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- The Accelerator Conundrum
- The Startup Velocity Question
- Platform as a Service
- Man and Superman
- Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS)
- The Future: End of Capitalism
- Capitalism 2.0
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Jim Satloff & Neal Goldman’s AI Engine, Inform (Part 4)
SM: What is the business model of your company? JS: As I showed you, Sramana, we have 2 different business models, one a fee-for-service model that has a consistent, recurring revenue stream, and a revenue-share, ad-based model, which is more consistent with the lighter implementation of our products that I demoed for you. SM: What
Women & Web 3.0 (Part 3)
Business Model Most women’s sites earn money mainly from ad revenues, and also from subscriptions and products sold through their sites. According to comScore Media Metrix, advertisement revenues for the women’s sites are forecasted to grow at 19% in 2007 but iVillage has grown its ad revenues by 46% in 1Q 2007 and 40% in
Jim Satloff & Neal Goldman’s AI Engine, Inform (Part 3)
SM: What is your personal background? JS: I have an undergraduate degree in computer science with a specialization in artificial intelligence and natural language processing. I also have a graduate degree in business (an MBA). Both degrees are from Columbia University. Prior to joining Inform, I was the CEO and President of C.E. Unterberg, Towbin,
Jim Satloff & Neal Goldman’s AI Engine, Inform (Part 2)
SM: What is your target customer? (Please provide a good segmentation perspective) JS: Our target clients include publishers and information providers who seek to maximize the value of their content. Many of these publishers support a network of properties, and employ Inform’s technology to offer more value to their users across sites. We also operate
Jim Satloff & Neal Goldman’s AI Engine, Inform (Part 1)
It turns out that both Jim Satloff and I happen to be Artificial Intelligence aficionados. What you read here is a discussion on Inform’s Natural Language Processing (NLP) based technology that attempts to create an interesting value proposition for publishers on the web. AI has been a notoriously difficult technology genre with big promises and
Web 3.0 and Real Estate: Synthesis
Real estate sites are redefining the property business with property listing, realtor directory, mortgage calculator, financial advice and neighborhood info all at the click of a button. According to National Association of Realtors, the percentage of potential U.S. home buyers using the internet as part of their housing search process rose from 2% in 1995
Job Search Engine Indeed CEO Paul Forster (Part 4)
SM: Describe some of your team building experiences. Is your management team complete now? PF: We’ve built an extremely talented team across the board – from developers to sales executives. A large proportion found their jobs through Indeed itself, which is gratifying. We’re continuing to build the team and our current open positions are listed
Web 3.0 and Move
We have already discussed on the online real estate industry overview, and have covered ZipRealty and Zillow. Here, we take a look at Move’s offering from the Web 3.0 perspective. Move, originally known as Homestore, was launched in 1993. The Company is headquartered in Westlake Village, California. It is a real estate-based site providing comprehensive
