Today's news that Facebook has acquired FriendFeed has me wondering whether Twitter could be the next Pointcast. My guess is almost every Twitter user has a Facebook account already and assuming Facebook executes well (big assumption), FriendFeed affords them an...

New Yorkers were rightly outraged by yesterday's Air Force One photo shoot over Manhattan. What I haven't seen discussed, however, is the timing of what was likely a very expensive "classified mission" to update the photo of Air Force One...

Pontiflex, our Brooklyn-based portfolio company, announced a Series B financing round with new investor RRE Ventures. The team at Pontiflex has achieved extraordinary growth since our initial investment a year ago. We're thrilled to welcome RRE as a co-investor and...

I wrote an article for the Baltimore Business Journal 7 years ago during the last tech downturn while I was at Sterling Partners. A lot has changed over the last 7 years but after coming across this article recently I...

There seems to be an obsession over monetization of online properties through advertising. The preferred formula is build a large audience, sell targeted advertising, get rich. Google perfected the model better than anyone but it's not easy to achieve and...

I've been lucky to have a ringside seat over the last 8 years to watch as the education industry evolves right in front of my eyes. First at my old firm Sterling Partners which sprouted blockbuster companies like Sylvan and...

I was very happy to see the news today that Tim was named the new Chairman & CEO of AOL. Tim's a friend and I've been fortunate to work with him first as a fellow board member at KnowledgeStorm and...

There's been an increasing belief over the last few years about the impending death of the venture capital business. I'm not going to elaborate on the various theories floating around out there. If you want to learn more then a...

Despite the fact that lead generation has been the fastest online ad category, the market is riddled with inefficiencies and problems which have led to a high degree of friction and fragmentation. Lead generation deals take longer and significantly more...

JP Morgan is acquiring Bear Stearns for $2 per share ($235 million) in what will go down as one of the most spectacular flame-outs in investment banking history. Consider these three points: - Bear Stearns was trading at $150 per...

There have been a number of posts from Fred Wilson, Michael Arrington, Jason Calcanis and others over the weekend about the need for startups to save money by watching their pennies. I agree with some, but not all of the...