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Google to invest in start-ups?
News The group has also hired former entrepreneur William Maris to help set up the venture, the newspaper reported. The amount of money sunk into start-ups seeking first-round funds dropped by 12 per cent to $1.6bn in the second quarter. [31 Jul 2008]
Steve Jobs top of the Power pops
News Nevertheless, Fortune still described him as "the iconic technologist, entrepreneur and business leader of his generation". Jobs took the top spot in Fortune magazine's Power 25 for 2007, for having "twice altered the direction of the computer... [29 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 15.06.07
Round-Up Picking up the largely uncomplicated format of the game, the Round-Up quickly worked out, in about week six, that the impressive Irish battleaxe, Kristina, would march to success over the trampled bodies of the obligatory upper class twits, call... [15 Jun 2007]
Editor's Blog: Ling faces the dragons
Comment She is a self-promoting, fearless, energetic entrepreneur.silicon.com knows this not only from her homepage (one of the most crammed you will ever see) but from an email from her a year or so ago. In our Weekly Round-Up we'd had the temerity to... [19 Feb 2007]
Dan's China diary - day 21
Comment One entrepreneur told me: "The way Chinese business works is if you can have $50 now or $100 in the long-term, people here will go for the $50 every time. But if I had to give a round-up of what I've seen, I'd say that I'm amazed how fast the... [30 Jun 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.02.06
Round-Up The total includes anybody who is classed as an eBay entrepreneur - a qualification which requires they make at least 25 per cent of their annual income via the site. Now, anybody who knows Barcelona will probably be aware they meant 'Las Ramblas... [10 Feb 2006]
Compliance backlash: 'Get mad or get even'
News Speaking on a compliance round table at CA World in Las Vegas, serial entrepreneur Steve Papermaster suggested many companies over-spent in the belief that throwing money at the problem might at least ensure all the right boxes were ticked. [15 Nov 2005]
Tony Hallett's After These Messages: Orange with rage?
Comment This past week has seen easyGroup founder and all-round entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou pre-launch mobile phone operations around the world. This page has several times before looked at mobile operators' advertising and branding strategies. [13 Aug 2004]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.05.04
Round-Up A far less laudable internet entrepreneur(ess) hit the headlines this week when she advertised for staff for her 'adult' website in a North-East Job Centre. Rest assured the Round-Up contains much wit, silliness and all the usual humour this week... [07 May 2004]
Serialisation: eBoys - Part 2
Comment Having worked closely with Jim Clark in building Netscape before joining Benchmark, Beirne knew that the past success of a name-brand entrepreneur was an asset that would allow him to paint a picture of future success, which in turn would attract... [09 Apr 2002]
Walter Hewlett vs HP-Compaq: this time it's personal
Comment If you recall, Hammond is a 24-year-old from Birmingham who's been so busy being an internet entrepreneur that she hasn't had time to find herself a nice chap to marry - so she decided to auction herself online. [31 Jan 2002]
Blames, names and automobiles
Comment Here's a sign of the times for you: a successful IT entrepreneur was caught speeding - and couldn't pay the fine. Basically, it got the pluses and minuses round the wrong way. The Round-Up hasn't been here for a while because we're normally accused... [17 Aug 2001]
John Lamb's Week: homes and databases of the future
Comment Founded by Hermann Hauser, the Silicon Fen entrepreneur, and Charles Cotton, Virata has installed more than four million of its flagship Helium processors. Among hot trends, peer-to-peer (P2P) or distributed computing has got to be on fire, so it... [18 May 2001]
The Directors' Cut: David Taylor says get headhunted - again and again
Comment You can take on a similar role in a new company, or join an IT service provider in a senior role, or start out as an entrepreneur. There is a shortage of outstanding IT directors and CIOs. Companies who value their incumbents must ensure they put... [22 Nov 2000]
VCs get tough with start-ups
News He told silicon.com: "VCs have become more conscious of the potential downside of investing in early stage companies and therefore are seeking to include protection in the event an entrepreneur doesn't secure an exit. [20 Sep 2000]
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