232 posts and columns on entrepreneur

Videogames Using the Power of Fans to Get a Kick Start

in Commerce on May 21 at 7:00 am PT

Videogames are fast becoming one of the most popular categories that are able to attract start-up capital from everyday people.
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Hey Mickey, You’re So Fine: Meet the Man Who Landed Silicon Valley’s Hottest Funding Deal in Pinterest

in Commerce on May 17 at 9:29 am PT

The $1.5 billion valuation can still blow your mind.

Exclusive: Japan’s Rakuten Wins the Heart of Pinterest in $100M Funding Race With $1.5B Valuation

in Commerce on May 16 at 8:18 pm PT

The largest e-commerce site in Japan is about to get pinned by Ben Silbermann in massive funding round.
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Code Advisors Takes a $25 Million Investment From J.P. Morgan

in News on May 2 at 9:01 pm PT

Big and little investment banks join hands to take on Silicon Valley better.
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Silver Lake Grabs Large Minority Stake of WME to Push Digital Initiatives

in News on May 2 at 10:59 am PT

Hollywood meets Silicon Valley. Again.
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More D10 Speakers: Ellison, Meeker, Myhrvold, Along With Pixar and Visa!

in D10 on April 9 at 2:49 pm PT

Speakers? We got your D10 speakers.
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L.A. Stories: Mike Jones and Peter Pham Talk About the Science of Tech Studios (Video)

in News on April 4 at 1:27 pm PT

Down in SoCal, there is some serious start-up experimentation going on.
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Why Wasn’t SecondMarket Part of the SEC Pre-IPO Stock Attack? CEO Barry Silbert’s Happy to Tell You on Quora.

in Commerce on March 16 at 1:42 pm PT

If he does say so himself!
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SXSW News: Jerry Levin’s StartUp Health Academy for Entrepreneurs Announces First Class

in News on March 12 at 11:20 am PT

It’s a nice break from similar groups that back companies designing apps to help people stalk each other at SXSW bars.
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Forget Cleantech — It’s Cleanweb at SXSW

in News on March 12 at 7:00 am PT

Can smartphones help save the planet?
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Here Come the First D10 Speakers: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Entrepreneur Sean Parker, Zynga’s Mark Pincus and More on the Red Hot Seat

in D10, March 9, 2012 at 10:40 am PT

Jason Calacanis Has One Miiiiiilllllion Dollars to Give Out to Start-Ups (Video)

in News, March 7, 2012 at 12:38 pm PT

Facebook (Eye)PO: Early Investor Reid Hoffman on Mission Vs. Payday

in Social, February 15, 2012 at 2:55 pm PT

Ready to Rumble or Make Nice? Activist Shareholder Daniel Loeb Could Strike Sooner Than Yahoo Thinks.

in News, February 9, 2012 at 10:14 am PT

Behind the Scenes at Groupon’s Tech Headquarters as It Prepares to Report First Public Earnings

in Commerce, February 8, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

What Bubble? Andreessen Horowitz Raises $1.5 Billion Mega-Fund, Its Third.

in News, January 31, 2012 at 7:05 am PT

Making Sure the Next Zuckerberg or Gates Stays Put at Harvard

in News, January 27, 2012 at 3:40 pm PT

Honest: Jessica Alba’s Now an E-Commerce Geek (Video)

in Commerce, January 25, 2012 at 10:05 am PT

Sarah Lacy Debuts New Tech Site, PandoDaily — $2M+ in Funding and Guess Who’s Working for Her? (Video)

in Media, January 16, 2012 at 9:00 am PT

Sequoia Grabs Googler to Head New Comms Role Aimed at Helping Entrepreneurs

in News, December 29, 2011 at 12:22 pm PT

Get Your Zombie-Eaten Brain Ready for Some Big-Think Tech Books

in Media, December 28, 2011 at 7:18 am PT

Meet Billy, the Bison Mark Zuckerberg Shot and Hung On Sheryl Sandberg’s Wall

in Social, December 16, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT

Viral Video: Rat Fingers, TouchFire and Sphero Demos

in News, December 15, 2011 at 1:09 am PT

Three Months After Bartz’s Firing, It’s Hurry Up and Wait at Yahoo (A Big Honking Update)

in Media, December 7, 2011 at 9:43 am PT

Former Palm and Twitter Techie Mike Abbott Jumps From EIR at Benchmark to Kleiner Partner

in News, December 1, 2011 at 11:00 am PT