This week, Greg Doyle and his cohorts at InLab Ventures dropped a bomb on the struggling venture capital sector with the public launch of a radical new model for VC. Dubbed VC 3.0, it could revolutionize the game -- but it gores a host of Sand Hill's sacred cows in the process.
Tesla's electric cars have amazing acceleration, but the company's stock has been moving even faster since its IPO last week. It shot up 79% in its first two days, but has since fallen below the IPO price. Venture capitalists and cleantech startups are watching carefully.
Intel co-founder Andy Grove wants to induce U.S. firms to rebuild the nation's manufacturing base and boost our employment. So, he proposes a tax on companies that send jobs offshore. It's an intriguing idea, but it needs lots of work.
The global economy is awash in venture capital seeking the next big thing. But if America is to create start-ups again like it did in the 1990s, Harvard Business School professor William Sahlman thinks two specific things need to happen.
A lot more money could be flowing to promising startups. But it's not because some investors are disgruntled about VC's high risk, low returns, and scarcity of ways to cash out. And in the absence of a new wave of big tech innovation, investors have little incentive to part with their cash.
Social shopping site Groupon has garnered fast success and a dizzying valuation of $1.35 billion. Its new hyperlocal and reward-plan features help illustrate why the startup has such a sky-high price tag.
The idea is to capture the brilliance of the masses and turn it into killer products. Take the pooper scooper that doesn't require any bending, bowing, scraping or cleaning, for example. The collaborative design site just got a big boost with $6 million in venture capital.
