Today’s roundtable, as usual, was an international affair, with entrepreneurs presenting from different parts of the US, India, Israel, and many other geographies. Before I share what we heard from them today, I want to highlight an important aspe...
One unique aspect of a trademark license agreement is the requirement that the license contain provisions allowing the trademark owner to dictate the quality level of the goods and/or services offered by the licensee under the trademark. The chall...
Following the phenomenal growth of Dropbox and Evernote, many companies are now trying to figure out whether to implement the freemium business model and if so, how to do it successfully. After studying this topic thoroughly and talking to many en...
Today’s roundtable was co-hosted with the Jacksonville Startup Weekend. For the uninitiated, Startup Weekends are 54-hour events where entrepreneurs come together to pitch ideas, form teams, and learn best practices. This past weekend, the Jackson...
The current controversy over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), also known as U.S. House Bill 3261, is highly disturbing on several levels, and the actual bill might be the least of our worries, in the long-term. I am against piracy, but I’m also ...
The year started out with predictions for the “Year of the App” but 2011 was really all about Freemium as free apps dominated the app marketplaces and mobile advertising began to mature beyond static banners. Everyone does it so why fight the tren...
In-app purchases are on pace to generate 64 percent of total mobile application revenues in 2015, up from 39 percent in 2011, according to information and analysis provider IHS Screen Digest. The firm adds that in-app purchase revenues will rise t...
If you want to find an example of freemium marketing at its finest, then look no further than meetingburner.com. These guys are attempting to make online meetings fun and It may very well happen, in part because of a great interface, and their ino...
The Canadian gaming sector has risen to become one of the strongest in the world and leaders like Albert Lai of Kontagent and Alex Sakiz of Gamerizon are examples of how multi-million dollar gaming dreams can become reality in Canada. A lot of cre...
January is the frugal month. Here's how I'm getting by. As December festivities give way to January bills it's worth celebrating how the online world has turned the annual resolution to be more frugal into an opportunity to explore a wealth of fre...
Today’s roundtable brought some core issues up for debate regarding media startups that are focusing largely on Content and Community features and expecting to get funded. So, I would like to take some time to offer a broad overview on the topic a...
I write The Digital Life, a monthly tech column in our sister Condé Nast magazine, GQ. This is my column from last month's issue (dated January). To subscribe to GQ, click here. The trouble with business books is that they don't update in real tim...
