Prior Art
One of my biggest beefs with the patent system, particularly in tech, is the fact that often there is prior art. I read this thread on groklaw about the Apple/Samsung decision and the issue of prior...
View ArticleMBA Mondays: Accounting From The Archives
We have five weeks (including today) before we start the sustainabiliy course. It's not enough time to start a new series. So I've decided to rerun five posts on accounting and financial statements...
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Now That It's Leaked, I Don't Want The iPhone 5 (AAPL)
The iPhone 5 is set to sell like gangbusters. Every analyst on the planet has already voiced his or her opinion on the phone’s expected sales during the first month, heck, even during the life of the...
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The Only 10 Slides You'll Ever Need To Pitch Investors
As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on...
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How Facebook Could Generate $7 Billion In Extra Revenue (FB)
At my company, CoRise, we do a lot of postulating, like “What if…?” I read a piece by Henry Blodget on the possibilities of search revenue for Facebook. It’s thought-provoking and I recommend reading...
View ArticleHow to Get More for Your Money at Sears
Sears is a popular department store that sells clothing, beauty products, appliances, hardware and many other products. There are over 2,200 locations primarily in the United States and Canada. Here...
View ArticleIs Silicon Valley Really Coming to an End?
By now you probably know that David Sacks, co-founder of PayPal and founder of both Geni & Yammer made some observations on Facebook that Silicon Valley “as we know it” was coming to an end. He...
View ArticleFight My Monster/Bloomberg TV interview
Had a chat with the always-awesome Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg. And yes, my chest hair is real. Link to original piece. Read more posts on Founderware » Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.Join...
View ArticleFive Key Trends That Could Save Publishing
When you are in the middle of a disruptive time in history, it’s sometimes difficult to maintain perspective. The publisher ecosystem is right in the middle of such a time. It has already converted to...
View ArticleThe Victorian Internet – The Technology That Started It All
I’m at least three books behind in my reviews, so I figured I’d bang out a fun one today: The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century’s On-line Pioneers by...
View ArticleI'm Looking For An "Ask Me A Question" Blog Link/Widget
A friend has asked me to help them with a new blog series. Each week this blogger will select a question submitted by their audience and answer it. I'd like to put a Q&A link/widget on their blog...
View ArticlePay-out-of-Pocket Surgical Alternatives Fuel Ulthera Success
Ulthera is a Mesa, AZ company that sells medical devices: ultrasound skin tightening equipment for doctors' offices. Most of its customers are cosmetic surgeons looking for non-surgical alternatives...
View ArticleMBA Mondays From The Archives: The Profit and Loss Statement
Continuing the visit back in time to the MBA Mondays Archives, today we are going to rerun the post on the Profit and Loss Statement, which I called "one of the most important things in business" in...
View ArticleThe time to eat the hors d’oeuvres is when they’re being passed
The efficient market hypothesis is a widely taught financial theory that states, roughly, that under certain generally-held conditions, asset prices are an accurate reflection of the information...
View ArticleInclusivity
One of my favorite bloggers and thinkers about social media, Anil Dash, has a blog post up on Medium titled You Can’t Start the Revolution from the Country Club. Go read it because he's talking about...
View ArticleWhy I Have A Love-Hate Relationship With Twitter
We’ve been writing a lot at GigaOM lately about different aspects of Twitter’s ongoing evolution — including the way the company is trying to control more and more of its network and the content that...
View ArticleEmail Will Never Die - The Man Who Invented It Reveals Why
Texting, instant messaging, Facebook, Twitter - we have dozens of ways to pass a message from one user to the next, and yet we keep coming back to email. Why? According to the man who sent the first...
View ArticleFacebook’s Inline Comment Alerts
Facebook’s redesigned iPhone App (which is outstanding!) features in-line alerts for new content in the newsfeed. The treatment and interface are well done: simple, nonintrusive, yet obvious....
View ArticleFacebook lists make Twitter and Google+ lists look lame in comparison
Over the last week, to get ready for a new season of videos on Building43 (we just loaded a new one about Inkling, an ebook company). Why am I so list crazy on Facebook? Because this feature blows...
View ArticleHow to Eat at the Best Restaurants for 80% Off
Eating out at the best restaurants in your city can make for incredible experiences, but the cost of these meals can get quite expensive. To help you get more for you money, Yipit finds every deal at...
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