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I have to tell you that what stood out for me far more than cnet Don Reisinger’s November 10th article “Zynga to employees: Give back our stock or you’ll be fired,” was the comments it inspired and in particular the level of acrimony that manifested itself in statements such as the following: “What would be worth the … Read more
Posted by piblogger on November 6, 2011 · Comments Off
Canadian corporations cut spending on research and development for the fifth year in a row, despite increasing revenues, reports an annual study by a business intelligence firm. from the November 2nd, 2011 Huffington News post “Canadian Firms Slash R&D Spending Again“ In what is still one of the most popular segments in the history of … Read more
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Posted by piblogger on November 4, 2010 · Comments Off
“While entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes, they all share the drive to do things that have never been done before, the belief that they can accomplish anything they put their minds to, and the need to get everything done as fast as they can. For a first time entrepreneur, this can be daunting, … Read more
Posted by piblogger on May 23, 2010 · Comments Off
In what is still one of the most popular segments in the history of the PI Window on Business Show, with more than 4,200 downloads in the 48 hours immediately following the live broadcast, Brad Feld’s perspectives on the need for Founders Visa’s for foreign students who, after graduating from prestigious American colleges, are eager … Read more
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The term “thought leader” was coined in 1994, by Joel Kurtzman, editor-in-chief of the magazine, Strategy & Business, and was used to designate interview subjects for that magazine who had contributed new thoughts to business. When we launched the new Business Thought Leaders Series on the PI Window on Business in February, with segments featuring … Read more
Posted by piblogger on February 19, 2010 · Comments Off
As a past guest on the PI Window on Business Show High Tech Venture Capitalist and premier blogger Brad Feld (Feld Thoughts) discussed the need for Founders Visas in the top rated segment “Diminishing Prospects: How U.S. Policy is Undermining Entrepreneurial Vision.” Brad also joined us in December 2009 to examine the barriers to foreign … Read more
Posted by piblogger on December 16, 2009 · Comments Off
“Every time we make an investment in a Canadian company or do some sort of transaction with a Canadian company we have a whole set of “surprises” (and I put quotes around the word surprises) that we have to figure out each time, so there is always a new set, or different set of rules … Read more
Posted by piblogger on December 11, 2009 · Comments Off
New York, October 12, 2009 – Just 17 venture capital funds raised $1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2009, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This level represents the smallest number of venture funds raising money in a single quarter since the third quarter of 1994 when 17 funds … Read more
Posted by piblogger on December 4, 2009 · Comments Off
This paper addresses an important omission in the venture capital literature by comparing the monitoring behavior of foreign and domestic venture capital firms (VCs). Evidence from 31 VCs in India (84% response) shows foreign VCs were significantly more likely than domestic VCs to be involved at the strategic level while domestic VCs were significantly more … Read more
Posted by piblogger on November 22, 2009 · 3 Comments
In an earlier post from the spring I had talked about the manner in which inspiration usually hit me in terms of ideas for the articles that ultimately find their way to the pages of this as well as other blogs. I had bemoaned the fact that at the time I had not yet incorporated into … Read more
The pendulum of greed in the markets swings both ways as demonstrated by employee reaction to Zynga management’s share recall
Posted by piblogger on November 11, 2011 · Comments Off
I have to tell you that what stood out for me far more than cnet Don Reisinger’s November 10th article “Zynga to employees: Give back our stock or you’ll be fired,” was the comments it inspired and in particular the level of acrimony that manifested itself in statements such as the following: “What would be worth the … Read more
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