New IPO in Wireless ISP Industry
Posted on June 29, 2011
A maker of radio transceivers and related hardware for the Wireless ISP industry recently filed papers with the Securities & Exchange Commission seeking authorization to sell stock to the public. Silicon Valley based Ubiquiti Networks plans to offer $200 million worth of stock. Some of the shares will be sold by existing shareholders which includes a venture capital firm as well as members of management. The venture firm has held the shares less than 18 months. As yet, there is no indication of the price at which public shares will be sold.
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We have no opinion on the merits – or demerits – of the Ubiquiti Networks stock offering.
As the table below illustrates, revenues have grown rapidly. The company’s fiscal year ends tomorrow. From Fiscal 2008 to Fiscal 2010 sales grew from $22 million to $137 million. For the first three-quarters of Fiscal 2011 sales were up 34% from $97 million to $130 million.
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Internet Video Advertising
Posted on April 28, 2009
Waikit Lau, Co-Founder, ScanScout
If you would like to learn what kind of Internet Video ads work best, this interview is for you.
Our guest today is Waikit Lau who is the President and Co-Founder of ScanScout.com. His four-year old company serves ads, such as pre-rolls, mid-rolls, post-rolls, and overlays, to Internet Video websites. Earlier Waikit worked at Scientific-Atlanta and Bessemer Ventures. He holds a BSEE from MIT and a MBA from Harvard. Read more…
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New Realities About Advertising
Posted on March 23, 2009
If you would like to know how the Internet is changing the characteristics of advertising, this audio program is for you.
Businesses are learning that conventional media advertising is not generating the sales leads like it did in the 20th century. For example, the telephone Yellow Pages cannot be relied upon as the primary lead source for small local businesses. Similarly, larger businesses have noted a sharp decline in the effectiveness of newspaper, radio, and television advertising. Read more…
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Online Videos: Post Once - Distribute Everywhere
Posted on April 26, 2008
If you would like to learn how to post videos to a single website that will automatically re-post them to the others where you have accounts, this interview is for you.
Subject: Our guest today is Brett Wilson who is a Co-Founder of TubeMogul. Videos posted at TubeMogul are automatically re-posted at (most) all the other video-sharing sites where you have accounts. That includes YouTube, Revver, Veoh, Metacafe, and many more. They also collect episode-specific audience statistics at each website.
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Internet Eclipses the Printing Press
Posted on April 9, 2008
The Internet is a more important invention than the printing press because of its (1) frictionless publishing, (2) interactivity, and (3) multimedia characteristics. Read more…
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The Future of Newspaper Classified Ads
Posted on March 25, 2008
If you would like to learn what online newspaper classified ads might look like in the future, this interview is for you.
Subject: Our guest today is Michael Gerrity who is the CEO of The Real Estate Channel. It’s a website that has video-centric classified ads for properties that are for sale.
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Hulu and The Future of Television
Posted on March 20, 2008
If you would like a follow-up to our earlier “Future of TV” video that provides even more demonstrations of what television might be like in the years ahead, this show is for you.
Summary: Earlier this month the hulu.com website advanced from beta to public availability. It is a Hollywood-backed service exhibiting popular television programs and movies on an advertising-supported basis. It also provides a peek at what TV will be like in the future. As (I think) Alan Kay once put it, “The future has already arrived, its just not yet evenly distributed.”
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How One Podcaster Earned Success
Posted on March 18, 2008
If you are would like to learn about a podcaster whose success with a single show about the TV program “Lost” launched a self-sustaining business, this interview is for you.
Subject: Our guest today is Cliff Ravenscraft who is the founder of BitCastMedia and the Generally Speaking Podcast Network (GSPN.tv). At BitCastMedia, Cliff produces podcasts for others and consults with clients who want to start podcasting. At GSPN.tv, he runs a network of 17 different podcasts. Read more…
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