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Investors put $110 million into a sock company. No, really.

by Kai Ryssdal and Hayley Hershman
Oct 10, 2017
Stance is a venture capital-backed company that calls itself a “premium sock startup.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears Stance Chewbacca socks while taking part in a panel at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in September in New York City.
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Rethinking tech funding could help solve the industry's problems

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 10, 2017
Venture capitalist Tim O'Reilly says his very industry needs to do better.
Employees of startup companies work at the offices of a business incubator in Washington, D.C.
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How venture capital works

Following the venture capital money trail

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 7, 2017
The investments VCs make impact industries beyond Silicon Valley.
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How venture capital works

These words will help you understand venture capital

by Stephanie Hughes and Molly Wood
Sep 7, 2017
There's a whole vocabulary to learn.
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The Source Code: Steve Jurvetson

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Sep 7, 2017
The venture capitalist talks about the industry's mechanics and diversity problems.
Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, with Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood.
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Introducing the new voice of Marketplace Tech: Molly Wood

by Molly Wood
Aug 30, 2017
The show has been revamped with a new host and a new mission. Buckle your seat belts!
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What's growing in the Silicon Desert

by Ben Johnson and Clare Toeniskoetter
Jun 12, 2017
The startup scene is blossoming in Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix
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What a $400 juicer says about Silicon Valley

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 25, 2017
The company raised over $100 million from venture capitalists, but why?
The Juicero juicing machine was originally $700.
Photo courtesy of Juicero.com
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The Next Big Tech Hub

The next big tech hub might surprise us all

by Ben Johnson and Janet Nguyen
Apr 18, 2017
Don't count out New Orleans, or Omaha, Nebraska.
Thomas Edison works on the electric light bulb in his laboratory. 
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The Next Big Tech Hub

Will your city be the next tech hub?

by Molly Wood
Apr 18, 2017
Droves of places beyond New York, Boston and Silicon Valley want to become the next center of local and global innovation. Do they have the right ingredients?
An aerial view shows the Silicon Valley location of IBM in San Jose, California April 21, 2000.
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