Deal Radar 2008: PubMatic

I have watched Ad Networks cropping up everywhere over the last couple of years like mushrooms. How do you manage so many networks, and figure out which ones can make the most money for you if you are a publisher? Enter Pubmatic. >>>

From English Prof to Tech Startup CEO: Steve Adams of Sabrix (Part 5)

SM: The tax space actually seems like a very solid niche.

SA: It is interesting. It is hard to mention the word tax anywhere in the United States. People have an automatic negative response. >>>

Financial Crisis & Short-Selling

I am not an expert on financial markets. To the extent I write about stocks and markets, I stick to what I know and understand: technology, products, business, and strategy. However, I have often wondered what good does short-selling bring about as a financial tool. >>>

Deal Radar 2008: Gaia Interactive

Gaia Interactive is an online hangout where over 7 million visitors come every month to chat, meet new people, play games, and watch movies in Gaia’s virtual theater. Members can create customized online avatars and transform themselves into any kind of persona they want to be – classy, innocent, sexy, or scary, among others. An online store stocks merchandise like clothes, accessories, plush toys, and stationery. >>>

Deal Radar 2008: Verticals onDemand

Verticals onDemand is a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Founded in 2007 by software industry veterans, Verticals onDemand is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA with sales offices in New Jersey and Philadelphia. >>>

From English Prof to Tech Startup CEO: Steve Adams of Sabrix (Part 4)

SM: What is the story of Sabrix before you entered the picture?

SA: There were three founders who were IT professionals at Techtronix. The CFO there, Carl Neun, was one of the early guys who recognized the need to take disparate systems and centralize on a central instance of Oracle. While there are a lot of people doing those things today, he was doing this in 1995–1997. >>>

Deal Radar 2008: PrimeSense

Founded in 2005 by Aviad Maizels, Alexander Shpunt, Ophir Sharon, Tamir Berliner, and Dima Rais, PrimeSense specializes in 3D machine vision. The company has its headquarters and R&D in Israel and offices in California and Japan. >>>

From English Prof to Tech Startup CEO: Steve Adams of Sabrix (Part 3)

SM: You arrived at Novell to take charge of a project that was far behind schedule. What was your strategy at that point?

SA: We spent a lot of time thinking about what we could do with the technology, specifically how to get it to the market. We made the decision, relatively quickly, to deliver it as a service via the Internet. >>>