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  • What's in a Name? More Than You Might Guess
    Connie Loizos- 11 July 2013

    Product-naming expert David Placek says the monikers chosen for some new venture funds leave a lot to be desired. Find out who missed the mark.

  • Falling In Love With Hardware
    Mark Boslet- 1 July 2013

    Hardware could be the next big thing in venture and VCs are scrambling to understand the new, lean business model

  • If Only Google Glass Could See Into Its Future
    Staff Writer- 1 July 2013

    As Google Glass rolls out, everyone wonders if it will be the next big thing and should investors get in on the action

  • Ex-Kleiner Partner Ellen Pao Wins Bid to Keep Discrimination Case in Public Eye
    Reuters News- 27 June 2013

    (Reuters) - A high-profile Silicon Valley sex discrimination lawsuit moved closer to a trial after a panel of justices ruled that venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers cannot take the claims of former partner Ellen Pao to arbitration. The justices for the California Court of Appeal in San Franciso ruled that "Pao is not bound to arbitrate her complaint against KPCB."

  • Ex-Kleiner Partner Wants Day in Court in Discrimination Lawsuit
    Reuters News- 20 June 2013

    A high profile sex discrimination lawsuit in Silicon Valley should be taken private via arbitration, lawyers for venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers argued on Wednesday, but the plaintiff, former partner Ellen Pao, wants the chance to tell her story before a judge, Reuters reported.

  • Reuters Exclusive: Textbook rental firm Chegg selects banks for IPO
    Reuters News- 12 June 2013

    Textbook rental company Chegg has selected JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. (BAC.N) to lead an initial public offering, sources told Reuters.

  • Apcera Names New COO
    Iris Dorbian- 7 June 2013

    Apcera has named Jan Plutzer as its chief operating officer. In her new role, Plutzer will assume responsibility of company operations and report to Derek Collison, CEO. Apcera is a San Francisco-based software company backed by Kleiner Perkins, True Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Data Collective Venture Capital.

  • Ten Hot Stories: VC Returns Improve a Bit, Better Place Goes Belly Up and LPs Talk Straight to VCs
    Lawrence Aragon- 1 June 2013

    Trending on peHUB this week: VC returns, straight-talking LPs, tech M&A, Better Place, NEA, Valeant, Bausch & Lomb, Mary Meeker, Kleiner Perkins, Andreessen Horowitz, Yahoo, Tumblr, Warburg Pincus, Adeo Ressi

  • The New Full-Service VC
    Mark Boslet- 1 June 2013

    Venture capitalists are rethinking portfolio services as they race to catch pioneers Andreessen Horowitz and First Round Capital

  • Don’t Miss This In Mary Meeker’s Internet Presentation
    Mark Boslet- 29 May 2013

    A lot has been written today about Mary Meeker’s annual State of the Internet presentation. But much of the coverage downplays what might be most relevant to venture investors.