Michael Dearing is a Silicon Valley insider who puts capital into entrepreneurs who love to battle the big guys. As I wrote in May, Dearing co-leads Stanford's Launchpad program -- taught at its Hasso ...

If you could get people who love the values of design thinking -- such as the push to turn ideas into prototypes that customers can use -- to apply its principles to new business building, you'd ...

I’ve seen many explanations of what distinguishes entrepreneurs from their more earthbound counterparts. This video from Harrison Metal founder, Michael Dearing, may be the most elegant. Dearing uses ...

Widget company Widgetbox announced its Series B round of funding, raising $8 million from investors like Sequoia Capital, Hummer Winblad Partners and investor Michael Dearing. The company also appears ...

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Harrison Metal, a 10-year-old, San Francisco-based seed-stage venture fund, has closed its fifth vehicle with $68 million, founder Michael Dearing tweeted out a bit ago. “Ten years ago this month, I ...

Michael Dearing, the Stanford teacher and founder of the Harrison Metal micro-venture fund, thinks Silicon Valley leaders should be raising hell after revelations that the U.S. government used their ...

Meetings and presentations can be a waste of time if they aren't handled well. Designer Michael Dearing suggests taking inspiration from science fairs to make them exhibits that are more engaging and ...