Topic: John Doerr

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»

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»

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»

The Mother Lode

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

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»

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»

Let the Sun Shine

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

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»

How Companies Have Sex

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

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»

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»

Create Creativity Creatively

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

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»

• Khosla's Green Ventures
• Silicon Valley's Green Angel Investors
• The Music Industry Goes Green

Annual Report

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

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»

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»

Mommy and Me

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

Pow! Zap! Sell!

Faster than a T-1 line. More powerful than a Pentium chip. Able to leap sales obstacles in a single bound. It's the new breed of salesperson, with powers and abilities that you too can acquire.READ»

The Future Of The Automotive Industry: Segway’s CFO Brian Cohen Shares His Views

In this Leadership Interview by Selker Leadership, Brian Cohen, Segway's CFO, shares his views and insights into Segway's strategic partnership with GM and its potential impact, the systemic reasons that have contributed to the U.S. auto industry's decline, and the actions which need to be taken by the U.S. and global automotive industry to have both positive economic and ecological impact.READ»

What's Wrong With Risk-Averse Venture Capitalists?

Venture capital is undergoing a radical change. Forget home runs -- VCs just want to hit a few singles. We're seeing the emergence of risk-averse venture capitalists. Talk about an oxymoron!READ»

Are There Holes In My Genes?

A new industry promises to gauge your genetic risk of getting diseases like cancer. Our reporter takes a test.READ»

Educating Michael

Michael Bronner made a fortune as the founder of a hot direct-marketing company. His new company helps Americans of more modest means save the small fortune required to pay for their children's college tuition. Here's what Bronner has learned so far.READ»

Innovation Wednesday: Al Gore's Excellent Venture Adventure

Former Vice President Al Gore has added another gig to his already jam-packed resume: venture capitalist. Gore announced an alliance between his firm, Generation Investment Management and the legendary Silicon Valley venture firm, ...READ»

Offshoring Creativity

Never mind the call centers. Look at the high-tech firms and markets in China and India, and worry about the emigration of innovation.READ»

In Search of the Sixth Sense

In this expanded interview transcript, inventor Ray Kurzweil discusses birth, death, and the potential offered by non-biological thinking processes.READ»