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- What Is Private Equity?
- The term private equity encompasses a range of techniques used to finance commercial ventures in ways that do not involve the use of publicly tradable assets such as corporate stock or bonds. Typical forms of private equity include venture capital, growth and mezzanine capital, angel investing, and private equity funds....
- Articles 2007-03-05
- Managing a Mail-Order Marriage: Building Trust With Your VC Investor
- Article states out that it is important to recognize that the potential for conflict of interest is inherent to the relationship due to the different obligations of the VC and the entrepreneur. These conflicts arise chiefly during the company valuation for financing and when planning the VCs' exit strategy. Even...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- VCs are not Degenerate Risk Takers (plus GEM and GolfServ)
- One of the most prevalent mistakes early stage entrepreneurs make is to totally and completely miscalculate the role of venture capital in their business aspirations. This column looks at current trends in venture capital, profile some Chicago-area companies, and get the inside skinny from Chicago-area investors. Speaking of early stage...
- White papers 2003-05-31
- VCs Are Bracing for a Bleak Landscape in 2003
- Venture capitalists who were optimistic in 2002 about an improving landscape in 2002 have long since recanted and are singing a much darker tune as they look ahead to the year 2003. At the beginning of the year 2003, venture capitalists who have had to tighten their belts in recent...
- White papers 2003-02-04
- Human Capital and the Internationalization of Venture Capital Firms
- This paper examines the neglected area of internationalisation by VCs venture capital. Using a representative sample of 195 VCs, one shows that the decision of a European VC firm to invest internationally is driven by its human resources. Having more VC executives in general and more VC executives with previous...
- White papers 2006-01-01
- No Exit For VCs
- Venture capitalists are having a confidence crisis as dwindling exit opportunities and a weak economy conspire to put the kibosh on returns. According to the Silicon Valley Venture Capital Confidence Index the second quarter registered a reading of 3.07 on a 5 point scale, down from the...
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Give VCs a Break: Sequoia, Others Providing Good Advice
- Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures noted on his blog that there is suspicion about the motives of Sequoia Capital, Ron Conway, Benchmark Capital, and others [UPDATE: including Foundation Capital] who have been warning investors to cut spending and prepare for a very rough period. But I've got to agree...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Google Analyst: Board Drama, Falling Sales in the Wings
- Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry predicts Google’s revenue will fall in the next two years and the company is about to hit its adolescent stage with board conflicts and layoffs. In a research note, Chowdhry lays out the case. The gist: The economy is putting pressure...
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- For VCs, Investing Closer to Home may Hurt Performance
- Among tech entrepreneurs, it's common knowledge that venture capitalists like to invest locally. Focusing on nearby startups makes it easier for VCs to monitor their portfolio firms, huddle with company founders and broker introductions to useful industry contacts, among other benefits. And that produces more successful businesses and, for investors,...
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
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- What's really happening to the VC industry
- Editors' note: This guest column was originally published on Bill Gurley's blog. See his bio below.Many are speculating that the year 2009 represents a fundamental turning point for the venture capital industry. Some are arguing that the industry is in dire straits after years of poor performance. Others have argued...
- News items 2009-08-26
- Two New Must Read VC Blogs
- If you’re an entrepreneur or wannabe entrepreneur, you gotta read blogs by VCs; it’s not an option. Obviously, if you’re in the lucky position of evaluating VC offers, knowing what they say and how they think is a big help. If you’re negotiating, knowledge is strength....
- Blog posts 2007-01-30
- VC Industry In Trouble But PIPEs May Save the Day --- For Some
- Battered by the slump in global markets, venture-capital firms and their private-equity counterparts are turning to investments in public companies, usually as PIPE -- private investments in public equity -- investors. It may be the only bright part for VCs these days, as the global recession has slowed new financings...
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- VC Valuations Are On The Rise: Is Your Startup Worth More?
- News was released today by VentureOne owned by Dow Jones,which tracks venture investment data. Venture-backed companies are now gettingpre-money valuations (pre-money means the value of the company before thecapital is invested) that are the highest they’ve been since the peak ofthe last bubble in 2000. Median pre-money valuation of...
- Blog posts 2007-02-21
- VC-25 Air Force One
- The mission of the VC-25 aircraft-Air Force One-is to provide air transport for the President of the United States.FeaturesThe presidential air transport fleet consists of two specially configured Boeing 747-200B's-tail numbers 28000 and 29000-with the Air Force designation VC-25. When the president is aboard either aircraft, or any Air Force...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- MAINLAND CHINA 07 GOT SIX-YEAR HIGH VC INVESTMENT
- AsiaInfo Services 02-26-2008 Mainland China 07 Got Six-year High VC Investment BEIJING, Feb 26, 2008 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Mainland China gained a six-year high venture capital investment of USD 2.49 billion in 2007, rising 5% year on year, according to a report by...
- Research articles 2008-02-26
- Market jitters force VC companies to reconsider - Brief Article
- Early-stage companies could be in for a bumpy ride in the months ahead By Paul Dempsey The saying goes that if Wall Street sneezes, London catches a cold. Much the same can be said for the venture capital VC business as stock markets. But in this case, the transatlantic...
- Research articles 2001-02-26
- VC-backed Firms Outpace Average Firm by 133%
- In the midst of all the congressional hoopla about a new law that may raise the carried interest tax rate, a number of firms are defending their own -- most notably venture capital firms. In the battle to slay the anti-carried interest camp, the National Venture Capital Association has pulled...
- Blog posts 2007-10-15
- Does VC Fundraising Respond To Hot IPO Markets?
- This paper investigates to what extent venture capital fundraising depends on IPO Initial Public Offering market valuations. Controlling for demand-side factors and VC venture capital reputation variables, the authors found that the amount of money left on the table in the IPO market positively explains the probability that a fund...
- White papers 2004-05-01
- Digital New York: Funders less venturesome in NY ; 4th quarterly drop makes Alley 4th in VC monies; shift to communications.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- The venture capital market in the New York area continues to dry up, so much so that in the first quarter of this year, Texas bumped Silicon Alley to fourth in the nationwide VC rankings. Sixty-five New York-based companies received a total of $875 ...
- Research articles 2001-05-14
- CISCO CREATES VC FUND WITH USD700MN IN CHINA
- AsiaInfo Services 04-13-2007 Cisco Creates VC Fund with USD700mn in China SHENZHEN, Apr 13, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Beijing-based Cisco Systems China Networking Technology Co., Ltd., a leading Internet equipment provider, has created a AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2007-04-13
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