Whether you are an employee or a freelancer, you need to manage your personal brand. Of course you’ll think of using the web to do so. But does that mean shelling out money for search engine optimization, for pay-per-click ads that drive potential customers or employers […] Read more »
_We’ve posted a few pieces addressing the “challenges of picking your co-founder(s)”:http://gigaom.com/2007/05/17/dangers-of-a-threesome/. Other posts have taken a stab at the best methods for finding a partner — can founders be “matched”:http://gigaom.com/view/question-of-the-day16 to one another? Below is a crib sheet with *tips for what to look for*, […] Read more »
My privately-held software services company was offered $1.5 million by an investor for a straight percentage of the firm. It’s our first round of outside investment and it is designed to help us expand our marketing to really lock up the sectors we operate in and […] Read more »
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Avaya, the stock (AV), has been range bound, trading between $10-and-$15 a share, for nearly two years, indicating a general apathy investors have for the enterprise telephony company, that as part of AT&T, was at the pinnacle of telecom mountain. It is hardly a surprise that […] Read more »
A couple of ex-Googlers, Bismarck Lepe and Sean Knapp, have teamed up to start Mountain View-based stealth-mode startup ooyala which is “focused on delivering a high-quality, interactive, video-viewing experience.” The alarm:clock sums it nicely, when it writes, “ooyala is not saying who or how much nor […] Read more »
*When did you know you should quit our job and go full time with your startup?* This is a question founders get asked again and again — by the curious, by company “lifers” and “fulltimers,” and especially by those who have their own little start up […] Read more »
It was only a few weeks ago when I was lamenting about the lack of smart syncing between the Nokia N95 phone and Mac desktop. Even though Nokia offers Nokia Music Manager, it is hardly a software you can recommend to people addicted to the iTunes’ […] Read more »
Click2Call (C2C) technology is slowly but steadily spreading. VoiceStar and several start-ups have been trying to build their business around C2C technology. Skype and Google are very interested in the one-click calling as well. The latest company to make a splash in the space is MyBlueZebra, […] Read more »
First Fon, then Whisher and now WeFi – the start-ups focused on sharing of Wi-Fi connections keep on coming. Of course, each one has their own twist. FON does this through their own hardware (or by partnering with carriers), Whisher is a software only play. The […] Read more »
The first quarter of 2007 has been good for DSL, thanks to higher than expected growth in China and other Asian economies, according to Dittberner Associates. China contributed more than a third of the total 12 million new DSL connections in the first quarter, which also […] Read more »
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Necessity, they say is the mother of invention. It couldn’t be more true in case of Africa, where pre-paid airtime is fast becoming the ‘virtual’ currency for Pan-African trade, overcoming conventional currency exchange and lack of banking infrastructure. It started out as phone users in Nigeria, […] Read more »
“Every once in a while a platform comes along that allows people to build a completely new application — sometimes even starts new industries,” Marc Zuckerberg, chief executive and founder of Facebook said at the launch of Facebook developer network earlier this week. He might just […] Read more »
*I’m finding that funding “matchmakers” can sometimes turn into troublemakers. I need advice for how to deal with a recurring problem with financing entanglements.* My startup is in the process of raising our 2nd round of financing. During our seed funding round a situation occurred where […] Read more »
As you might have guessed by now, our server upgrade is complete. We are now using WordPress.com’s premium service and are thrilled to be their infrastructure. They call it VIP hosting – we call it sleep at night. Big shout out to Barry and Chancey – […] Read more »
It shouldn’t come as a surprise: Sean Parker, co-founder of Project Agape is launching a limited edition version of his activist tool on Facebook, the last start-up he was affiliated with as founding president. The new tool is called, Causes for Facebook, and is seamlessly integrated […] Read more »
Jangl, a Pleasanton, Calif.-based start-up that launched last year as an anonymous calling service, is getting ambitious, and has launched a new service, which on the face of it might indicate a desire to cash in on the social networking hype, but in reality could turn […] Read more »
“As a frustrated user of Comcast’s Soviet-era on-screen navigation, I can only cheer on any competitive offering, in the hope that all boats will rise,” Paul Kapustka, deftly using deliciously cruel words, sums up the rage and feelings of many of the cable company customers. But […] Read more »
In case some of you have been wondering why I have been slacking off, there are two reasons: a nasty migraine that just doesn’t seem to go away. And the second reason is not as tasteless. I have rediscovered the joys of cooking, and have been […] Read more »
Where there is money, there is trouble. Streamcast Networks, which in the past has tussled with Skype, eBay, and Skype/Kazaa co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, is seeking an injunction against the hot peer-to-peer television start-up, Joost. The lawsuit filed by StreamCast Networks Inc. in Los […] Read more »
Do Rich Internet Applications Matter to You?: Silverlight and Flash aim at the rich internet application space — a perceived gap in what users want and what they are getting from their overly light web apps. The idea is that we need more rich interactivity from […] Read more »
