Launching “Coverage” of Alibaba
Over the next few days I will lay out some of my thoughts on Alibaba. I have been reading through their S-1 filings since they became available and a few […]
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New Financial Models: Alibaba’s Micro Loan Business
Yesterday, I wrote about a Marc Andreesen interview/Tweetstorm that called for disruption of financial products through better technology. One of the examples he gave was the use of big data tools […]
Adding to the “Entire Thing”
In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek today, Marc Andreessen issued another clarion call for change. If software is going to eat the world, then when it comes to the finance […]
A few thoughts on splitting up companies
After the big news this morning about HP splitting in two pieces, I wanted to put in my two cents. I have followed HP for a long time, but have […]
A new model for semiconductor investing
There was an interesting post on Techcrunch this afternoon, called “The Revival of Semiconductor Investing”. The title alone touched a nerve. It states something that I would very much like […]