Archive for May, 2008

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Around The World DSL Speeds (& Prices) Go Up

Om Malik, Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 9:15 AM PT Comments (9)

DSL Speeds and prices around the world went up 4.7% and 9.3% during the first quarter of 2008, according to Point Topic, a consulting firm that tracks broadband tariffs around the planet. The average price for a residential DSL connection at the end of Q1 2008 was $61.36 a month, while the speed was [...]

Harvard Negotiation Project: 5 Lasting Rules For Negotiating Anything

Carleen Hawn, Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 9:00 AM PT Comments (20)

I recently had dinner with a friend of mine, a physician-turned-businessperson-turned-founder. We were discussing the virtues of transferable skills, and I asked him what management tools he brings to entrepreneurship from his earlier career in medicine. He pondered a bit before confessing that radiology skills don’t, in fact, translate so easily. Instead he referred me [...]

Driving While TXTin (DWT) Is Stupid

Om Malik, Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 8:45 AM PT Comments (13)

I get very nervous when I ride shotgun with people who decide to read their Blackberry or send text messages when driving. It is an inherently stupid and dumb thing to do, considering that not only it puts their own well being at risk, it raises dangers for everyone on the around. There have be [...]

F|R Crib Sheet: The Term Sheet Glossary

Guest Column, Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 9:00 AM PT Comments (17)

I work as an attorney to a lot of company founders, and I know from experience that when the time comes to negotiate a round of funding, entrepreneurs often find themselves at a disadvantage. Much of it has to do with language. There is an array of terms and issues that investors and lawyers work [...]

This August, Get Up & Mobilize

Om Malik & Surj Patel, Friday, May 23, 2008 at 4:30 PM PT Comments (9)

So far, the promise of the mobile web has been just that — a promise. Despite big plans and grand visions, the untethered Internet has eluded us all, largely due to the slower-than-predicted rollout of 3G wireless technologies. But just like the world of wireless, that is all set to change, as many wireless [...]

3 Ways to Win the David vs. Googliath Fight

David Koretz, Friday, May 23, 2008 at 4:00 PM PT Comments (15)

In 1999, half a dozen venture capitalists turned me down for financing because the business plan for my company, BlueTie, put me in direct competition with Microsoft. There simply was no point, they said; between its desktop monopoly, ranks of talent and outsized bank account, Microsoft was a guaranteed startup-killer. Instead, they advised us to [...]

Akimbo, Dot Gone

Om Malik, Friday, May 23, 2008 at 3:06 PM PT Comments (10)

Akimbo, an early entrant in the Internet Video game has shuttered its doors, as first indicated by VentureBeat and confirmed by NewTeeVee. Peter Chantel, CFO of the company told NewTeeVee that the nine-year-old company has held onto a skeleton staff that will find a buyer for the company. Akimbo raised over $56 million from big [...]

What Do Slide, 23andMe & Chemdex Share?

Om Malik, Friday, May 23, 2008 at 1:26 PM PT Comments (7)

Max Levchin, well known for being a co-founder of both Paypal and Slide, as well as for imitating Tom Cruise on “The GigaOM Show,” has just become the first person to get on the cover of magazine Portfolio. The magazine’s editors recently threw a little dinner for him, James Hong (co-founder of HotorNot) and Linda [...]

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