Jeff Israely: For a news startup, fundraising isn’t just paying the bills: It’s how strategy gets built
This is the hardest post: On Fundraising. The process of raising money for a startup can seem deceptively similar to other professional activities. I'd come from a line of work that involves asking all sorts of things of perfect strangers (their time, their secrets, maybe even their soul) — but never their money. My business...
Google’s Motorola Buy Has Wall Street Selling
Google is down more than 4 percent since the Motorola announcement. It should go lower, says Standard & Poor's, which has issued a rare "sell" rating.
Here’s Why Wall Street Is Killing AOL
Tim Armstrong says it would be "hard to comprehend" why investors would dump his shares while other stocks go unscathed. Here's the bear case in 5 bullet points.
Was TweetDeck’s Sale a Good Deal? That Depends on Bill Gross.
TweetDeck investors are getting some cash, and a lot of equity, in their $30 million sale to UberMedia. So if Bill Gross can build a Zynga to Twitter's Facebook, they'll be in great shape. If not...
Pandora’s Music Fees Are Huge! And Not That Bad.
The Internet radio service is handing over half of every dollar it brings into the music industry. But things could be a lot worse. And the royalty system that taxes Pandora also allows it to thrive.
TweetDeck Finds a Home, and $30 Million, at UberMedia
UberMedia, the holding company that specializes in Twitter-based start-ups, has added its highest-profile company to date: Tweetdeck, the biggest Twitter application not owned by Twitter itself.
AOL Says HuffPo Will Be a $50 Million Business This Year
Ahead of an investors' conference call, AOL has laid out its financial expectations for its newest acquisition: It thinks the Huffington Post will earn $10 million on sales of "over $50 million" in 2011. It also says it will spend around $20 million on "restructuring charges" due to "cost overlap" stemming from the deal. I.e.:...
Roll ’Em Up! Video Back-End Company KIT Digital Buys KickApps, Kyte, Kewego
One buyer, three exits: KIT Digital, which helps big companies manage Web video delivery, has picked up three start-ups for a total of $77 million.
Arianna Huffington on Her New AOL Job: "I Want to Stay Here Forever"