I am doing a real time case study on Doba and will report the progress on this blog. Thousands of entrepreneurs struggle everyday with a myriad of choices to make money on the Internet. I am guinea pigging myself for the greater good and will beta test Doba for the suspecting entrepreneur. For those of [...]

18 hot news startups are confirmed at Under the Radar conference to present on stage in June
33Across – Identifies influential online users
Animoto – Create personalized, professional-quality videos from images and music, offering a new alternative to traditional online photo slideshows
AudioMicro – Stock music and sound effects licensing platform
Aviary -Suite of web-based applications for people who [...]

We could all use more time, but there is truly only 24 hours in a day and time management techniques become an essential skill for combating the clock, especially for entrepreneurs. Here are my top 5 time management techniques that enable me to squeeze the most out of a day.
1. Focus rather than multi-task. Studies [...]

One of my favorite tax-deferred vehicles for real estate is the use of like-kind 1031 exchanges. The actual law will vary from state to state so this post should be construed strictly as informational and a general rule of thumb. A 1031 Like Kind Exchange is typically used in real estate transactions although many other [...]

Live Universe continues the acquisition tear by acquiring Pageflakes according to TechCrunch. Many of you may recognize the Live Universe brand from the Revver acquisition earlier in the year for $5 million. Apparently Live Universe is making quite a business model out of companies that have exhausted their funding and burn-rate. It appear Live Universe [...]

Blockbuster and many others in the traditional movie rental vertical have been under pressure with the digital revolution. But Blockbuster (bbi) buying Circuit city (cc) for $1.3 billion….what could be the underpinnings to such a deal? Apparently, Blockbuster is paying compliments to Apple by copying its’ business model of hardware and content in the [...]

I received an interesting email from a reader who has limited money for her startup to advertise (who doesn’t right) and inquired about her best advertising options. This is a loaded question in the current Internet climate. Web Advertising has morphed into many forms over the last 3 years. Unfortunately my answer will sound more [...]

How to monetize your eyeballs and the social media craze for your next Internet startup is the clear and present danger of web 2.0. Humans are the most intelligent species on the planet (supposedly). Yet learning from our mistakes is simply not in our business DNA. We are doomed to repeat past mistakes similarly to [...]