It’s officially time for tech companies to take cover. Sequoia Capital (a venture capital firm known for backing Apple, Google, and YouTube) and Ron Conway (an angel investor behind Google and PayPal) have advised entities in their portfolios to cut costs and hunker down.
Google May Get Into Venture Capital
Google’s current market cap is a little over $151 billion, and so long as Jerry Yang’s not involved, that means the search giant can buy just about anything it wants. But there’s word that Google may take a more subtle approach to growth by creating a venture capital unit.
The Capital Of Google Earth
Called the capital of Google Earth, the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia has used Google Earth and maps to extensively chart its location.
Boosting Your Social Capital with Facebook
I am sure that over the course of the last few days most of you folks out there may have bumped into one article or another around the subject of the usefulness, or not, from Facebook.
OSS Venture Capital & M&A
Many of you may have heard that Matthew Aslett is over at The 451 Group now.
Yahoo, Capital One Release “Saving Zone”
I liked Capital One’s “barbarian” commercials, and for the foreseeable future, that’s what’ll come to mind whenever I think of the company. But a new association has taken place, as well, because Yahoo and Capital One have teamed up to create the “Capital One Saving Zone.”
Web 2.0 Expo: Venture Capital 2.0
A popular and very funny session today was the session entitled “Venture Capital 2.0: Bright Future or Broken Forever?”. This session was moderated by Mike Arrington of Techcrunch who is a former VC himself and current angel investor. It appeared like it could be boring listen to a bunch of venture capitalists talk, but Arrington did a very nice job spicing it up with well-timed insults and jokes.
VON: Venture Capital And Leadership
Money. Startups need it, investors have it, and venture capital firms can bring them together. Though the prospect of composing a business plan and getting it in front of a VC might seem daunting, it could be well worth the effort.
Raise “Guerilla” Rather Than Traditional Capital
We have compiled a list of some practices which seem sure to kill your chances to attract investors. Ignore these lessons at your peril:
Solve the CIO Problem by Properly Organizing Our Capital
Our CIOs have a problem. One person has to have capabilities in managing diverse kinds of capital.