I often get asked, "How do I get a meeting with a VC?" Here is my slightly tongue-in-cheek view.
In our 21st Century society, I'll be cautiously optimistic that a well-intentioned CPUC will recognize the value dynamic new smartphone apps such as SideCar bring to the table.
When the 900-page-plus Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted my first reaction was simple relief that the political spectacle had finally ended. My second was that implementation the largest health system overhaul since the 1960s, would be a fiasco.
For all the ideas I implemented, there have always been a dozen more I thought about that others also later thought about -- and made a killing implementing them. Feeling the atmosphere in business terms and making predictions is a talent one is born with.
How to build regional entrepreneurial communities has just gotten its first "here's how to do it" book.
I've crudely plotted Facebook's user growth in an old notebook, ignoring all sorts of factors that I don't know: attrition rate, macroeconomics, tech scalability, global warming, and the number of cat videos on the Internet.
Two Silicon Valley technology conferences in mid-September came up with opposing headlines, not unlike two colliding neutron stars. They are also contrarian coming from two elite members of the venture capital community.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After being turned down by many investors over the last four years, South Korean film producer Choi Yong-bae said it feels...
I cannot speak for other angel investors, but I'll explain what it takes to get me to invest. The following snippets are based on actual meetings I've had over the past eight months with developers seeking funding for their ventures.
I wanted to highlight three companies taking a new approach to starting and funding technology startups: Betaworks, Casual Corp, and Innovation Endeavours.
Failure is a big part of the startup game. When investors bet on fledgling companies, most of them know that the risk is high -- but few knew it was t...
About three-quarters of venture-backed firms in the U.S. don't return investors' capital, according to recent research by Shikhar Ghosh, a senior lect...
In addition to Romney's appalling lack of understanding of what Americans do not pay federal income taxes and why, the symptoms of this "victim"-hood he so deplores were in large part created by the practices of Wall Street types like him and Marc Leder.
Among the many benefits of embracing platform thinking, innovation happens faster, costs less, and reaches more people. I recently sat down with Adrian C. Ott, a corporate adviser and award-winning author of The 24-Hour Customer.
Technology accelerators and incubators have sprung up around L.A., making it easier for a new entrepreneurs and seasoned Hollywood executives alike to quit their jobs and pursue the startup dream.
There is an urgent need for investment in new technologies in America. We must oppose the "No More Solyndras Act."
Mitt Romney is running for president on the record of his experience as a job creator in the private equity and venture capital industry. So, the issue of inclusion, or lack thereof, should be center stage. What is Romney's record on economic inclusion?
We're at the start of a major shift in the way technology startups are funded. Open-source technology, cloud computing, and online distribution have made it cheaper than ever to build a product and get customers.
Before you starting to talk to a VC, make sure you know what the rules of the game are.
Little stories are scattered througout the media suggesting inquiries into the methods used to determine the pre-IPO valuation of Facebook. But the real surprise is that nobody is outraged over the big cash-outs that investors and former founders are taking.
Venture capital is about capturing the value between the startup phase and the public company phase. Others should be focused on capturing the value post the public offering.
In the wake of the financial crisis, Millenials trust themselves more than big business or government. They want to have a concrete impact and control over their lives, and see their own ventures as an avenue.
By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As consumer Internet shares plummet, venture capital firms find themselves fending off incre...
By Major Tian It may not sound as flashy as social media, but healthcare is becoming a new star in Silicon Valley. Driven by the promis...
It's been a surprise to us, as we've launched our women's health and wellness startup, ChickRx,* and become more immersed in the tech entrepreneur community, that there seems to be quite a bit of herd mentality regarding what a tech startup should look like.
