Venture Capital

An inconvenient truth about venture capital
Al Gore aims to save the world as a partner at Kleiner-Perkins. But Manhattan Energy Projects don't grow on Silicon Valley trees
Should I stick with a failing business out of loyalty to my boss?
I could jump ship, but it doesn't quite feel right.
World of Chinese Warcraft
Where Chinese gamers go, the world may follow.
Death of a cheerleader
Red Herring is gone, and so is the boom it chronicled. But the magazine's optimism wasn't misplaced -- it was right on target.
How to win the war: Osama.com!
He's a venture capitalist of terror -- let's seduce him with a PowerPoint pitch, then squander all his moolah on Super Bowl ads!
Score: Men 97, Women 3
Men entrepreneurs still receive almost all the venture capital. What will it take for women to catch up?
"The Leap"
Tom Ashbrook's tale of self-doubt, poverty, marital discord and a $25 million jackpot is just the thing to inspire would-be entrepreneurs to take the start-up plunge.
Silicon Valley's pinup boys
Venture capitalists and start-up founders slip into something comfortable for GQ.
Zen and the art of start-ups
A Silicon Valley rebel gets spiritual about making money in "The Monk and the Riddle."
Can't buy Linux love
The stumbles of a Kleiner Perkins-funded Linux start-up prove that money isn't everything in the world of free software.
Microsoft, Mahir and money, money, money
A software superpower is declared a monopoly, free software rakes in billions and money makes the world go round: The year in tech.
See spot run
Internet firms throwing big money at TV ad campaigns are making an elementary goof.
Adventures in Silicon Valley
Hilarious and incisive, Michael Lewis' "The New New Thing" captures the elusive spirit of Silicon Valley.
Letters to the Editor
Mary Frances Berry talks back, defending KPFA strategy; Cintra Wilson is "simplistic and condescending; differentiating between self-love and self-absorption.
The Hollywoodization of venture capital
The business of funding tech companies has gone gaga for brand names and boffo deals. "Visionaries," though, may be out of luck.
Pot pol
George W.'s Silicon Valley point man, Tim Draper, isn't quiet about legalizing marijuana.
Reading, writing, quarterly results
In Silicon Valley, venture capital has become a required subject -- even for fourth graders.
Do you have what it takes?
"Bootcamp for Startups" enlists plenty of entrepreneurs looking to be whipped into shape.
From beta to bona fide
Google, a favorite search engine of the plugged-in crowd, uses its $25 million in venture funding to launch a site almost unchanged from the "test" version.
Fast track
Elon Musk is poised to become Silicon Valley's Next Big Thing. What put him in the driver's seat?
The $4 billion warehouse
Silicon Valley investment titans finance dreams of grandeur, knowing they get rich even if the new business isn't a huge success.
Self-combustion
A veteran of the Internet's 'gold rush' years takes a hard look at 'Burn Rate.'

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