The Start-up Guru
Paul Graham's business school and investment fund, Y Combinator, has launched 145 companies -- for a lot less money than you would think
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Paul Graham's business school and investment fund, Y Combinator, has launched 145 companies -- for a lot less money than you would think
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Jonathan Abrams created the first online social network and enlisted Silicon Valley's best and brightest to run it. Yet Friendster flamed out spectacularly. What went wrong?
Read storyCompanies in search of capital are able to negotiate more favorable terms today, according to a new report.
Read storyA mysterious new website lets entrepreneurs talk trash about their VCs.
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Venture capital is hard to come by; investors explain what makes a company a good investment.
Read storyKauffman Foundation offers internships and investor connections to help commercialize science and technology ideas. Read story
New SBA chief counsel for advocacy may open up grants to companies with VC investors, if confirmed. Read story
Four venture capitalists peruse the list of fastest-growing companies and tell us what looks good. Read story
The slumping IPO market has investors waiting longer to cash in on start-up funding. Read story
The weaker economy is prompting fewer businesses to go public, a VC trade group reports. Read story
More companies are going public, led by the technology sector, but mergers and acquisitions have slowed. Read story
VC's are learning that tiny deals can go a long way. Read story
Experts disagree on whether start-ups will fare better in the future. Read story
Three big-time investors have rolled into Miami to listen to 33-year-old whiz kid Marcelo Claure try to sell them a chunk of his company--and, my God, he's l... Read story
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