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Crib Sheet: John Doerr, the Kingmaker Behind the Bloom Box

With all systems go for the Bloom Box, the quarter-of-a-mil fuel device that's supposed to be the savior of the universe, here's a refresher course on the money man from venture capital powerhouse Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ...READ»

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The Mother Lode

VC god John Doerr explains what it will take to score the untold treasures of the green-tech boom.READ»

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John Doerr's Startup Manual

If you could ask only one person for advice about starting a company or joining a startup, chances are you'd pick John Doerr.READ»

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Silicon Valley Gets Potomac Fever

Doerr. Barksdale. Cook. Andreessen. Polese. Minor. They've changed business forever. Now they've set their sights on Washington.READ»

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Gore and Doerr in 2004?

Al Gore echoes the Technology Network's core belief: that the organizational lessons of the new economy offer a model for reinventing government.READ»

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John Doerr Gives $100 Million Thumbs-Up to iPad

Venture Capitalist firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers has announced it is to double its investment in its iFund to $200 million. At a press conference, its head, John Doerr, described the iPad, whose first reviews hit the media ...READ»

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John Doerr to Step Down From Amazon's Board

Amazon releases a Kindle application for the Mac, announces that it is developing one for the iPad, and the renowned venture capitalist John Doerr is giving up his seat on the company's board. READ»

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Good Calls and Bad Calls from Our First 10 Years

Here are the predictions we got right and others that turned out to be very wrong.READ»

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iFive: BP Under the Cosh, Spotify Goes for TVs, Customize Google, World Cup Countdown, and Gates Foundation Goes to Haiti

While you were sleeping, Tony Hayward was nibbling his nails. And innovation? Well, innovation uses nail clippers--and never sleeps.1. BP's shares tanked as the London stock exchange opened, later recovering somewhat. But the U.S. is ...READ»

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Bill Gates' American Energy Innovation Council Unveils "Business Plan for America's Future"

Can a brain trust of seven people convince the U.S. government to spend upwards of $16 billion each year on research and development of clean energy technology? What about if that group includes Bill Gates, John Doerr, and Jeff ...READ»

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Will the Net Bounce Back?

Last year's Internet Summit was full of boasting and banquets. This year's gathering of tech's brightest stars featured mea culpas and buffets. A field report on the past, present, and future of the Internet economy.READ»

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How Sustainability Survived the Great Recession

Around this time last year, the deathwatch for sustainability was on full alert. Many wondered whether the "green bubble" would burst the same way the tech bubble and the housing bubble did. Would sustainability follow Lehman Brothers into the pages of history, a relic of the good times?READ»

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Is Bloom Energy's PR Team Having the Best Week Ever?

Bloom Energy's PR team (agency: OutCast Communications) kicked off what might be its "Best Week Ever" in VH1 terms on Sunday with a 60 Minutes segment before the product even formally launched. I've been following the coverage that's ...READ»

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Let the Sun Shine

Solar stocks are the feel-good investments of the hour. That's why you need to be careful.READ»

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T. Boone Pickens, Kleiner Perkins Back Upstart U.S. Automaker V-Vehicle

VC powerhouse Kleiner Perkins and Texas oilman T. Boon Pickens, two outspoken advocates of green transit technology, have teamed up to provide V-Vehicle Company $100 million to bring a “high quality, environmentally friendly and ...READ»

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How Companies Have Sex

The new game is combining organizational DNA in unique and inventive ways.READ»

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Lights! Camera! Web Action!

Don't hold your next off-site or annual meeting at an expensive resort. Hold it on the Web. These four Web events show you how to expand a meeting's reach, increase participation, and cut costs.READ»

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Leadership at the Summit

A recent gathering of top business leaders at Harvard Business school shows a strong shift toward greater corporate transparency and responisbility on a number of fronts.READ»

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Create Creativity Creatively

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

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Annual Report

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

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The King of Green Investing

Vinod Khosla is pouring his own millions into science experiments to counter global warming -- and to prove he's the smartest guy in the Valley. READ»

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V-Vehicle: An Auto Start-Up From T. Boone Pickens and Kleiner Perkins

What do you get when you create a company backed by green venture capitalists Kleiner Perkins and former Texas oil magnate T. Boone Pickens? V-Vehicle Co., a mysterious new auto company that just emerged from stealth mode after four ...READ»

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Startups: An "Alpha Male Pissing-Contest?"

Why aren't enough women seeking angel and VC money? And why aren't more women-led startups getting funded? Consider these little known facts:Women-run tech startups generate more revenue per invested capital and fail less then those ...READ»

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In the Hot Seat

Who: Danny Shader

Title: CEO

Company: Good Technology

Where: Sunnyvale, CA

Challenge: Develop a better system for delivering enterprise email and access to secure corporate informationREAD»

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Mommy and Me

Tellme Networks' products are so simple, even the CEO's mother gets them. In fact, she has to.READ»