All is not dire in sunny California
Dateline: Menlo Park “The whole tech sector, flush for years with confidence and talk of disruption, suddenly has an air of desperation about it.” Time Magazine, Nov. 12/15 Is that a cliff, just ahead?...
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SurveyMonkey deal demonstrates power of late stage private markets
News Report: SurveyMonkey Valued at US$2 billion as Some Investors Sell Shares Once upon a time, the only way a tech company could raise $250 million was via an Initial Public Offering. Then along...
Fairfax has been swamped by E-L Financial's quiet, steady, winning gains
There’s nothing like a good headline to draw your attention. Apparently, technology stocks such as Twitter (TWTR:Q) and Facebook (FB:Q) are highly valued, while Blackberry (BB:TSX) is “a good value investment and the firm’s...
Twitter smart to use SEC's confidential IPO filing tool
Learn from others! That definitely seems to be the thinking behind Twitter’s decision to file their initial public offering registration statements with the SEC on a confidential basis. How long ago was it that...
TUGG deserves a plug
For those of our readers from the innovation community, you’ll be interested in hearing about a Boston-based organization we’re involved with called Technology Underwriting Greater Good (www.TUGG.org). Our firm sponsored their charity wine party...
Can't ignore Lenovo's interest in RIM
BNN report: Lenovo looking at Research In Motion Let’s get all of the guff out of the way off the top. BNN Television is trying to confirm that Lenovo is interested in acquiring Research...
Lazaridis puts $50M where his mouth is
Dateline: New York From afar, the RIM situation doesn’t look as bleak as the coverage of the annual meeting might have led us all believe. I think the TV and print media did a...
Worried about a credit crunch? The British Bankers' Association says don't be.
One of the things about Seeking Alpha is that folks around the world get access to blogs they might otherwise miss. After a few years as a Contributor, they’ve grabbed 280 posts in total...
Will David Miller make the eco-choice? part 2
It won’t come as a surprise, but former Toronto Mayor David Miller appears to have rejected my offer of a free trip to New York City via the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. One...
You've got to admire Alex Kenjeev's pluck
A blog at the request of reader David A.: Somewhere out there in marketland is a fellow named Alex Kenjeev. He’s formally presented himself to all of us via a “guest column” he wrote...
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