Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
At the outset, it is worth noting that when it comes to the world of venture funding, I am a bit of an outsider. Until a handful of years ago, I didn’t even know what venture capital was, let alone anything about the complicated process of actually acquiring VC funding. percent of venture capital deals, and received.33
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2015
In January, Jerry Neumann wrote a long and detailed analysis of his view of the VC industry in the 1980’s titled Heat Death: Venture Capital in the 1980’s. When we syndicated the purchase of the Buffalo, New York cable system, we literally called everybody we knew and raised an unprecedented $16 million, a breathtaking sum in 1980.
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David Teten
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
That’s a sizeable amount, especially in comparison to the US venture capital industry, which similarly invests over $20 billion annually. In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.
Pascal's View
AUGUST 28, 2010
6) The most efficient fuel for this IPO engine is venture capital. The evidence: (i) Startups are responsible for virtually all the new jobs created in the United States since 1977 (Source: Kauffman Foundation). By contrast, in their first year, new firms add an average of 3 million jobs.”. (ii) GDP growth, the U.S.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 8, 2010
Greycroft is Alan’s venture capital firm that recently raised its second fund ($130 million) with offices in both New York and LA. I’m typing this from the lawn of Alan Patricof’s “Greycroft” home in East Hampton – my first time in the Hamptons. We learned this weekend that it was named after his East Hampton home.
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. Luckily Eric Ries was spending a few days in New York, so we sat down in the middle of Times Square and hashed this out.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
For reason number two people pay a higher price & rent in New York than they do in San Antonio, Texas. They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. Yes, there are some factors that can affect property prices beyond these two factors (e.g.
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