by | Feb 18, 2011 | Towing
Given recent valuations for the likes of Zynga, you’d think investors would be frothing at the mouth for any IPOs in this sector. But only a few players look serious about going public soon, and investors aren’t putting as much…
by | Feb 15, 2011 | Towing
Much has been made recently of the huge valuations of Internet players like Facebook, Twitter and Zynga, but while Web 2.0 is doing well, the Silicon Valley region itself is not. A new report shows compensation and unemployment…
by | Jan 12, 2011 | Towing
Unless you’re ultra-wealthy or willing to chance the vagaries of the secondary markets, you can’t invest yet in hot social networking companies like Facebook, Zynga or Groupon. But soon there may be an alternative: a new fund c…
by | Jan 4, 2011 | Towing
Facebook and many other tech startups have realized that the hassles and headaches of an IPO in the U.S. aren’t always worthwhile. Thanks to willing venture capitalists and private investors, it’s easier than ever for tech comp…
by | Jan 2, 2011 | Towing
Forecasting which technologies will succeed is always hazardous, but it proved especially difficult in 2010, a year full of surprises — and also several disappointments. Facebook blew away even the most optimistic expectations…