“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” — Albert Einstein

Infineon: Wireless Business

Saturday, June 28 | No comments

By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author

We recently evaluated Infineon’s industrial and automotive business and its wireline communications business. Let’s now take a quick look at its wireless communications business, which has been in the news for the past year due to the company’s presence in the iPhone. Read the full article »

Building A Vertical Ad Network Powerhouse: Glam Media CEO Samir Arora (Part 5)

Friday, June 27 | No comments

SM: I always like it when a pioneering company takes a new approach with a solid business model already in place.

SA: I will tell you something about Glam’s history we have not talked about before. Most startups come to a decision point in the first two or three years after launch, where the original vision needs to be focused to survive. Typically, once they have used most or all of their venture capital, they try to find and solidify their business model. They then have to either re-start or focus. This is what I call the “startup wiggle” to find the business model “nugget”. Read the full article »

Accenture Beats Expectations, Adjusts Strategy

Friday, June 27 | No comments

Accenture (ACN) reported their Q3 earnings yesterday, and they don’t seem to be finding current economic conditions a challenge. Read the full article »

Forbes Column: Kill The Business Trip

Friday, June 27 | No comments

As much as I love to travel for pleasure, adventure and discovery, I profoundly hate business travel. Especially gratuitous travel that requires a long trip for just one meeting …
here’s my new column, Kill the Business Trip.

Infineon: Wireline Communications Business

Friday, June 27 | No comments

By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author

We have, so far in this series, reviewed Infineon’s financials, Qimonda and the industrial and automotive businesses. As we continue to dissect Infineon in our valuation analysis, we will now take a look at its wireline business. Read the full article »

Building A Vertical Ad Network Powerhouse: Glam Media CEO Samir Arora (Part 4)

Thursday, June 26 | No comments

SM: Glam was a pioneering startup. How did you assemble your management team?

SA: Our seven key founders are all serial entrepreneurs and pioneers in Silicon Valley and Internet Technology. Read the full article »

Deal Radar 2008: Revver

Thursday, June 26 | No comments

Revver is a video sharing site that hosts user generated content. It was founded by Steven Starr, Ian Clarke and Oliver Luckett in 2004 and went live in 2005. Clarke and Luckett left the company in a management shakeup in 2006. Read the full article »

Teradyne: Strong Results, But No Design-Test Bridge

Thursday, June 26 | 1 comment

Continuing my coverage of the ATE industry, in this post I discuss Teradyne, the leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment. Teradyne (TER) is a global leader in electronics testing and inspection solutions and is the world’s largest supplier of semiconductor test equipment for logic, RF, analog, power, mixed-signal, and memory technologies. Read the full article »


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