Finance Roundtable

As I chronicled in my last post about Fannie Mae's Golden Goose, the struggles of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were clearly putting to the test the bond market's long held assumption that both companies had the implicit backing of the US Government and were "too big to ...

As I chronicled in my last post about Fannie Mae's Golden Goose, the struggles of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were clearly putting to the test the bond market's long held assumption that both companies had the implicit backing of the US Government and were "too big to ...

In the mid 1990???s I spent over a year as part of a team consulting to Fannie Mae.  Given that they have been in the news a bit over the last few days, I thought it might be interesting to pass along a few observations that initially crystallized during ...

In the mid 1990’s I spent over a year as part of a team consulting to Fannie Mae.  Given that they have been in the news a bit over the last few days, I though it might be interesting to pass along a few observations that initially crystallized during ...

Wigix is launching its public beta today and the world of online auctions, indeed the world of "stuff" in general may never be the same.  As an early investor in Wigix and an avid fan of its team and concept I want to congratulate the Wigix team on ...

Wow.  Infospace reported earnings today and the stock was off 14%.  But that's not what's making me say "wow".  What's making me say "wow" is that I took this opportunity to take a look at Infospace's 2007 "earnings" report and I have to say I am impressed ...

Wow.  Infospace reported earnings today and the stock was off 14%.  But that's not what's making me say "wow".  What's making me say "wow" is that I took this opportunity to take a look at Infospace's 2007 "earnings" report and I have to say I am impressed ...

Wigix is launching its public beta today and the world of online auctions, indeed the world of "stuff" in general may never be the same.  As an early investor in Wigix and an avid fan of its team and concept I want to congratulate the Wigix team on ...

I’ve recently been involved in helping a couple companies with their first major round of VC financing.  It’s actually been pretty interesting for me because I have histroically been on the other side of the table.  In addition to generating several stories worthy of “The Funded” and getting a better appreciation of the trials ...

I’ve recently been involved in helping a couple companies with their first major round of VC financing.  It’s actually been pretty interesting for me because I have histroically been on the other side of the table.  In addition to generating several stories worthy of “The Funded” and getting a better appreciation of the trials ...