April 28, 2014 | New York Times

Predicting that your city will be the next Silicon Valley is simple. But actually making it the next Silicon Valley is something else entirely — as New York is slowly finding out. No New York start-up has been a breakout hit, the sort of blockbuster with a multibillion-dollar valuation that has become so commonplace in Silicon Valley. And that has led to some disappointment for people who helped set the city’s sights so high.

April 26, 2014 | New York Times

Private equity funds — vast pools of capital that buy and sell entire companies — may become more accessible to smaller investors under a plan being contemplated by the company that runs the Nasdaq stock exchange.

April 28, 2014 | Washington Post

Entrepreneurship is never that easy and the stereotype of the startup founder is not representative of the technology world. Yes, there are a few, such as Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, but they are the outliers—and they too don’t fit the stereotype. Critical thinking, communication, and scientific validation are skills that are in short supply in the tech world. These are skills that are abundant in the humanities. Here are six myths about what it actually takes to make it:

April 24, 2014 | INC

Startups like Quibb are using crowdfunding platforms to score capital from family, friends, and even their own customers. Is this the future of angel investing?