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Will Your Startup Get Venture Capital or IPO in 2013?

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Follow with a killer executive summary, investor presentation, and financial model.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

tl;dr summary. If you want a comprehensive summary of the industry in this era it’s worth a read: VC Ice Age Part 1 – What Happens When a Market Comes to a Standstill? Summary version? My year-over-year summary sounds very similar upon re-reading them. And Social. VCs were very active in this period.

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10 Keys To Giving The Right Entrepreneur Your Money

Startup Professionals Musings

But these requirements may go away with the Crowdfunding JOBS Act passed into law back in 2012. Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Start in a business domain you know well. Remember that 9 out of 10 startups fail in every realm.

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Add Startups to Balance Your Portfolio, If You Dare

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. In summary, investing in startups can be very rewarding, both financially, and in your ability to really help someone who needs help. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 9/21/2012.

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Venture Outlook 2016

Both Sides of the Table

On the one hand innovation is clearly at an all time high unleashed by smart phones, fast telecom networks, social networks that spread commerce and the fact that we are all one click away from buying things on Amazon, Apple, Google or PayPal. Final venture outlook 2016 from Mark Suster.