MidMarketMaven: October 2006 Archives

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Oct31	Google's Acquisition Trail Devin Thorpe October 31, 2006 Know More: Acquisition, Buying a Business 2.0, Buying a Business Pete Abilla, a Utah blogger, has built an interesting little mashup that tracks the history of Google's acquisitions. I've met and, you guessed it, ate breakfast with Pete. He's an interesting guy. Google now has its own center of gravity. Entrepreneurs are both focused on being worthy of Google's largess and afraid of being crushed into oblivion by it. In any case, it's good to be Google, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) Posted at 7:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct31	A Little (Too Much) Power Devin Thorpe October 31, 2006 My father, who in his seventies is getting more computer literate every day, sent me the link to this YouTube video.I think this video demonstrates an egregious abuse or at least misuse of power. This interests me, in part, because... Continue Reading Posted at 3:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct30	Wayne Brown Institute Accepting Submissions for February Conference Devin Thorpe October 30, 2006 The Wayne Brown Institute is now accepting submissions for the February Investors Choice Conference. The conference features some of the top emerging companies in the West, giving them the opportunity to meet with key venture capital firms in a live... Continue Reading Posted at 9:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct27	Breakfast on Devin - Monday October 30, 2006 Devin Thorpe October 27, 2006 Once in a while, my plan is about once each quarter, I take the world to breakfast and call it "Breakfast On Devin." Note, most people don't show up--which is good because the table will only hold six of us--one... Continue Reading Posted at 4:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Thorpe Capital Group Ranks as 44th Fastest Growing Company in Utah Devin Thorpe October 27, 2006 As reported by Connect Magazine, Thorpe Capital Group was recognized yesterday as the 44th fastest growing company in Utah at the annual Utah 100 awards ceremony presented by the MountainWest Capital Network. (See links to other press coverage after the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct26	Podango: Apple Threat? Devin Thorpe October 26, 2006 Yesterday I had breakfast with Chris Knudsen of Podango. Great guy. Interesting company. I wonder if Podango is a threat to Apple Computer, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AAPL) stranglehold over podcasting. I put a few questions to him for the record. ... Continue Reading Posted at 3:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct24	MoneyTree Report from PWC Shows Increase in VC Fundings Devin Thorpe October 24, 2006 PricewaterhouseCoopers just released its quarterly MoneyTreeTM report of venture capital deals for the third quarter of 2006, showing a somewhat larger increase in deals than reported by VentureOne yesterday.The MoneyTree report, prepared in part by the National Venture Capital Association... Continue Reading Posted at 10:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct23	Venture Financings Up Slightly Devin Thorpe October 23, 2006 Venture One and Ernst & Young report today that venture capital financings in the third quarter of 2006 were up slightly from the third quarter of 2005.The number of deals increased to 593 in Q3 2006 from 568 in the... Continue Reading Posted at 11:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct22	Sriram Viswanathan of Intel Predicts Mobile Media Will Have Internet Scale Impact Devin Thorpe October 22, 2006 Yesterday, I attended the Silicon Valley-China Wireless Conference. The keynote speaker today was Sriram Viswanathan, Managing Director of Intel Capital (yes, a subsidiary of Intel Corporation - Nasdaq: INTC), who has invested heavily in wireless.His primary theme was that wimax... Continue Reading Posted at 11:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct19	Silicon Valley Visit Devin Thorpe October 19, 2006 Well, I'm off to Silicon Valley for the next two days. I'm looking forward to the pleasant weather (it's been cold here in Utah) and some great meetings.I have a few moments unscheduled tomorrow. Let me know if you have... Continue Reading Posted at 3:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct18	Seventh Reason to Go Private: Easier Audits Devin Thorpe October 18, 2006 The seventh reason to go or remain private is easier audits.In a public company, not only is a "404" systems audit required, but other standards tend to be higher. In contrast, if your company is private and planning to stay... Continue Reading Posted at 7:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct17	MWCN Utah 100 Devin Thorpe October 17, 2006 Every year, the MountainWest Capital Network seeks out and identifies the fastest growing companies in Utah. The MWCN recognizes companies in three separate categories: Revenue, Emerging Elite and Utah 100.Revenue: These are the 15 companies that have grown the most... Continue Reading Posted at 10:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct16	MWCN on KCPW Devin Thorpe October 16, 2006 On Wednesday morning I'll be in the KCPW studio taking call for the semi-annual pledge drive. I do this as part of the MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN). The directors and officers of MWCN will be helping out with the fundraising... Continue Reading Posted at 10:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct12	A Note On YouTube: I Told You So Devin Thorpe October 12, 2006 On February 22, 2006, (about 30 years ago in YouTube years) I posted the following: YouTube may be the easiest to use new web site I've visted in a long time. This is going to be big. It will be... Continue Reading Posted at 11:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct11	Sixth Reason to Go Private: Recruiting Devin Thorpe October 11, 2006 The sixth reason to go or remain private is to improve recruiting.The question of public or private impacts recruiting in four areas: Options: Options are effectively more expensive to grant in public companies because the users of financial statements have... Continue Reading Posted at 9:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 9	