President's Blog

E-Commerce of the future must be reinvented.  It cannot be a continuation of the physical models we know now, weighed down by their isolated limits, their logic anchored in the 20th Century, and their client interface models dependent upon personal contact.
The future should arise from, within a connected universe, logistical services still to be invented [...]

It seems the alliance against Google is making new friends among the Internet greats, and the agreement between Yahoo and Facebook could give new life to Flickr.  Flickr’s integration tool for Facebook makes it possible and creates a new link between both players.
The agreement also has a  major reason, integrating Flickr, up ’til now a [...]

You must admit that Steve Jobs always has an ace up his sleeve.  Now he is proving just that with the unveiling of his public platform.  iAds for the iPhone and iPad.  We all know it will succeed, but I don’t think everyone understands what this means.  In an environment that leans toward no cost, [...]

It is clear that competing with Google is not easy.  Yahoo has been giving blood for it for the last 4 years; the perception is increasingly greater that they have been unable to win almost any hand against thier competitor.  Now, they just offered 600 million users the option to integrate Facebook into their home [...]

It is clear that physical objects also suffer the consequences of innovative techniques.  Now, instead of forging metal, you can inflate it.  From the Alma Mater of Einstein, two Swiss, one architect and the other a materials engineer, have designed a series of inflatable metal products you can enjoy here.
Oskar Zieta, the architect, and Philipp [...]

Business Angels invest at the beginning of a project and have to protect themselves from the following Venture Capital investors who invest in later rounds and ask for the stars in terms of guarantees that would leave the BAs without any of theirs.  Therefore, frequently, the entrance of Venture Capital means the exit of the [...]

Is there money in vertical markets? Can you create a large company off of a very narrow specialization?  This is one of the current questions facing the entrepreneur.  The important thing is to really study the trajectory.  A vertical market too narrow in a single country could have a great trajectory at a global level; [...]

I still haven’t found it, so I’m only talking about noise; this book is, from what I’ve seen, something you must read thoroughly.  It was recommended to me by the person I saw yesterday, Dave Rose, who, on top of serving as CEO of Angelsoft and a great New York Business Angel, forms part of [...]

A visit with Mike, CEO of Musicxray and one of our participated companies, to go over the progress of the company, which is growing well and has several new products to launch in the next few weeks. 
Next, lunch with one of New York’s most famous Business Angels and a discussion about a possible alliance with [...]

When a company achieves a round of more than 140 million dollars, something is happening in the sector.  As you know, I am in New York (mortified by the missing enes and accents) and this morning I have read in an article from the Financial Times -they offer it for free in our Hotel- which [...]