Topic: San Carlos

Venture Capital: Don't Call It a Comeback

Venture funds may be having trouble raising new funding, but they are still investing what money they have. The third quarter of 2009 saw venture capital activity hit $6.1B, a healthy 14% increase in venture capital activity over Q2 ...READ»

• 2009 Q3 Venture Capital Activity Report

Fueling The Future

The oil well of tomorrow may be in a California lab full of genetically modified, diesel-spewing bacteria.READ»

Electric Aircraft Symposium Aims To Get Electric Planes Off the Ground

With all the fuss about the environmental impact of fuel-guzzling cars and trucks, it's easy to forget that modern light aircraft often still use leaded gasoline, and to top it off, they pump out CO2 as they buzz through the ...READ»

Social Capitalists: Profiles

Aspire Public schools Founded: 1998 Redwood City, California Don Shalvey, Founder and CEO www.aspirepublicschools.org Entrepreneurship: A Innovation: B+ Social Impact: A Aspiration: A- Sustainability: A- "Hi, my ...READ»

Why Does Tesla Get All the Love? It's Selling California, Not Cars

Yesterday, Tesla Motors fulfilled its stereotype as a Silicon Valley startup by botching the unveiling of its second major product launch, the four-door Model S sedan. The feverish response to the news--from Digg co-founder Kevin ...READ»

Schools That Think

Schools That Think By Sara Terry Loren Brinton graduates this June from the Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning in Denver, Colorado. When he looks back on the events that shaped his four years of high school, he won't ...READ»

Schools That Think

Everyone agrees: Education is essential for the future of the new economy. Everyone agrees: The public education system needs reform. No one agrees on how to do it. Here are four models for the future.READ»