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Kellblog’s 10 Predictions for 2014

Kellblog’s 10 Predictions for 2014

By Dave Kellogg on December 30, 2013

Since it is the season of predictions, I thought I’d offer up a few of my own for 2014, based on my nearly three decades of experience working in enterprise software with databases, BI tools, and enterprise applications. See the bottom for my disclaimer, and off we go.  Here are my ten predictions for 2014. Despite various ominous […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged 2014 Predictions, BI, Bubble, Cloud, EPM, Venture Capital

The Unsustainability of Hyper Growth VC Startups

The Unsustainability of Hyper Growth VC Startups

By Bob Warfield on October 25, 2012

B2C Internet plays are all about fashion trends and I’m not an arbiter of fashion. I can’t tell you whether this is the right time to make millions using sock puppets to sell pet food. I can tell you how to solve a hard problem that has valuable ROI in the Enterprise. I prefer the latter as a way to maximize the value of my career investment portfolio.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged apple, Bill Nguyen, Bubble, Charles Ponzi, IPO, Jason Cohen, Paul Graham, startups, strategy, venture, workday

The New, New Bubble

The New, New Bubble

By Denis Pombriant on July 25, 2011

The cover story in the current issue of FORTUNE deserves consideration.  Normally I would include a link but the magazine appears to still be into selling ink on squashed tree.  Steal a copy from your dentist’s office. Mark Zuckerberg is on the cover bursting a bubblegum wad in one of those slomo pics they used […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bubble, CRM, economics, FORTUNE, Initial public offering, Mark Zuckerberg, NVCA, The New Garage | 1 Response

Square: It’s All About the Momentum, Baby!

Square: It’s All About the Momentum, Baby!

By Bob Warfield on June 29, 2011

Reading about Square’s latest $100 million in capital raised at a $1 billion valuation, it’s tempting to write another Bubble Story.   While it’s undeniable that it would be hard to do that financing in the wake of the recent Sequoia RIP Good Times era, there’s something more interesting to think about here. First, let […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bubble, mobile payments, paradigm shift, PayPal, small business, square, venture | 2 Responses

Evernote Celebrates Birthday by Joining the Billion Dollar Club (Really?)

Evernote Celebrates Birthday by Joining the Billion Dollar Club (Really?)

By Zoli Erdos on June 28, 2011

Evernote has recently celebrated their third birthday. I also recently had my 21st birthday – it feels good to be able to legally grab a drink finally.  (Hey, if Evernote can lie about their age, so can I…).   Joke apart, I have no idea why a company would pretend to be half as young as […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged android, application software, Bubble, collaboration, Entrepreneurship, Evernote, iOS, iPhone, microsoft, mobility, notes, pdf, Productivity, startups, vc funding | 2 Responses

Founders: The Bubble Clock is Ticking

Founders: The Bubble Clock is Ticking

By Bob Warfield on May 23, 2011

The incredible valuation of the LinkedIn IPO can only be interpreted as one signal:  the Bubble Clock has started ticking.  So long as it continues to run, we will live in a reality distortion where valuations are insanely high, capital is cheap, and smart businesses can leverage that to hyper growth.  When it stops, we’re […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bubble, Entrepreneurship, google, Initial public offering, IPO, linkedin, startups, strategy, venture, Venture Capital

The Bubble Has Begun With the Most Expensive Stock In America

The Bubble Has Begun With the Most Expensive Stock In America

By Bob Warfield on May 19, 2011

It’s official, the current Bubble has begun with LinkedIn’s IPO.  It was declared the most expensive stock in America even before doubling which means its now clearly way past Bubble territory.  Exciting stuff! LinkedIn’s PE is 62 times Apple’s, 50 times Google’s, but less than 4 times Salesforce.com’s.  Wow, AAPL and GOOG look like Value […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged bootstrapping, Bubble, buuble 2.0, Facebook, google, Initial public offering, IPO, linkedin, stock market | 1 Response

Back to the Future: Are We in Another Tech Bubble?

Back to the Future: Are We in Another Tech Bubble?

By Michael Fauscette on April 3, 2011

I’ve read several blogs and articles over the last few weeks debating the current tech environment and comparing (or arguing why not to compare) today to 1999. I guess it’s not surprise that there’s concern over this topic though, considering the soaring valuations that some of the current crop of social start ups has garnered […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bubble, Bubble 2.0, Dot-com bubble, funding, innovation, internet, IPO, Social, tech trends, valuation, vc

The Art of Riding the Bubble

The Art of Riding the Bubble

By Bob Warfield on March 24, 2011

People are increasingly asking whether there is a Bubble underway in the tech business.  The answer is that by the time you know there is a Bubble it’s probably too late to do anything about it.  But if all you’re doing is asking whether there is a Bubble, the Bubble is probably not here, yet. […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bubble, Dot-com bubble, Entrepreneurship, Fred Wilson, IPO, startup valuation, startups, strategy, valuation, vc funding, venture, Venture Capital, venture funding

The Narrow Bubble

The Narrow Bubble

By Chris Selland on December 8, 2010

Many are saying that we are in another tech ‘bubble’ – but is so, despite the extraordinary valuations accruing to a small number of companies, why are so many entrepreneurs having trouble getting funded?

Posted in Business | Tagged apple, Bubble, economy, Facebook, Fred Wilson, google, Groupon, M&A, microsoft, salesforce.com, tech bubble, TechCrunch, Twitter

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