June, 2009

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A Really Interesting Online Education Company in Korea: Megastudy

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Today’s New York Times has half page article on a billion dollar (US$) public Korean company named Megastudy. My partner Peter Fenton and I had the luxury of meeting with this company a few years back, and I always had hoped to find the U.S. equivalent. Truth be told, Business Week profiled the company two [.

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Raising Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Below you will find an outline for the posts I’ve done on how to raise VC.

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Amazon’s AWS Strategy Becomes Clearer Every Day

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Last fall, I had a unique opportunity to visit Amazon and learn more about their web services (AWS) strategy. From where I sit as a VC, it was obvious they were winning. You could see it in the number of startups that were building on their platform, and you could see it in the number of startups that were adding to their platform. [.

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Bill Gurley’s Comments on the IPO Market on CNBC

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Last Thursday, while attending the Wall Street Journal "D" conference, I was asked by Scott Wapner at CNBC to share my thoughts on the current IPO market. Here is the link to the video. If anyone knows how to embed these CNBC/NBC videos in WordPress.com (the SAAS web version, not the software package), let me know. I [.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?