Biggest Job Loss in 5 Years Sets Off Recession Alarms; Nearly Quarter-Million Gone in 3 Months. Read this Yahoo article.
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Jobs Slashed, Pointing to Recession
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Economy, Gerbsman Partners, Investments, Market research, Uncategorized, Venture Capital on April 14, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Google: What Goes Up…
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Business models, Economy, Gerbsman Partners, google, Investments, Market research, Strategy, Technology, Web 2.0 on April 9, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Ad clicks are flat, the stock is falling. Can the enchanted corporate giant keep the magic from fading?
Streetspotting with Google Maps
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Business models, Gerbsman Partners, google, Market research, Strategy, Technology, Web 2.0 on April 7, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Google Maps have kept rolling out Streetview inside its maps section. Covering some 37 cities and more, the feature makes very good use of mesh and Web 2.0 technologies. Just type in your address and click on the street view button and hopefully they have cruised by and snapped some photos. Below is a sample from Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco
With a 360degrees zoom-able picture, its is an amazing trip down memory lane where I go visit places. Of course, there are some funny pictures to find aside from all the usefulness. Click here to see Mashables top-15 list of strange and fun pictures. Click here for Google’s own blog on the topic.
Economic gloom hits the VC world
Posted in BusinessWeek, Economy, Investments, Market research, Venture Capital on March 24, 2008| Leave a Comment »
SCOTT AUSTIN’S THE WEEK IN VENTURE CAPITAL
Economic gloom hits the VC world
Commentary: Crunch may result in crisis for some fledgling companies
By Scott Austin
Interesting article regarding VC portfolio companies and market.
Recession Is Inevitable
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Economy, Intellectual capital, Investments, Market research, Strategy, Venture Capital on March 23, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Here is a very scary and (I am afraid) very accurate analysis from the Wall St. Journal.
“It is a very logical progression. Peloton, Carlyle, Focus — hedge funds and other non-deposit-taking financial institutions (NDFIs) are now being hit by the credit crunch, which had so far been mainly confined to mortgage lenders and the banks.”
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