Pascal's View
AUGUST 28, 2010
There is plenty of debate, however, over what drives that job creation engine in our country. 6) The most efficient fuel for this IPO engine is venture capital. Private-equity and venture capital firms have been hard hit too. does not exceed 500, which studies show is the level required to support 3% annual U.S.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 23, 2012
invested, IPO’ed in 2000 for $32/share — stock price now $2. Seven — On $60m invested, still private, cancelled an IPO. After all, before the house of cards inevitably tumbles, private equity investors get a tidy return. It’s my goal to join the ranks of those excellent companies at WP Engine.
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500hats.com
AUGUST 2, 2012
Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago.
finance.fortune.cnn.com
AUGUST 21, 2012
Term Sheet The latest on private equity, M&A, deals and movements — from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Accel Partners VII (2000): 122% (97%). ARCH Venture Fund V (2000): 41% (11%). Commonwealth Capital Ventures III (2000): 110% (56%). HIG Venture Partners (2000): 44% (22%). Engineering jobs.
Hunter Walker
APRIL 10, 2014
most of my peers from the early 2000 days of angel investing are now VC’s (Reid Hoffman, Peter Thiel, Josh Kopelman, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples, