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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

Both Sides of the Table

But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. I suspect both were at play in Rustic Canyon Partners that went from a $500 million fund to around a $200 million fund.

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Docstoc's Jason Nazar Talks About DocStore

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Do you think you could have offered this earlier, or was it due to the scale that you could launch this? Sixteen months later, we're the biggest tech event in Southern California which is held on a regular basis. I think one of the main reasons, is that LA has some unique challenges when it comes to a technology community.