- December 28, 2009
Matt Bowman's Channel
- December 28, 2009
iPod App downloads jump 1000% on Christmas
IPod app downloads outnumber iPhone for the first time. Apple widens lead over Android.
- December 24, 2009
The top 10 VC stories of 2009
LPs tightened up, secondary markets took off, Uncle Sam stepped in, and the Midas List bowed out
- December 24, 2009
2009 investor interview highlights
Draper, Khosla, Chang and more on what it takes to succeed (and win their investment dollars).
- December 23, 2009
Ja-ching: Telefonica buys Jajah for $207M
Deal yields solid return for investors, demonstrates the power of white-labeling
- December 23, 2009
OLPC’s $75 tablet: the Tesla of computers
An ultrathin tablet design from One Laptop Per Child could catalyze another phase of PC development.
- December 22, 2009
ReachLocal files $100 million IPO
The heavily-funded local online ad company has been amassing a salesforce to win smb ad dollars.
- December 22, 2009
Sequoia raising $1 billion umbrella fund
Firm will unite regions & stages, command a premium, and, probably, require blank checks from LPs
- December 21, 2009
Twitter profitable, thanks to search deals
Agreements with Google & Bing garnered $25 million, put Twitter in the black for '09, "sources" say
- December 21, 2009
Stoppelman playing hard to get. Smart.
Analysis: why Yelp should push for more than $550 million, but still get bought by Google
- December 18, 2009
Google yearning for Yelp?
A rumored deal of over $500 million could signal heated competition with Bing for content
- December 18, 2009
Crosslink's personalization braintrust
With Pandora, Like.com and iCurrent, Crosslink Capital has a big bag of new media tricks
- December 17, 2009
The coming rise of venture funds-of-funds
Mid-sized VC firms are going away, but some former GPs might find a job managing LP money.
- December 17, 2009
IT disruption stage is over
Former BEA CEO says startups should aim to serve, not beat, incumbants. Acquisition is the new IPO.
- December 16, 2009