First Glance at the Deal Summary
“We’re a group of volunteer WGA strike captains, and we’re posting our reactions to the DGA deal summary that was released today.” Seems like an exceedingly mediocre deal, from what I understand.
Via Kung Fu Monkey
Jan 19, 2008 in Biz | Comment
Consumer group blasts binding arbitration clauses
“Of the 34,000 cases examined, all but 15 involved debt collection, and only 118 were instigated by consumers… companies prevailed in a startling 95 percent of the cases. The records also suggest that very little care goes into many of these decisions, as it documents a number of cases where arbitrators decided over 50 cases in a single day, with the consumer losing in all of them.”
Sep 29, 2007 in Biz | Comment
Enough is Enough
“So when is enough, enough? Now is the time, long overdue in fact, to admit that for the rich, for the mega-rich of this country, that enough is never enough, and it is therefore incumbent upon government to rectify today’s imbalances.” When the CEO of bond trading uber-powerhouse PIMCO, and Warren Buffett both sound like Joe Hill, one can only hope change is coming!
Aug 3, 2007 in PoliticksPoliticks | Comment
Research Note: Economies of Simulation
I’ve felt awful about Murdoch’s impending purchase of the WSJ, but have been struggling with a perspective on it that explains why it’s such a bad idea, from the view of the wider market. By focusing on the whole set of stakeholders, this blog entry explains exactly where the value Murdoch is after comes from. Hopefully, the Journal’s impending downfall will result in someone else coming in at a reasonable quality point to grab the top of the market.
Aug 3, 2007 in BizBiz | Comment (1)
Congrats, Geoff!
“Event based social network Going.com has taken an additional $5 million in funding, in a round led by the sites original investors General Catalyst Partners and Highland Capital Partners.” One of Going’s founders is my friend from b-school Geoff
Jul 25, 2007 in Biz | Comment
The difference between Marketing, PR, Advertising and Branding
All true, and I’ve been stuck on the PR stage for quite a while. I wonder how to upgrade? I’ve got to get a plan.
Jun 12, 2007 in Biz | Comment
CEO Pay, Stock Prices, Corporate Profits, Worker Pay, and Inflation, 1990-2005
Explains why we all feel so broke and work so hard all the time.
Apr 16, 2007 in BizBiz | Comment
CEOs call for action against climate change
“The officials, expected to elaborate on their plan at a news conference later Monday, include the chief executives [of] Alcoa Inc., BP America Inc., DuPont Co., Caterpillar Inc., General Electric Co., and Duke Energy Corp.” Sounds like a statement that “we can’t make change without a carbon trading marketplace” and “only the government can create a comoprehensive carbon-trading marketplace.” Probably both are true.
Jan 22, 2007 in Biz | Comment (1)
More Micro, Less Soft
“Microsoft created a weight management benefit (employees already get free medical coverage). The software giant picks up 80% of the tab—up to $6,000—for a comprehensive, clinical weight-loss program. Expensive, yes. But Cecily Hall, Microsoft’s director of U.S. benefits, says the company has already realized a one-to-one return on investment since the program began in 2002.”
Nov 25, 2006 in BizBiz | Comment
The Other Indian Outsourcer
“Native American tribes are similar to rural communities in that they have a very low cost of living and, therefore, much lower wages and real estate costs. Gartner Inc. (IT ) Vice-President for Research Frances Karamouzis estimates that rural-based outsourcing work, and by extension, Native American outsourcers, offer at least a 10% to 30% savings on outside work performed in urban U.S. markets.”
Nov 21, 2006 in Biz | Comment
Climate change to be £30bn opportunity for British business over next ten years.
Suck it, conservatives — even Big Oil thinks that climate change can offer opportunities to business. Check out the nifty and throrough research report.
Nov 15, 2006 in Biz | Comment
Wal-Mart goes 'green'
Solar panels, wind turbines, xeriscaping, more efficient LED lights, more efficient freezers, even publicity to help consumers make more responsible choices — good stuff! The consumer-facing stuff may be PR to help Wal-Mart look better, but the company’s basic business model is about cutting down to the last penny, so I believe that the efficiency-related changes are honest and potentially permanent. Since they’re a logistics pioneer, I wonder what their long-term response to the increased cost of fuel for their trucks will be. Whatever Wal-Mart does, it has the market power to make it the industry standard, whether or not the rest of the industry wants to follow along.
