May 2009
8 posts
Sunday Stories Behind the Stories
SolarWinds and OpenTable IPOs Post Solid First Week Gains
SolarWinds and OpenTable sold relatively small blocks of shares and as such have a small public float and high volatility. Furthermore, due to the lack of tech IPOs over the last year or so, there was a lot of pent-up demand. That coupled with the fact that a number of potential sellers are locked up for 180 days suggest we might not be...
“Our first year, we were learning to crawl, figuring out how it all worked, and...”
– This quote adapted from a speech by Paula Berg, Manager of Emerging Media for Southwest Airlines, shows that some companies get it, although its clear that some don’t. I recently drafted an E-Alert to clients highlighting the importance of protecting their trademarks online, especially on...
The New (New) Paradigm
It is no secret that it costs a lot less to start a web-based business or develop an iphone, fb or other “light” app these days. This is great for entrepreneurs that have access to the reduced capital requirements and not so great for some early stage venture investors who are finding themselves with less buyer power. Some early stage VCs and incubators, however, are finding ways...
Public Service Announcement →
A new startup called Tweexchange has made it easier to buy and sell twitter handles. This will likely encourage cybersquatting similar to what is commonplace with domain names. That being said, if you haven’t done so already, I recommend that you sign up for a twitter account with the name of your business entity (and any d/b/a) to prevent others from beating you to the punch.
