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Pros and cons of online networks

Via recruiting expert Shally Stackerl, the pros and cons of sites like LinkedIn, Spoke, and Plaxo . [...continue reading]

E-commerce/Consumer Tech Dinners in Chicago & San Francisco

I thought that some of our readers might be interested and qualified to attend one of our upcoming private hedge fund dinners. ======================================================= Seeking Ecommerce/Consumer Tech Experts for Chicago and San Francisco Hedge Fund Dinners January 2007 [...continue reading]

Research Pricing

I enjoyed participating in AQ Research's recent conference on "The Future of Research", last December 5. I finally had a chance to edit and post my notes on the panel on Research Pricing. Speakers: Lisa Shalett, Chairman and CEO, Sanford C Bernstein Paul Spillane, CEO, Soleil Securities Chair: [...continue reading]

Social Commerce: Do you want to do business with your friends?

I've recently talked with a few people about 'social commerce'---the idea that our online business activities will both reflect and in part be driven by our personal social network. My coauthor Scott Allen recently did a market research study on "Transactional Trust in Social Commerce", which [...continue reading]

Making Investment Research Pay

Following are my rough notes from AQ Research's recent conference on "The Future of Research", on December 5. The speakers on this very strong panel were:  Scott Lessing, Chief Operating Officer, Citigroup Investment Research Shubh Saumya and  Jai Sinha, Partners, Booz Allen David Weild [...continue reading]