Comments on: The 2008 VC Liquidity Drought In Charts

By: Another Dry Quarter For Venture Exits | Recopylator

Another Dry Quarter For Venture Exits | Recopylator — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:18:32 +0000

[...] $4.5 billion a year ago. That amount is also down from the $2.4 billion in M&A deals in the fourth quarter of 2008, when there were 61 deals. The average deal size has dropped dramatically from $140 million [...]

By: Another Dry Quarter For Venture Exits

Another Dry Quarter For Venture Exits — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:11:45 +0000

By: The 2008 VC Liquidity Drought In Charts

The 2008 VC Liquidity Drought In Charts — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:56:05 +0000

[...] reports The financial meltdown of 2008 all but shut down venture-backed exits, as we all know. The National [...]

By: VC Dollars Dropped 33 Percent In The Fourth Quarter, Down 8 Percent For All 2008

VC Dollars Dropped 33 Percent In The Fourth Quarter, Down 8 Percent For All 2008 — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:40:20 +0000

[...] decline in investing mapped the decrease in exit options, even though VCs are supposed to have a 5 to 7 year investment [...]

By: Chris Mottau

Chris Mottau — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:12:56 +0000

Maybe if VC firms focused on innovating rather than just collecting their management fees the whole game would change. VCs tend to push too hard for unnatural things to happen (big liquidity events) because of the pressure they feel from their investors to see large returns. I would argue that Angels are going to be the ones who will live up to their heavenly names and become increasingly important to the fostering of early-stage innovation.

By: Want To See Where Media Is Going? Follow The Money.

Want To See Where Media Is Going? Follow The Money. — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:49:38 +0000

[...] a year when the value of venture-backed mergers and acquisitions were down 51 percent, M&A activity in the publishing industry was down even more. Jordan, Edmiston counts a 68 [...]

By: links for 2009-01-07 « Brain Music –Gadgets, Neuroscience, Music, Social Media, Health 2.0 & More

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:05:32 +0000

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By: Ankit Gupta

Ankit Gupta — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:42:32 +0000

Wouldn’t you realize the risk you’re taking when you make the agreements in the beginning? Why is it an issue worth discussing now and not in the beginning?

I’m not saying I disagree, I’m just saying that this isn’t the time to blame others. There is risk involved with these things and if you believe in what they’re doing, maybe it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get involved to make sure that things succeed.

By: InnovationLocator.com

InnovationLocator.com — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:50:50 +0000

location is everything in cyberspace as it is on earth. there is only one master creator.

GodLocator.com – peace yourself

By: Navin Bathija

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:46:52 +0000

Nice work!

By: Nonimoos

Nonimoos — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:44:02 +0000

As a private investor in two almost dead VC funds I think some of the funds shuld seriosly start paying back the management fees to the Investors or to the fund.

Whatever the excuse is they clearly failed and clearly draged some startups with them. I suggest that the managers start working for free as they often request startup management to do.

By: weatherman

weatherman — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:09:06 +0000

Good analysis. Thanks Mark.

By: links for 2009-01-07 | Brian Magierski

links for 2009-01-07 | Brian Magierski — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:02:30 +0000

[...] The 2008 VC Liquidity Drought In Charts (tags: VC IPO CapitalMarkets M&A) Share and Enjoy: [...]

By: BubbleDude is Right

BubbleDude is Right — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:43:20 +0000

I know that you have warned us many times. You seemed like you knew things, so I paid attention and stayed out of web 2.0 as a direct result of your warnings. This idea of roosting chickens, do you think that is a good business idea. What do you think I should do; what sector is hot. Where is there money to be made.

By: グラフで見る2008年VCの資金流動性低下状況

グラフで見る2008年VCの資金流動性低下状況 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:29:34 +0000

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By: Web 2.0 Bubble

Web 2.0 Bubble — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:21:44 +0000

I have warned many times over last year about no exits for Web 2.0 Bubble companies, mostly “me-too” and duplicates that have no viable business models- such as social networking sites, mobile locators and other B.S. ideas. Now, the chickens have come home to roost …………

By: James

James — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:49:03 +0000

This is certainly not the prime time to execute any type of exit strategy, especially if the exit is an IPO

http://www.jugargame.com/

By: Banks Wilson

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:39:04 +0000

blah

By: CalJobSource

CalJobSource — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:27:15 +0000

No IPOs means really bad news for Silicon Valley. These IPOs bring in big dollars and also employ many people when they go through, plus enriching VC firms and founders.

By: Cail

Cail — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:40:14 +0000

Who would have expected that none of the gazillions of Facebook clones were going public?

Turns out all these presumably gold shitting donkeys are… well, just donkeys.

By: Romain Follet

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:36:51 +0000

no thanks

By: ANTISPAM

ANTISPAM — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:26:12 +0000

@gorgehu1 – this is comment spam. Go away.

By: GetaJob

GetaJob — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:18:20 +0000

oh now! 3 whole years of work. how do you do it?
(sarcasm)

By: Chinablows

Chinablows — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:16:50 +0000

Is that with or with lead?

By: David Frame

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:08:08 +0000

Don’t tell my wife… 3 years of blood sweat and tears and now 2 more? Ouch!