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The Changing Venture Landscape

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In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” If we wanted to we could have sold > 2x the fund easily in the secondary markets with significant upside remaining. of the fund.

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What am I Thankful for This Year?

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2013 has proved to be a wild year. In the market we’ve seen the massive uptick of SaaS valuations in the public markets and commensurate attention on private market fundings and valuations. 2013 was the year of wearable devices and physical products. 2013 was the year of wearable devices and physical products.

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

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Instead, grab your surfboard and head to UC Santa Barbara. A decent showing, but well below a number of larger schools, as the ranking is based on the number of graduates who secured VC funding. UC Santa Barbara has avoided this mistake by placing its Program within the Engineering department. Share and Enjoy.