We've recently downplayed the importance of credit to the dire situation the small-business community finds itself in. We have held that while the ability to obtain financing is not exactly a non-issue for the typical small business, it does pale...
Posted by Marc Tracy on April 1, 2009 4:44 PM
As everyone who's read an alarmist story about America's looming entitlements crisis, or the New York Times's new Sunday column, Generation B, know, we're about to get a lot more old people. The Baby Boomers--that massive generation born in the...
Posted by Marc Tracy on February 16, 2009 1:52 PM
There's a fascinating post on the New York Times's Green Inc. on alternative energy start-ups and how they are hurting right now. It's useful as a brief rundown of what's going on in that specific industry, of course, but...
Posted by Bizbox on December 15, 2008 1:16 PM
While we're gushing about too-good-to-be-true programs for linking venture capital with start-ups or generous credit lines for small businesses, we thought we'd also praise Union Square Ventures, a VC firm profiled today in the New York Times. Hip, helpful...
Posted by Bizbox on September 22, 2008 9:22 AM
We present a cautionary tale for developers of iPhone applications--which in the past we have encouraged as savvy start-up entrepreneurs. Via the New York Times's Bits blog, there is the story of one developer, Alex Sokirynsky, whose Podcaster app...
Posted by Bizbox on September 17, 2008 9:41 AM
It seems a bit of drama took place at the TechCrunch50 Conference, which took place this past Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in San Francisco. VentureWire reports that when two venture capitalists spoke at an otherwise "lighthearted" panel about their...
Posted by Bizbox on September 11, 2008 12:55 PM
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