Nov 13, 2006 in Biz | Comment
For Start-Ups, Web Success on the Cheap
The new generation of Web start-ups are doing it for just a few thousand dollars, rather than millions. This is how and why.
Via Daring Fireball
Nov 12, 2006 in Biz | Comment
Stocks surge on eve of election
“What’s more, a common refrain is that many investors would be happy with political gridlock in Washington, assuming a Democratic victory in the House would lead to a standoff with President Bush on new policy initiatives. The idea is that the economy would be best off just left alone. Wall Street ‘loves gridlock better than they love Republicans,’ said Thomas Steffanci, investment chief at Glencrest Investment Advisors in Claremont.” See, doing nothing’s better than screwing it up!
Nov 7, 2006 in BizBiz | Comment
Inc's Green 50
“Every few years or so, American companies and consumers embrace the concept of green business. But something seems different about our current green awakening. This time, the action is being driven as much by markets as morality. Here’s a look at 50 of the most intriguing companies that are helping to drive today’s green revolution. You might say they’ve found a way to do good and get rich.”
Nov 4, 2006 in Biz | Comment
Unisys Pitch Finds the I in Niche
“Around 20 high-ranking executives at corporations such as Subaru of America, DHL, Citigroup and Northwest Airlines will get a surprise when Fortune magazine arrives on their desks this week. Each will find his or her own face gracing the cover.” This is brilliant “air cover” from marketing for sales.
Via Slashdot
Oct 24, 2006 in Biz | Comment
Wallflower at the Web Party
“Jonathan Abrams was in a spot. He could take the safe bet and accept the $30 million that Google was offering him for Friendster, the social networking Web start-up he began only a year earlier, in 2002… But at the same time, some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley were lobbying Mr. Abrams, a computer programmer, to reject Google’s offer.” The fall of Friendster, which recently couldn’t get bought for $20mm at a time when MySpace had already gone for nearly $600mm.
Via Slashdot
Oct 16, 2006 in Biz | Comment
Wendy's Takes a Big Loss on Sale of Baja Fresh
“The price Wendy’s paid for the chain in 2002: $275 million. The price it’s getting for Baja Fresh now: $31 million.”
Oct 13, 2006 in Biz | Comment
English wine sparkles as global climate warms up
“The rise in average temperatures is making all the difference in the world to the English wine making industry, which is expected to expand by 50 per cent over the next year… Average production of English wine is 1.9 million bottles, but this year’s harvest is expected to produce at least 3 million.”
Via Fark
Sep 11, 2006 in Biz | Comment
BMW, Audi, Subaru engage in advertising spat
Great creative.
Aug 20, 2006 in Biz
Actual lessons from Kiko
Lessons learned by one of the team members at an early Web 2.0 darling, now shuttered.
Aug 20, 2006 in Biz
Why Startups Condense in America
“Startups happen in clusters. There are a lot of them in Silicon Valley and Boston, and few in Chicago or Miami. A country that wants startups will probably also have to reproduce whatever makes these clusters form… It is by no means a lost cause to try to create a silicon valley in another country. There’s room not merely to equal Silicon Valley, but to surpass it. But if you want to do that, you have to understand the advantages startups get from being in America.”
Jun 12, 2006 in Biz
Next step in pirating: Faking a company
“Evidence seized in raids on 18 factories and warehouses in China and Taiwan over the past year showed that the counterfeiters had set up what amounted to a parallel NEC brand with links to a network of more than 50 electronics factories in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In the name of NEC, the pirates copied NEC products, and went as far as developing their own range of consumer electronic products - everything from home entertainment centers to MP3 players. They also coordinated manufacturing and distribution, collecting all the proceeds.”
Apr 28, 2006 in Biz
Top Apple Executives Make Graceful Exits
“The departure this year of two of the three most prominent executives at Apple Computer raises the question about whether the next generation of senior managers will have the talent and experience to keep the company on its current track of vibrant growth… At some companies, such a loss of leadership could leave the company with a power vacuum or a lack of direction. However, Apple seems to be conscious that no single person—except, perhaps, CEO Steve Jobs himself—is irreplaceable, and that new talent can always be groomed for the future.”
Apr 28, 2006 in Biz
Office hours
Boeing’s VP of Marketing gets ahead of the spin cycle by blogging about an interview before the interviewer can write his article. Here we see very clearly one of the many benefits of business blogging: controlling the spin from the very beginning.
