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Venture Capital: A Better Place in 2012Outgoing NVCA chair Paul Maeder reflects upon the past year, as Ray Rothrock is due to take over
- Startups Still Struggle to Outdo Craigslist
A new generation of startups is looking to conquer markets currently dominated by Craigslist. But while their apps may be prettier and more feature-filled, they’re finding it incredibly tough to compete with a site that still looks pretty much the same as it did in the late 1990s.
- Slideshow: The Next Hit Robotics Startup
Venture capitalists have a habit of rejecting robotics startups. But with Amazon’s recent $775 million purchase of warehouse bot developer Kiva Systems, the sector could be heating up.
- White House to Welcome Kate Mitchell, Other VCs, to JOBS Act Signing Ceremony
Venture capitalist Kate Mitchell has scored a coveted invitation to President Obama's signing of the JOBS Act, tentatively scheduled for this Thursday. Mitchell is co-founder of Scale Venture Partners and was chairman of the 17-member IPO Task Force that drafted the recommendations that went into the JOBS Act.