Monthly Archives: January 2008

Google’s Next Multi-Billion Dollar Business Google’s AdWords and AdSense cash-cow businesses are breathtaking in their scale. But where to find the next multi-billion dollar business? So what should be the next engine for growth? Google should become a hedge fund, … Continue reading →

Homeland security, corporate security, cyber security, critical infrastructure security, retail and healthcare security – you get the idea. Security management is a vital, global industry – in excess of $100 billion – according to ASIS International, a leading association of … Continue reading →

The Man Who Is Creating a World Without Poverty – The Banker to the PoorThursday, January 10, 2008 By Richard Appelbaum, The Santa Barbara Independent The idea for microcredit began in the early ’70s, when Muhammad Yunus — an economist from Bangladesh’s … Continue reading →

Ten 2008 Predictions from the VC Cheap Seats… Michael A. Greeley 1/10/08 2008 will be a big year in the exponential economy — will we have a recession? Will oil stay above $100 a barrel? Republican or Democrat? Patriots, Celtics, … Continue reading →

The bulk of innovation is low-amplitude and takes place over a long period. Companies should focus on refining existing technologies as much as on creation, says this interesting post @ BusinessWeek So the next billion dollar idea is more likely … Continue reading →

“What if you’d had the crystal-clear foresight (provided only by a crystal ball) that would have allowed you to invest everything in one of the top-performing stocks, each and every year, for 10 years running? The answer — and it’s … Continue reading →

The author of this post tries to figure out what made YouTube from a small startup with a vision to the 1.6 billion $ buyout by Google…and presents it with a video from Jawed Karim, one of the YouTube founders…nice … Continue reading →

Wireless technology has really developed over the last 10 years, its made our lives easier and cleaner…but there has always been one wire left over, the power plug. That’s where a new patented, FCC-approved technology comes in that was invented … Continue reading →