I've been a business reporter for a while. I've covered Wall Street, venture capital and now private equity. I'm always looking for a scoop or something to talk about. I'm the eternal optimist and am still waiting for the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series. Yes, I believe.
Desmond Hague, the Centerplate CEO caught on tape kicking a dog in his care, has resigned amid a public outcry, according to a statement from the company’s board.
2 min read · 02 September 2014
Desmond Hague, the Centerplate CEO videotaped kicking a dog in his care, has resigned amid a public outcry, according to a statement from the company’s board.
2 min read · 02 September 2014
In Second Opinion, any wearable devices that Apple introduces on Sept. 9 likely won't be available until early 2015, the top university for VC-backed entrepreneurs, President Obama's tan suit and why many tennis players don't wear sunscreen. Happy Labor Day!
1 min read · 29 August 2014
In Second Opinion, Apple's next special event will take place on Sept. 9, the next iPhone will likely have its own payment platform and how to figure out if that VC firm you are talking to is a zombie fund.
1 min read · 28 August 2014
In Second Opinion, five ways to improve your VC pitch, will Apple finally unveil its iWatch on Sept. 9, Square is reportedly raising about $200 million at a $6 billion valuation and sales of the Knee-Defender jump after a fight on a plane.
1 min read · 27 August 2014
Centerplate, the hospitality service company backed by Olympus Partners, has put CEO Desmond Hague on "indefinite probation" for allegedly abusing a one-year-old Doberman.
4 min read · 27 August 2014
In Second Opinion, we have the dirty tactics Uber is using to sabotage Lyft, Fed Chair Ben Bernanke thinks that the 2008 financial crisis was worse than the Great Depression and Apple prepares a 12.9 inch iPad for early 2015. Happy National Dog Day!
1 min read · 26 August 2014
The Audax Group has exited TriMark USA after a near eight-year hold.
2 min read · 25 August 2014
ICV Partners said late Monday that it has sold Marshall Retail Group to Brentwood Associates. Financial terms weren’t announced. Las Vegas-based Marshall Retail Group is an operator of specialty retail stores in the casino resort marketplace. News of the sale was reported by peHUB last week.
2 min read · 25 August 2014
In Second Opinion, Steve Case talks about how startups need to "break through the clutter" to get noticed, Amazon is buying Twitch for more than $1 bln and undergraduate engineers develop a nail polish that detects date rape drugs.
1 min read · 25 August 2014
