“When the market turns, and it will turn, we will find out who has been swimming without trunks on … Many high burn rate co’s will VAPORIZE.” — Venture ca... Read More
It’s always dangerous to make predictions with something as volatile as tech companies and the stock market, but it’s that time of year, so here we go: 1. The raging bu... Read More
Google employees can choose from more than 30 cafes serving mouthwatering cuisine (they see it as a perk; Google execs see it as a way to keep them from leaving the Googleplex), an... Read More
Their investors included Benchmark Capital, Sequoia Capital, Softbank Capital, and Goldman Sachs. In under two years, the company raised nearly half a billion dollars with an initi... Read More
I co-host the Cooking with Ryan Scott show on KGO Radio (810 AM) Saturdays from 4 to 6 p.m., and whenever we have chefs on as guests, review website Yelp inevitably comes up, and u... Read More
The hysteria surrounding the recent IPO of today’s social media darling Twitter sent chills through my Silicon Valley born-and-bred bones. I worked at Apple through college a... Read More
As the 1990s unfolded, fashion designers began dumping supermodels as their human clothes hangers in favor of movie starlets, and the public, as it always does, got bored and moved on to the next big thing — a revolutionary concept called The Internet.... Read More
Nestled in the northern foothills of San Benito County, Léal Vineyards sounds like a beautiful place to get married. “Our spectacular Barrel Room can be custom catered to cr... Read More
The recent $4.05 billion sale of Lucasfilm Ltd. to the Walt Disney Co. caught many Star Wars fans off-guard. While some weren’t happy about it (“Disney’s going to... Read More
I was talking to a friend who owns a very successful restaurant and asked him why he doesn’t offer Groupons – those deeply discounted deals or special coupons from the... Read More
“If you ever want to lose faith in humanity, read any comments section on the Internet.” – C Benjamin Dolnick, author and relative of New York Times publisher Arthur ... Read More
If you own a restaurant, it turns out you really don’t have to suck up to those college students who slam your establishment on Yelp while they’re bored between classes... Read More
A lackluster IPO and crazy valuation are the least of Facebook’s worries The overhyped Facebook IPO was the thud heard round the high tech world. The stock was overpriced and... Read More
Prior to their recent IPO, Yelp was questioned by attorneys at the Securities and Exchange Commission on whether employees should be allowed to write reviews about advertisers, ask... Read More
A billion dollars? Unless they have some faded, washed out picture of Mark Zuckerberg killing a hooker, it doesn’t make sense! – Comedian Jimmy Kimmel on Facebook’... Read More