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By: [Chart Of The Day] Venture Capital Index Versus Other Markets Indices « New Thoughts About Economics

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:26:46 +0000

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By: untangling the future… » Blog Archive » The VC Industry - How Much Should Entrepreneurs Worry?

Fri, 01 May 2009 22:51:32 +0000

[...] abuzz with proclamations and conversations about the imminent demise of venture capital (VC). The clamor began to escalate late last year, and has been building throughout this year. Much of the problem has been the result [...]

By: Twitter force-fed $35m in venture capital | TechKraze

Twitter force-fed $35m in venture capital | TechKraze — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:20:38 +0000

[...] financing. But two separate venture capitalists insisted, defying countless claims that tech VC is drying up. And according to Silicon Valley Insider, it was a $35 million [...]

By: Manu’s Blog » Blog Archive » A Time for Change in Venture Capital

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:42:43 +0000

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By: One-on-One With Phil Weiser – Topic #1: Finance

One-on-One With Phil Weiser – Topic #1: Finance — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:56:25 +0000

[...] debt and equity markets. Our discussion will touch on whether venture capital is now in trouble, as some suggest, whether the private equity model can come back from its bust (which Brad predicted), whether Wall [...]

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Agoracom: Small Cap Investment — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:27:27 +0000

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By: A Free Call Option on the American Economy | Redfin Corporate Blog

A Free Call Option on the American Economy | Redfin Corporate Blog — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:26:23 +0000

[...] Now that a downturn has focused everyone on survival, everyone is criticizing the unnatural haste — the artificially stimulated appetite for risk — that characterized the way we were only a few months ago. In fact, the whole idea of venture capital – of using other people’s money to build a startup with highly uncertain prospects – has now come into question. [...]

By: Things That Influence Your Startup’s Value | KillerBlog

Things That Influence Your Startup’s Value | KillerBlog — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:31:11 +0000

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Dramatischer Wertverlust bei Facebook | Seedfinance — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:42:14 +0000

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By: To Revenue » Doom and Gloom Prophecies on the End of Venture Capital…

To Revenue » Doom and Gloom Prophecies on the End of Venture Capital… — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:09:28 +0000

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The Mothpod » Pod 5 Episode 24 - Wookie Meets Batman: News at 6 — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:18:32 +0000

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Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:12:57 +0000

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Stuartblog2 » Some stuff I read - on 12/07/2008 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:09:09 +0000

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By: A Time for Change in Venture Capital | K9 Ventures

A Time for Change in Venture Capital | K9 Ventures — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:06:36 +0000

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By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:23:16 +0000

I don’t think it is the end of venture capital. Venture capitalists will re-group and continue to do what they were always doing – invest in new promising business.

By: Dillon Amburgey

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:57:45 +0000

No, I was not born in 1987, but I have read about it.
And yes, I am a DMB fan.

By: Kevin K

Kevin K — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:18:35 +0000

Great post, Scott. I agree it is time for Venture Capital to get innovative about how it funds innovation. I don’t think it is the “end of venture capital”, but maybe just “as we know it”.

By: Crowds Are No Wiser Than They Ever Have Been | WOWNDADI

Crowds Are No Wiser Than They Ever Have Been | WOWNDADI — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:52:34 +0000

[...] to much the same course. Real change happens slowly, and for good reason. TechCrunch cries “The End Of Venture Capital As We Know It?” – the piece, partly based on an essay by Paul Graham, has caused the usual storm in the [...]

By: Qlubb-Andy

Qlubb-Andy — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:42:41 +0000

Maybe it’s just me, but I’m a little tired about hearing how great companies come out of severe adversity. Great (and lasting) companies also come out of good economies too — and probably more so.

Perhaps the message is don’t give up all hope in the face of this devastating economy — but the going is going to be a significantly tougher.

By: Venture Capital: From Must-Have to Nice-to-Have | KillerBlog

Venture Capital: From Must-Have to Nice-to-Have | KillerBlog — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:00:36 +0000

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By: Mark Gilbert

Mark Gilbert — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:49:31 +0000

Maybe if the VCs hadn’t pooled all their investments and poured them into a few rich guys’ companies instead of actually doing some diligence to find the next big thing, this wouldn’t be happening to them.

Their collective greed and propensity to only invest in robust revenue generating operations run by self funded serial entrepreneurs, created a void for any new start-ups that weren’t in “the club”. Good thing Hewlett & Packard weren’t trying to get money out of this bunch cause they would have looked down at a garage outfit.

Hopefully a few with any remaining funds will realize that several $500K investments will weed out who is going to succeed and then that group will get more funding. That’s enough to show a trend to profitability. Not sure why VC tend to throw good money after bad… If you put all your eggs in one basket and trip, no fixing the broken eggs.

Personally I think they were part of the problem so now hopefully a better mechanism to created economic growth can emerge.

By: Miguel Menchu

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:16:15 +0000

I love that line

By: Geekeries | taggle.org

Geekeries | taggle.org — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:32:04 +0000

[...] Pour les business angels et les venture capitalists, c’est aussi la crise [...]

By: Machine parts

Machine parts — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:46:10 +0000

Different causes, different effects.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:43:40 +0000

It’s not so much you’re late that’s the problem so much as it is the article you link to is subscription only…

Looks interesting though!