Dealmakers on Twitter

 

@Convertbond
Lawrence McDonald is a former Lehman Brothers Inc. distressed debt and convertible securities trader, author of the new "Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers" and a self-proclaimed "colossal failure of common sense."
Why Follow? Great insights on trading and nuggets of wisdom about where the economy is headed.

@EpicureanDeal
The Epicurean Dealmaker is a New York dealmaker that facilitates, justifies and advises parties on M&A transactions -- when not advising against them.
Why Follow? Amusing commentary on financial news and regulatory reform.

@johnbattelle
John Battelle is the first publisher of Wired and The Industry Standard, and he has been running an ad agency for blogs and other niche publishers called Federated Media.
Why Follow? Inspirational sayings and links on the future of the media industry.

@timoreilly
Tim O'Reilly is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media and the guy who coined the term Web 2.0 at a San Francisco conference he hosted in 2004.
Why Follow? If you are a technology and education geek, you will love his posts.

@MCuban
Mark Cuban is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team and chairman of HDNet.
Why Follow? Because he is still venting about the SEC filing an insider trading suit against him. He also twhines about refs' calls that go against his team, which results in fines from the NBA.

Thanks to The Deal's Tom Groppe for his recommendations; you can follow him @dealscape. You can follow our colleagues Mary Kathleen Flynn, who covers technology companies and their investors, @MKFlynn, and Nathaniel Baker, who covers the middle market, @natbaker. Follow me @newsgirlmw -- and be sure to include your #followfriday recommendations. - Maria Woehr

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