Solving The Social Networking Ad Problem

Jason Calacanis, CEO of Mahalo, has a great post about advertising failing on Social Networking sites.  He poses the question: what should social networking sites do to monetize their huge traffic?   Have I got the definitive answer?  Possibly not!  In fact, I can tell you that we’re not working on social networking, precisely because I’m [...]

Is Joost Failing?

Just under a year ago, I wrote about IPTV company, Joost, closing a susbtantial $45M round of VC funding led by Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures (I also wrote about them a month later)  At that time, I was dubious that the timing of the venture was right, and because of that I was unclear [...]

What Is Project X Of Jason Calacanis?

Everyone wants to know what Project X actually is… as in the Project X that Jason Calacanis is working on. Not long to find out - he’s officially launching on 14 July. What do we know so far?
Well, we know that Sequoia Capital is investing (at least, I think we know that). That [...]

Does The Internet Have Enough Juice For Joost?

Joost, the new peer to peer (P2P) television company has just completed a $45M round of financing, led by Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital. It’s a big round of financing, given that it’s so early on in the company’s life. Clearly, they want to get big, fast. It’s not surprising they got [...]