InfoChachkie
AUGUST 29, 2011
Partners at large venture firms generally believe that Orange County is the ideal geography for medical devices, San Diego for telecom and life sciences (along with Boston) and Silicon Valley for everything else. Thanks Mr. Big Firm VC. STAGE: Few Harvests, Little Planting. Financial Services percent of total deals = 2.58%.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2011
This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. It’s nearly impossible to get a services company financed by VCs. Why Shouldn’t Most Services Businesses Raise VC? It may be the right answer for you.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 27, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 -- Raising Angel Capital. In the current economic and venture capital climate, angel investment is one of the most critical sources of start-up capital. Angel networks are the source of the majority of this funding.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. Do you imagine eventually raising VC and trying to build a faster growing company?” Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “Net Revenue”).
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 27, 2011
Still, as a VC I value proprietary dealflow & long term relationships. I know it was over heated when a deal where I wrote one of the first checks on (as an angel, not VC) went out on AngelList. Mostly, I don’t believe that a VC not being on AngelList is “anti entrepreneur&# – it is not. My personal use.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2016
Dan asked Fred about “generational change” at USV and in the VC industry more broadly. And honestly it was the single biggest roadblock at Upfront when we raised out fourth fund in 2011. But there was another element that was very subtle and nicely handled that I’d like to expand upon. It’s a great interview.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 19, 2010
billion invested during the same three-month period in 2009, according to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). There is no doubt that many VCs are still holding onto their cash while they wait for conditions to improve — a lemming-like mindset of cash conservation that won’t help pull us out of the downturn.
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