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Venture Capital

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    TechCrunch's Michael Arrington Leaves Journalism, Enters Investment World

    Joi via FlickrWhat conflict?​It's the kind of story whose twists and turns make you realize why Twitter can be useful. TechCrunch's founder and coeditor, Michael Arrington, announced Thursday night that he'll be joining the investment world: He's starting a venture capital fund to invest in start ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Airbnb Raises $112 Million from Investors, Is Now Valued at $1.3 Billion

    Lichtenstein: Available to rent​It's a simple idea: Set up a clearinghouse for people to informally "rent" out their homes, or rooms in their homes, to travelers. But it wasn't until 2009 that a group of San Francisco entrepreneurs tried to base a business on this idea, launching a website, Airbnb ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 15, 2011

    Fresh Eats: Stuffing Your Face with Bread for Charity

    Lichtenstein: Available to rent​It's a simple idea: Set up a clearinghouse for people to informally "rent" out their homes, or rooms in their homes, to travelers. But it wasn't until 2009 that a group of San Francisco entrepreneurs tried to base a business on this idea, launching a website, Airbnb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2011

    Proof Baking Encourages Stuffing Face With Bread for Charity

    Michael Shwe and his son get ready to give out bread.​Maybe you've seen Michael Shwe around? He's the dude handing out delicious free bread on Fridays at Philz Coffee on 4th St. at Berry. Of course, if you're not a terrible person, you're most likely leaving a donation for the bread, and those ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    The Summit Unlocks Doors of Ambition

    Doug ZimmermanThe Summit (left) shares space with tech start-up incubator I/O Ventures.​We checked out yesterday's grand opening of the Summit well into an ambitious 18-hour day (it's open seven days a week, but from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday). Right away, we found the space fu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Who Wants Your Microlending Dollars? These Local Businesses Do

    ​A barbecue truck. A food documentary. An artisan cheese maker. These are all Bay Area food projects seeking startup funding online.A few weeks back, Chow's Roxanne Webber wrote a great piece about Kickstarter and Indiegogo, two websites that allow small businesses or artists to advertise for micr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Bay Area News Project Editor, CEO Introduce Themselves

    ​Out-of-work Bay Area journalists, start your resume engines. The Warren Hellman-bankrolled Bay Area News Project moments ago announced it has inked a CEO and Editor-In-Chief and is looking to hire "about 15 full-time journalists by the end of the year." According to newly installed EIC Jonathan W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Hold Fast: Did Twitter Pull Us Through the Recession?

    And by Twitter of course, we mean what is known as the realtime web (yes that's now one word). On the heels of the Techcrunch Realtime Crunchup we attended in S.F. last week and approaching the Parisian Le Web next week, a savvy observer might notice that automatically tacking the word realtime on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Zeppelin Hovering Over San Francisco Wants Your Spit

    Our future looms overhead ...​San Franciscans lucky enough to be enjoying our lunch outside today were interrupted by the less-than-appetizing sight of a gargantuan pair of chromosomes looming over our heads. This zeppelin, which belongs to Airship Ventures, currently features advertising from the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    SF, NY Fight Over Woodstock Name

    Jim MarshallCountry Joe at Woodstock, 1969 Who owns the name Woodstock? That's the central issue in the brouhaha between the promoters of San Francisco's Free Woodstock 40th Anniversary concert and New York-based Woodstock Ventures. Today at 1 pm at John's Grill, a group of Summer of Love survivo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    Hammer Speaks at Stanford Business School

    Still Can't Touch Dis: Hammer Nothing like celebrating St. Patrick's Day by learning how to make green, eh laddie? If you'd rather own a bar than hit the bars, spend tomorrow night at Stanford Business School soaking up game from none other than Hammer. The occasion is a panel discussion, sponsored ... More >>

  • News

    September 7, 2005

    Brugmann's Brain Vomit

    Cleaning up the latest drivel from San Francisco's leading bull-goose loony

  • News

    September 10, 2003

    Son of Super Swindler

    The unsettling link between a group of firms that sell financial planning services to elderly Californians and one of the most notorious con men in U.S. history

  • News

    October 9, 2002

    Palookaville

    In S.F.'s political fight game, all the contestants are ignoring a national biotech debate that could put the local economy down for the count

  • News

    December 6, 2000

    Generation Excess

    A close look at Kibu.com, the teen Web site -- backed by Silicon Valley's elite -- that vaporized $15 million in a matter of months

  • Music

    June 30, 1999

    Riff Raff

    A close look at Kibu.com, the teen Web site -- backed by Silicon Valley's elite -- that vaporized $15 million in a matter of months

  • News

    November 26, 1997

    Dog Bites

    A close look at Kibu.com, the teen Web site -- backed by Silicon Valley's elite -- that vaporized $15 million in a matter of months

  • News

    November 19, 1997

    Wired Frays

    An editor is not hired; three key players flit away; layoffs begin

  • News

    September 10, 1997

    The Merger's Tangled Web

    An editor is not hired; three key players flit away; layoffs begin

  • Calendar

    December 4, 1996

    Unspun

    An editor is not hired; three key players flit away; layoffs begin

  • News

    July 17, 1996

    Dog Bites

    An editor is not hired; three key players flit away; layoffs begin

  • News

    July 10, 1996

    System Crashing

    Buying Wired magazine may align you with the digerati, but buying its stock might sink you into poverty

  • News

    April 10, 1996

    Fish Story

    Red Herring Editor Tony Perkins is a self-described maverick, a stylish fast-talker with a knack for making friends and influencing people in the high-tech world. Not bad traits for a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, but are they what it takes to publish a "m

  • Dining

    May 3, 1995

    Dish

    Red Herring Editor Tony Perkins is a self-described maverick, a stylish fast-talker with a knack for making friends and influencing people in the high-tech world. Not bad traits for a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, but are they what it takes to publish a "m

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