2005 peer-to-peer VC 
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MAY 23, 2012
I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry. When I came out of college LA Law was one of the most popular shows on TV and made being a lawyer sexy, so most of my peers made that career choice. They are frustrated by the past decade of subpar returns for the sector.
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Brett Calhoun Contributor Share on Twitter Brett Calhoun is the managing director and general partner at Redbud VC. Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. At the dawn of 2022, there were 2,900 active VC firms, marking a 225% increase since 2008. Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x
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MARCH 25, 2016
The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. But this isn’t likely to be a VC-backable business (which to be clear is totally ok). Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. ” when often that’s a stupid comment. Market Size.
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MARCH 6, 2015
Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe. But back in 2005 there were a few people who spotted the trend before others and one of the true pioneers was (and continues to be) Jeff Clavier who founded SoftTech VC. But not many others.
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
The reality is that cryptocurrencies can be both and can be liberating and corrupting at the same time. So I’m going to try and do a single sitting riff of how I’ve viewed the topic as I’ve watched the cheerleaders & naysayers from the sidelines. It’s pretty tough to have a view on cryptocurrency if you don’t have a history of currency.
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2013
” Your peer group is envious of your finally doing what they’ve always wanted to do but found it too hard to give up the golden paycheck and predictable future. ” Your peer group is envious of your finally doing what they’ve always wanted to do but found it too hard to give up the golden paycheck and predictable future.
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JANUARY 16, 2012
I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. Raising money is hard. Executive Summary.
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