Just two months after it pulled the plug on the massive Ford Excursion, the Detroit News said the automaker is preparing to unveil a vehicle tentatively called the “Ford Everest.”
“Excursion was just too much. It went overboard,” Joe Langley, and analyst with CSM Worldwide, told the newspaper. “But there’s still a market for a (jumbo) SUV.”
The Excursion, launched in 2000, was quickly dubbed the Ford Valdez by critics; and Ford (down $0.02 to $8.16, Research) ended production earlier this year as gas prices topped $3 a gallon.
Daily Archives: December 12, 2005
VC’s Survey Opportunities
What about future trends, asked Sahlman. Many venture capitalists made money in enterprise software, until the space was saturated. Will venture capitalists have an impact in fields relating to healthcare, education, and the environment—all areas that show a great demand for new solutions?
“Clean energy is big on the West Coast,” said Reiss. “Venture capitalists haven’t traditionally invested in those areas that you mentioned . . . but given the amount of money that’s in the business, somebody is going to try, and somebody will be right.”
Fidelity Investments Podcast
Podcasts go mainstream – fast:
Is this the right move for you? If so, what does it take to be a successful RIA? What challenges lie ahead? And what steps should you take to prepare for a seamless transition to running your own firm? Listen to this program to gain answers to these and many more questions about what it takes to establish an RIA.
Fibre in Fitchburg
Props to TDS for taking the plunge locally. TDS’s fibre to the home service supports 10mbps down and 4mpbs upstream. Not a bad start. Jeff Richgels . Bundles range from $64 to $89/month.
David Eisenberg notes the need for net neutrality amongst the telco’s.