9 posts and columns on bills

Godspeed on That Investing Thing, Yertle–But I Still Have Some Questions for Your Boss, Arianna

in News on April 28, 2011 at 10:19 am PT

Would it surprise you to know that BoomTown doesn’t really care anymore if TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington sidelines as a blogger while he makes investments in tech companies his tech news site covers? Especially after reading his post yesterday that made a good argument about who he is and, frankly, who he has always been. But that does not mean his boss, AOL content head Arianna Huffington, doesn’t have some ‘splainin’ to do.

Investors Write Doxo a $10 Million Check to Help Eliminate Paper Bills

in Commerce on February 15, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

Doxo, which is trying to help customers and companies go paperless, has raised $10 million in a second round of funding.

Most Top Banks Have an App for That

in Commerce on January 26, 2011 at 9:50 am PT

The era of being afraid to bank on mobile phones seems over–at least from the banks’ point of view.

A Delay for the Daily: Apple, News Corp. Push Back Launch Date

in Media on January 13, 2011 at 5:18 pm PT

Turns out you’ll have to wait a bit longer to see The Daily, Rupert Murdoch’s long-awaited iPad news service. Apple and News Corp. have made a joint decision to push back next week’s planned launch. The delay is supposed to give Apple time to tweak its new iTunes subscription service.

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Another Personal-Finance Site Runs Out Of Money

in News on November 8, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Rudder Inc. launched two years ago among a crop of promising personal-finance start-ups including Mint Software Inc. and Wesabe Inc. While Mint went on to a successful exit, selling to Intuit Inc. for about $170 million, Rudder has joined Wesabe as a Web 2.0 flameout.

The Numbers Behind the World’s Fastest-Growing Web Site: YouTube’s Finances Revealed

in Media on March 19, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

Life before Google for Chad Hurley and Steve Chen: Lots of users, not much revenue, and big costs that got bigger every month. Don’t try this at home!

Another Big Bet on Mobile Payments: Boku Raises $25 Million

in Media on January 19, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

Is there big money in mobile payments–systems that let people buy stuff using their phones? Not yet, perhaps. But investors are betting there will be. Latest example: Boku, a mobile payment start-up that raised $13 million last June, has added another $25 million via a C round led by DAG Ventures. Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures and Khosla Ventures are all re-upping.
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Amazon Shows Time Value of Money

in News on October 29, 2009 at 12:46 pm PT

Just how long can Amazon put off paying its bills? It’s no secret that Amazon’s financial success is partly based on its ability to take in money for selling merchandise before it has to pay suppliers for those goods. But lately Amazon has gone one better: steadily lengthening the time it takes to pay suppliers. That has been a factor behind the retailer’s soaring cash flow.

Spotify Promises a TV Service (in Sweden, of Course)

in Media on October 8, 2009 at 5:15 am PT

Spotify, the streaming music service Americans love talking about but can’t actually use, has given us even more to chat about: The company now promises to roll out some sort of TV service…some day. Where? In Sweden, of course, which is where Spotify started, and which acts as a sort of test lab/best-case-scenario provider for the service.
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