Chasing the New Angel Investors

Budding entrepreneur Eric Bolden had never met an angel investor until he tried pitching a business idea to a few of them.

How to Avoid a VC Shotgun Wedding

In venture capital — as in romance — playing it slow is the way to go.

“Great” is Tough To Pick Out of the “Good” Crowd

One of the oldest adages in start-ups, for entrepreneurs and VCs alike, is that “the key to success is the quality of the people.” My experience supports this notion unequivocally.

When “Friending” Becomes a Source of Start-Up Funds

Social networking is pretty good for keeping abreast of far-flung friends. Could it work for entrepreneurs looking for investors?

SurveyMonkey’s Dave Goldberg, Joyus’s Sukhinder Singh Cassidy and Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: Highlights From AsiaD (Video)

Three Silicon Valley founders formed AllThingsD’s first-ever panel of entrepreneurs.
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Can’t Afford an Office? Rent a Desk for $275

Forget privacy. Shared workspaces are the latest trend in office space. The offices, set up in a variety of ways but emphasizing open space and the ability to rent a single desk, are also known as co-working spaces.

Kleiner Plays Catch-Up

Venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the late-1990s dot-com frenzy with investments in Netscape Communications Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and, later, Google Inc.

Is Flash Memory the Way to Go for Storage Start-Ups?

There’s near universal agreement that flash will replace hard disk drives in enterprise storage, but it’s not clear if it’s a new feature for established vendors or a disruptive opportunity to build a new, lasting company.

U.S. to Assist Immigrant Job Creators

In its quest to spur job growth and jump-start the economy, Washington is reaching out to foreign entrepreneurs.

Tandem Entrepreneurs Opens the Anti-Y Combinator

Mini-VC firm Tandem Entrepreneurs is looking for eight mobile companies to make up its next incubator class. It thinks big investments and tiny class sizes are the perfect mix. It works for fancy private schools, after all.
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