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- Inside Venture Capital: Do VCs Make Less Than You Think?
- For some reason, I find myself reading a fair number of VCblogs. This is mostly out of curiosity. Though Ive neverraised venture capital for a startup before, I find the industry interesting. Whats disappointing about VC bloggers is how few VCsactually write about the internal workings of...
- Blog posts 2007-01-27
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- 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
- 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
- Angels Go Where VCs Fear To Tread
- Paul Kedrosky got a lot of attention yesterday for a paper he wrote showing that venture funds are not providing investors with enough returns and suggesting that the venture capital industry should essentially right-size itself by half. The sector must shrink its way back to health if venture capital...
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- AMERITECH AND BELLSOUTH DEPLOY VOICE CONTROL SYSTEMS' CELLULAR SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY; Voice Activated Dialing Capabilities Make Cellular Phones Safer, Easier to Use While Driving
- DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--April 16, 1996--Voice Control Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCSI) today announced that its speech recognition technology implemented by Brite Voice Systems in Brite's VoiceSelectTM platform has been deployed by Ameritech Cellular Services and BellSouth Cellular Corp. These cellular service providers are using VCS's speech recognition to provide hands-free voice dialing...
- Research articles 1996-04-16
- Will the Bail-out Just Make Things Worse?
- Fear of another Great Depression, or even a Pretty Bad Recession, is stinking up just about every place right now, Washington most of all. There's so much fear that we're approaching a Republican New Deal, a bail-out plan to end all bail-out plans. The bail-out will provide a period of...
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- 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
- The Extent of Venture Capital Exits: Evidence From Canada and the US
- This paper considers the issue of when venture capitalists VCs make a partial, as opposed to a full exit, for the full range of exit vehicles. A full exit for an IPO involves a sale of all of the venture capitalist's holdings within one year of the IPO; a partial...
- White papers 2001-02-19
- Skies Darken for VCs, IPOs and the M&A Market
- Ken Schachter submits: Venture capitalists may not be exposed to toxic mortgage securities, but they, and the startups that they fund, will feel the pain, nonetheless.A Yale University professor and a think tank analyst said the turmoil on Wall Street will extend the current deep freeze in the initial public...
- External links 2008-09-17
- 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
- Prepare and Be Prepared
- Brad Feld has a great post this week titled, Dont Be Casual, in which he talks about a company in his portfolio that did a "casual" presentation to a VC firm, only to realize that the companys idea of casual didnt match the VC firms. In the end, "the...
- Blog posts 2007-02-23
- Prepare and Be Prepared
- Brad Feld has a great post a week ago titled, Dont Be Casual, in which he talks about a company in his portfolio that did a "casual" presentation to a VC firm, only to realize that the companys idea of casual didnt match the VC firms. In the end,...
- Blog posts 2007-03-05
- The Clueless Entrepreneur
- The article points out the fact that ideas are useless without a company. One neophyte suggested a "great idea" was "one that leads to a very profitable business if properly executed and adequately funded." The bottom line is the vast majority of VCs invest in existing companies that already have...
- White papers 2003-08-12
- What Happens When Venture Funds Dry Up?
- The recent announcement by cloud software vendor Workday that it has raised $74 million in venture capital notwithstanding, venture funding has slowed considerably over recent months and from the looks of things, VCs may be more likely to close up shop than fund new companies. While that means tech ventures...
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- Mashable's Weekly Guide to Social Media Conferences and Events
- It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month...
- News items 2009-10-19
- Mashable's Weekly Guide to Events in Social Media
- It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month...
- News items 2009-10-26
- Pivotal Makes First Investment in Solar, Bets Small and Strategic on Northwest Cleantech
- On Tuesday, we reported that Pivotal Investments has led a $2 million financing round for Tuusso Energy, a solar power developer based in Seattle. Tuusso is an intriguing startup focused on developing and operating solar plants to supply renewable energy to utility companies; its first plant is slated to be...
- News items 2009-08-27
- Startup 101 : Should You Form An Inc. or LLC?
- Although the topic of business formation (Inc. vs. LLC) has been discussed in other places, it continues to be something that comes up in my conversations with startup entrepreneurs. I’ve been avoiding writing about it because I don’t find it particularly interesting though necessary. Some time ago, Nicholas...
- Blog posts 2007-03-26
- Five Good Reasons for Going Green
- Want to save money, attract investors and feel good about your business? Clifford Schorer, a professor at the Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School, suggests that you go green. Green business, or businesses that focus on ecological sustainability and social responsibility, are gaining traction in...
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Mashable's Weekly Conference Guide to Everything Social Media
- It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month...
- News items 2009-11-02
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