Dr. Earl R. Smith II

This is a guest post by Mark Suster, a 2x entrepreneur who has gone to the Dark Side of VC. He started his first company in 1999 and was headquartered in London, leaving in 2005 and selling to a publicly traded French services company. He founded his second company in Palo Alto in 2005 and sold this company to Salesforce.com, becoming VP Product Management. He joined GRP Partners in 2007 as a General Partner focusing on early-stage technology companies. Read the rest of this entry »

By Scott Duke Harris
sdharris@mercurynews.com

Silicon Valley earned its name and first great fortune as the cradle of the computer age. Then it built a launching pad for the Internet age. Now the valley has assumed a leading role in the global competition to develop renewable energy and other clean, green technologies. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Get Money to Start Or Expand Your Business!
Author: Gressly Stevens
January 30, 2010 · Posted in Alternative Financing

Are you a business owner or do you have a business idea and you want to open up the doors to your own business? With the way the economy has turned starting a small business could be a great thing to do. This will give you control over your life, your finance, and your well being. Here are some tips to help you get government small business loans. Read the rest of this entry »

On Forbes.com, Shaun Rein exposes what he believes to be three myths regarding starting your own business.

Rein establishes his credentials by saying: “I’ve started three businesses, and I’ve invested in others as an angel investor and venture capitalist. I’ve often struggled and failed… I’ve learned a lot from my experiences.”
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By Timothy Hay

Many venture investors are expecting the pace to pick up in 2010, with more money flowing into more deals. But it’s hardly going to be a funding free-for-all, and entrepreneurs making their pitches must avoid some of the mistakes that raise red flags in the minds of investors. Read the rest of this entry »

BY TOM WALKER

All new companies start with an idea. When angel investors put their money into a company, they give that idea a chance to generate a business. These businesses generate revenue. That revenue generates jobs. Those jobs create revenue for Oklahoma. Read the rest of this entry »

January 25, 2010 @ 12:01am | The KPBJ

The well ran dry last year in Washington as venture capital investments fell 40 percent to $555 million, the lowest amount invested in the state in six years. The number of deals also declined to levels not seen since 2003 as venture capitalists pumped money into just 103 deals. Read the rest of this entry »

SAN FRANCISCO — Venture capitalists invested less money in U.S. start-ups in the fourth quarter and showed signs of spreading out those fewer dollars among more companies, reflecting continued caution amid uncertainty about the economy. Read the rest of this entry »

By Dana Hull
dhull@mercurynews.com

Solar and wind power may get the headlines and attention, but green-tech experts say 2010 will be dominated by energy efficiency, the mundane but critical process of cutting the amount of gas and electricity that homes and offices use. Read the rest of this entry »

From Dave Berkus

Dave Berkus manages angel funds Berkus Technology Ventures, LLC and Kodiak Ventures, L.P. and is a partner in Trenchant Ventures, LLC. You can get more insights from Dave at his blog at Berkonomics.com. This piece was originally posted on his blog. (Photo courtesy of Frank Peters) Read the rest of this entry »