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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

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We’re all socially connected (so great businesses spread faster). We all have one-click purchase power (Apple, Google, Amazon, eBay). Always-on connectivity of mobile (164m US smartphone users). The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). The iPhone was released.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! This never existed a decade ago.