Apr 22, 2006 in Biz
Wal-Mart plans to help rival small businesses
Apr 17, 2006 in Biz
CEOs say how you treat a waiter can predict a lot about character
“Watch out for people who have a situational value system, who can turn the charm on and off depending on the status of the person they are interacting with,” Swanson writes. “Be especially wary of those who are rude to people perceived to be in subordinate roles.”
Apr 14, 2006 in Biz
Hospitals: Is the Price Right?
“Most Americans know that if you get sick enough to go to a hospital, it’s going to be expensive. But you may be surprised to learn that hospitals all over the country charge their highest prices, by far, to those who can afford it least — the 46 million Americans who don’t have health insurance. Hospitals charge uninsured patients two, three, four or more times what an insurance company would pay for the same treatment. And, when the uninsured can’t pay, they often find themselves the target of collection agencies or in bankruptcy court.”
Mar 20, 2006 in Biz
Under 30, on the Cutting Edge
“Want to know what’s hot in technology? Follow the money. That’s what we did to find a fresh crop of tech’s best young entrepreneurs. We surveyed dozens of VC firms, from Sequoia Capital in Silicon Valley to Austin Ventures in Texas to Battery Ventures in Boston, to find out who’s generating buzz and getting funded — if not bought… Their profiles — and advice for would-be entrepreneurs — follow.”
Mar 13, 2006 in Biz
The Tragedy of General Motors
“Nonetheless, Wagoner and crew must also deal with the full range of GM’s problems, and they add up to a Hummer-sized load. The company lost $8.6 billion last year, burning up billions of dollars in North America, earning too little back overseas. Its product mix in the U.S., heavily weighted toward trucks, pickups, and SUVs, is on the wrong side of gas prices. It has a finance subsidiary, GMAC, whose majority interest it needs to sell to keep that business healthy and itself in cash—and so far, no buyer has emerged. It is inextricably entangled in the bankruptcy of its biggest supplier, Delphi. In that imbroglio, as in countless others, it is up against a formidable and sometimes militant union whose ability to accept the full reality of GM’s problems is not assured.”
Mar 10, 2006 in Biz
Sony's software future
“Sony chief Howard Stringer had almost everything in place going into this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in January: big new televisions to show off, high-definition DVDs and the PlayStation 3 on the way, and even a scheduled appearance by Tom Hanks. The only thing he was missing was good news on Sony’s Walkman, which has been eclipsed in popularity by Apple Computer’s iPod. A promising new version of the Walkman had just been released in Europe and Asia, but it was being torn apart on Web message boards—largely because critics said the software it came with was slow and crash-prone.”
Mar 3, 2006 in Biz
microsoft ipod packaging parody
What would happen if Microsoft redesigned the iPod’s packaging.
Feb 28, 2006 in Biz
8 types of meeting attendees
Feb 24, 2006 in Biz
Airlines lost 10,000 bags a day in '05
“The rate of lost suitcase reports per 1,000 passengers on flights soared 23% from a year earlier, according to recent numbers from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Among the reasons: a surge in the number of passengers, airline budget cuts, backed-up flights and tighter inspections of luggage.” That’s a lot of bags!
Feb 17, 2006 in Biz
Zillow.com - Your Edge in Real Estate
Specs, estimated value on most any property in big cities, often with nice overhead photo views!
Feb 10, 2006 in Biz
Blu-ray titles taking shape on pricing
“…you can expect to pay anywhere from $23 to $39 for a movie on Blu-ray disc, with the latter end of the spectrum being used for “hot” new releases… The $5.50 [retailer margin] on new titles breaks with tradition (by about 15 percent), but it is supposedly meant to provide a helpful reminder to retailers about just who’s the boss.” Hmm, higher prices to the consumer, lower margins to the retailer, sounds like a recipe for success!
Feb 9, 2006 in Biz
101 Dumbest Moments in Business, 2005
Featuring gems like “After complaints from animal-rights activists, Kraft Foods deletes an online animation for its Trolli Road Kill Gummi Candy that features animals amusingly caught in car headlights. The fruit-flavored Trolli candy, which comes in the shapes of squished snakes, squirrels, and chickens, is later discontinued.”
Jan 25, 2006 in Biz
Viacom Passes on $5mm for Friendster?
Wow, how the mighty have fallen. Killed by awful execution, nail in the coffin courtesy MySpace. “Friendster cropped up more often as a cautionary tale about what happens when fads fade then as a coveted acquisition on its own.”
