My Thoughts on Merchant Customer Exchange- the Walmart, Target Payment JV

Last week, several major retailers, including Walmart, Target, CVS, Sears, Publix, and 7-Eleven, announced that they had formed a joint venture to develop a mobile payment network.  Called the Merchant Continue reading →

TechCrunch Teardown: Top Facebook Brand Page Growth and Key Trends

This post originally ran on TechCrunch.  You might be interested in my previous posts detailing the 13 main ways that consumer web companies make money along with easy-to-use, downloadable models Continue reading →

6 Traits To Look for In a Non-Technical Founder or Startup Business Leader

You might be interested in my previous posts detailing the 13 main ways that consumer web companies make money along with easy-to-use, downloadable models (part I, part II). I believe Continue reading →

TechCrunch Teardown: Who Is Best Positioned To Win The $20 Billion Brand Advertising Prize? Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare or Groupon?

This post previously ran on TechCrunch.  You can check out my previous post on the 13 consumer Internet business models and  teardowns of Groupon, Zynga, Chegg, Pandora and Etsy.  And Continue reading →

TechCrunch Teardown: 13 Consumer Internet Business Models (Part II)

This is the second part of an analysis of different consumer Internet business models the originally ran on TechCrunch.   It is suggested that you first read Part I. Most Continue reading →

TechCrunch Teardown: 13 Consumer Internet Business Models (Part I)

This post originally ran on TechCrunch.  You can check out my previous analyses of Groupon, Zynga, Chegg, Pandora and Etsy.  And my interviews with Bambi Francisco on Vator.tv here and Continue reading →

TechCrunch Teardown: Etsy’s Business Model

This post originally ran on TechCrunch.  You can check out my previous analyses of Groupon, Zynga, Chegg, and Pandora.  And my interviews with Bambi Francisco at Vator.tv here and here. Continue reading →

Teardown: Pandora Will Double Users from 50MM to 100MM and Do $125MM In 2010

These posts originally ran on TechCrunch.  You can check out my previous analyses of Groupon, Zynga, and Chegg.  And my interviews with Bambi Francisco at Vator.tv here and here. Don’t Continue reading →

TechCrunch Teardown: Chegg Is A Money Machine

This post originally ran on TechCrunch.  You can check out my previous analyses of Groupon and Zynga. Chegg may very well be the fastest-growing, most successful, second-generation e-commerce startup that Continue reading →

TechCrunch Teardown: Zynga’s Profit Machine At Risk

This post originally ran on TechCrunch.  You can check out my previous analysis of Groupon. Like YouTube, Twitter, and Groupon, social gaming pioneer, Zynga is a member of the “fastest Continue reading →