Bernard Moon
Bernard Moon is vice president of the Lunsford Group, a private holding company consisting of entities in real estate, technology, media, research and consulting. He blogs at Silicon Moon.
Recent Posts
Sustainability: The ‘must have’ holy grail
(Editor’s note: Bernard Moon is vice president of the Lunsford Group. He contributed this story to VentureBeat.)
When I was a kid, Atari dominated the gaming scene. Sure, Mattel’s Intellivision and Coleco’s Colecovision had their loyalists, but to the general public, when you mentioned video games,… Continue Reading
Is your product a “must have” or “nice to have”?
(Editor’s note: Bernard Moon is vice president of the Lunsford Group. He contributed this story to VentureBeat.)
With the downturn in the economy, more and more people are thinking about launching a new business or company. Whether you’re in the idea generation stage or have already… Continue Reading
Startup Fundraising 101
Back in 1998 during our first startup, ViewPlus, my co-founder (and close friend) Jimmy Kim and I went through the usual hardships of begging for money from friends and family, digging into our piggy banks and signing up for credit cards like they were lotto… Continue Reading
Tech trends for 2009 — this time global
[Editor's note: A look ahead to the major trends sweeping tech in the year to come. Do you agree with Lunsford Group's Bernard Moon? Share your own thoughts and predictions below.]
Last year, I limited my predictions to the U.S. market. But the global economic meltdown… Continue Reading
Want to be the next Google? Create enduring values
[Editor's note: This is an op-ed piece by Bernard Moon, vice president of holding company The Lunsford Group.]
Last week I was having lunch with a senior person involved with Facebook and asked him about the recent departure of some of their key people. His response:… Continue Reading
U.S. tech trends for 2008
[Editor's note: This is an Op-Ed piece by Bernard Moon, an entrepreneur who blogs at Silicon Moon. It's time to hear from an entrepreneur, as we've already heard from the VCs; see here and here.]
A couple of months ago, my wife and I visited Seoul,… Continue Reading
Life after Facebook, and the coming “Dark Period”
[Editor's note: This is an Op-Ed by Bernard Moon, co-founder for GoingOn Networks.
Apologies to Bernard for not publishing this sooner. He submitted this piece before Ballmer's recent statement about Facebook being a fad, and he goes into more depth about why this is so.]… Continue Reading
Funny or Die — and the challenge to the Long Tail
A marriage between Silicon Valley and Hollywood talent led to the birth last month of a video start-up Funny or Die. What took YouTube to do in six months, Funny or Die did in six days.
Its traffic exploded after the release of its first 2-minute… Continue Reading