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Archive for July, 2006
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Dot-com IPO Survivors
Fortune followed up on a few of the Dot-com IPO Survivors in its July 24, 2006 edition. Here are some interesting facts: Company – Stock All Time High – Current Price – Market Cap – Notes drugstore.com – $68 – $3 – $280 million – still not profitable, but getting close Internet Capital Group – [...] -
Richard Branson Oil and Ethanol
Earlier this year Fortune had an article on Richard Branson Oil and Ethanol that was pretty good. Virgin, the company that Branson runs, is buying up ordinary ethanol plants. Branson believes that oil prices will continue to rise. Virgin is also interested in producing a hybrid car some day. Branson believes that with our current [...] -
Baby Boomers & Retirement
Good articles in Fortune June 26, 2006 issue on Baby Boomers & Retirement. Although I am a long ways from retirement, there were some good facts to start thinking about. Here are some takeaways: Average household reduction in income during retirement = 43% Median balance of 401K programs for those near retirement = $60K Concerning [...] -
Online Gaming Strategy
I’ve heard that unless you have a China strategy, Silicon Valley VC’s will not invest in your company. With the Gaming Industry booming with no signs of slow down, I wonder if it might be said someday soon that unless you have an Online Gaming Strategy, Certain VC’s will not invest in your company. BusinessWeek [...] -
Get Paid to Blog Products!
Interesting article in BusinessWeek July 10, 2006 on bloggers that Get Paid to Blog Products! The article cites PayPerPost and the BlogStar Network that pay bloggers to write posts about about products. BlogStar pays nicely at $5 – $10 per post. You can post whatever you want Positive, Negative or neutral – although they emphasize [...] -
Google's Product Success
With all the buzz around all the products that Google has released after becoming the search leader, I thought I would track Google’s Product Success. Here are some results thanks to BusinessWeek, July 10, 2006 edition: Google Maps ranks No.2 behind market leader MapQuest at #1 (with a 20% gab between them) Google News ranks [...] -
Chris Hughes and Mark Zuckerberg
Good spot in BusinessWeek on Facebook and Chris Hughes and Mark Zuckerberg in the July 10, 2006 edition. As another social networking site, Facebook is expanding fast. Launched at the first of the year 2006, they are 100 employees strong and growing. Look for more from these two young entrepreneurs.