The news release that Comscore now includes mobile measurement is plain and simply embarrassing. Mobile usage has been around since 2008 and growing exponentially since then. Mobile measurement has been in Google Analytics since Oct 2009.. Many of the sites at Alloy have been witnessing 30% mobile penetration since early last year. How was Comscore allowed to […]
Continue Reading...Scott Kirsner has written a very provocative piece in Innovation Economy which questions the value of the many VC’s in the Waltham 128 beltway especially compared to VC’s in Boston. Here is my response to his post…. Scott, Its great that you are shaking things up, much like taking a baseball bat to hit a […]
Continue Reading...In the life of a company, there are moments when the direction it takes is highly influenced by a singular event. I have seen everything from a customer or investor commitment to the hire of the right or wrong person radically change the trajectory of the company. For Hangout, the hire of Mike Goslin (http://partners.hangout.net/PressRelease.aspx) […]
Continue Reading...If you are thinking of submitting your company next year at Techcrunch, here are some learnings that you might incorporate. Timing is everything The key challenge is to still be a stealth company until TC next year. Unless your timing is near perfect, it might not make any sense to wait until TC to launch […]
Continue Reading...Its so great to be able to launch a great company today. Our team at Hangout has worked hard over the last six months to build a great product completely under wraps. That’s tough for a team of developers working crazy hours and deeply proud of their work. And its been crazy for building the […]
Continue Reading...Its great to see a lot of work come together. Its very cool to see how kids and folks are using the site. Lots to learn and lots to do. If you want an invite, go to hangout.net and leave us your email address. Our fb application this spring was a great start for us […]
Continue Reading...I just got back from a digital media summit that was one of the best demonstrations of value add and entrepreneur can hope for As an entrepreneur, you are supposed to be looking for at least two things when you seek venture capital: the capital itself; the added value their experience brings to your company. […]
Continue Reading...Every now and then I will post a phrase I have heard often in my journeys through and with VC land. Interpreting these phrases is key if we are to get the right meaning and act accordingly. “He is a good guy” This is a classic phrase VC’s use when they describe a person, who […]
Continue Reading...I am currently reading American Creation by Joseph Ellis on the founding of the US. I am big proponent of the maxim that history constantly repeats itself. Building consumer-based internet companies parallels a key event in our history — the writing and release of the Declaration of Independence. The founders spent gads of time making […]
Continue Reading...I have just gone through a very bizarre experience where I, the entrepreneur, somehow became more pessimistic than my accountants about my company’s prospects. Usually the entrepreneur is the one who paints the picture of the future that leads to riches for everyone — where despite the lack of present cash, revenue, product (or any […]
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