June 10, 2012
Mobile Commerce and PayPal: What Those Usage Numbers Really Mean
Mark Twain reminded us that there are three kinds of lies: “lies, damn lies, and statistics.” That famous adage, as most of you know, is a nod to how stats...
May 31, 2012
Penguin and Macmillan have sharp words for DOJ in responses...
Penguin and Macmillan have filed their responses to the DOJ’s lawsuit over eBook pricing in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, May 29. The two publishers deny claims of conspiracy and...
May 31, 2012
Catalyst Course: Igniting Your Platform
David Evans has helped numerous companies design and implement a successful ignition strategy that turned their platform businesses into money-making enterprises. Now, all five parts of the Catalyst Course lecture...
May 30, 2012
Two Years Ago, VC Said Change Was Due ― He...
Near the beginning of 2010 — more than two years ago — Josh Kopelman, Managing Partner at First Round Capital, noticed something unusual. At that time, the World Wide Web...
May 24, 2012
Catalyst Course: How Facebook Can Avoid Becoming The Next MySpace
The final chapter of MPD founder David Evans’ Catalyst Course shows both how new entrants can beat up on an established enemy, and how incumbents can fend off pesky competitors....
May 24, 2012
Looks Like Facebook Just Bought Some Good Karma
Facebook’s latest acquisition probably didn’t cost near as much as the one immediately prior (Instagram); it’s hard to spend $1 billion on M&A every week. But its new toy may end...
May 22, 2012
Amazon, Target Among Winners in eCommerce Patent Lawsuit
A U.S. district judge decided in favor of Amazon, Target, and a host of other retailers that had been sued by Kelora Systems LLC this week, settling a patent infringement...
May 21, 2012
Bango Raises $4.7M, Announces Partnerships with Microsoft, Google
Bango, the mobile payment facilitator based in London, raised £3 million ($4.7 million) through a private placement with institutional investors, and provided updates on its relationships with several key payments...
May 17, 2012
Catalyst Course: Blast Off or Bust!
How to ignite a platform, and avoid nosediving back to earth, is the subject of David Evans’s fourth lecture for the Catalyst Course. Drawing on the success of YouTube, the...