Jan 19, 2006 in Biz
Intel Drops Pentium Brand?
Not exactly the most reliable source, but makes sense given the focus on platforms (e.g. Centrino) going forward.
Jan 16, 2006 in Biz
Kodak unveils new logo
Actually not hideous (like the new AT&T logo) but I didn’t know that Kodak needed a new logo. Too many people spend too much time thinking about new logos and too little time about running effective businesses. Rarely (although not never) is the logo the problem, or even part of the problem, and, while customers may believe it’s exemplary of the problem, the best way to change that is to change behavior, not to change the logo. Although, if you’re in a retrenching phase, it can be kind of fun to change the logo, retrench, get traction again, then go back to the classic logo to show alliegance to the glorious past as well as the exciting future.
Jan 7, 2006 in Biz
Intel Launches New Logo and Brand Renewal
Blech. Miss the dropped-e already.
Jan 5, 2006 in Biz
Chinese 4x4 gets zero in safety test
“The two-ton 4×4 scored zero stars in crash tests last week by the ADAC, the German automobile club, which carries out tests for Euro NCAP. ‘It had a catastrophic result,’ said a spokesman for the ADAC. ‘In our 20-year history no car has performed as badly.’” Also, see the videos of the crash test.
Jan 5, 2006 in Biz
Silent Night for Music Sales
“During the crucial Thanksgiving week, for instance, the top 10 albums sold 40% fewer copies than the top 10 albums the same week in 2004… Music sales at Virgin Megastores’ 20 North American locations are down nearly 20%, according to Simon Wright, chief executive of Virgin Entertainment Group… Don VanCleave, president of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores, says blame lies with ‘an absolute, gigantic cesspool of really bad bands.’” Could it be that the music industry has blamed downloaders, while ignoring the real problems, for so long that it’s missed the chance to run things around?
Dec 17, 2005 in Biz
Ford can't please anybody
“Ford Motor Co. faced sharp criticism from gay and lesbian advocacy groups for agreeing to stop advertising in gay-themed publications in the face of a boycott by the conservative American Family Association.” Wow, I’d hate to be in that position, but I’m shocked that they would advertise in gay-themed publications without having decided they’d stick with it in the face of a boycott; otherwise, there’s really no way to avoid pissing everyone off. From an economic point of view, I suspect this is a bad choice, as gay men, in particular, tend to be substantially wealthier than average Americans and spend more of their income on discretionary items, while Evangelical Christians tend to be from lower socioeconomic strata — in this case, I’d fear I was pissing of the rich people who will buy my Volvos and Jaguars, while kissing up to the people who will buy my light pick-up trucks (follow-up question: what’s the margin?).
Dec 7, 2005 in Biz
ENTIRE PORN COMPANY FOR SALE !!!
Buy your own entire pornography production company on eBay, complete with IP and existing cash flows!
Note the tremendously vague “Cash Flow Estimate” and “Gross Income Estimate” without any breakdown. I’d hope to see more comprehensive financials, myself. Does a porn company really need $500k in working capital a year? I’d think that would be a very WC-light business.
Dec 5, 2005 in Biz
New FCC report advocates a la carte TV pricing
“Viewers of cable and satellite TV may soon have the option of subscribing to only the channels they want to watch, if the Federal Communications Commission gets its way.”
Nov 30, 2005 in Biz
Oh My God, It's Hideous!
Wow, who designed the new AT&T logo? Someone’s 16-year-old cousin? First-year college design student? Secretary finally got Photoshop? Isn’t there some rule that Fortune 50 companies need to attend with some level of effort to their visual identity? Or is it maybe better to just throw a century of branding away?
Nov 22, 2005 in Biz
How States Project a Come-Hither Look
“If you think branding a 120,000 sq. ft. store is tricky, try branding an entire state. While it may seem similar to institutional and corporate branding, the practice of ‘destination branding’ is a tradition all its own. In many ways, it’s the opposite of a typical branding assignment. Rather than forging an identity that drives a new culture, the existing culture drives the new logo.”
Nov 2, 2005 in Biz
It's Bad to Worse at Dell
“Many observers, including customers, partners, and analysts, fret that Dell has been cutting costs so much in order to hit financial targets in recent quarters that it has compromised other measures of performance, including customer support and, possibly, product quality.”
