Zahid Lilani – Technology and Social Media

Some provisions in JOBS Act are bothersome

Posted on 30. Mar, 2012 by Zahid Lilani.

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act or JOBS Act recently passed the House then Senate and is now in the House for the final passage. It has bipartisan backing, President Obama supports and Silicon Valley is all for it. That’s all good but from an investor point of view, it’s the worst thing since the repeal [...]

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My AdSense earnings since 2003

Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by Zahid Lilani.

AdSense first came to being in April of 2003 when Google acquired Applied Semantics. I signed up for AdSense in October of 2003 and have used it since to monetize my blogs and websites. I did try few other networks (CJ & LinkShare) but never had any major success. Primarily because they used the banner [...]

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Apple, Now Jobs-Less

Posted on 26. Aug, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

No matter if you are PC or a Mac, chances are, when you heard the news about Steve Jobs’ resignation, you had a reaction. The reaction, negative or positive, was the result of a visionary in technology saying:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties [...]

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SEC Takes Notice of Groupon’s Shady Accounting

Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

In my previous post, I pointed out that Groupon’s accounting doesn’t make sense and it is a gimmick to fool the average investor. Soon behold, SEC is now looking into Groupon’s accounting methods that raised eyebrows among investors and SEC itself.
Here is the problem in plain English.
Groupon’s gross profit accounts for the amount paid to [...]

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10 Reasons Why Groupon IPO is a Bad Deal

Posted on 13. Jun, 2011 by Zahid Lilani.

Gropon filed paperwork to go public (IPO) on June 2, 2011. That’s 24 hours after Google released ‘Offers’ service in Portland, Oregon. Most likely a coincidence but important to mention because it matters in terms of competition; just one of the reasons Groupon IPO is a bad deal.

Here are the 10 Reasons Why Groupon IPO [...]

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