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Food delivery startup Munchery folds, leaving small businesses on the hook
by
Sam Harnett
Feb 19, 2019
In 2018, U.S. venture capital investment surpassed the 2000 dot-com peak for the first time. According to the financial data company PitchBook, investors put some $130 billion into thousands of U.S. companies. Many of these businesses will not make it, and as some flame out, they’ll leave behind a trail of debt. This is exactly […]
Investing while foreign-born: The advantages of being an immigrant venture capitalist
by
Nina Roberts
Dec 6, 2018
Immigrants comprise 13.2 percent of the U.S. population, yet 20.6 percent of the country’s entrepreneurs are immigrants, according to a 2016 report from the New American Economy.
Venture capitalism: Investing today in the companies of tomorrow
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 29, 2018
"We are looking at companies and technology well before everyone else recognizes what it is and where it's going," Ann Miura-Ko says.
Melinda Gates: "Nobody actually collects good data about women's lives"
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
and Shaheen Ainpour
Jun 7, 2018
“What gets measured is what gets done,” the longtime philanthropist says about investing in women.
HBO's Silicon Valley nails VC deal details
by
Paddy Hirsch
Apr 17, 2015
The show is the best explainer of how venture capital works anywhere on the web.
Blind spot: VC and minority business
by
Molly Wood
Apr 17, 2014
VCs are more likely to invest if executives are the ethnicity of investors.
PODCAST: Depending on family
Feb 21, 2014
When starting a business, you don't always have to go to a bank to get money.
For public good, not for profit.
Schools get into the start-up game
Jun 25, 2013
It may sound tempting to drop out of school to start your start-up. But it may be even more tempting to stay in.