Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

LPs investing in venture hold a subset of all the funds in the VC universe by design (see #4 & 5). And even if they wanted the index return, there is essentially no way to buy (or sell) a broad-based basket of VC funds in the way you can trade the S&P 500 or Russell 2000 or other public equity index.

LP 176

LP Accredited Investor Carried Interest Portfolio 176

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Is it a case of just design it, code it, build it, deploy it, trademark it, copywright it and then go for funding? . Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

The kinds of places where you have to sign an NDA when you walk in the lobby… When I lived and worked in the bay area (2000-2005) virtually all the startups were down on the peninsula somewhere. A hacker ethic is compatible with an urban setting just as design oriented one is compatible with a suburban one.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185