Penny-pinching entrepreneurs changing world of venture capital

Once upon a time on the Web, there was a lot of talk about "burn rate" – a phrase describing the way start-ups like Webvan and Pets.com went through venture capital like a blowtorch. Many flamed out.

Today, the operative phrase is "bootstrapping." In "Web 2.0," a term reflecting the medium’s maturation into a dynamic, cost-effective business platform, penny-pinching entrepreneurs simply don’t need venture funding as much as they used to.

By Scott Duke Harris
Mercury News

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Looking for Seed Money? Venture Capital May Be the Answer

After playing it safe for the better part of a decade, venture capital firms are beginning to take more chances with start-up companies.

By Matthew Mogul, Associate Editor, The Kiplinger Letter

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