Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1708 Most Viewed - Technology en-us Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:59:05 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1708 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedtc/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090628/ap_on_bi_ge/us_tec_private_stock_markets ap/20090628/us_tec_private_stock_markets AP business Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:59:05 GMT AP - Scott Painter makes his living betting on startup companies, having played a role in launching 29 of them over the years. But with the bad economy choking initial public offerings and acquisitions, Painter is now backing an idea that makes it easier for insiders like him to sell shares in their companies even before they go public.