Large venture-capital investments are increasingly taking a backseat to bootstrapping or angel investors, with startups looking for smaller injections that allow more retention of ownership. Founders will have more sway as investment increasingly becomes optional and as more choices become available to them.READ»
They were doing just fine before, but Facebook's biggest minority owners are about to be catapulted into a far more elite bracket. As we ponder what they'll do with with new millions (or more billions, for Peter Thiel), here's a look at what got them where they are today.READ»
Most of us have something to pitch--your startup to VCs, yourself for a new job, or your product to customers. In any situation, one rule applies: The better the pitch, the better the results. Here are five rookie mistakes that will sink even the best ideas. READ»
When it comes to Silicon Valley startups, success stories are a dime a dozen. Where it really gets interesting is when you start talking failure. And no one has a more unique view on failure than Dave McClure, founding parter of VC and incubator firm 500 Startups. READ»
Tech startups are getting the high-gloss treatment lately as Hollywood celebs flock to invest in them and entrepreneurs become celebrities themselves. This glamorization--though it's causing people to cry "bubble"--isn't necessarily all bad. READ»
We asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council what the worst VC meeting they had was and what they learned from it. From angry dinners to annoying yawns, here are their answers.READ»
For more on outsourcing, competitiveness, and education, read this month's Life in Beta column.In the face of a likely double-dip recession, there's a lot of free-floating anxiety about American competitiveness. As both a tech ...READ»
When Jason and I set out to write "Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist," we both agreed that we wanted to try to create as useful and durable a reference guide for entrepreneurs interested in raising a round of venture capital as we could.READ»
Every company we invest in aspires to lead whatever market segment it is in. In many cases, they want to create entirely new markets. Regardless, they always have competition, whether from other startups, existing companies, large incumbents, or companies they don't even know about yet.READ»
Veteran entrepreneur of Silicon Valley shares his funding stories, what he's learned about the entrepreneur/investor relationship over the years, and the best way to pitch to a venture capitalist.READ»
The latest trends have put pressure on traditional VCs. Some have done earlier-stage deals and done well. Others have chased earlier-stage, but lack the skills or relationships to do this effectively. Some have moved into later stage investments in an effort to "put logos on their websites." People are moving into everybody else's space.READ»
In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. READ»
I generally don't like to speak about fund raising in a frothy market. If you're bullish you seem like a Cramer-esque cheerleader and if you're bearish you sound like a party pooper.READ»
My technology team turned me on to "Spolsky on Software" a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software. So it was a thrill for me last month to be able to have dinner with Joel. I interview himed for "This Week in VC" and we filmed it in the offices of Stack Overflow--his new company.READ»
Brad Feld is a fountain of knowledge and wisdom. I had the chance to sit down with him for an hour and ask him loads of questions that I thought you'd enjoy hearing. READ»
Lately, everybody seems to be talking about a new technology bubble. Many very smart CEOs, VCs, reporters, and analysts can't seem to stop worrying about the second coming of the dot com bust.READ»
Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross, one of the Internet's true pioneers. To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement.READ»
Do you know the startup Airbnb? It's a website listing homes for short-term rent and also crazy rentals -- everything from an entire village in Liechtenstein to the same place that Obama vacations at in Hawaii. The point is to offer ...READ»
When times are really good for fund raising many teams delay to maximize their valuation. Sometimes this pays off, other times it doesn't. So how should you decide what to do?READ»
