Blue Coat Systems' purchase of Solera Networks is not only good news for Allegis Capital, but also a healthy reminder of the major opportunity in building technology-based defenses against successful cyber attacks, writes Bob Ackerman, Allegis Capital founder and peHub guest columnist.
Institutional investors are taking over the nascent peer-to-peer lending industry, says guest columnist David Drake, founder of PE firm LDJ Capital.
The problem with the Midas List is that it focuses on individuals when venture capital is a team sport; it’s like giving a medal only to the member of a relay team who crosses the finish line, says guest columnist Mahendra Ramsinghani.
Drew Sievers, who led mFoundry to an acquisition by FIS, discusses creating a culture of partnership, selling to financial institutions, and working with strategic investors with competing interests in Shareholder Representative Services’ latest Q&A.
‘Always be willing to walk away from a potential deal that seems too good to be true, especially in China,’ those are the words of wisdom from today’s peHUB Guest Blogger.
Trust in IPOs must be earned again, and no better way than through strong communications on fundamental performance and prospects that IR delivers
John Greathouse, a general partner at Rincon Venture Partners and peHUB guest columnist, weighs in on the "Series A crunch" and offers some practical strategies startups can use to increase their odds of surviving the crunch.
Mark your calendars for VentureScape, May 14-15 in San Francisco; and be prepared to be engaged.
Can professional investors use social media? Or, is social media strictly for teenagers and staying in touch with your friends?
Shareholder Representative Services’ latest Q&A features Sebastiano Tevarotto. Tevarotto led Wanova to an acquisition by VMware. A veteran of the global IT, telecommunications and media industries...