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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

Both Sides of the Table

Round sizes of > $100 million or more now account for 47% of all VC dollars (62% if you count rounds > $50 million) This has made venture capital significantly more valuable for VCs and LPs who invest in the best companies As part of our study we noticed a trend many have spotted but few have explained?—?why

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Business 2015 - Optimism, But Upgrade Your Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

According to earlier studies from Forbes Insights , many entrepreneurs and small businesses not only feel the lessons learned during the past few years have helped them survive, but the recession also exposed flaws in their business strategies that they were able to fix. 2015 business optimism entrepreneur strategy' Marty Zwilling.

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Bio Roundup: Drug Pricing, Cystic Fibrosis Showdown, Myovant & More

Xconomy

Two “triple” combination regimens for CF , which are meant to expand the reach of its CF drugs, will begin Phase 2 trials by the end of the year, and two additional new CF drugs will start clinical testing in 2017. THIS WEEK IN DRUG PRICING…. —A coalition of investors pressed drug makers to justify price increases.

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When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?

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PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015. Although the carriers made a lot of money initially by selling dial-up Internet services, customers never took their software because, well, it sucked. So the value on the Internet went “up the stack” to portals such as Yahoo!, Excite, MSN and eventually Google.

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Jet Launches Amid High Expectations

Tech Zulu Event

In the months and days leading up to its debut, Jet CEO and founder Marc Lore tried again and again to downplay the notion that his company would compete head-to-head with Amazon. On July 21, Jet’s launch day, Profitero conducted a study to evaluate Jet’s lowest-price promise. same UPC, brand, and size) across seven categories.

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March Capital Partners' Jim Armstrong On A New, $240M Venture Fund

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We caught up with Jim Armstrong to learn more about the new fund, areas of interest, his insights into what makes startups successful, and where he thinks the venture market is today. That's when you start meddling in the company. What is the investment focus for this fund? It's all about the entrepreneur.

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Bio Roundup: RIP Roger Tsien, Novartis CAR-T Wheel, Zika News & More

Xconomy

Just last month, a startup Tsien cofounded announced a round of funding to push ahead with a fluorescent technology that aims to help surgeons cut out tumors without removing healthy tissue. —Healthcare giant Novartis (NYSE: NOV ) is breaking up its cell and gene therapy R&D group , laying off roughly 30 percent of staff. .

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