Create alert180 results for "Entrepreneurship"
Technopreneurial spirit key to creating value
News Singapore sees need to cultivate technopreneurship among students as global IT industry remains relatively resilient despite economic climate, say educators.
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Venture capital, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, e-mail, knowledge, entrepreneur, industry, information technology, entrepreneurial
Asian tech startups still worthwhile investments
News Returns may not be as good or take longer to realize, but venture capital firms investing in region are still focused on wringing monetary ROI out of technology.
Tags: Investments, Angel investing, Business, Patent, Phone, Asia, Investment, IPO, venture capital, venture-capital company
Ballmer says venture freeze will spare startups in key fields
News Though the pullback in venture capital investing will winnow the field of startups, “there’s really not a better time to start a business”, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tells a Stanford University audience.
Tags: Venture capital, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, oil & gas, National Venture Capital Association, computer, software, alternative energy, CEO, Stanford
Robotics a catalyst for technology advancement
News Singapore educator touts robotics as platform to spur tech-savvy students to be innovative, and pick up technological skills relevant in commercial world.
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Components, Battery, Robotics, Student, Electronics, Singapore, Storage, Republic Polytechnic, Hardware
Facebook changes stock structure: IPO on the way?
News The social network has converted all existing shareholders' stock to the more powerful Class B; it'll go back to Class A if they sell it during an IPO. But the company says it still doesn't have IPO plans set.
Tags: Business plans, Business Strategies & Functions, Facebook, Business Strategies & Functions, IPO, Stock, Mark Zuckerberg, shareholder, Wall Street Journal, Business plans
Wary green-tech venture investors shift gears
News Applying the venture capital model of IT onto energy isn't working, which is something many clean-tech venture capitalists will learn the hard way, say experts.
Tags: Green IT, Venture capital, Clean Technology, Department Of Energy, BP Plc, Venrock, Information Technology, Green IT, Investor, alternative energy
'Green shoots of recovery in the UK? What green shoots?'
News CIOs from a range of sectors and industries believe that reports of green shoots of a U.K. economic recovery poking through are premature.
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Director Of Information Technology, IT Manager, consumer confidence, CIO, Silicon.com, U.K., core competency, Recovery, industry
A bull market for social entrepreneurs
News Amid a woeful jobs market, Stanford grads are starting their own companies, many of them with hopes of changing the world.
Tags: Web 2.0, Entrepreneurship, Corporate responsibility, Cell Phone, phone, network, entrepreneur, patient, health care, Stanford
Private-sale shopping sites are hot
News Saddled with unsold merchandise amid the recession, makers of luxury goods are selling their wares through members-only shopping sites.
Tags: Business plans, Business development/management, E-business, Shopping Site, GSI Commerce Inc., home furnishing, Business, Business plans, Vente-Privee.com, Site
Ancestry.com hopes to stand test of time
News Analysts wonder if buying into the latest dot-com IPO makes sense for investors.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business plans, Facebook, Social Networking, Family Tree, Paul Allen, Business plans, Ancestry.com, Amazon.com Inc., Business Strategies & Functions
Tim Draper: Now's the 'best time' to start a business
News Venture capitalist Timothy Draper says that despite the recession, now is a great time to start a new business.
Tags: Venture capital, Entrepreneurship, Adobe Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., General Electric Co., Investor, Stock, Coca-Cola Co., Seattle, Venture capital
Venture funding deals hit 11-year low
News U.S. venture capitalist investment plummeted 50 percent from the same quarter last year with IT hit particularly hard, VentureSource reports.
Tags: Venture capital, Quarter, information technology industry, venture capital industry, National Venture Capital Association, software, Dow Jones & Company Inc., industry, information technology, U.S. company
Chinese game company completes year's first Nasdaq IPO
News Changyou.com, a subsidiary of Sohu.com, is successfully spun-off in a US$120 million listing.
Tags: Business plans, Sohu.com, NetEase Inc., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., IPO, Changyou.com, Online-gaming Operator, Online Game, game company, revenue
Contrarian Google launches investment fund
News Google's new investment arm will focus on start-ups working on the Internet, biotech, green tech, software, and health care.
Tags: Venture capital, Investment, Google Inc., IPO, National Venture Capital Association, venture-capital company, Silicon Valley company, Silicon Valley, Wall Street Journal, Web Site
Twitter still has no business model, and that's OK
News Maybe Twitter really is different. Maybe it doesn't need to rush to generate revenue.
Tags: Business plans, Twitter, America Online Inc., Advertisement, API, CEO, revenue, Business plans