Nov 1, 2005 in Biz
Apple sells a million videos in new service
“Apple Computer on Monday said its iTunes online service has sold a million videos in under 20 days, sending shares up almost 5 percent… ‘Selling one million videos in less than 20 days strongly suggests there is a market for legal downloads,’ Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, said in a statement. ‘Our next challenge is to broaden our content offerings.’”
Oct 31, 2005 in Biz
Size Of Bankruptcy Bubble Surprises Banks
“For more than eight years, big banks lobbied aggressively to make it harder for consumers to file for bankruptcy. Now that the new bankruptcy law has taken effect, was the investment worth it? The early data suggest that sometimes, you have to be careful what you wish for. ‘We thought it would cause a bubble,’ James Dimon, the president of J.P. Morgan Chase, said last week. ”The bubble is just bigger than we thought.’” So, one trick about money is that money now is worth more than money later (at least in an inflationary economy). Banks and credit card companies will get more money from bankrupt people in the future, sure, but how does that compare to the money they’ve passed up now? How much money will they really make off of this?
Oct 30, 2005 in Biz
'Frasier' back as legal drama
” How can a hit television series like “Frasier” gross $1.5 billion and yet be $200 million in the red? That’s the issue at the center of a recent lawsuit filed against Paramount Pictures by two talent agencies seeking answers to how “Frasier” — the Emmy-winning NBC sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer that ran for 11 seasons — can claim that it never turned a net profit even though it was one of the most successful shows in television history”
Oct 30, 2005 in Biz
Napster's learning curve
“We changed the world but failed to achieve business success. Here is a glimpse into that story.”
Oct 23, 2005 in Biz
Video iPod Teardown � Who's In and Who's Not
What goes into Apple’s new iPods? How much does each component cost? I think this may be handy for this year’s Management Accounting class, and an interesting exercise for everyone, really. (Warning: PDF.)
The Seven Deadly Sins of Interviewing
Oct 16, 2005 in Biz
25 Words That Can Hurt Your R�sum�
Oct 16, 2005 in Biz
Doing the numbers on the AOL-WeblogsInc deal
AOL recently bought weblogsinc for something between $25 and $40 million. This article breaks down that value based on incoming links from certain kinds of influential sites; by this math, I believe juniorbird.com is worth between $2823 and $4157. It may be time to start thinking about selling out!
Oct 9, 2005 in Biz | Comment
Hints for proposing deals . . . (or, "My word, this inbox is a mess")
“As one of Google’s Principals for New Business Development, I am on the front line of inbound business proposals. I would gather I see 40-50 per day. The launch of Google Talk has probably added another 15-20 per day. So, as I sit with trepidation considering how many emails I have flagged for follow-up in my inbox on this Sunday afternoon, I thought I would take a minute to type out some hints that will make it easier on both of us and increase the likelihood that your company and mine will get some business done.”
Oct 7, 2005 in Biz | Comment
The Story of Jaegermeister and Grey Goose
“His pals in the liquor business thought Sidney Frank was crazy when he started importing a German herbal elixir, called Jägermeister, in 1972. The drink was selling about 500 cases a year. But Frank had a plan, revolving around promotion techniques the liquor industry had never seen. He employed a squadron of young women—dubbed Jägerettes—to patrol bars and sell drinks, and he threw parties for high visibility. In the first half of 2005, Sidney Frank Importing sold 2 million cases of Jägermeister. Frank’s second big success was the French vodka Grey Goose, which he introduced to the market in 1997 and sold last year to Bacardi for more than $2 billion.”
Sep 23, 2005 in Biz | Comment
A Berry Big Business?
“The juice of the açai berry may represent one of the most exciting product opportunities in the young history of the functional foods business. Then again, it may turn out to be much ado about nothing, just another failure of the industry to convert the wellness potential of a natural “superfood” into commercial success. Ryan Black is betting his company and his brand that açai juice is the former and not the latter. Sambazon, his San Clemente, Califorina-based startup, already has become the biggest name in the fledgling açai business.” Açai was one of the high points of my Brazil trip!
Sep 18, 2005 in Biz | Comment
Deceptive Recruiting: HR's Last Stand?
If you’ve searched for a job in the last 7 years, you’ve seen these. Great to hear a prominent recruiter speak out against many of these practices.
Sep 3, 2005 in Biz | Comment
Apple, Digital Music's Angel, Earns Record Industry's Scorn
“Two and a half years after the music business lined up behind the chief executive of Apple, Steven P. Jobs, and hailed him and his iTunes music service for breathing life into music sales, the industry’s allegiance to Mr. Jobs has eroded sharply. Mr. Jobs is now girding for a showdown with at least two of the four major record companies over the price of songs on the iTunes service.” Record labels clearly have no idea what the demand curve for music actually looks like.
