Working for a large company with popular brands we’ve been approached multiple times by brand stewards with the question/request regarding the syndication of the site’s content. It is understandable why this would be appealing for the business. Syndication on a major portal can bring in additional revenue, increase brand awareness, and increase site traffic. [...]
I just read through a very interesting article by Marc Andreessen entitled “The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 1: Why not to do a startup“. This is a guy who knows what he’s talking about:
My specific experience is from three companies I have co-founded: Netscape, sold to America Online in 1998 for $4.2 billion; Opsware [...]
If Guy Kawasaki’s blog isn’t in your subscription list, you’re missing out. He consistently has great material. Today’s post
was “Ten Questions with Penelope Trunk: Career Guidance for this Century“. It’s a really good read and I agree with all of Penelope’s points. Here’s a breakdown:
Question: How much money does it take to be happy?
Answer: “….. [...]
Valleywag has a really interesting post documenting the ages of some of the web’s most successful businesses and their founders.
Of the 18 founders listed in the comparison, only 4 of them were 30 years old or above when they started their company.
Is it shocking? No. But I also wasn’t aware that some of these guys [...]
In November of 2005, the majority of Automotive.com was acquired by Primedia for $72.5 million. Just today it was announced that Source Interlink has purchased the Enthusiast Media division, of which I’m a part, for $1.2 billion.
Here’s a roundup of the articles:
Reuters
Adage
Yahoo
Thestreet.com
From thestreet.com: “Our review of strategic alternatives is complete and our direction is [...]
