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YAHOO WANTS MORE MONEY, Silver Lake Wants Control (YHOO)
Here's the latest on Yahoo's board ruminations, courtesy of Anupreeta Das, Amir Efrati, and Joann Lublin of the Wall Street Journal... As a refresher, Yahoo is considering offers from two...
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No, There's No Secret Pact Between Marc Andreessen And Jerry Yang To Take...
One of the early knocks against private-equity firm Silver Lake's proposal to invest in Yahoo was that this move was really just a back-door way for Yahoo Founder Jerry Yang to regain control of the...
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DEAR YAHOOS: Don't Mean To Be Alarmist, But It's Possible The Board Could Now...
An alarming possibility appears to be developing that Yahoos and Yahoo shareholders need to consider. The same Yahoo Board that blew the Microsoft $31 per share offer three years ago could conceivably...
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SAICast: In 45 Minutes We Solve What Yahoo's Board Couldn't In 93 Days (YHOO)
Eric Jackson, Founder and Managing Member of Ironfire Capital, joined Nicholas and Jay at Business Insider's studio, to dissect the numerous perspective deals surrounding Yahoo. Once the darling of...
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ANDREESSEN: The Rumors Are Wrong, I Am Not Going To Run Yahoo (YHOO)
Marc Andreessen confirms what we reported last week: He's not going to run Yahoo. Here's his blog post: Over the last several weeks, there have been erroneous reports in the press that my partner Jeff...
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Wait Until You Hear The Latest Theory About What Yahoo's Going To Do...
Last week, it was reported that Yahoo's board was "leaning toward" accepting the proposal by private-equity firm Silver Lake to take a minority stake in the company. As I've described, this proposal...
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Marc Andreessen: Retailers Should Be Scared About 2012
Investor Marc Andreessen thinks traditional retailers are going to feel the heat next year as e-commerce "category killers" in verticals like electronics and home furnishings clean up. That's what he...
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Sarah Lacy's TechCrunch 2.0 Site Will Be Called 'PandoDaily' And It's About...
Sarah Lacy is about to close a round of funding for her new tech site, Jason Del Rey at AdAge reports. The site is reportedly named PandoDaily.com, and will get investment from Michael Arrington...
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After Airbnb, Marc Andreessen Is Looking For Cheaper Deals
Marc Andreessen's VC firm is known for making late-stage bets on big companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Groupon. But it looks like Airbnb, which got $112 million in funding in July, was the last of...
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Billions Of Dollars In Wealth Were Created At This Silicon Valley Cafe
We walked into Buck's Restaurant yesterday and felt like we entered a set in a movie about Silicon Valley deal makers. Everyone in the Valley has eaten at Buck's in Woodside, California at some point....
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Why Does Silicon Valley's Hottest VC Firm Have H-Bomb Pictures In The Lobby?
You can't miss the hydrogen bomb pics in the lobby of Andreessen-Horowitz. There are four of them, in full color, nestled among bookshelves that contain books about programming and tech entrepreneurs....
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SURPRISE: Silicon Valley Hero Marc Andreessen Is Backing Romney
Silicon Valley has a reputation for leaning left. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Google exec Marissa Mayer have hosted big fundraisers for Democratic candidates. Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is a huge...
View ArticleANDREESSEN: Sending Our Gadget-Making Jobs To China Is Good For Us (AAPL, GOOG)
Marc Andreessen, who cofounded Netscape and is now betting billions of dollars on Silicon Valley startups, says we should all stop kvetching about sending gadget-manufacturing jobs to China. In the...
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REVEALED: Here Are Your Odds Of Getting Funded By Marc Andreessen
During his hit on CNBC yesterday, Marc Andreessen said his firm looked at 1,500 startups just last year. All 1,500 were recommended to AH by trusted sources. That's a lot of...
View ArticleApple Is "Certainly Undervalued At $500," Says Marc Andreessen (AAPL)
Apple is worth $500 billion. It's not done going up, says one of Silicon Valley's most respected investors. In this CNBC clip, Andreessen Horowitz partner Marc Andreessen says Apple is "certainly...
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Marc Andreessen's Biggest Regret As An Investor
Marc Andreessen is the founding partner of Silicon Valley's hottest VC firm right now. But even he has regrets. The biggest one? Missing his chance to invest in Square, the payment company founded by...
View ArticleMarc Andreessen Picks Three Companies He Thinks Will Break Out Next
Marc Andreessen named Foursquare, Fab, and Pinterest as the next three big breakthrough companies in his firm's portfolio. Speaking on Bloomberg Television this afternoon, Andreessen started off by...
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Marc Andreessen Gave A Big Pep Talk To eBay's Top People, And Every Company...
Marc Andreessen sits on the eBay board of directors and, after a recent meeting, he took a few minutes to speak to the top technical leaders from the company. His speech was basically a pep talk and...
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Marc Andreessen Is Back On Quora, Letting It All Hang Out
Don't look now, but Silicon Valley's most powerful VC Marc Andreessen is back on Quora, answering questions. Recent highlights: Q: Do venture capitalists put their own money in their investments?...
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Can VCs Cut Startups Personal Checks Behind Their Firms' Backs?
"Do venture capitalists put their own money in their investments?" asks a Quora user. According to Marc Andreessen: "Different venture capital firms have different policies on whether GPs are allowed...
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