Qwest is going to resell Sprint’s EVDO Rev A service, the company announced yesterday. The plans start at $69.99 a month, and the unlimited plan goes for about $80 a month. If you commit for two years, you get a data card for $50. Qwest DSL […] Read more »
Dazed and confused is how I felt when I took a look at Technorati this morning. According to all the hub-a-bub, the company has changed focus away from blog search to …. something that I can’t figure out. Maybe my neurons are misfiring this morning, but […] Read more »
John McFarlane, is chief executive and founder of the consumer electronics company, Sonos Inc. Contrary to most of his peers, McFarlane believes that his company, and the entire digital music industry, stands to benefit from the DRM free music movement. Apple and Amazon were the among […] Read more »
Sick Days 2.0: Six tips for handling illness in a web 2.0 world: Continue reading. Online Video Upfronts, thanks to a little known company called Broadband Enterprises, which is doing much better in the online ad world that most think. Continue reading. The Dangers of Moonlighting: […] Read more »
So, we’ve learned in “today’s post”:http://gigaom.com/2008/03/07/the-dangers-of-a-startup-democracy/, that “moonlighting” to found your startup can be a risky proposition if you work under a contract or labor agreement with your current employer. *But what, if anything, do you have to worry about if you DO NOT have an […] Read more »
I was recently “let go” from my job of three years for violating my employee agreement for allegedy working on a side business and not properly disclosing this to my employer. In addition, I’m now fighting my employer’s claim that because I did some writing on […] Read more »
Steve Jobs in an interview with Reuters following Apple’s first quarter earnings call dismissed his company’s plans to offer a subscription music service, even though record labels have been putting pressure on Apple to launch a competitive offering to Rhapsody and Napster. “Never say never, but […] Read more »
Now that’s one out of three rumored deals, but it does seem like a good start. CBS has indeed snapped up WallStrip, the iconic money show for single digit millions, reports Liz Gannes on NewTeeVee. Wallstrip star Lindsay Campbell, producers Adam Elend and Jeff Marks are […] Read more »
Everyone from Nicholas Negroponte to Microsoft to Intel wants to help the poor kids in emerging economies by giving them a laptop, a phone or some frankendevice. No one seems to ask the question if the kids actually need it, especially when food and water should […] Read more »
Competition in broadband – and I mean real competition not what passes for competition in the US – is such a beautiful thing. It works so well for the consumers. UK broadband is a perfect example. A few months ago, NTL and Virgin merged to become […] Read more »
A few days ago, I had pointed out that the biggest challenge for cable companies will be to find enough capacity on their system for HD video, something they have to offer if they want to stay competitive with satellite television providers. Digital Broadcast Satellite (DBS) […] Read more »
Updated: Alltel, one of the smaller mobile carriers has decided to go private in a deal that values the company at $27.5 billion ($71.50 a share in cash), a 23% premium over Alltel’s closing price on December 29, 2006, when the rumors of the likely deal […] Read more »
I have a passion for wireless technology and have always wanted to design, operate and grow a business in this space. I spent nearly two years researching potential wireless applications that could be formulated into a unique business model. I also spent that time fighting back […] Read more »
I am an engineer with good ideas for possible products, but I’ve struggled with how to make the break from my 9-to-5 job to build my startup. *What is the best way to make the transition from “9-to-5er” to founder?* Should I make the change slowly […] Read more »
Last year, after visiting British Telecom (BT) and meeting with their executives, I left London with one key take away: BT was one telco that completely understood that it was facing uncertain times, and had no choice but to reinvent itself to survive. The senior BT […] Read more »
Which of the three rumored deals – CBS-WallStrip, Bebo-Yahoo or Google-Feedburner – will come true? Take the poll. If you think two out of three are going to happen, let us know your pick (in comments of course.) Read more »
Put this in the “what took them so long to figure this out” category. Nokia is introducing a new phone, Nokia 3109 Classic which is a phone first, and everything later. “We recognize that a sizeable number of people just want a mobile phone to stay […] Read more »
Web Worker Shoot Out: Google Calendar vs 30Boxes: in a bit of a David vs. Goliath match, let’s set an appointment to pit these two calendar applications against each other and see who’s left standing. Continue reading. Under the Hood of The Pirate Bay’s New Video […] Read more »
There is a lot of discussion these days in the Congress about broadband, with some legislators openly criticizing FCC’s definition of broadband (200 Kbps) and clamoring for faster connections for consumers. Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) says that 2 Mbps is what should be deemed as broadband […] Read more »
Every so often we hear about Chicago-based FeedBurner, the RSS remixer/syndicator is getting bought by someone. This morning, Sam Sethi pointed out that Feedburner was in talks with Google. Valleywag says they have a confirmation and the price range is in the $100 million ballpark. Is […] Read more »
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