PJC BlogThe Next Generation of E-commerce innovation - East Coast Leadership & SuccessJanuary 25, 2010 at 2:47 pm by Sean
With all the talk of the coming tech IPOs and the inclusion of Gilt on most of these lists, I was prompted to reflect on the ecommerce sector on the East Coast. Many of the mega success stories of ecommerce over the past decade are on the West Coast, including such notable pioneers as Amazon, eBay and Netflix. What I find incredibly interesting, however, is the number of big and successful ecommerce companies located in the Northeast. Priceline, Vistaprint, and others were conceived, started and grown by talented East Coast entrepreneurs into multi-billion dollar market leaders. read more... Tags: e-commerce
Comments (0) Internet Subscription Services / Growing Opportunities in the RecessionMarch 23, 2009 at 4:35 pm by Sean
I recently attended the very informative and expansive McGraw Hill Media Conference and there was a lot of discussion about the challenges facing the advertising market (both traditional and digital). Certainly there is a secular shift afoot from traditional to digital media and the time spent on digital media relative to the ad dollars flowing there are mismatched. There are many reasons for this that I won’t delve into and I firmly believe the secular shift will continue growing digital media into a much larger industry than it is today. However, one area that I continue to be intrigued by is the subscription model where the consumer pays for the value they derive from spending time with a digital media solution (rather than paying for it by watching ads). read more... Tags: consumer internet online subscription Sittercity
Comments (2) It's all about the peopleJanuary 9, 2009 at 1:49 PM by Dan
Why are healthcare costs rising so fast? This is the underlying question in many topics of conversation, articles in the popular press, election cycles, presidential transition periods, etc. This issue of healthcare spending in the U.S. (or any other country) is incredibly complex. Contributing factors include inefficient and outdated information technology, high administration costs, obesity, healthcare financing (as opposed to cost) issues, higher prices in the U.S. … to name a few. But there is one driving factor that seems missing from many discussions and debates: the role of labor in the delivery of care... read more... Tags: healthcare
Comments (1) Startup liquidity in 2008 was a dry lake... what does '09 hold?January 7, 2009 at 3:25 pm by Lee
For many of you it will come as no big surprise that 2008 saw some of the lowest levels of startup exits in a number of years. IPOs were at their lowest in more than 30 years, with just six for the full year and none in Q4 2008 when the economic and financial contraction hit top gear. Check my math, but I'm pretty sure that if you annualize zero it's still a pretty low number... read more... Tags: VC_trends acquisitions IPO exits Optasite
Comments (0) Bridging 2008November 25, 2008 at 8:34 AM by Dan
For those who have been held up in a cave for the past few months, the credit markets have been in turmoil. Across all markets, financing companies with debt and equity has become more challenging. While the impact on venture-backed companies has not been as acute as financial institutions, there has clearly been an impact on financing early stage companies. Valuations have contracted, firms have increased capital reserved for existing investments, and the bar has been raised in the minds of many investors.
For companies seeking to raise follow-on capital, this can present a challenge--particularly for those that are close to key milestones ... but haven't quite reached them. In an era of higher bars and lower valuations, this often presents a disconnect between the valuation expectations of new investors and management/existing investors. What to do? read more... Tags: VC_trends
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