silicon valley

Facebook Tries to Buy Twitter. Are They Insane?

Chris Dannen — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:10:46 -0500

There are two kinds of companies in the Valley: those that make money, and those that don't have to. As the economy worsens, the former group behaves like firms in other sectors, making cuts and revising earnings expectations. For the latter group, living in a VC-backed candyland, it's as good a time as any to spend half a billion dollars on something fun.

The Designer-Small Biz Connection

Rachel King — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:49:06 -0400

If you want your business to be noticed, design is everything. However, a lot of startups and small businesses often don’t have the budget for an in-house design department. In an effort to facilitate the connection between freelance designers and small businesses, there’s 99designs, an online crowdsourcing contest that creates a forum for designers to showcase their work and win new clients. The Melbourne, Australia-based operation just opened up their American headquarters in San Francisco.

Wall Street and the New Startup Economy

Chris Dannen — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:00:09 -0400

The vocabulary of this month's financial news has been dismal, with words like slumping, collapsing, and failure dominating the media lexicon. While the tumult has prompted credit scarcity, layoffs, and write-downs for many companies, the market for tech startups has remained a small and viable haven.

Is Michael Arrington One of the World's Most Influential People?

Kermit Pattison — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:05:54 -0400

In the 19th century, the Bay Area saw the rise of William Randolph Hearst as a new type of media baron. Now the Silicon Valley has Michael Arrington, founder and editor of TechCrunch. The blog has become an influential must-read within the tech industry and claims 884,000 readers. Arrington has been anointed a "Kingmaker" (Fortune) and a "power broker" (Wired) and was recently was included in Time's list of the world's 100 most influential people.

Coming Soon: Nontrepreneur Nation

Bernard Moon — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:57:18 -0400

Coming Soon: Nontrepreneur Nation

How parenting and education are killing American entrepreneurship and innovation

Despite how U.S. students continue to lag far behind those in Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan in math and

Silicon Moon@Fast Company

Bernard Moon — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:59:31 -0400

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