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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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Web 3.0 & Yahoo! (Part 1)
Introduction Founded in 1994 by Stanford Ph.D. students David Filo and Jerry Yang, Yahoo! began as a hobby and has evolved into a leading global brand that has changed the way people communicate with each other, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information. Today, Yahoo! Inc. has become the world’s largest global online network
Web 3.0 & Walt Disney (Part 5)
Conclusion Walt Disney Co., the second-largest U.S. entertainment company, reported on Thursday a 12% rise in quarterly profit, driven by sports network ESPN, more visitors at theme parks, and increased sales of consumer products but revenue just missed Wall Street’s target. Disney reported net income of $877 million, or 44 cents per share, for the
Web 3.0 & Walt Disney (Part 4)
Acquisition Targets Disney has made quite a few acquisitions in the past. Recently it acquired Club Penguin, a kid-friendly virtual world where children can play games, have fun and interact with each other. The Company is evaluating various other opportunities and here we will take a look at the possible acquisition targets for Disney. Disney
Web 3.0 & Walt Disney (Part 3)
Web 3.0 Framework discussion Below is a quick overview of the Web 3.0 framework for the Walt Disney sites. We have not gone into the details of all the properties, but you can review the Web 3.0 section of this site for detailed discussions on some of the vertical categories. Context We all know that
Web 3.0 & Walt Disney (Part 2)
Vertical Strategy Walt Disney operates various Internet properties that cater to a large cross-section of the society. It’s popular sites are Disney.com, FamilyFun.com, Movies.com, ESPN, etc. We will take a look at the Company’s various online verticals below. Disney operates a host of sites in the entertainment space that caters to both the young and
Web 3.0 & Walt Disney (Part 1)
Introduction The Walt Disney Company is a diversified entertainment company. Disney is a Dow 30 company, had annual revenues of over $34 billion in its most recent fiscal year and a market capitalization of about $65.6 billion as of July 31, 2007. Our prior coverage about Disney is here. It operates in four major business
Web 3.0 & Time Warner (Part 5)
Conclusion Time Warner’s businesses include AOL, Time Inc., Time Warner Cable, Home Box Office, New Line Cinema, Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. Time Warner is contemplating spinning off a portion of Time Warner Cable at some point in the future, and is also rumored to be exploring the possibility of spinning out AOL and/or
Web 3.0 & Time Warner (Part 4)
Acquisition Targets Time Warner is a rather complex, diversified media company. Keeping in mind that AOL is a division of Time Warner, which could be spun off into an independent business in the future, we will discuss the acquisition targets under two broad categories – 1) acquisition targets for Time Warner (including Time Inc.) and
