(This is the second of a two part post.  The first part contains a profile of a startup.  This part contains numbers and analysis related to that startup.) First, some background.  I became interested in the mobile coupon business space a few years back when I started thinking about how mobile coupons could effectively be [...]

The weather in New York has turned nice and I’ve been biking a lot lately. And I’ve been thinking about biking a lot too since Transportation Alternatives held their 8th Annual NYC Commuter Race last week. The race pits Bike vs. Taxi vs. Subway to see which gets a morning commuter to work the fastest.  [...]

(This blog post was featured in Silicon Alley Insider’s 10 Things Investors Need To Know Before OpenTable’s IPO) Online restaurant reservations company OpenTable filed for an IPO on Friday, revealing their finances for the world to see.  The SEC filing contains all the financial figures you would expect: revenue, expenses breakdown, details of the public [...]

Spend 10 minutes with me and I’ll mention Yelp multiple times. I guess you would say I’m a Yelp evangelist.  A member of the Yelp Elite Squad and frequent attendee at Yelp NYC events, I have even given Yelp’s app a coveted spot on the front screen of my iPhone.  And it warms my heart [...]