May 3, 2014 | San Jose Mercury News

"Y Combinator has done a great job searching for the best entrepreneurs who have a great return on investment," said Alfred Lin, venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital, a Menlo Park firm that has invested in several Y Combinator companies, including Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe and Instacart.

May 1, 2014 | Los Angeles Times

Venture capital rising to levels not seen since 2001. Companies with no profits going public. Billions of dollars being paid for start-ups. Has Silicon Valley once again lost its collective mind? These and other signs that the tech boom may be taking an irrational turn are leading some notable investors to utter the dreaded word "bubble,"waking up the ghosts of an era many in Silicon Valley would prefer to keep buried.

April 29, 2014 | New York Business Journal

The world doesn't necessarily need more angel investors. It needs better angel investors. In that vein, longtime Manhattan angel investor David S. Rose has written a book billed as the world's first comprehensive how-to guide to angel investors and the companies that need their money. It's called "Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups,"

April 29, 2014 | Forbes

Changes to regulations in the UK have made it easier for investors to back new start-ups through crowd-funding platforms and potentially reap returns through equity shares. Crowdcube estimates that 65-70% of monthly investments are made by repeat investors. But will smaller investors head down the equity crowd-funding route or opt for less-risky – but potentially less lucrative – opportunities?