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Returns for brand-name VC funds

finance.fortune.cnn.com

FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Overall, the fund-of-funds is 97% called for 45 funds raised between 1999 and 2002. In parenthesis is the cumulative distribution divided by called capital.

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What is the biggest enemy of a startup?

K9 Ventures

In 19981999, when I was running my first company, one of my investors, the late Don Jones , came by to visit us at the office. Figuring out who you’re going to sell your product to, and building the distribution for it also takes time. Don was totally a people person and just an all around great person to talk to.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter February 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

MobileAccess, formerly Foxcom Wireless, was founded in 1998. The company develops distributed antenna system (DAS) solutions for wireless telecommunications coverage inside buildings. million registered members as of November 2010, was established in 1999 and recently hit its 10 million answers.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

For example, distribution to find new apps in a mobile Internet is tightly locked down by the oligopoly of Apple and Google. Distribution of media is tightly controlled by YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and a handful of others. Our social graphs are locked in Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Enter the decentralized Internet.