Founded in the early 2000s as “Grouper” the company streams movies, television shows, and some original programming over a wide variety of hardware platforms. Grouper was purchased by Sony Entertainment in 2007 and rebranded as Crackle after the purchase. With Sony’s support, the ‘channel’ has access to a large library of video product from both… Continue reading What’s Wrong with Crackle.com
Category: Startups
Company Operating Tenets
I like companies / owners / executives that have and operating under tenets that the entire roster of personnel at a company understand and embrace. Of course, you won’t see the employees rallying around the mission if they don’t see executives “walking the walk” as well as “talking the talk”. I saw this list… Continue reading Company Operating Tenets
Are You Contemplating Becoming an Angel?
(Caveat: I am not an attorney, accountant, or licensed professional in any regard; before contemplating any financial transaction, you should seek the advice of trusted professionals. The following is strictly my opinion.) I saw an interesting deal this week which didn’t make me very happy. A second stage start-up that I am aware of filed… Continue reading Are You Contemplating Becoming an Angel?
Start-up Advice You Didn’t Ask For
I hear from a gaggle of start-ups every week, from all over the planet. Some are seeking money, some advice, some want team members. Everybody is bootstrapping these days, it not only has to do with the relative difficulty of finding money, but also the current trend of flipping prior to VC involvement. If one… Continue reading Start-up Advice You Didn’t Ask For