Creative Capital

One of the upsides of the epic decline of print media is seeing the new paths taken by many seasoned journalists...

Yesterday, I was invited to appear as a a guest on NPR’s On Point show with host Tom Ashbrook to talk about disappearing phone lines in American households. In 2006, just 11% of homes had cell phones only. By the first half of this year, that number was 23% and climbing. ...

Content-Search Deals Make Twitter Profitable Data-mining deals signed in October will bring in $25 million in exchange for rendering Twitter’s tweets searchable on Google and Microsoft Bing By Spencer E. Ante Twitter is ending 2009 on a high note. ...

Verizon Wireless Prepares for the iPhone Verizon Wireless is buttressing its network in the event Apple drops AT&T as the exclusive carrier of its popular smartphone By Spencer E. Ante There’s no telling yet whether or when AT&T (T) might lose its position as the sole U.S. ...

When I wrote my first book Creative Capital, I hoped that it would cross over into the mainstream AND appeal to the venture capital community. This week, I got some proof that VCs are finding value in the book...

Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Benjamin: Yes, sir. Mr. McGuire: Are you listening? Benjamin: Yes, I am. Mr. McGuire: Plastics....

My newly departed colleague Steve Baker’s last piece for BusinessWeek is a contrarian take on social media. Given that this skeptical piece was penned by one of social media’s biggest fans and practicioners, it’s worth a close read. Says...

The most difficult part of Bloomberg’s acquisition of BusinessWeek has been seeing so many hugely talented colleagues and friends leave the operation. ...

Georges Doriot, the founding father of the venture capital industry and subject of my book Creative Capital, continues to pop up in the news. On Dec...

Man of the Meltdown How hedge fund manager John Paulson made billions in the crisis By Spencer E. Ante Editor’s Rating: The Good: A fascinating account of how John Paulson profited big time from the housing meltdown. T...

This morning, at 6 am, while most of you were sleeping off turkey and gravy, I got up to appear on a new NPR show called The Takeaway. It’s hosted by the great journalist John Hockenberry and his co-host Celeste Headlee. ...

In this week’s issue of BusinessWeek, we published the inaugural list of “The World’s Most Intriguing New Companies.” I am thrilled that we launched the package right as Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off, taking place Nov. 16-22, in 85 nations. In my ...

The venture capital market appears to be bottoming out after a long decline, according to a Fenwick & West survey of the venture capital market for the third quarter of 2009. There are two significant data points worth pulling out. First, the number of investment rounds for higher valuations (i.e...

Here’s the lead of my story introducing a big new project and special report I’ve been working on the last few months. It’s called “The World’s Most Intriguing New Companies,” and highlights 25 of the world’s coolest startups with game-changing potential. In addition...