Private Equity
Chicken wing prices expected to soar, Gingrich activates Facebook timeline and Peter Thiel is very worried about the future all in second opinion.
1 min read · 13 February 2012
Google can't predict where tech will lead society, Kim Jong-un assassination rumors and Kleiner Perkins new fund to focus on startups selling cloud services all in second opinion.
1 min read · 10 February 2012
Facebook files an amended S-1 because of its "special arrangement" with Zynga. Here's the filing.
1 min read · 08 February 2012
After Yang: Yahoo to lose four board members. Baby Slingshot: The top 5 most talked about Super Bowl commercials on social media.
1 min read · 07 February 2012
Some fresh links for your afternoon coffee break, including plans by Amazon.com to open a bricks-and-mortar store in Seattle.
1 min read · 06 February 2012
1 min read · 02 February 2012
Unknown: We still don't know who Mitt Romney really is, says New York mag. A Miss: Amazon's Q4 profit drops 57%. Jerry the Bear: The top 15 women to watch in 2012, including Hannah Chung and Sarah Wood. Much Lower than Excepted: Facebook to file for a $5 billion IPO. Morgan Stanley is on the left. And, Facebook's board is meeting today to give a go ahead to the IPO. No Rocky Here: Newt Gingrich was sued for using "Eye of the Tiger" as his campaign song. Dead Wood Board Members: You've got to know when to go, says Lucy Marcus.
1 min read · 31 January 2012
Join the Flock: Here's the Twitter recruiting video that's so bad it's amazing. What about the Hairband? How much it costs to send a celebrity down the red carpet. The Core: The Deal talks to Steve Case and Scott Case about the Startup America Partnership. No BS: How Dick Costolo kicked investors off of Twitters board and regained control. A Little Clarity: If carried interest irks you, you don't get it. Rumors: Does Twitter really want to buy Tumbler? Or not... Raiders or ET: What's the best Steven Spielberg movie of all time? vismodegib: FDA approves a drug to treat advanced cases of basal cell skin cancer. Looking Up Reviews: How Americans used their phones to help with buying during the holidays. Bad Form: Jackie Ramos vs. Bank of America part 2. Warning: Here's the video, "Sh*t Programmers Say."
1 min read · 30 January 2012
Apple Cares, Really: Tim Cook responds to claims of factory worker mistreatment. A Tribute: Here's every Dr. Who story since 1963 in a 9 minute video and the Daleks haven't changed at all. Celebration: Happy national Chocolate Cake Day! And here's 10 recipes. Updated Policies: Twitter will censor tweets deemed illegal or harmful in other countries. We've done Trailmix for the Cloud: Sh*t startup people say. Still Impartial? Page rage escalates as Google cancels Twitter Android meeting. Who Wins: Peter Thiel and Accel among investors to make fortunes off the Facebook IPO. And, can regular investors get a piece of Facebook? A Matter of Taste: Contestants on "Fear Factor" this Monday drink donkey semen. Say It Ain't So: Is it time to say goodbye to Siri? Vote here. Contrarian view: Traditional Hollywood is dead. New Hollywood takes over. Epicurean Dealmaker: John Carney gives us the best alternative financial blogs.
1 min read · 27 January 2012
The Attack: Buyout firms allegedly destroy jobs of real people but its the returns to investors that's the real problem. In Defense: Private equity finds a haven at Wharton. And, how to think about private equity from The American. Discount: Starting in June, Apple employees get $500 off new Macs and $250 off iPads. What About the Bonuses: Credit Suisse banker pay for 2011 to drops 30%. A Symbol of Injustice or part of the 1%? Warren Buffett's secretary likely makes between $200K to $500K a year. SOPA Aftermath: Jason Calacanis thinks we need to empower Hollywood, not kill it. Ivy Gate: Is Yale a "clandestine network of Freemasons"? Connected to the mob? One T.A. thought so. Warning: Symantec tells customers to stop using its pcAnywhere software because hackers have stolen its old source code. Sitting All Day Can Kill You: How to counteract the effects of an office job. Sale: WaveDivision hires RBC and Waller Capital for a sale that could fetch $1 bln.
1 min read · 26 January 2012
