One simple way billionaire investor Peter Thiel identifies game-changing startupsPeter Thiel is one of the most successful VC investors in the world. He's most famous for his early investment in Facebook, but he also owns a stake in many startups worth billions of dollars, like Palantir, Stripe, and SoFi. How does Thiel seem to find fast-growing startups so easily? One good rule of thumb: look for startups that can't be articulated in the right words. Thiel shared his thinking in an interview with Keith Rabois at this year's KV CEO Summit, hosted by VC firm Khosla Ventures. The event took place in July but the video of the interview was posted earlier this week. [ Business Insider ] 5 Apps for Wannabe CodersA few years ago, if you wanted to learn coding you had to buy a 20-pound paperback with some cute animal on the cover and then navigate through hundreds of pages of dense, obscure type. Now all it takes is an app. Check out five great apps that promise to teach you how to code. Meet the $1 Billion Startup Busting Cybersecurity's Greatest Myth. Here's what happened when a former McAfee executive started a cybersecurity software firm and told customers the truth. [Inc.]Impact investing: 6 VC-backed companies to make you feel better about the worldStill feeling down about the election? If you’re part of the tech community and you’re not Peter Thiel, you’re in good company: Headlines and donation data tell us that Silicon Valley overwhelmingly supported Hillary Clinton. We figured this would be a good time to bring you a roundup of VC-backed companies that are making the world a better place. If you’re dreading Inauguration Day, let it be a small comfort that there are so many humanitarians in the startup community who put venture funding to work, from using drones to drop medical supplies in remote communities to facilitating microlending to businesses in the developing world. Not dreading it so much? These companies are still great. [ PitchBook ] VENTURE CAPITAL JOBSVenture Capital, Accelerator and Startup Business Development Manager, Google Cloud Platform at Google,NY, USStaff Engineer at Proton Ventures, San Francisco, USData Engineer at CrunchBase, San Francisco, USBackend Engineer at CrunchBase, San Francisco, USAtomHouse Coordinator at Socialatom Group, Medellín, ColombiaBackend Engineer at Venture IQ, Amsterdam, NetherlandsMarketing Associate- Venture Capital at Kennison & Associates, Boston, USVenture Capital Analyst at Route 66 Ventures, LLC, Washington D.C. US Frontend engineer at Venture IQ, Amsterdam, NetherlandsVenture Analyst at Stockhorn Capital, London, UKDirector - Venture Capital at SeedInvest, NY, USHead of Founder Network at Connect Ventures, London, UKCo-founder / Entrepreneur in Residence at DONGXii.com, Berlin, Germany Business Development & Venture Management at GetOnDemand, Mountain View, US |