Archive for October, 2009

Exit Strategy: Sue Gartner for $1.696B

I’ve seen a good deal of crazy valuations and market activity to boost share holder wealth, but sometimes you should just choose the maintenance increase.  Ultimately it appears ZL tech doesn’t realize that not all revenue generation ideas or exit strategies should be prioritized solely by the top line opportunity value.  I mean the return [...]


Slides do make a difference

So Keith’s post on supercharging your PowerPoint got me to thinking, I mean I was thinking real hard and crappy slides do make for a bad presentation – even if you are an expert and entertaining.  I think sometimes, no slides might be better. Take a look at these two geography slide sets – which [...]


Supercharge, Not Stupefy, Your Next PowerPoint Presentation.

I came across a recent copy of CIO magazine, and as I flipped through it I found it had some articles that were interesting even to a marketing guy. I especially liked a piece by Editor in Chief Maryfran Johnson about how poor use of PowerPoint can kill an otherwise promising presentation.  She tells the [...]


The 13 Troublemakers You Meet in a Startup

Don Rainey of Grotech Ventures writes a pretty good VC blog entitled VC in DC.  He covers the usual topics and provides a lot of insight into Grotech and their investment process.  Don also pens some amusing posts every now and then.  Two of my favorites are The 7 Troublemakers you meet in a start [...]