Startup Stories: They turned down a Google acquisition. Now what?

October 9, 2012 8:00 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Editor's Pick Vineet Devaiah had already had a long line of successes -- a goldstrike at age 15, acceptance into Harvard's Ph.D program, an acquisition offer from Google. But for some reason, he's betting his greatest success is yet to come.

Startup Stories: Longtime tech recruiter shatters the engineering shortage myth

September 25, 2012 9:00 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Editor's Pick Since the original web boom of the 1990s, Jon Marcus has been meeting and interviewing tech startup team members. Now, he knows what makes a team sink or swim -- and it's not the one percent of Wozniak-like coding geniuses.

Startup Stories: Nearly broke but full of hope, The New Hive comes to San Francisco

September 10, 2012 8:30 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Editor's Pick The New Hive is a WYSIWYG page creator. Its creators are new San Franciscans, and the next couple weeks will decide whether they make it or break it.