December 2005
Cliche of The Week
I am not a hunter but I suspect this one comes from the hunting world. When I think of a Stalking Horse, I think of a hunter on a horse, concealed in some way by the horse, stalking they prey.... [Read More]
December 21, 2005 06:50 AM, By Fred Wilson
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Tags: dealmaking
Cliche of The Week
I like cliches that are visual. It's why I am a fan of open the kimono, which according to an asian woman entrepreneur who was in my office last week is offensive. I apologize for offending anyone who took offense... [Read More]
December 14, 2005 06:20 AM, By Fred Wilson
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Tags: cliche proposal
A Delicious Eight Months
On April 14th, we closed an investment in Delicious. We wrote about our initial investment here. Eight months later, Delicious has been sold to Yahoo!. The news is on the Delicious blog. We are thrilled to see Joshua Schachter, one... [Read More]
December 9, 2005 01:03 PM, By Brad Burnham
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Tags: acquisition delicious liquidity
Cliche of The Week
Less and less is secret in the world we live in today. Certainly in the technology business it is hard to keep something under wraps for long. There is just too much liquidity of information flow that goes on. But... [Read More]
December 7, 2005 06:58 AM, By Fred Wilson
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Tags: dilgence disclosure secrets