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A Deep Dive into What Has Really Changed in Venture Capital

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I’ve heard a lot of people question whether there is too much money in venture capital chasing too few great deals. Others believe that new business models are emerging that could replace venture capital all together. We’re in a new tech bubble!” some have pronounced. Follow the money.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. Distribution.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

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I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog. The Original Post (after the jump): Venture Capital, By Mark Suster (December 2nd, 2006). Thus is venture capital.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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I kept pointing to the artificial gains in the Nasdaq in 1999 and said, “just because you bought in Feb ’99 and sold in Sept ’99 for a large gain doesn’t meant the asset was correctly priced.&# My message to everybody at the time, “Sell! At dinner parties I was wrong for several years but I stuck to my guns.

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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

But before you jump on the bandwagon, you should consider the advice I saw recently from the maven of venture capital, William H. In 1999, there were 486 IPOs nationwide; just 10 years later, in 2009, there were only 63. Draper III, in his new book titled “ The Startup Game.” The market is moving back up, but slowly.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

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Internet and Online Business. Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing. CDW your 1-stop resource for configuration, activation & distribution. Leadership. Strategy and Planning. Human Resources (HR).

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

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What’s different this time around (as opposed to the tech bubble of the late 1990s) is the widespread use of technology, “digital natives” (millennials who grew up with the Internet and mobile phones) coming of age, and a cultural shift towards self-employment and risk taking (again, powered by stark economic realities).