ReadWriteStart
JUNE 2, 2011
In our Business Incubator series of interviews, we have invited many leaders from the industry to come share their best practices and challenges with us. We have also facilitated open discussions on Why Do Business Incubators Fail and Incubator Business Models , which turned out to be animated, active and extremely constructive discussions.
Professor VC
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
In the trailer below, Brad Pitt in describing the new player acquisition philosophy, says "we are card counters at the blackjack table were going to turn the odds at the casino" I look forward to checking out the movie and seeing if RSCM can exploit the odds on early stage investing. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.
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Professor VC
FEBRUARY 26, 2008
Besides the natural fit with eBay, he wanted the buyer to feel good following the acquisition and certainly the investors in StubHub were happy. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Heres another bonus lesson.
Professor VC
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
Nope, the above quote isnt from Richard Dawson on Family Feud, but similar to a headline that caught my attention on the front page of the business section of the San Jose Mercury News this morning. Blink starts with the anecdote of the Getty Museums $10 million acquisition of a rare Greek statue dating from the 6th century BC.
Professor VC
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
The LinkedIn acquisition of CardMunch a few weeks ago caught my attention. Techcrunch called it one of the " most like-minded and forward-thinking acquisitions I’ve ever seen " I met with the founders of CardMunch several months ago when they were out raising their Series Seed round. The last blogger in Silicon Valley.
Professor VC
JUNE 20, 2011
I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004. The business model (OEM through broadband and home security companies for mass distribution) if not specific product functionality has remained largely the same. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Stay tuned.
BeyondVC
MARCH 31, 2004
The business model was to be an “arms merchant” to all of the major search engines like AOL and Yahoo. Fast forward to now and Google is bringing this back into the market, although it is using its latest acquisition, Kaltix, as the basis for its search. The problem was that it was very difficult to monetize.
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