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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible. An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

It feels a lot like NYC as a whole did back in 2005--a handful of relatively disconnected folks, a few marquee companies and a whole lot of pent up interest in doing something impactful in the local community. Android Backlash. Credit cards "just work" and peer to peer transactions just aren't big enough to bootstrap a network.

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Garry Kasparov launches a community-first chess platform

TechCrunch

Financed by private investors, and media conglomerate Vivendi, the company declined to disclose its total capital raised to date. MasterClass might consider its broad view as a differentiator, but it’s clear that Kasparov views it as an opportunity. Image Credits: Kasparovchess. or $119.99, respectively.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

Finance where needed. Companies raised too much money in 2005-08 and had high burn rates. Creative destruction will continue to create opportunities for people who understand the deflationary economics of the Internet. We thought the following: No new deals close until we figure out WTF is going on with the market.

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Not Taking Risks Is the Riskiest Career Move of All

Entrepreneurs' Organization

But, when I had the opportunity to join a high-growth startup with a team I liked and trusted, I leapt at it. In a review of MBA students, the study found about 36 percent of females chose a risky career in finance (like investment banking or trading), compared to 57 percent of their male counterparts. when opportunity strikes.

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Keep It Under Your Hat: Valuation Caps and the $650 Million Sale of MySpace for $125 Million

Gust

Entrepreneurs and investors who have spent any time dealing with convertible debt seed financing transactions are likely to have encountered the subject of valuation caps. The cap is irrelevant if the next equity financing is at a valuation below the cap amount.) was spun out, and the valuation was set by that financing round.