Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable? Unemployment coupled with a stock market drop will stop this spending cold IMHO. Consumer spending is where I’m dubious.

Technical Review 269

Technical Review Stock Hawaii Early Stage 269

abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

The secondary wave of VC-backed IPOs has also come to fruition… both consumer facing (Yelp, Demand Media, Pandora, Carbonite, HomeAway, Angie’s List, et al) and B2B (Jive Software, Brightcove, Imperva, Responsys, etc). I remember when it was a rare, extraordinary thing for a software/internet startup to even file an S-1.

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Pascal's View

AUGUST 21, 2011

The former includes the Twitters, Facebooks, Linkedins, Tesla Motors of the World and the latter is the 95% of companies (B2B SaaS, Semiconductors, Cap Equipment, Biotech, MedTech, etc) that need to be marketed (Supply Push) by legions of brokers. Specifically, too much money has gone into VC-backed Internet companies at too high a valuation.

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Valuation Social Media Media IPO 50

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

Successful private companies such as Facebook and Zynga now have active secondary markets in their stock, blurring the meaning of their ‘private’ status. Confirmed Panelists David Weild, formerly Vice Chairman of The NASDAQ Stock Market (moderator) Barry Silbert, CEO, Secondmarket. Monday, April 4th, 2011.

Private Equity 68

Private Equity Merger IPO Equity 68

searchengineland.com

MAY 30, 2012

B2B Search Marketing. Google Disapproved 134M Ads And Disabled More Than 800K AdWords Accounts In 2011. Learn more about internet and search marketing with our free webinars, whitepapers and research reports at Digital Marketing Depot. Internet Marketing News & Strategies. PRO Guides. Search Week Newsletter. All Columns.

SEO 54

SEO SEM Social Media Search 54

ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2014

Now consider that in Google’s Zero Moment Of Truth report, they found that the average buyer in 2011 used 10.4 Something to consider with video testimonials (if you’re in B2B) is the customer’s position within their company. This all, of course, indicates that younger internet users. image source. So don’t be shy.

Software Review 126

Software Review Stock Video Advertising 126