News Pick – Once-flush startups struggle to stay alive as investors get pickier – WSJ
April 23, 2017 – “Eighteen months ago, Beepi Inc. was rapidly expanding its online used-car business to 16 U.S. cities where people could buy cut-rate vehicles adorned with giant shiny bows. Beepi doesn’t exist anymore. After burning through more than $120 million in capital, the startup failed to raise more cash and shut down in […]
News Pick – Tech Startup Crowdfunding Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be – WSJ
December 7, 2015 – “Allowing everyday Americans to invest in today’s high-growth startups—picture grandma and grandpa putting a portion of their retirement savings into the next pre-IPO Facebook—has long been the dream of advocates of so-called equity crowdfunding. This dream was supposed to be enabled by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act… ‘regulated crowdfunding’ is […]
News Pick – The New Boom in Tech – WSJ
November 22, 2015 – “$571 billion. The value of tech deals announced this year world-wide, surpassing the highest full-year level on record. This year’s surge in technology deal-making is doing much to erase the dot-com boom from the record books.” Read full article at WSJ
News Pick – Square IPO May Prove to Be Turning Point for Technology Shares – WSJ
November 19, 2015 “Square Inc.’s initial public stock offering could prove to be a signpost for technology startups that have long been tapping private investors for deals at lofty valuations. The San Francisco payments startup founded by Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Jack Dorsey jumped 45% in its first day of trading, showing that investors in public markets […]
News Pick – Why This Tech Bubble is Less Scary – WSJ
July 1, 2015 “Is tech in a bubble? I think so. The signs are all around us. The good news is, it’s nothing like the last one. Plus, for reasons that go beyond the usual impossibilities of economic prognostication, no one can say for sure what’s going on. Many people seem to find this reassuring, but […]
News Pick – Fear of Losing Out Drives Deal Boom – WSJ
June 30, 2015 “Companies are merging at a pace unseen in nearly a decade. Halfway through the year, about $2.15 trillion in M&A deals or offers have been announced globally, according to Dealogic. That puts 2015 on pace to challenge the biggest year on record, 2007, when companies inked deals worth $4.3 trillion.” Read the full […]
News Pick – Small Firms Shift Toward Cloud-Based Software – WSJ
June 3, 2015 “Until recently, most small businesses’ outlays on technology tended to be to acquire software outright to store on in-house computers. But, rather than sitting in a backroom office, many owners today, such as Christina Ruiz, prefer to access business data from mobile devices, wherever they go—from sales trips and client meetings to a […]
News Pick – A Startup Sours After A Falling Out – WSJ
March 14, 2015 “Investors often wield tremendous influence over a startup—and that can backfire if the relationship between investor and entrepreneur turns bitter. Just ask Virginia Barnett, of Lithia, Fla. Last year, she co-founded Gr8code, a business that offered bootcamp-style computer programming courses for beginners.” Read full article at WSJ
