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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

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15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). ” Stated simply – if you seed funded Uber at $4.5m

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8 Ways An Incubator Can Accelerate Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Initial funding. The reality is far different. Learn by doing.

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

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The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. What accelerated this was the collapse of the public stock markets.

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What Entrepreneurs Should do about Price Fixing

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They’re not in search of price fixing or collusion, they’re in search of diligence information about the company. What is their market traction? When I was fund raising for my second company we had agreed a company-wide deal with Salesforce.com to use our product. So is the market really colluding?

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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TheBouqs.com: An Online Flower Service For The Next Generation?

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The online flower delivery market is now an old and established market. What are the details on your seed funding? round changes things for us, and will let us invest in infrastructure, build our team, invest in media, and also invest in technology to better leverage our spend on media. million round.

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Some Entrepreneurs Get Big Value From An Incubator

Startup Professionals Musings

By way of a definition, a business or startup incubator is a company, university, or other organization which provides resources to nurture young companies, usually for a share of the equity, hoping to capitalize on their success, or at least strengthen the local economy. Initial funding. The reality is far different. Learn by doing.

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