Asian Computer Makers Move Into Riskier Ventures
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Companies that once built devices to Silicon Valley’s specifications are now investing in start-ups so they can compete with their former customers.
author By ASHLEE VANCE, source www.nytimes.com
Clean Technology Investing Slips, but Could Be Worse, Report Finds
Thursday, January 7th, 2010The global recession drove clean-tech investments down 33 percent over last year, but investors still spent $5.6 billion in the space.
author By TODD WOODY, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Facing Leaner Times, Small Start-Ups Get Busy
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008A downturn in venture capital is almost certain to impact the cleantech sector next year. But small companies, at least one analyst says, are likely to fare better than outfits that are farther down the line.
author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Alternative Energy Suddenly Faces Headwinds
Friday, October 24th, 2008For all the support that the presidential candidates are expressing for renewable energy, alternative energies like wind and solar are facing big new challenges because of the credit freeze and the plunge in oil and natural gas prices.
author By Clifford Krauss, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Tesla Motors Zaps Another CEO and Lays Off Staff
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Tesla Motors said Wednesday that it will lay off employees and delay production of its next battery-powered car. The once-hot electric car start-up also said it was removing Ze’ev Drori as chief executive and appointing co-founder Elon Musk, now the company’s chairman, to the post.
author By Claire Cain Miller, source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Green Inc. Recommends …
Monday, September 29th, 2008A roundup of green business headlines form around the Web…
author By Tom Zeller Jr., source greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
Global Dreams for a Wireless Web
Sunday, May 25th, 2008An entrepreneur is trying to cover the Earth with Web access, one hot spot at a time. But his big idea is encountering equally big obstacles
author By JOHN MARKOFF, source www.nytimes.com
Entrepreneurial Edge: If It’s Eye Care Technology, This Must Be Orange County
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Orange County, Calif., has become a center for small eye care device makers in much the same way that Silicon Valley is a center for technology.
author By JAMES FLANIGAN, source www.nytimes.com
Economy Has Become a Drag on Silicon Valley
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008The gloom pervading the financial markets and the business climate has reached the land of innovation.
author By MATT RICHTEL and BRAD STONE, source www.nytimes.com
A Silicon Valley Slowdown
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008The broad economic downturn is starting to take a toll on the land of innovation.
author By MATT RICHTEL and BRAD STONE, source www.nytimes.com
Street Scene: Cafe Capitalism, San Francisco Style
Friday, April 4th, 2008At Ritual Coffee Roasters, a cafe in San Francisco’s Mission District, the aesthetic is early socialist but the clientele are latter-day capitalist.
author By KATIE HAFNER, source www.nytimes.com
Cafe Capitalism, San Francisco Style
Friday, April 4th, 2008At Ritual Coffee Roasters, a cafe in San Francisco’s Mission District, the aesthetic is early socialist but the clientele are latter-day capitalist.
author By KATIE HAFNER, source www.nytimes.com
Ping: Thinking Outside the Company’s Box
Saturday, March 29th, 2008More businesses are learning how to buy the great ideas of others.
author By G. PASCAL ZACHARY, source www.nytimes.com
Prototype: How Did Your Computer Crash? Check the Instant Replay
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008Replay Solutions is one of a number of innovators, big and small, aiming to improve how software is developed and how to replay actions that trigger bugs and cause crashes.
author By MICHAEL FITZGERALD, source www.nytimes.com
Star Banker Returns to Roots With His Own Venture
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008The former star investment banker announced that his next venture will be: the Qatalyst Group, a technology-focused merchant banking group.
author By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, source www.nytimes.com
Open-Source Troubles in Wiki World
Monday, March 17th, 2008A shoestring operation stunned by its own success faces growing pains.
author By NOAM COHEN, source www.nytimes.com
Ping: ‘The Amazing Race,’ as Played in the Lab
Sunday, March 16th, 2008The X Prize Foundation is kicking off a contest for a drivable, affordable car that gets 100 miles a gallon at the New York International Auto Show.
author By G. PASCAL ZACHARY, source www.nytimes.com
Apple to Encourage iPhone Programmers
Friday, March 7th, 2008Apple is hoping to expand the iPhone’s appeal by luring software developers to create programs for it.
author By LAURIE J. FLYNN, source www.nytimes.com