TechStars cofounder Brad Feld buys a home in Kansas City, will give startups free housing & Google Fiber

Feld has been bewitched by the promise of Google Fiber, and soon he's going to give the gift of super-fast Internet speeds to a few lucky startups in KC.

Why the Google+ long game is brilliant

Google is continually experimenting with new functionality, rolling it out broadly in a fully integrated fashion on a continuous basis, and providing it as a core part of an ever expanding thing that is getting more and more useful by the week.

World Startup Report: One man’s quest to document startup culture around the world

After selling his company to LinkedIn and quitting two years later, one startup entreprenuer is going to map the startup world, finding the best places to start a company.

The maker movement starts to attract venture capitalists’ interest

Every year, my family looks forward to Maker Faire, a family-friendly celebration of DIY mayhem, with eager anticipation. But when venture capitalists get involved in the maker movement, you know something new is afoot.

One such VC is Brad Feld, …

The gangsters of Silicon Valley

President Obama has been touting patents as a way to create jobs and increase U.S. competitiveness. “These are jobs and businesses of the future just waiting to be created,” he said of patent applications last September, “somewhere in that stack …

Owen Van Natta steps down from executive role at Zynga

Owen Van Natta, the chief business officer at social game maker Zynga, is stepping down from that post and moving to a new role as a strategic advisor focused on major partnerships.

He will remain on the board but will …

VC Roundtable: What makes a great founder?

(Editor’s note: OpenView Partners surveyed several venture capitalists to get their thoughts on a variety of issues relevant to start-up owners. This story originally ran on the company’s blog.)

We tracked down some of the brightest minds in venture capital …