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California opens $500,000 clean-tech contest

April 19, 2006 Entrepreneurs will compete with ideas for alternative energy and environmentally-conscious technology. TAGS: alternative energy, entrepreneur, California

Generating ideas for energy's future

October 24, 2007 Start-ups, utilities and government agencies hunt for energy tech with an edge. A California conference brings all the players together. TAGS: entrepreneur, California, conference

Will taxes halt Calif.'s solar thermal ambitions?

December 11, 2007 California is pushing solar thermal tech--but if it doesn't extend a real estate tax break, it will discourage it.Photos: Shedding light on solar thermal TAGS: exemption, plant, alternative energy, tax, natural gas, electricity, California, Governor, state, entrepreneur, real estate, utility, CEO

Mudslinging over California's clean-fuel initiative

August 24, 2006 Alternative-energy advocates, oil companies land in court over tactics designed to divert readers from opposing sites. TAGS: oil company, fund, entrepreneur, proposal, biotechnology, California, tax

Green-tech pros eye cash in carbon

May 9, 2007 Forward-looking green-tech companies are trying to build a business by monetizing greenhouse-gas reductions. TAGS: carbon, credit, Phoenix Technologies, automobile company, business model, entrepreneur, vehicle, state, California

Boom times ahead in networking?

September 6, 2005 After a dismal couple of years, networking start-ups are coming back, but the rising tide of venture funding isn't lifting all boats. TAGS: venture capital, Cisco Systems Inc., networking, entrepreneur, acquisition, start-up, VoIP, California

VC firm's business-pitch bake-off pays off

November 24, 2003 An online competition to root out entrepreneurial ideas brings surprising results for venture capitalist Tim Draper. TAGS: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, business plan, venture capital, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial, videoconferencing, venture-capital company, founder, agent, idea, broadband, California

Bush shows support for tech industry

April 22, 2006 On a visit to Silicon Valley, president emphasizes need to keep U.S. on "bleeding edge" of technology. TAGS: H1-B visa, John Chambers, Silicon Valley, president, tech industry, visit, Cisco Systems Inc., entrepreneur, America, U.S., leader, technology company, India, worker, China, California

Google bans Gmail swaps and sales

July 1, 2004 Gmail members prohibited from trading, selling account names as entrepreneurs seek to profit on clublike demand for the service. TAGS: Gmail, invitation, Google Inc., entrepreneur, account, policy, eBay Inc., e-mail, California

Cisco's brain drain continues

December 16, 2003 Cisco Systems loses another entrepreneur to the start-up world as Andreas Bechtolsheim, father of Cisco's gigabit Ethernet products, leaves the company. TAGS: Kealia, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Catalyst, Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet, entrepreneur, supercomputing, Palo Alto, theory, start-up, California, server, CEO

Restaurant at end of universe not so far off

September 20, 2006 Executives and government officials discuss commercializing space exploration. Hint: There will be a Starbucks. Photos: Soon-to-be-bustling space hubs? TAGS: Starbucks Corp., exploration, Silicon Valley, business development, economy, entrepreneur, venture capital, conference, Google Inc., government, alliance, California

Investors snub Friendster in patent grab

November 12, 2003 Alarmed by Friendster's potential expansion on their turf, two competitors who are also investors in Friendster team to buy a patent they call key to the social networking market. TAGS: Friendster Inc., Benchmark Capital, LinkedIn, patent, Tribe.net, social networking, networking, investor, PayPal, recruiting, entrepreneur, venture capital, negotiation, California
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