Read more startup stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11131/startup.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:12:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67930/no-wedding-gifts-please-just-fund-my-startup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Silicon Valley couple has forsaken a traditional wedding registry for venture capital, Gawker reports. “The World's First Start-up Wedding Registry” doesn’t ask guests for appliances or candlesticks; instead, they can give enough to “feed an outsourced engineer for a day” or pay a month’s worth of utilities for the...http://www.newser.com/story/67930/no-wedding-gifts-please-just-fund-my-startup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 13:58:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67450/tech-employees-want-to-cash-in-early.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacebook’s recent deal to let employees sell some of their stock to private investors has sent Silicon Valley scrambling, as workers at other start-ups ask for similar deals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Start-ups rely on the promise of future stock sales to lure and retain talent, but with the...http://www.newser.com/story/67450/tech-employees-want-to-cash-in-early.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 14:29:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62230/baby-boomers-will-start-next-biz-craze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe baby boomers may be pushing 60, but they're primed to lead another "entrepreneurship boom" in America, Dane Stangler writes in the American . After all, according to one study, it's the close-to-retirement-age crowd—not 20-something whippersnappers—that has led US entrepreneurial activity since it last picked up in the mid-1990s.http://www.newser.com/story/62230/baby-boomers-will-start-next-biz-craze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Jun 2009 17:05:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55632/venture-capitalists-start-to-regain-their-nerve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVenture capitalists are starting to get their confidence back after an exceptionally timid year, the New York Times reports. A key index shows the administration's efforts to stabilize the economy have given investors glimmers of hope. "There is some degree of stability in the financial markets and that allows a...http://www.newser.com/story/55632/venture-capitalists-start-to-regain-their-nerve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 8:31:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43105/google-ceo-energy-bailout-is-a-must-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle CEO Eric Schmidt thinks the government needs to fund a massive reinvention of America’s energy infrastructure, opening up the grid to startups and funding innovation, Information Week reports. It’s crucial “that small startups with funny names get founded and funded in the new regime,” said the adviser to President-elect...http://www.newser.com/story/43105/google-ceo-energy-bailout-is-a-must-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Nov 2008 14:35:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42498/startups-seek-ways-around-venture-capital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile Wall Street investors have taken advantage of the tanking economy to nab low-priced stocks, Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists have likewise enjoyed a buyer’s market, demanding larger ownership stakes in startup outfits in exchange for their coveted funds. Companies like Twitter—initially funded with $22 million in venture capital—are...http://www.newser.com/story/42498/startups-seek-ways-around-venture-capital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 16:25:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33480/green-cafes-crowdsourcing-doesnt-spoil-the-stew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Elements, a vegetarian and raw food restaurant, opens in DC next year, it will have one owner, but almost 400 people who conceived and developed the idea, the Washington Post reports. An online (and offline) community is helping with everything from designing a logo to greening the building. But...http://www.newser.com/story/33480/green-cafes-crowdsourcing-doesnt-spoil-the-stew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Jul 2008 19:32:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31070/the-next-big-web-start-ups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat’s next in the wide world of Web? MIT’s Technology Review lists 10 up-and-coming apps and gadgets to make communicating even easier: Pinger . Like texting, but with your voice: leave voice messages for your friends on the company’s server. Pownce . A microblogging service like Twitter—but users can send large...http://www.newser.com/story/31070/the-next-big-web-start-ups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Jun 2008 6:04:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30064/angel-investors-profit-from-slumping-markets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe bearish market hasn't stopped angels from acting like bulls, Portfolio reports. Angel investors, those who fund start-ups and small companies, are profiting from Wall Street's woes: Reduced private equity funding has made angels the go-to source for capital, improving their bargaining position and giving them more chances to invest.http://www.newser.com/story/30064/angel-investors-profit-from-slumping-markets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Jun 2008 16:26:36 CDT