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31 Articles match "2006","downturn"
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Why VCs Should Take Their Own Advice
In 2006 Sze did two deals that didn’t seem to fit with the venture model and had peers scoffing that he’d never make money off either. After all, that’s what top investors would advise entrepreneurs to do during a downturn.
The way venture capital firms are structured makes it almost impossible for outsiders to see what’s really going on inside those 1970s lodge-like Sand Hill Road offices. A
TechCrunch
- Sunday, January 24, 2010
Corel Buys Out Corel
The VC firm subsequently moved to take the company public in 2006, but retained majority ownership. The economic downturn sure rocked this company, established in 1985, very hard. Apologies for the confusing headline, but I couldn’t resist.
This morning, long-time software maker Corel Corporation turned over full ownership to Corel Holdings, a limited partnership controlled by an affiliate of Vector Capital , majority investor of the company behind many familiar software programs like WordPerfect, CorelDRAW, WinZip, Paint Shop Pro and WinDVD (most of them obtained through
TechCrunch
- Thursday, November 26, 2009
Interview With Matt Bromberg, CEO of Major League Gaming
MB: We raised our first round of money in very early of 2006. We’ve been lucky to be able to grow really really quickly through the downturn. This past weekend, thousands of gamers descended upon the Anaheim Convention Center to spectate and compete in one of the biggest video game competitions of the year, put on by Major League Gaming . Over two hundred teams of four individuals competed for the Halo 3 Championship where prize money totaled almost $60,000; while an additional $60,000 was up for grabs for titles such as Gears of War 2, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, and EA Sports Madden NFL.
TechCrunch
- Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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E-Learning Session (Helene Fournier, Anne Marie Vaughan)
Griff again: the downturn in corporate interest had little to do with the effectiveness of e-learning. Helene Fournier - State of the Field Report From the Canadian Council on Learning Conference , Fredericton, NB See also the formal report : To inform the CCL and develop a knowledge baseline in adult learning. Criteria used by the research team: data that was comprehensive, quality and practical.
Half an Hour
- Thursday, June 22, 2006
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How CMOs Should Function in a Recession
months in 2006.
An economic downturn invariably increases customer price sensitivity. Some good news for marketing heads: Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) are holding on to their jobs longer. Spencer Stuart's annual survey of CMO tenure at the 100 most advertised brands in the USA reveals average time on the job has risen to 28.4 months from 26.8
HarvardBusiness.org
- Monday, February 23, 2009
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Google Apps Press Event: The Riveting Real Time Notes (Use Google Apps With Outlook!)
Background: Google Apps, a suite of productivity services first launched in 2006 , and has evolved from there. Dave Girouard , President Google Enterprise, says that we’re in an economic downturn, but that great companies thrive in downturns.
Google has gathered tech press at the Clift hotel for a press event around Google Apps. At the ridiculous time of 9:30 in the morning.
TechCrunch
- Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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Seeing tomorrow’s services
economy ( about 68% in 2006) than products. And services have retained their value in the downturn. I remember when the prior MIT Media Lab director Nicholas Negroponte predicted in his 1995 book Being Digital that,
“what [information] is in the air will go into the ground and what is in the ground will go into the air.” 8221;
Adaptive Path
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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Winning in Turbulence: Pursue Game-Changing M&A and Partnerships
For many executives, doing a deal in a downturn seems risky and impractical. According to Bain & Company analysis of more than 24,000 transactions between 1996 and 2006, acquisitions completed during and right after the recession from 2001 to 2002 generated almost triple the excess returns of acquisitions made during the preceding boom. ("Excess In a downturn, that strategy will almost certainly focus on strengthening the core business. by David Harding and Darrell Rigby
Credit markets aren't functioning normally, so financing is expensive and hard to come by.
HarvardBusiness.org
- Friday, March 6, 2009
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Web 2.0 Predictions for 2008
2007 saw Web 2.0 -- defined here as the pervasive two-way Web used for social media , mashups , user-powered Web applications , and social networking -- go far more mainstream than it had in 2006. No consensus will be reached by the Web industry in 2008 but many solutions will be proposed, such as the W3C's Widget spec . Page view "inventories" for online advertising continues to fall short of demand, even if an economic downturn takes place. It's the first work day of the new year and I thought I'd take some time to offer up my predictions for what will happen on the leading edge of the Internet this year.
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Bain Executive Survey: More Cuts Ahead
Turning first to cost-cutting goals, seven out of 10 executives surveyed say they are worried about how they'll meet their growth targets in 2009, and six out of 10 are planning for a downturn that they expect will last at least until early 2010. The global downturn definitely has taken a toll on management tool use, both in the number and kinds of tools executives are using. Bain & Company has been conducting global Management Tools and Trends surveys since 1993. The survey looks at executive use of management tools--examples include Downsizing , Mission and Vision Statements
HarvardBusiness.org
- Wednesday, April 8, 2009
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Don’t Count JPG Magazine Out Just Yet, Sale May Close Next Week
When 8020 Media, the publisher of JPG Magazine, announced its shutdown on January 1, CEO Mitchell Fox told friends via email that they just couldn’t turn the corner on revenue in the down economy, despite being close to profitable before the downturn.
As I wrote in 2006 , JPG Magazine had very low content costs, a vibrant online community of photographers, and a beautiful product that deserves a place on people’s coffee tables. In a blog post, the company said they unsuccessfully sought out buyers and investors to keep the company alive. But the attention the
TechCrunch
- Saturday, January 3, 2009
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Overview Of The Japanese Web And An Interview With the CEO Of Japan’s Biggest Social Network Mixi (GeeksOnAPlane In Tokyo)
Mobage-town , Japan’s biggest mobile game community , was launched in February 2006 and now boasts 13 million members and 15 billion page views monthly.
Revenue From an ROI point of view, the downturn means better news for seed funds, incubators and angels than for VCs.
social network), went IPO in 2006.
The second day of the Geeks on a Plane geeky spree in Japan was completely filled with (mostly) insightful presentations, panels and pitches from newly launched Japanese start-ups ( here is an overview of day one). The Startonomics Tokyo event was held Tuesday
TechCrunch
- Thursday, June 11, 2009
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Vinod Khosla, Risk Junkie
It did $500k in 2006 to $140 million in 2008, and it’s still growing amid the downturn. (He I haven’t been much of a cleantech bull in the past, at least when it comes to venture capital investing. I think it’s a huge market, and there’s clearly a pressing social need.
TechCrunch
- Wednesday, June 3, 2009
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