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Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 18, 2010
To see the video of This Week in VC click on this link. We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). Are “strategic investors&# (e.g.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing. I have called it a “mug’s game&# and I mostly try to avoid it. It was an investment management class.
TechCrunch
MAY 11, 2021
At $699 for the Gameboard it’s not exactly an impulse buy, either, but the fact of the matter is people spend a lot of money on gaming, with some titles running into multiple hundreds of dollars for all the expansions and pieces. ” 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities.
TechCrunch
MAY 4, 2021
million seed investment. CRE Ventures led that round , but this time, the company, which has offices in Cape Town and New York, brought in a blue-chip group of investors spanning gaming, media and fintech. VC firm Konvoy Ventures led the Series A round. Carry1st has $4M to invest in African mobile gaming.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 12, 2021
As a nation we know the benefits of encouraging entrepreneurship across backgrounds: Entrepreneurs create jobs, spark innovation and allow us to maintain our position as the most competitive nation on the planet. I began to realize that venture capital is a bit of a social game — and I was about to play it for two years.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 15, 2010
He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. We had a big discussion about DST and why these investments. But bill is a BIG idea guy.
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