March 2008

Structural Change and Marketplaces

There was a brief period of time around 1999/2000 when it seemed that B2B marketplaces would rule the world of commerce, but then most of them collapsed. Just go to the URLs for three of the big names from back... [Read More]

March 26, 2008 09:58 AM, By Albert Wenger
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Disqus

We are in the middle of a disruptive change in the media landscape brought on by two-way interactive media. No longer do we simply rely on the New York Times for national news, Dow Jones or Bloomberg for business news,... [Read More]

March 17, 2008 06:47 PM, By Fred Wilson
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TargetSpot Raises Series B Round

Last year, we helped get a company started called TargetSpot. TargetSpot is the first self serve ad network for streaming audio and internet radio. TargetSpot was built by our portfolio company Oddcast for CBS Radio and they eventually concluded it... [Read More]

March 11, 2008 01:26 PM, By Fred Wilson
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New Fund - Same Focus

We closed on Union Square Ventures 2008 LP last week. Our new fund, at $156mm in capital commitments, is large enough for us to be able to act on our conviction and to support our portfolio, but small enough to... [Read More]

March 5, 2008 11:15 AM, By Brad Burnham
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