8 posts and columns on benchmark

Dibs! Obscure Marketplace Company Nabs Former DoubleClick CEO David Rosenblatt.

in Commerce on November 3, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

The low profile of online luxury marketplace 1stdibs evaporates today, with the appointment of David Rosenblatt as CEO and an injection of capital from high-profile Silicon Valley venture firm Benchmark.
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Got Broadband? Not Sure? There's a Map for That.

in Enterprise on February 17, 2011 at 2:30 pm PT

It took two years and $350 million, but America now has a detailed map showing where all its broadband Internet connections are and where they are not.

The Facebook Hedgehog Mascot (And Yelp Competitor) That Never Was

in Social on January 31, 2011 at 9:53 am PT

Early in its life, Facebook explored making a hedgehog its mascot at the urging of founding president Sean Parker, according to another early Facebook employee.

Paul Graham’s Y Combinator Start-Ups Strut Their Stuff and Investors Eat It Up

in Media on March 25, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

Meet the man who runs Silicon Valley’s most exclusive school: A three-month start-up crash course. You don’t get a diploma, but there’s a good chance you’ll end up with something more valuable.

Nokia’s Finnish Forest-Themed Flagship Store Felled

in News on December 8, 2009 at 5:36 am PT

According to company lore, the design of Nokia’s flagship store on London’s Regent Street was “inspired by the forests of Finland.” And, evidently, like the forests of Finland, it was a cold, empty place. Because less than two years after opening it, Nokia is shuttering the shop.
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Analyst: 750,000 iPhones Sold Last Weekend

in News on June 22, 2009 at 4:40 am PT

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster was right. The iPhone 3GS didn’t sell as well as the iPhone 3G did during its launch weekend last year. But it did quite a bit better than he thought. In an investment note issued this morning, Munster estimated the company sold 750,000 iPhones over the weekend.
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Has the Great Online Ad Comeback Already Stalled?

in Media on June 18, 2009 at 3:33 am PT

Are you one of those types who gets nervous when lots of people start announcing that the worst is over and that happy days are here again, or at least on the way? Then you’ll be reassured by a couple of recent research notes warning that the online ad comeback we’ve been hearing about has been postponed.
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Business Models Are Overrated! Twitter Raises Another $35 Million

in Media on February 13, 2009 at 11:35 am PT

See! Twitter did have news to report this week–but not about its elusive business model. The Web 2.0 microblogging-messaging platform everyone (or at least some of us) loves to obsess about has raised another $35 million.