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8 rising VC stars
8 rising VC stars
Kleiner Perkins' investments defined the Internet's first generation, but the firm has been absent from the biggest deals among the next generation of Internet companies. These are the men picking up the Web deals while Kleiner goes green. (more)
Kleiner's hit (and miss) parade
Kleiner's hit (and miss) parade
Kleiner Perkins has long defined the gold standard for venture capital. The Kleiner hit parade stretches back 36 years and includes early bets on industry icons like Genentech, Amazon and Google. Here are a few of the bets that made it famous, as well as some it might like to forget. (more)
Blame game: Who's behind the Fannie, Freddie mess
Blame game: Who's behind the Fannie, Freddie mess
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A mighty wind
A mighty wind
Makani Power aims to generate energy from what are known as high-altitude wind-extraction technologies. And that's about all its 34-year-old Aussie founder, Saul Griffith, wants to say about it right now. But Makani can't hide entirely, not when its marquee investor is Google.org, the tech company's philanthropic arm. Harnessing high-altitude wind, at least in theory, has greater potential than the existing wind industry, which generates about 1% of U.S. electricity needs; a thousand feet above ground, wind is stronger and more consistent. -- Adam Lashinsky

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