April Joyner


Can Entrepreneurship Crack the Glass Ceiling for Asians?

Entrepreneurs make up half the Asian American CEOs at top Bay Area firms, but mid-level managers face a tougher climb.  Read story

Will Your Business Plan Attract VCs?

A recent study finds that business plans have little to do with venture capitalists' investment decisions.  Read story

How Would You Fix GM and Chrysler?

Chrysler and GM, two companies that once changed the face of the automotive industry in America, are bankrupt. How can the automakers get back on track? Five...  Read story

CEO Passions: Herding Cattle

Russ Mann, CEO of Covario, has a passion for herding cattle  Read story

Elevator Pitch: Owl Power Turns Restaurants Into Mini Power Plants

Can $500,000 energize the company?  Read story

How Would You Sell a Virtual Makeover?

Where should ModiFace market its online makeover tools, including HairMixer and WeightMirror?  Read story

A Laptop Bag for Every Purpose

Even speeding through security  Read story

CEO Passions: Ballroom Dancing

Promise Phelon, CEO of Upwardly Mobile, learns business strategy through ballroom dancing  Read story

Elevator Pitch: NovaSim

NovaSim’s software makes call centers and hospitals more efficient. Will $300,000 take it to the next level?  Read story

Nice Meeting Your Avatar

Industry trade shows go virtual  Read story

Elevator Pitch: Sport Technology Makes Gear for the X Games Crowd

Can it raise $3 million to meet demand?  Read story

CEO Passions: Collecting War Stories

Tom Beaty's hobby is creating an oral history of U.S. veterans.  Read story

Perfecting a Sales Pitch: Code Blue Recovery Drink

It sounds like cardiac arrest but it might cure a hangover. How would you sell it?  Read story

Elevator Pitch

Rescue Air Systems helps firefighters breathe as they battle high-rise blazes. Can it get $10 million?  Read story

Passions: Jeffrey Sweeney, Yogi

Every morning , Jeffrey Sweeney spends two hours putting his legs behind his head. And standing on his hands, and bending backward to grab...  Read story

Elevator Pitch: Conservative Café Wants to Take Coffee Back from Liberals

Can it raise $1 million to start franchising?  Read story

The Ultimate Business Tune-up for Times Like These

In a tough economy with credit extremely tight, big investments are not an option for most companies. Yet no business can afford to stand still. We asked our...  Read story

The Product: Online Golf Lessons

DVD maker PurePoint adopts a web-based subscription model.  Read story

A Start-up Plans to Make Mines Safer

Can this workplace-safety company raise $1 million in seed capital?  Read story

Apture: A Tech Company Banking on Journalistic Cred

There's certainly no shortage of tech companies these days. Apture , based in San Mateo, California, and led by 23-year...  Read story

The Product: Grilling Planks

They're hot, but are they supermarket material?  Read story

PR Fairy Tales

Pitches disguised as children's books.  Read story