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At South by Southwest, Fewer Startups, More Marketers and Media

Has "South-by" lost its direction? For several years running, that question has hovered over the iPhone-clutching tech cogniscenti who made the annual springtime pilgrimage to the mecca of geek- and hipster-dom in Austin, Texas.

VCs at CMEA Sued for Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

Three executive assistants are suing venture firm CMEA and one of its former partners for harassment and retaliation, marking the third lawsuit in less than a year alleging unfair treatment of women in Silicon Valley's clubby world of venture capital.

Fund Performance: Clearstone Venture Partners Ranks as CalPERS' Top Performer

The Santa Monica, Calif.-based firm posted an IRR of 154.7%, as of March 31, 2012

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Vipshop Surges, as Facebook Stock Remains Below Its Debut Price

The stock of China-based Vipshop jumps nearly 300% since its IPO a year ago

NVCA's Heesen Talks About His Decision to Leave and Venture's New Era

Long time head of the National Venture Capital Association Mark Heesen announced on Thursday that he would step down from his post when a successor is found. After 22 years with the association and 14 as its president, he said it was for time for new blood. Here is Heesen in his own words.

NVCA’s Mark Heesen Talks About Venture’s New Era and the Carried Interest Debate

No word yet on when his replacement will be named

Why Groupon Has Six Months or Less to Find a Permanent CEO Replacement

In late 2011, Groupon, the daily deals company, went public in a glittering debut. But it quickly began to lose luster, and after abruptly ousting its founding CEO, Andrew Mason, last week, the VCs who invested in the company probably wondered whether they would have to write down their carrying value for the company yet again. According to experts, they should be more worried whether Groupon will be worth anything at all.

Georges van Hoegaerden: KPCB Mea Culpa

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the storied VC, has admitted poor performance and promised to do better. Georges van Hoegaerden takes a look at their mea culpa and whether it's sincere.

Cofounded by Manu Kumar, eShares Aims to (Finally) Digitize Stock and Options Certificates

Sometimes, a good idea isn’t terribly sexy. So it may be with eShares, a new, Palo Alto-based company that's asking law firms and startups alike to replace their paper stock. Specifically, the eight-month-old company aims to digitize companies’ stock certificates and later, options certificates -- and to integrate with equity compensation software like CapMX so that every change to a company’s cap table can take place transparently, in real time.