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Building the Electronic Arts of Casual Gaming: PlayFirst CEO John Welch (Part 1)

Uncategorized | July 30th, 2007 | 10 Comments

The Internet is changing the Content business dramatically, and in this story, we will explore the Casual Gaming industry through the eyes of entrepreneur John Welch, a gaming industry veteran, who hopes to build a brand as high impact as Electronic Arts in video gaming, through his venture PlayFirst. I met John a long […]

iPhone’s Component Ecosystem: Infineon

Uncategorized | July 30th, 2007 | 2 Comments

This post on Infineon will be the last in the series of posts analyzing the major players in the iPhone’s component ecosystem. In the iPhone, Infineon provides the digital baseband through a PMB8876 S-Gold 2 multimedia engine with EDGE functionality, a radio-frequency transceiver and power-management devices. As per iSuppli, these parts account for $15.25 or […]

Why I Hate the Term Outsourcing

Uncategorized | July 29th, 2007 | 14 Comments

By Abhijit Nadgouda, Guest Author
What do you think of when you hear the word outsourcing? I think of something that it is not. Traditional outsourcing is defined as contracting with another company or person to do a particular function. Many of us do this for two primary reasons:
* We give it to the corresponding experts […]

Selecting Great Microfinance Partners (Part 2)

Uncategorized | July 29th, 2007 | No Comments

By Guest Author, Robert Lowry, Unitus
As I discussed yesterday, Unitus focuses on two kinds of microfinance institutions (MFIs) for partnership: emerging microfinance institutions, which serve more than 2,500 clients and are in the early stages of growth; and commercial startups, which may not have a track record of growth but are well-capitalized and have a […]

Hat’s Off, J.K. Rowling!

Uncategorized | July 28th, 2007 | 1 Comment

In its first 24 hours, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the seventh and final installment in the wildly popular series by J. K. Rowling that officially went on sale at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2007, sold 8.3 million copies in the United States, according to Scholastic, the publisher. The book’s official cover price […]

Selecting Great Microfinance Partners (Part 1)

Uncategorized | July 28th, 2007 | No Comments

By Guest Author Robert Lowry, Unitus
The challenge of finding great microfinance institution partners is one every microfinance fund faces. At Unitus, selecting the right partners is critical to reaching our growth goals. We’re often asked, How do you select your partners? This article will answer that question by providing a brief overview of the Unitus […]

Google’s AdSense Revenues Vulnerable

Uncategorized | July 27th, 2007 | 7 Comments

How much is AdSense’s share in Google’s business? To find an answer we scanned Google’s balance sheet and cash-flow statement for the past year including those of the last quarter (Q2-06/2007). Predictably, there is no indication of AdSense’s figures.
Analysts however maintain that the figure hovers between 37%-44%. A somewhat clearer picture emerges in the April […]

Women & Web 3.0 (Part 5)

Uncategorized | July 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment

M&A and VC activity
NBC Universal acquired iVillage, the most popular women’s site along with its other Internet properties for $600 million in 2006.
Glam Media, the number one women’s property on the Net as per the latest comScore ranking raised $18.5 million in Series C funding from Duff Ackerman & Goodrich Ventures (DAG), Accel Partners, […]