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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. The Funding Problem.

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ESADE Business School Commencement Speech

Steve Blank

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. The convergence of digital trends along with the rise of China and globalization has upended the rules for almost every business in every corner of the globe.

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Bitcoin at $10K – The Beginning

thebarefootvc

I knew that decentralized technology would form the thesis of the new venture capital fund I was launching, and I was interested in learning more how bitcoin would contribute to the thesis. Gox imploded and China first shut down bitcoin exchanges in April 2014, when the price hovered around $400.

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

Amazon saw that the internet would change retail. Thanks to the internet and other globalizing technologies, the entire world has entered the Networked Age. Markets for goods, services, and capital (both human and financial) are more liquid and global than ever before, and technology is becoming a core part of every industry.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Fortunately, the rise of the Internet, and specifically Internet marketplace models, act as accelerants to the productivity benefits of the division of labour AND comparative advantage by reducing information asymmetry and increasing the likelihood of a perfect match with regard to the exchange of goods or services.

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The end or the beginning? Thoughts on the current startup environment

This is going to be BIG.

Is 2012 going to be 2000 all over again? Public market holdings aren't dominated by internet companies with questionable business models the way they were in the late 90's. When the bubble burst in 2000, many of us felt it in our pockets. This brings to mind a bigger question of where we're going from here. Are we in a bubble?

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

中文-简体 (China). SIGNIFICANCE PROMINENT. --> The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. Venture capitalists "bury their dead very quietly," Mr. Ghosh says. Deutschland.