Going public

The Gulf oil spill looks like it might be capped. U.S. financial regulation is underway, plugging holes of another kind, which won't allow sub-prime mortgage...

Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have been around in various forms for decades, but during the past two years they've taken off in the...

Four years ago, Diane Ashton and Sundeep Lal were working together at MIT on a titanium extraction project. Durable and highly heat resistant, titanium...

When companies stay private longer, stock options are less appealing.

U.S. foundations and nonprofits work diligently on behalf of society's most needy and yet report that progress is slow and social problems persist. How...

Ever wondered how entrepreneurs convince VCs to fund their businesses? A leading venture capitalist delivers the inside scoop on what not to say.

Seed funding isn't in short supply.

Silicon Valley venture capitalists used to routinely oust start-up founders--who were viewed as green and unskilled--as part of the process leading to...

In case you hadn't noticed, Facebook really doesn't want to go public. At least, not yet. The seven-year-old company is now valued at $50 billion, significantly...

Pros and cons of the five major funding sources.

More data isn't always helpful.

Petrolink's business plan looks like a winner. At present, the only available pipeline for operators in the Baltic Sea's newly developed Helmark gas field...

Large companies have long sensed the potential value of investing in external start-ups, but more often than not, they fail to get it right. Remember...

Private equity and venture capital firms are starting to share details about their investment strategy in public forums like social media-and it's paying...

Keep control of your company.

Petrolink's business plan looks like a winner. At present, the only available pipeline for operators in the Baltic Sea's newly developed Helmark gas field...

A few weeks ago, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors issued stock to the public. Its charismatic CEO Elon Musk was once touted by Wired as a “triple threat” disruptor based on his previous experience with PayPal and Space Exploration Technologies. A successful stock market introduction led to Musk being worth millions, on paper at least. […]

Adesemi, an American start-up in Africa, had been trying for six years to blanket the developing world with desperately needed wireless communications...

And for hiring more female investors.

To be competitive, companies must grow innovative new businesses. Corporate entrepreneurship, however, isn't easy. New ventures face innumerable barriers...