A recent Wall Street Journal article revealed that ESPN is looking at subsidizing wireless data plans through carriers for those who use their precious data on their services. Although the discussions seem to be pretty early on, it is an…
Some thoughts moving left to right on the table. I didn’t create the table so these are my interpretations. Part 2 Robotics & Smart Objects (Rb) & Internet of things (It): Many people have started talking about different uses for drones…
Some thoughts moving left to right on the table. I didn’t create the table so these are my interpretations. Part 1 E-government (Eg): Ideally this means making government processes more efficient online while also eliminating ridiculous fees just to pay…
I’ve been saving articles in my Reader feed as the downfall of Fisker has played out over the past few months. Once A123, now B456 (seriously), went bankrupt, it was clear that Fisker wasn’t too far off. As of last…
E-payments and mobile payments is one of the hottest tech sectors today. We’ve written about it many times, here and here. With startups like Square ($1b+ valuation), Stripe ($500m+), WePay, Dwolla, and Venmo, it was only a matter of time…
Interesting to see Distressed performing so well. This trend will probably continue over the next few years. Short Bias funds should look to diversify a bit apparently, especially with the market being propped up by the government for the foreseeable…
Rather than taking five minutes to tell a subordinate he disagrees with a trade idea, Bacon has been known instead to “retreat to his office and place an opposing trade, a tactic known as ‘fading’ a colleague.” – Bess Levin…
Coinstar recently launched their Redbox Tickets service in Los Angeles. With much of the news over the past few days focusing on Netflix’s blowout Q4, its important to realize that there are still others lurking in the background. As everyone…
Elon Musk has been busy lately. After releasing the Tesla Model S in 2012, he sent the first private spaceship to the International Space Station and then took another one of his ventures, SolarCity public. Despite all of this going…
Last month New York City approved a one-year pilot for taxi e-hailing. Although the pilot isn’t exactly what some companies wanted, it provides a stopgap solution and allows the market to be tested by the likes of Uber and a…