Has Larry Ellison Disrupted Himself?

Larry Ellison has invested in some of the early pioneers of the On-Demand Software-As-A-Service business model, thereby disrupting the Enterprise Software market.

iVillage: SOLD

iVillage acquisition by NBC: comments

First LBO in For-Profit Education

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

Dassault Acquires MatrixOne

Dassault’s acquisition of MatrixOne: Analysis.

CNet Also On The Block

CNet will be sold soon. Historical financials and analysis.

iVillage’s Prospects

iVillage is on the blocks for about $560-$700 Million. For those who have not tracked the company, it is a women’s portal that was amongst the first to attack a segmented audience with a “content” business model. Here are the historical financials: 2004 was the first year they made a profit of $2.8 Million on

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Google’s three should-be M&A considerations

What should Google buy to diversify out of their Advertising-ONLY revenue model?

PalmPod

Palm + iPod, bad idea or good?