2000 entrepreneurs incubation venture capital 
Berkonomics
JANUARY 17, 2019
My favorite story of a fast failure was of a technology incubator started in the year 2000 with optimistic money from several angel investors, including me. He volunteered to close the incubator and he returned 96% of our investments to all of us angel investors. Is it the end of your entrepreneurial world to fail quickly?
Berkonomics
JANUARY 17, 2019
My favorite story of a fast failure was of a technology incubator started in the year 2000 with optimistic money from several angel investors, including me. He volunteered to close the incubator and he returned 96% of our investments to all of us angel investors. Is it the end of your entrepreneurial world to fail quickly?
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This is going to be BIG.
MAY 11, 2012
Until you realize that vetting and helping companies is actually really hard--or did you not notice all the news that venture capital as an asset class doesn't beat the market. Who wouldn't want in on the next Union Square Ventures or First Round Capital funds? At least startups have accelerators, incubators, etc.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!
Berkonomics
JANUARY 12, 2012
If they are not achieved within the expected time, the reasons must be analyzed and acted upon to avoid loss of capital beyond plan or expectation. My favorite story of a fast failure was of a technology incubator started in the year 2000 with optimistic money from a number of angel investments, including mine.
WSJ - The Accelerators
JUNE 24, 2015
As a serial entrepreneur in the digital media space, I remember the day 15 years ago when Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker launched Napster — I knew all the music startups of that era were instantaneously made irrelevant. The greatest obstacles continue to be the greatest opportunities for entrepreneurs. Follow @JaySamit.
Y Combinator
AUGUST 5, 2019
In 2005, when Y Combinator started, there was already a well developed ecosystem of venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and Boston. But access to those venture capital firms was limited. The startup is typically incubated out of the VC’s offices. How tech startup fundraising changed from 2005 to now.
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