Saving Lives with Cashews in Mozambique

By Guest Author Bruce McNamer

More than one billion people are going hungry on a daily basis, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. On average, that amounts to more than one out of every seven people on the planet. With our global levels of wealth, knowledge and resources, that number is unacceptable to me. The inextricably linked issues of hunger and poverty have been – and continue to be – great challenges. The economic crisis has only exacerbated these problems. Still, a lot has been done already to fight this epidemic. But what really works? How do we close this gap? >>>

Making Serious Money From Casual Games: King.com CEO Riccardo Zacconi (Part 3)

SM: What was the investment thesis for King?

RZ: At that time in Europe, portals were paying for sticky content for their pages. The thesis was to have a product that not only would they not have to pay for, but they could make money with. >>>

Forbes Column 2009: Entrepreneurs: The Silver Screen Beckons

There are good business opportunities in making high-quality movies. To learn more, read Entrepreneurs: The Silver Screen Beckons.

Making Serious Money From Casual Games: King.com CEO Riccardo Zacconi (Part 2)

SM: How much did you sell the company for?

RZ: We sold it for $764 million. >>>

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 that a semiconductor recovery is underway. >>>

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.

SM: Riccardo, where are you from, and what kind of environment did you grow up in?

RZ: I am Italian. I was born in Rome and studied economics. After I graduated I went to London briefly and then to Germany, where I worked as a consultant for eight years. >>>

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 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pacific Time. >>>