Father of Utah's Information Technology Industry, Ray Noorda, Dies Devin Thorpe October 9, 2006 Ray Noorda, credited by many as the founder of Utah's information technology industry, died today. Mr. Noorda founded Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) in 1983 and ran the company until 1994. After his retirement, he founded the Canopy Group, a information technology... Continue Reading Posted at 10:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fifth Reason to Go Private: Liquidity Devin Thorpe October 9, 2006 The fifth reason to go or remain private is liquidity.OK. I'm cheating a bit. Shareholder liquidity is often greater in public companies, but there are more and more ways to get liquidity in private companies.Private company shareholders can access cash... Continue Reading Posted at 7:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Hire HireVue for Hiring Devin Thorpe October 9, 2006 Last month we used HireVue for selecting our new Operations Manager. I've posted about Ryan Money and HireVue here before, but for the sake of a quick review, HireVue is a company that conducts virtual interviews for employers. This makes... Continue Reading Posted at 4:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 6	Google in Talks to Buy YouTube for $1.6 Billion Devin Thorpe October 6, 2006 The Wall Street Journal reports that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is in Talks to buy YouTube for $1.6 billion.This is an incredible story. Started less than two years ago with relatively simple code, the creation of that kind of value is... Continue Reading Posted at 6:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Breakfast On Devin: Monday, October 30-Update Devin Thorpe October 6, 2006 10/18 Update: Two slots leftOK. My last "Breakfast On Devin" worked great. I call this "Breakfast On Devin" for both of the obvious reasons: 1) I'm buying breakfast2) I'm spilling breakfast on myself On October 30, 2006, we'll have our... Continue Reading Posted at 8:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 5	Nanotechnology Devin Thorpe October 5, 2006 Today I attended a conference on Nanotechnology at the University of Utah called NanoUtah 2006. This was a statewide conference including scientists from Utah State University and Brigham Young University in addition to the University of Utah.The welcome to the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 4	Fourth Reason to Go Private: Control Devin Thorpe October 4, 2006 The fourth reason to go or remain private is control. In public companies, the required structure of a Board of Directors now requires a majority of independent members. Compensation and audit committees must be fully independent. These are appropriate structures... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 2	Third Reason to Go Private: Access To Capital Devin Thorpe October 2, 2006 The third reason to go or remain private is access to capital. This axiom applies to the smallest companies among those that are or are seeking to go public. In broad strokes, it applies less to companies with more than... Continue Reading Posted at 10:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Oct31	Google's Acquisition Trail Devin Thorpe October 31, 2006 Know More: Acquisition, Buying a Business 2.0, Buying a Business Pete Abilla, a Utah blogger, has built an interesting little mashup that tracks the history of Google's acquisitions. I've met and, you guessed it, ate breakfast with Pete. He's an interesting guy. Google now has its own center of gravity. Entrepreneurs are both focused on being worthy of Google's largess and afraid of being crushed into oblivion by it. In any case, it's good to be Google, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) Posted at 7:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct31	A Little (Too Much) Power Devin Thorpe October 31, 2006 My father, who in his seventies is getting more computer literate every day, sent me the link to this YouTube video.I think this video demonstrates an egregious abuse or at least misuse of power. This interests me, in part, because... Continue Reading Posted at 3:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct30	Wayne Brown Institute Accepting Submissions for February Conference Devin Thorpe October 30, 2006 The Wayne Brown Institute is now accepting submissions for the February Investors Choice Conference. The conference features some of the top emerging companies in the West, giving them the opportunity to meet with key venture capital firms in a live... Continue Reading Posted at 9:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct27	Breakfast on Devin - Monday October 30, 2006 Devin Thorpe October 27, 2006 Once in a while, my plan is about once each quarter, I take the world to breakfast and call it "Breakfast On Devin." Note, most people don't show up--which is good because the table will only hold six of us--one... Continue Reading Posted at 4:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Thorpe Capital Group Ranks as 44th Fastest Growing Company in Utah Devin Thorpe October 27, 2006 As reported by Connect Magazine, Thorpe Capital Group was recognized yesterday as the 44th fastest growing company in Utah at the annual Utah 100 awards ceremony presented by the MountainWest Capital Network. (See links to other press coverage after the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct26	Podango: Apple Threat? Devin Thorpe October 26, 2006 Yesterday I had breakfast with Chris Knudsen of Podango. Great guy. Interesting company. I wonder if Podango is a threat to Apple Computer, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AAPL) stranglehold over podcasting. I put a few questions to him for the record. ... Continue Reading Posted at 3:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct24	MoneyTree Report from PWC Shows Increase in VC Fundings Devin Thorpe October 24, 2006 PricewaterhouseCoopers just released its quarterly MoneyTreeTM report of venture capital deals for the third quarter of 2006, showing a somewhat larger increase in deals than reported by VentureOne yesterday.The MoneyTree report, prepared in part by the National Venture Capital Association... Continue Reading Posted at 10:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct23	Venture Financings Up Slightly Devin Thorpe