Catching Up On Readings: VCs And More VCs

Here is a summary of the posts from this past week, in case you missed them.

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The Web Startup Success Guide (Part 3): Early-stage Venture Funding

By Guest Author Bob Walsh [In this next excerpt from “The Web Startup Success Guide”, which will be published on July 22, Bob turns to early-stage funding in an interview with Rebecca Lynn, a principal at Morgenthaler Ventures. With over $2.5 billion invested in 300-plus companies over the years, Morgenthaler Ventures is one of the

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From Semiconductors to Green Power: Borrego CEO Mike Hall (Part 4)

SM: What was the process of finding your mentors? MH: There is a group in San Diego called the Chairman’s Roundtable. Semi-retired business leaders volunteer their time. They only work with companies with over $10 million in revenue and want to grow.

From Semiconductors to Green Power: Borrego CEO Mike Hall (Part 3)

SM: How long were you able to take advantage of the beneficial AdWords pricing? MH: Within four or five months people started realizing that Borrego Solar was advertising there so they figured they should, too.

Social Apps vs. Social Games

By Guest Author Saad Fazil After reviewing social gaming companies, I move on to RockYou and LivingSocial — two very successful companies in the social applications space — to find out more about the similarities and differences between social games and apps.

Forbes Column 2009: Venture Capital: Get Back To Basics

Zero-In this week focuses on the future of venture capital, suggesting a return to old-fashioned ideas and assumptions. Read it here.

From Semiconductors to Green Power: Borrego CEO Mike Hall (Part 2)

SM: So you had a perspective for your search for a green economy job. MH: Exactly. It’s funny because in 2001, my brother and the original founder of Borrego Solar had re-incorporated the company and moved it to San Diego where they tried to grow the business.

Entrepreneur Journeys Book Review: Starting Small, Making It Big

Thomas “Duffbert” Duff posts another good review: “Mitra structures Entrepreneur Journeys: Bootstrapping: Weapon of Mass Reconstruction as a series of interviews with people who have started businesses and willingly (or unwillingly) went without massive funding for the first part of their histories.