Media, Press and Speeches
On occassion I have given interviews to the press and have made presentations and speeches. Some of the topics I enjoy discussing include digital media, Internet, venture capital, entrepreneurship and investment banking. I have also spoken on both U.S. and Asian topics.
RECENT NEWS ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS:
The New Online Stock: Web Site Names, The New York Times, February 2008
Silicon Valley Should Withstand Next Bust, The Wall Street Journal, November 2007
Venture Capital Goes Big: Start-Up Angels Fill Void As Buyout Frenzy Fades; Carlyle’s Large Fund, The Wall Street Journal, October 2007
Which No-Name Startup is Making a Name for Itself with Hollywood’s Anti-Piracy Police, Business Week, June 2007
Digital Media of the Future, The Dealmaker, July 2006
Taxicab Interview with David Liu, The Dealmaker, June 2006
Chinese IPOs Stick Close To Home, The Wall Street Journal, March 2006
Media Investing’s New Thing: Web 2.0, IDD, February 2006
NASDAQ Reaps Asian Windfall, The Wall Street Journal, February 2006
Tech Companies ‘Re-Potting’ in US, CBS Marketwatch, January 2006
Baidu: “We’ve Seen This Movie Before”, Business Week, August 2005
There’s More Where Baidu Came From, Business Week, August 2005
Google Hovers as Baidu Readies IPO, The Deal, July 2005
China’s Global Urge to Merge, Business Week, July 2005
Tech Opportunities in China, The Red Herring, April 2005
Tech IPOs Find Launching Pad, The Wall Street Journal, April 2005
Tech Firms Seek Stability in Arms of Institutional Investors, The Wall Street Journal, August 2004
RECENT SPEECHES:
Jefferies Internet Conference, Jefferies & Company, Inc., February 2008
Trends for 2008, DomainFest, January 2008
Fireside Chat: Fueling Web 2.0 - Review of Financing and Exits in Digital Media Today, TiEcon 2007, May 2007
Can Copyright and DRM be Fair and Balanced?, OnHollywood 2007, May 2007
Jefferies Internet Conference: Data Driven Performance Marketing, Jefferies & Company, Inc., February 2007
Jefferies Internet Conference: Video Symposium, Jefferies & Company, Inc., February 2007
Ask The Experts: Venture Capital and Capital Market Trends, DomainFest, February 2007
The Exit, Dow Jones Venture Capital Conference, December 2006
Technology Trends, FRA’s 2nd Annual Investing in China & India, June 2006
Opportunities in Chinese Wireless: Wireless Investing - A Wall Street Perspective, SVC Wireless Organization, June 2006
Jefferies Wireless Broadband Conference, Jefferies & Company, Inc., March 2006
The Internet Industry, HBS Asia Business Conference, February 2006
Jefferies Internet Conference, Jefferies & Company, Inc., February 2006
Chinese Company Exit Opportunities: Current U.S. Technology IPO and Cross Border M&A Environment, China Venture Capital Annual Forum, December 2005
Regional Powershifts: The Next Tech Pioneers, The Red Herring Conference, September 2005
Venture Capital, World Economic Forum, September 2005
State of the U.S. Capital Markets, JAFCO Conference, July 2005
Current IPO Market Environment, IBF Venture Capital Conference, June 2005
Exit Strategies For Chinese Technology Companies, China Venture Capital Forum, May 2005
Nurturing The Early Stage Investment Climate in China, World Economic Forum, April 2005
Jefferies Internet Conference, Jefferies & Company, Inc., February 2005
Ready, Set, Exit - Are You Ready For IPO or M&A? What Pre-Public Companies Need to Know in the Sarbanes-Oxley Era, Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs, December 2004
Investing in China: Let’s Talk About The Real Return, China Venture Capital Forum, December 2004
Intellectual Property Protection and Venture Capital Development, China Venture Capital Association, April 2004