Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. I bought the Diamond Rio mp3 player in 1998. Last weekend I caught Mashable announcing that Ebook Sales Surpass Hardcover in the U.S. In both cases what surprises me is not that it happened, but how long it took.

Startup 180

Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. I bought the Diamond Rio mp3 player in 1998. Last weekend I caught Mashable announcing that Ebook Sales Surpass Hardcover in the U.S. In both cases what surprises me is not that it happened, but how long it took.

Forecast 123

Forecast Leadership Media Sales 123

Gust

OCTOBER 17, 2012

It is not highly concentrated geographically, or in the bubble of 1998-2000, or in any industry. It is based on more than 1,200 exited investments made by angel investors over a 15-year timeframe, collected separately across both North America and England. The distribution of returns from the different U.S.

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Venture Capital Seed Stage Silicon Valley 152

Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Google, which incorporated in 1998, has a market cap of $200 billion and employs more than 30,000 people. Facebook, which did not exist in 2003, is now valued at nearly $100 billion. SOPA would disproportionately alter the risk profile for new startups, which are thinly capitalized compared to the giants like Google and Facebook.

IPO 110

IPO Prospectus SEC Intellectual Property 110