April 17th, 2009 () software business › admin › No Comments
Digital Equipment Corporation
Silicon Graphics Corporation
Sun Microsystems
One might get the impression that the boards of directors of technology companies have as much ability to intervene to stop suicidal business strategies as the boards of directors of Bear Stearns did.
But business is simple: you always have to look at the business model of the company and of [...]
February 2nd, 2009 () software business › admin › No Comments
Through all the bumps and strains in the broader economy, venture outlays kept up an almost eerily steady pace over the previous 21 months, ranging between $7.3 billion and $8 billion each quarter, from the start of 2007 to the third quarter of last year, according to the MoneyTree survey, which tracks venture-capital investments.
But in [...]