FEATURE
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Venture Capital's Ticking Time Bomb
August 6, 2010 | Wall Street Journal
The venture industry is reaching the end game of a huge wave of funds it raised during the dot-com bubble. From 1999 to 2001, more than 1200 venture funds closed on nearly $180 billion, and many of these funds still hold companies that investors think have potential. Potential contract negotiations to extend the timetable with their LPs is not an attractive alternative, and may be expensive.
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The Magic Pill of World Class Innovation
August 8, 2010 | Blogging Innovation
What is the magic pill? It’s called “innovation culture” and it’s the secret behind all innovative organizations. So how do you start to create a magic culture of innovation? At the top, with leadership style. Let’s look at three types of leadership style and the innovation cultures they inspire.
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Clean Energy: China Charges Ahead of the World
August 8, 2010 | Seattle Times
China's Shanghai Expo has drawn more than 30 million visitors and showcases the country's ambitions to become not just factory to the world but a global leader in technologies of the future — particularly green energy.
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Ethanol Hardball
August 4, 2010 | Columbus Dispatch/St. Louis Post Dispatch
Industry trumpets Gulf oil spill as justification for federal help for 'clean' U.S. energy source
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Study Finds Major Shift Occurring in U.S. Employment
August 9, 2010 | Dallas Morning News
A McClatchy Newspapers analysis of employment data collected by the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics has found that the jobs that are being created as the economy recovers often don't replace the ones that were lost when the housing boom collapsed.
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