Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Deal Radar 2008: Metaweb

Posted: 24 Jun 2008 01:37 PM CDT

Metaweb Technologies, a spin off from Applied Minds, aims to build a better infrastructure for the web. The company, co-founded by Danny Hillis, was spun off in January 2005, and is based in San Francisco, California. Its primary product is Freebase, 'an open, shared database of the world's knowledge'. This database is free to use and anyone can make contributions, query, build applications on it and use it in their own websites. The information in the database covers topics ranging from sports and money to society and the arts. Freebase is currently in Alpha.

Credence and LTX Merging

Posted: 24 Jun 2008 11:29 AM CDT

I have repeatedly expressed my views on the faltering EDA industry and recommended that it needs to innovate and consolidate. I had predicted the necessary tech takeover battle in the semiconductor industry and talked about the industry’s need to find adjacencies. Cadence’s bid to acquire Mentor was yesterday followed by the announcement of Credence's merger with LTX in an adjacent space.

Building A Vertical Ad Network Powerhouse : Glam Media CEO Samir Arora (Part 1)

Posted: 24 Jun 2008 01:55 AM CDT

Samir Arora is a serial entrepreneur with a history that includes Rae Technology and NetObjects. Aside from being chairman and CEO of Glam Media, he is chairman (and founder) of Information Capital LLC. Glam Media offers a self-coined 'vertical content network’ platform. The Glam Media network includes over 400 publishers, all of whom receive an extensive platform of services through their relationship with Glam. Here I discuss Samir's entrepreneurial roots and his current efforts.
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