As the dot com bubble was crashing Reid Hoffman was an executive at PayPal, and he was one of the few people in Silicon Valley having a good year. Once PayPal sold to eBay in 2002, Hoffman quit and had some free time on his hands. He was torn between inve
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China’s decision to raise energy prices is having far-reaching implications across many markets today.China’s action helps explain why crude prices were falling this morning despite the attack on Shell’s facilities in Nigeria. Once rumors of the China pri
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The tech sector is enjoying a reprieve today, but obviously it’s been tough sledding since late 2007.Darren Chervitz, co-manager of the Jacob Internet Fund, has long had a cautious approach due to concerns about the U.S. economy, inflation, and the credit
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Take-Two Interactive is “doing as well as they’ve done, ever,” says Darren Chervitz, co-manager of the Jacob Internet Fund, whose largest position is in the videogame maker’s stock.Chervitz does not deny there is downside risk to Take-Two should
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John Donahoe can expect an earful from sellers at eBay’s Live conference, which starts today in Chicago.In addition to slowing active user growth, eBay is facing a revolt from sellers who stopped a strike but are still irate over recent fee increases, the
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China’s Shanghai Composite tumbled 6.5% overnight and has now fallen 11 of the past 12 trading days. With the index now down more than 50% from its all-time high in October, it’s clear the conventional wisdom about China “holding up” the market
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A lot was made of LinkedIn’s funding announcement today and its new $1 billion valuation. I decided to head over to LinkedIn’s headquarters in Mountain View to ask Reid Hoffman what he thought.Hoffman, the co-founder and former CEO of LinkedIn, now serves
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When Electronic Arts extended its takeover bid for Take-Two yesterday, many observers were hit with a case of déjà vu. That’s understandable because this is now the fourth time EA has extended the bid, which remains at $25.74, and which Take
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