Finally – Oracle Acquires BEA
Another big software company – BEA – is being consumed by Oracle today. While some people will say this goes back three months to the first offer Oracle made for
Venture Capital
FAS 157 – The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Audit
If you are a venture capitalist and you haven’t heard about FAS 157 (also known as Fair Value Accounting), I recommend you ask your accounting firm’s audit partner about it.
409A – Oh How I Love Thy Wiliness
Now that one of our favorite IRS regs – Mr. 409a – has been around for a while, it’s still causing plenty of confusion, wasted time, energy, and money. The
The VC Summer Interns Job Exchange
If you are a VC firm looking for a summer intern, or an MBA looking for a VC summer internship, Dan Primack and PEHub have put launched their 5th Annual
Don't Ask For A Referral If I Say No
Fred Wilson wrote an excellent post last month titled Saying No. I thought of it today when I found myself tangled up an in email exchange with someone I said
Views from The Palace
That got your attention, right? Actually I am in a place called “The Palace” – a hotel on New Montgomery Street that I always think of as “the Sheraton Commander” [
VCs on WallStrip
My friends Paul Kedrosky and Fred Wilson both showed up on WallStrip interviews this week. Lindsey interviewed Paul and got to ask about why people punch him in the face and
Venture Fund Distributions
Fred Wilson has an awesome post up today titled Venture Fund Distributions – Cash versus Stock. It explains, in great detail, how a VC thinks about distributing stock (either from
What Do Photobucket and Last.fm Have in Common?
The number “2” (and in $250m and $280m.) Announcements at the WSJ D Conference? The checkbooks appear to be out in force again.
A Sense of Humor
From a mug found in Fred Wilson’s office. It’s important to have a sense of humor in this business (and in every business, and in life.) The coffee was great.