Unlike its successful e-commerce cousin, eBay, Keen doesn't facilitate the sale of goods. The business to consumer market has been a tough one for many companies, but we've been watching Open Table , a Web site that caters to restaurants. We visit the headquarters to talk with CEO Stuart Wolff about home and team building.
Many people learn from success, but some say the greater learning comes from failure.
Kate Delhagen , research analyst at Forrester Research, has seen both. But as the market quickly changed, she discovered the hard way that nothing is as easy as it seems. Now that she's back at Forrester, we look at what Delhagen learned in the trenches, and how the experience has made her a better analyst. This is no small feat. All of the original founders except chief executive Nirav Tolia have retired, but Tolia predicts the fresh round of funding will take Epinions to profitability.