Marc Andreessen

On-demand-software giant Salesforce.com just acquired a cloud software startup called Heroku for $212 million in cash. That's par for the course these days as cloud computing goes from buzzword to reality. And venture capitalists are flocking to put money into the next Heroku.

Mobile networking service Foursquare announced Tuesday that it has raised $20 million in venture capital, bringing its valuation to a cool $95 million. Will the new round of funding put to rest recent acquisition rumors?

For sure, the social network infrastructure provider's move to end a free offering was something of a surprise. Ning co-founder Marc Andreessen has been one of the loudest, most public advocates of free, ad-supported content on the Internet.

Given how fast legal motions are flying in the ongoing battle for control of Skype, the web-calling giant at the center of a $2 billion tug of war, one could be forgiven for wondering if the company's two billionaire founders, Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, have nothing better to do than...

Oh no you don't! The founders of Skype have filed a lawsuit aimed at disrupting eBay's (EBAY) impending $1.9 billion sale of the internet communications company to a consortium of investors including prominent venture capitalists. The lawsuit names eBay, Silver Lake Partners, and Andreessen...

Marc Andreessen, who helped start Netscape, and long-time partner Ben Horowitz have launched a $300 million VC fund to invest in tech companies. Compared to the billion dollar arsenals of other venture capital firms, it's an extremely small sum to make a dent in the market, and it may be too small...

With all the gloom in the global economy, I got to wondering whether there is anything else going on in the world of business. I'm looking for growth because I think that's what will ultimately bring the economy out of the doldrums. Not surprisingly, that growth is coming from technology companies....