that, managing director at Spray, a European portal company that was sold to Lycos in 2000. Before joining Spray, he was a consultant at Boston Consulting Group.

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Webinar on Customer Acquisition Through Organic Search

Learn how CMOs can truly understand the value they are getting from their search marketing investments, and how search professionals can get their rightful share of the marketing budget.  Sramana Mitra will be hosting this roundtable discussion of organic search-driven customer acquisition strategies with Enquisite founder Richard Zwicky on next Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 10

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October 21 Roundtable Recording

If you missed this morning’s roundtable, here is the recording: And here is the chat transcript. The next three roundtables are Nov 5, Nov 12, and Dec 10, after which we break for the holidays. Pitch slots fill up very quickly, so please register soon.

Roundtable Starting at 8 a.m. Pacific

You can come directly into the room without prior registration by clicking here. To use the phone dial in, the number is: 507-726-3354; passcode: 213216#. See you there!

Deal Radar 2009: Hydra

We continue our coverage of online advertising with Beverly Hills-based Hydra. The company was founded by Zac Brandenberg, who while serving as the VP of the Dohring Company became an expert in conducting surveys online using email. This experience proved to him the power of online resources to connect with consumers and get them to

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Is Reading On Steve’s Mind?

On Monday, Apple (NASAQ:AAPL) reported a strong fourth quarter driven by strong Mac and iPhone sales that topped estimates. In my most recent post on Apple, I wondered out loud about what is on Steve Jobs’s mind and if he would come with an innovative product that would encourage people to read more. There are

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