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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry. But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. The Funding Problem. The Exit Problem.

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

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But I guess you could say the same about VC. Stock market declines would bring back dog days of VC. If you want a comprehensive summary of the industry in this era it’s worth a read: VC Ice Age Part 1 – What Happens When a Market Comes to a Standstill? VC Ice Age Part 2 – Why the Market Started Moving Again?

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Being Too Early and VC Self Improvement

This is going to be BIG.

It would be over two years until he took his first round of capital earlier in 2012. He just raised $7mm from Andreessen Horowitz, to tack onto their January 2012 party round of everyone and their mother. Good for him--I'm happy to see him get resourced to built out his vision. Just a few days ago, he added a monster $10mm raise.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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In 2012 Upfront Ventures raised its 4th venture capital fund – this one was $200 million. We started investing the fund in April 2012 and by early 2013 had closed our fund to new investors. Here Cincinnati was really creative to its approach to attracting more venture capital to the region – including this author.

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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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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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For me Silicon Beach doesn’t quite encapsulate the wonderful, dynamic, creative, large, thriving community that is the 13 million proud Angelinos any more than Silicon Alley captures the bustling 2012 community of New York City. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC.

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Sisterhood of Success: Female Founders Share Insights on Thriving Together

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I’ve learnt how to slice the equity pie for VC investors, and gained so much insight about the still male-dominated tech world from this successful tech business veteran. I have come to see that female leaders carry so much more in their work, in addition to the many juggling home life and family relations.

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