With the AOL/TechCrunch soap opera finally coming to an end, we thought we would see the forest through the trees and focus on Mergers and Acquisitions, or M&A, in general. continue reading...
A few years ago, we published a list of companies who ruled the Internet each year, from 1994-2007. Then, we forgot to update it for 2008-2010. On this week’s HipMojo show, we run down the list and picked a company for 2008, 2009, and 2010… and then open it up for you to suggest companies for 2011. Vote for the company of the Year below in the Comments, feel free to vote for the company you work for, but explain WHY, what was the one thing or many things that made the company stand out from the noise? continue reading...
The following 8-video Decade Rewind 2000s series is a pretty impressive display of creativity and execution from the WatchMojo.com team, a 2000s decade recap and review where we rewind the events of the past 10 years in the Auto industry, Business & Technology, Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Politics, Science & Space and Video Games. continue reading...
The best line about the whole Skype saga has been that “everyone who has ever done a deal with the Skype guys has walked away unhappy.” I think it came from Tech Crunch.
Now, Index Ventures and alleged slime ball Mike Volpi are out, and in their place comes the original dashing duo. continue reading...
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Yesterday I suggested that Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom are better off letting bygones be bygones, but today the Skype saga got juicier and Mike Volpi is painted as the main culprit.
From GigaOm: continue reading...
Kazaa/Skype/Joost - and I guess Joltid - founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom are richer than God. Let’s get that out of the way. continue reading...
Here is my interview on Business News Network to talk about the eBay sale of Skype, watch it here. continue reading...
eBay makes it official, here is the press release, here are some thoughts on the deal.
Q&A: continue reading...