October 23, 2006 Venture One and Ernst & Young report today that venture capital financings in the third quarter of 2006 were up slightly from the third quarter of 2005.The number of deals increased to 593 in Q3 2006 from 568 in the... Continue Reading Posted at 11:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct22	Sriram Viswanathan of Intel Predicts Mobile Media Will Have Internet Scale Impact Devin Thorpe October 22, 2006 Yesterday, I attended the Silicon Valley-China Wireless Conference. The keynote speaker today was Sriram Viswanathan, Managing Director of Intel Capital (yes, a subsidiary of Intel Corporation - Nasdaq: INTC), who has invested heavily in wireless.His primary theme was that wimax... Continue Reading Posted at 11:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct19	Silicon Valley Visit Devin Thorpe October 19, 2006 Well, I'm off to Silicon Valley for the next two days. I'm looking forward to the pleasant weather (it's been cold here in Utah) and some great meetings.I have a few moments unscheduled tomorrow. Let me know if you have... Continue Reading Posted at 3:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct18	Seventh Reason to Go Private: Easier Audits Devin Thorpe October 18, 2006 The seventh reason to go or remain private is easier audits.In a public company, not only is a "404" systems audit required, but other standards tend to be higher. In contrast, if your company is private and planning to stay... Continue Reading Posted at 7:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct17	MWCN Utah 100 Devin Thorpe October 17, 2006 Every year, the MountainWest Capital Network seeks out and identifies the fastest growing companies in Utah. The MWCN recognizes companies in three separate categories: Revenue, Emerging Elite and Utah 100.Revenue: These are the 15 companies that have grown the most... Continue Reading Posted at 10:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct16	MWCN on KCPW Devin Thorpe October 16, 2006 On Wednesday morning I'll be in the KCPW studio taking call for the semi-annual pledge drive. I do this as part of the MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN). The directors and officers of MWCN will be helping out with the fundraising... Continue Reading Posted at 10:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct12	A Note On YouTube: I Told You So Devin Thorpe October 12, 2006 On February 22, 2006, (about 30 years ago in YouTube years) I posted the following: YouTube may be the easiest to use new web site I've visted in a long time. This is going to be big. It will be... Continue Reading Posted at 11:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct11	Sixth Reason to Go Private: Recruiting Devin Thorpe October 11, 2006 The sixth reason to go or remain private is to improve recruiting.The question of public or private impacts recruiting in four areas: Options: Options are effectively more expensive to grant in public companies because the users of financial statements have... Continue Reading Posted at 9:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 9	Father of Utah's Information Technology Industry, Ray Noorda, Dies Devin Thorpe October 9, 2006 Ray Noorda, credited by many as the founder of Utah's information technology industry, died today. Mr. Noorda founded Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) in 1983 and ran the company until 1994. After his retirement, he founded the Canopy Group, a information technology... Continue Reading Posted at 10:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fifth Reason to Go Private: Liquidity Devin Thorpe October 9, 2006 The fifth reason to go or remain private is liquidity.OK. I'm cheating a bit. Shareholder liquidity is often greater in public companies, but there are more and more ways to get liquidity in private companies.Private company shareholders can access cash... Continue Reading Posted at 7:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Hire HireVue for Hiring Devin Thorpe October 9, 2006 Last month we used HireVue for selecting our new Operations Manager. I've posted about Ryan Money and HireVue here before, but for the sake of a quick review, HireVue is a company that conducts virtual interviews for employers. This makes... Continue Reading Posted at 4:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 6	Google in Talks to Buy YouTube for $1.6 Billion Devin Thorpe October 6, 2006 The Wall Street Journal reports that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) is in Talks to buy YouTube for $1.6 billion.This is an incredible story. Started less than two years ago with relatively simple code, the creation of that kind of value is... Continue Reading Posted at 6:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Breakfast On Devin: Monday, October 30-Update Devin Thorpe October 6, 2006 10/18 Update: Two slots leftOK. My last "Breakfast On Devin" worked great. I call this "Breakfast On Devin" for both of the obvious reasons: 1) I'm buying breakfast2) I'm spilling breakfast on myself On October 30, 2006, we'll have our... Continue Reading Posted at 8:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 5	Nanotechnology Devin Thorpe October 5, 2006 Today I attended a conference on Nanotechnology at the University of Utah called NanoUtah 2006. This was a statewide conference including scientists from Utah State University and Brigham Young University in addition to the University of Utah.The welcome to the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 4	Fourth Reason to Go Private: Control Devin Thorpe October 4, 2006 The fourth reason to go or remain private is control. In public companies, the required structure of a Board of Directors now requires a majority of independent members. Compensation and audit committees must be fully independent. These are appropriate structures... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct 2	Third Reason to Go Private: Access To Capital Devin Thorpe October 2, 2006 The third reason to go or remain private is access to capital. This axiom applies to the smallest companies among those that are or are seeking to go public. In broad strokes, it applies less to companies with more than... Continue Reading Posted at 10:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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