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October 18, 2005

Measuring The ACTUAL Blogosphere Part 1 - Technorati View

Technorati 100 or Feedster 500? 10 million or 70 million blogs? Confused? … So was I. … Time For A Blogosphere Meta-Analysis. Introducing "The Sacred Cow Dung 500 Index" (or the "Dung 500 Meta-Analysis") This is the first of a... [continued]

October 06, 2005

The Politics of Denial - Fiscal Responsibility vs Un-Checked Power

Denial Isn’t Always Bad As I have mentioned before, denial is not necessarily a bad thing. Denial is clearly quite useful to keep organisations and groups on track towards long-term goals and not be too distracted by short-term setbacks and... [continued]

September 17, 2005

Soon-To-Be Myth? FireFox is Less Vulnerable than Internet Explorer (IE)

My experience has been that Techies never miss a beat whenever someone has a problem with any Redmond product — always a good occasion to rub in how much better [Open Source | Linux | FireFox | Mozilla | Thunderbird... [continued]

September 08, 2005

One for My MISS LIST - TRANSNEURONIX

As per my previous post, this is my inaugural MISS LIST ( or PASS REGRET) post. This deal was a PASS which came back to haunt me with a vengeance this summer. With this deal, I had some concerns related... [continued]

The Art of Saying No -- without Saying No

The Art of Saying No — without Saying No If one were to do a “keyword” frequency analysis of VC communications with entrepreneurs, the actual usage of the word “No” by VCs wouldn’t necessarily look anymore common place than in other... [continued]

August 15, 2005

Isn't Smaller Just Better? More on this Stupid "Search Engine Index Size" Controversy

I like to look at trends. And I like to periodically measure the trends I look at. Perhaps they are misleading but I do find tracking the rates of change in certain concepts on the Internet (and blogosphere) useful. I’d... [continued]

August 02, 2005

Bushology New York Style

Bushology New York Style Granted I am from a Blue State. Granted I’m from the Bluest Town of that Great Blue State — New York City. Granted I’ve lived much of my life in the Bluest part of the Bluest... [continued]

July 31, 2005

A VC: Comscore Measures Blogs

A VC: Comscore Measures Blogs [Fred Wilson is “an investor and board member of Comscore, which owns Media Metrix, and is also owns the largest web measurement panel in the world with over 2 million panelists.” Fred posted some of... [continued]

July 30, 2005

Top 10 Internet Marketing Trends for the Next 10 Years

Larry Chase's Web Digest for Marketers [Interesting List of Internet Marketing Trends worth considering — cgm] Pay Per Call Rings In Feed Marketing Flourishes Email Marketing Will Survive Personal Agents Propogate Reverb Marketing, In Stereo Audio Blogs/Video Blogs (V-Blogs IPTV Adds... [continued]

July 10, 2005

Opinionated VCs "Bravely" Find Their Voice

I have often characterised venture capitalists as “a bunch of guys who — talk to themselves, evaluate guys with visions, and treat visions with money instead of medication.” So when an VC takes the time to actually transcribe their “internal... [continued]

July 04, 2005

From Cafes to Blogs -- French Blogging is Huge -- Does This Surprise Anyone?

I was told several months ago that I was a natural for blogging because — I am a New Yorker, I am a VC, and I am French — therefore I have three orders of magnitude more opinions than most —... [continued]

June 26, 2005

What if the US were nolonger the World's Superpower?

What if the US were nolonger the World's Super-power? Over the last few years, I have not been particularly bullish about the future of the US — both politically and economically — relative to the rest of the world. I’d... [continued]

June 21, 2005

Five reasons social networking doesn't work

The Buzz Report: Five reasons social networking doesn't work - CNET.com Five reasons social networking doesn't work By Molly Wood, section editor, CNET.comThursday, June 2, 2005 The word on the street lately is that social networking is in trouble. Friendster's... [continued]

NEW MYTH: The Ultimate "Master of the Universe" Vision Statement

FOR MEGALOMANIACS ONLY If you have ever been inspired to have the full grandiosity of your vision come alive in the minds of your potential investors (or your therapist), this short video is for you. EPIC 2014 [“Thorazine Anyone?” — Chris... [continued]

June 18, 2005

MYTH: Physicians are Resistant to New Technologies

REALITY: Marketing 101: NEVER EVER Blame the Customer for not Buying Your Product!!! [Beware — this post is really more of a personal rant — so let me apologise in advance for being a bit meandering and repetitive — cgm] This... [continued]

June 14, 2005

Target ID and Validation for Orphan Diseases

[ BioTech and Pharma VCs Beware: This article is yet further evidence of the Open-Source Drug Development Trend that is building rapidly and challenging the traditional pharmaceutical industry. Open-Source Drug Development will ultimately have a similar and equally devastating disintermediating... [continued]

May 16, 2005

Ten Trends for 2005

SandHill.com | Management | Ten Trends for 2005 Ten Trends for 2005 Here’s the developments that software vendors need to factor into their business plans for the year ahead. Mitchell Levy, CEO, Happy About Mar 21, 05 Business life as... [continued]

May 13, 2005

Is "Build vs Buy" a New VC Trend? Yes and No ...

[ This entry was originally posted by me in Ecademy Clubs: Global Capital Access Club - Forum on 13-May-05 5:05pm — cgm] This "Build vs Buy" trend is actually a direct result of the maturation and differentiation of the Venture Capital... [continued]

May 07, 2005

BEWARE all you "Chasm Crossers" ...

Ecademy Clubs: Global Capital Access Club - Forum [ This is a revised comment from an original thread above on the GCAC Forum on Ecademy — cgm ] A "Chasm" without the other side is called a "Cliff"orIn the Fog of... [continued]

April 29, 2005

Open Wallets for Open-Source Software

The New York Times > Technology > Open Wallets for Open-Source Software April 27, 2005 Open Wallets for Open-Source Software By GARY RIVLIN AN FRANCISCO, April 26 - The first time Marc Fleury tried to raise money for his technology... [continued]

Accenture Global Convergence Forum 2005: Plenary Session

Accenture Global Convergence Forum 2005: Plenary Session Accenture Global Convergence Forum 2005: Plenary Session Myth and Reality through the History of Convergence There is a lot to be l... [continued]

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