August, 2012

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When Does Zynga Become a Value Stock?

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Draw something… other than this painful chart. Zynga’s faced a lot of pressure in the public markets recently. The company’s lost nearly 80% of its value from the peak earlier this year, in the run up to Facebook’s IPO, and currently trades below $3/share… a fraction of it’s IPO price of $10. That much we all know.

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Ubiquitous Computing and the Misguided Frenzy About “Mobile”

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i*Pad [eye- pad ] noun – a $700 version of Words With Friends. About 6-12 months ago you could hardly throw a rock in the startup ecosystem without hitting a VC expressing their enthusiasm for “mobile” Now the frenzy about mobile has extended into the mass media and public equity markets, though with trepidation as often as excitement.

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Our Investment in SkyVu / Battle Bears – Taking Mobile Games Into New Territory

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We’re pleased to announced NextView’s investment in SkyVu Entertainment, along with Lightbank and angel investors. SkyVu is a mobile game company best known for their hit franchise BATTLE BEARS … a series of shooter type games that are action-oriented with an edgy theme, that still remain kid/teen friendly in terms of content. There are countless mobile game studios out there, and we’ve looked at our fair share of gaming opportunities here at NextView.

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