Aug 28, 2005 in Biz
The Sugar Daddy: It’s All About Arbitrage
The strange but true story of Bill Gross. Part one of many.
Aug 12, 2005 in Biz
ExxonMobil CEO will pocket half a billion
That’s some retirement package!
Aug 5, 2005 in Biz
Does it pay to be a flirt?
“The newspaper, citing a Tulane University study, said 49 percent of MBA graduates polled admitted that they have tried to advance in their careers by sometimes engaging in certain sexual behaviors, including sending flirty e-mails and wearing revealing clothing. The respondents who said they never engaged in such activity earned an average of three promotions, versus two for the group that had employed sexuality.”
Aug 5, 2005 in Biz
How one airline flew back into the black
“Two American Airlines mechanics didn’t like having to toss out $200 drill bits once they got dull. So they rigged up some old machine parts - a vacuum-cleaner belt and a motor from a science project - and built “Thumping Ralph.” It’s essentially a drill-bit sharpener that allows them to get more use out of each bit. The savings, according to the company: as much as $300,000 a year.”
Jul 31, 2005 in Biz
The Costco Challenge: An Alternative to Wal-Martization?
“But there’s another company that is breaking the Wal-Mart mold: Costco Wholesale Corp., now the fifth-largest retailer in the U.S. While Wal-Mart pays an average of $9.68 an hour, the average hourly wage of employees of the Issaquah, Wash.-based warehouse club operator is $16. After three years a typical full-time Costco worker makes about $42,000, and the company foots 92% of its workers’ health insurance tab. How does Costco pull it off? How can a discount retail chain pay middle-class wages and still bring in over $880 million in net revenues? And, a cynic may ask, with Wal-Mart wages becoming the norm, why does it bother?”
Jul 12, 2005 in Biz
Survey by Day-Timer on Adults and Their Time
Jun 19, 2005 in Biz
Wikis, Weblogs and RSS: What Does the New Internet Mean for Business?
“The Internet may be entering a new phase that will decentralize control inside companies, enable employees to collaborate more easily, and drive efficiency. But corporations that want to use the web strategically to build corporate value will not just need to make radical cultural changes, they may also need to master a new vocabulary with terms such as Wikis (software that allows anyone to update and edit web pages instantly and democratically); Weblogs (online journals more commonly known as blogs); and RSS (really simple syndication) feeds, which distribute content from the Internet.”
Jun 17, 2005 in Biz
"They can't eat you!"
“What advice do you have for someone who is just starting a business?” by GoDaddy’s founder.
Jun 17, 2005 in Biz
The 30 Book MBA in Entrepreneurship
(Also see the Top 10 Brand Books)
Jun 1, 2005 in Biz
Why Crunch Mode Doesn't Work: 6 Lessons
“More than a century of studies show that long-term useful worker output is maximized near a five-day, 40-hour workweek. Productivity drops immediately upon starting overtime and continues to drop until, at approximately eight 60-hour weeks, the total work done is the same as what would have been done in eight 40-hour weeks.”
Jun 1, 2005 in Biz
Why Smart People Have Bad Ideas
Remember this, entrepreneurs!
May 12, 2005 in Biz
What Killed Big Idea?
The fascinating story of how the creators of VeggieTales went bust.
May 12, 2005 in Biz
Startup Junkies
A place for entrepreneurs to chat; also, good articles.
May 12, 2005 in Biz
Shuffle captures 58 percent of flash players market, says Apple
“The shuffle was introduced less than six months ago and Apple is claiming that out of all “flash based digital media players” in our pockets, 58 percent are iPod shuffles (up from 43 percent in February). What’s even more interesting is that Apple CFO, Peter Oppenheimer, said that Apple was supply constrained in March and that April numbers would be even more stunning.”
May 6, 2005 in Biz
Extreme Takeover
PeopleSoft’s attempted defense against Oracle’s hostile bid. Sounds like a way not to try to fight off a suitor.
Apr 30, 2005 in Biz
Bill Gates's First Company: Traf-O-Data
Imagine if he’d kept selling traffic data rather than starting Microsoft…
Apr 7, 2005 in Biz
What's Next For Apple?
Can you believe that iPod revenue will equal Mac revenue next year?
Apr 7, 2005 in Biz