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HOT TOPICS
- 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
enterprise 3.0
Financing & Exit
If you are a very early stage entrepreneur looking for financing, chances are you need a lot more than help with financing. Most likely, you need help with Positioning, as well as overall strategy. For the moment, I do not have the bandwidth to take these projects on on a pure equity basis. I do
Trend Radar 2008: SaaS in SME
We discussed the rise of On-Demand Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in the enterprise as a 2008 trend. However, SaaS will rise in the Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) markets as well.
Microsoft, The Sleeping Giant
In 2008, I hope Microsoft wakes up. With Google and Apple going gangbusters, Microsoft has threats coming at it from every direction. As we discussed earlier, Microsoft earned revenues of $13.76 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, a 27% increase over the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and
Deal Radar 2008: MyStrands is MyChoice
Given how much you heard me talk about personalization being an open opportunity, I would like to start my Deal Radar 2008 series with MyStrands, a company that has taken the personalization opportunity seriously. Founded in 2003, by Dr. Francisco J. Martin, MyStrands has developed a social recommender engine designed to provide personalized recommendations of
Trend Radar 2008: The Convergence Device Movement
I have tried to consistently synthesize trends that I see in the technology industry for my readers. In this new series, I will take a look at where these trends are going in 2008. The Convergence Device movement is in full swing, and as you have heard me say time and again, this is one
Web 3.0 & Google (Part 1)
Introduction Google is the world’s largest search engine and online advertising network. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. It is the largest American company (by market capitalization over $217 billion) that is not part of the Dow
TeleWebSales: A Methodology Discussion with Anneke Seley (Part 13)
SM: All of these things which we have discussed are a discipline in and of themselves. There are but a few people in the industry who understand this at the level and depth that we have discussed today. For companies who are coming up to speed, there is a lot of need right now because
Taking Stock
Here are a few technology stocks that I own and cover. My method had been investing in trends, and in markets that have momentum. Akamai (AKAM) Coverage: Online Video Beneficiaries: Akamai and Level 3’s Impact on Akamai? Clearly, my bet is on the growth in Online Video, and how the network infrastructure needs to scale
