Category Archives: M&A
Can Rupert Murdoch Save Startups and VCs?
The growing speculation that News Corp. (or some hedge funds) are putting together a bid for Yahoo!, may be something startups and venture capitalists should be enthusiastically rooting to happen. Here’s why: If Yahoo does get acquired by Microsoft, it … Continue reading
Yang’s Master Plan Emerges – Surprise, It’s Microsoft!
When Jerry Yang talked last June about spending “the next 100 days or so focused on mapping out a strategic plan for the long-term success, working with our teams to put the right organization and the right people in place, … Continue reading
What Now for Skype, StumbleUpon?
With the retirement of Meg Whitman after a decade at the helm of eBay, her successor, John Donahue, is already talking about improving search on eBay and and developing a system to present the best deals to shoppers. That’s fine … Continue reading
Does a Facebook-Twitter Deal Make Sense?
Without a doubt, Twitter was one of the success stories on the Web in 2007 as geeks around the world embraced the ability to communicate (and I use that word rather loosely) in 140-character bursts. Putting the aside Twitter’s addictive-ness … Continue reading
Where are the IPOs?
In thinking about the latest speculation about Digg being on the market, it struck me that one thing oddly missing from the high-tech landscape is the IPO. During the last dot-com boom, literally everyone did an IPO. If you have … Continue reading
Is Digg on the Block?
Apparently, sources suggest Digg’s in play….again. This time around the price-tag is a cool $300-million, which on the surface seems pretty low given what Facebook pulled in. Perhaps it suggests Digg has been having some trouble converting traffic into dollars. … Continue reading
