Cover Stories

These are just a few of the many stories covering Springboard and its portfolio companies, remarkable alumnae and loyal stakeholders.   

Round Two
Varsha Rao is one of the lucky ones. Eve.com, the online cosmetics retailer she co-founded in 1998, was once one of the hottest companies on the Net. But it wasn't perfect: It sold what were essentially commodity goods, and it grew too fast.

No illusions: toward brighter flat displays
Candice Brown Elliott is founder and chief technology officer of Clairvoyante Inc. Its PenTile Matrix harnesses Elliott's knowledge of the human visual system to trick the eye into perceiving a display as twice as bright for the same power.

Women Technology Entrepreneurs
Heather Shively Goldman: Say goodbye to the old boys club, as VCs and CEOs women are impacting emerging companies.

 Finding the Perfect Pitch
Shoba Purushothaman: So what does the nonprofit bring to the money hunt? Herewith, a backstage tour with three of Springboard's rising stars as they endure a grueling five-week "rehearsal" culminating in the VC forum on November 9, 2001, and, they hope, a deal.

 A Start-Up of Her Own
Krishna Subramanian, Lisa Henderson, Kim Fisher: Meet the new generation of American CEOs: They're young, wired, fearless--and female.