Q&A with John Durham: Online Advertising in a Worsening Economy

With Washington bickering over a bailout package, the largest bank seizure in history, and general unease in the country about what comes next, I wondered how online advertising -- on which so many Valley companies are now depending -- might be impacted. For more insight, I phoned John Durham, formerly head of business development for marketing powerhouse Carat North America and today cofounder of Catalyst:SF, a consultancy brought into startups through their venture capital backers, including Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Battery Ventures. Read our Q&A after the jump...