Facebook has been accused of many things: ripping off individual investors by selectively disclosing bad news to big investors before its IPO; increasing cynicism about Wall Street and damaging the IPO market; being a …
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Was Nick Hanauer’s TED Talk on Income Inequality Too Rich for Rich People?
Their slogan is “ideas worth spreading.” But the folks at TED – the Technology Entertainment and Design nonprofit behind the TED Talks, beloved by geeks and others interested in novel new ideas – evidently think that some …
Will the JOBS Act Live Up to Its Name?
President Obama just affixed his signature to the JOBS Act in a public signing ceremony you may have caught on CNN. The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, which passed both houses with bipartisan support, sounds like a win for …
Will Crowdfunding Drive a New Wave of Startup Investing?
Venture capital investing has traditionally been the domain of the wealthy, but that could change with the passage of new legislation that will allow entrepreneurs to raise money from a much broader swath of the public — and …
Are We Already Planting the Seeds of the Next Financial Crisis?
Central banks are trying to revive weak economies by injecting large amounts of money. That policy helps in the short run, but easy money can also create the conditions for future booms and busts.
Tech Boom: Andreessen Horowitz Raises $1.5 Billion VC Fund
Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm run by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen and his partner Ben Horowitz, is fast becoming one of the most influential forces in Silicon Valley. On Tuesday, the firm announced that it …