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6 Months, $90,000 and (Maybe) a Great Idea
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THE print hanging behind the receptionist’s desk at Foundation Capital screams,
“Our greatest thrill is to loan you money” — in chunky, capitalized red letters. That’s encouraging news for Michael Bauer, because he wants money and has put himself in a prime position to get it.
Mr. Bauer has set up [...]
What’s Better: Saving the World or Building Another Facebook app?
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Running on just sugar and caffeine, 32 teams of students worked non-stop for 18 hours to develop applications that they hoped would blow the judges’ socks off. This was at the UC-Berkeley Hackathon, last weekend. Indeed, many teams succeeded in their mission. They built some amazing software: [...]
Asian Computer Makers Move Into Riskier Ventures
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For years, the process remained relatively static: PC makers like Hewlett-Packard and Apple, with well-staffed research labs and design departments, would dream up their next product and then hire a Chinese or Taiwanese fabricator to manufacture the largest number of units at the lowest possible cost.
But lately, this traditional division of labor has [...]
New visa proposal to help create the next big thing
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A proposal that will make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs in the US to start the next Google or Yahoo will be debated in the new year.
Congressman Jared Polis has proposed a start-up visa to entice “foreigners with good ideas” to stay in the US.
The issue has been gathering steam in [...]
CauseWorld Launches: Do Good Deeds Simply By Walking Into A Store
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Six months ago I wrote about a startup called Shopkick (it was then called MOBshop). The company won’t disclose much of what their eventual product will be, but they’ve attracted some of the most high profile investors in Silicon Valley: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Reid Hoffman.
Here’s what CEO Cyriac Roeding will [...]
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