I like my doom and gloom as much as the next guy, but a whole year of unrelenting morbidity in the venture capital industry may be overdoing it just a wee bit.
Archive for April, 2009
The end of doom and gloom?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged boic, foley hoag, Gerbsman Partners, M&A activity, the deal on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
TARP: The Looming Debacle
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Economy, tagged boic, Gerbsman Partners, TARP, thepowerline blog, power line, sigtarp on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here is a report on the real cost of the TARP program. As it seams, the plan does not always equal the result. The Power line Blog provides some stunning insights into the report submitted on April 21st. Click here to read the full article.
Treasury needs record $361B April-June borrowing
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, Economy, Market research, tagged boic, Gerbsman Partners, Stimulus package, economic crisis, treasury department, congress, national debt, realclearpolitics, real clear politics, AP on April 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Treasury Department said Monday it will need to borrow $361 billion in the current April-June quarter, a record amount for that period. It’s the third straight quarter the government’s borrowing needs have set records for those periods.
Invesco and Wilbur Ross Group to Purchase $1 Billion in Distressed Assets
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged AGO, American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc, boic, Distressed assets, Invesco, Invetments, Jackson Securities, Martin Flanagan, Muriel Siebert & Co, Wilbur Ross, Williams Capital Group on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Invesco (NYSE:IVZ) and billionaire Wilbur Ross are leading a group of investors committing to purchase $1 billion in troubled bank assets through the government’s Public-Private Investment Program.
Apple Hits 1 Billion App Store Downloads
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, FaceBook, Gerbsman Partners, Investments, Mobile, tagged Admob, apple, appstore, FaceBook, iphone, ipod, mobile content, Mobile downloads, myspace, twitter on April 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Since its inception in July last year, Appstore has become a steady and viable business model for Apple. With over 1 Billion downloads, its fair to say that the rest of the mobile industry needs to take a very close look at the model.
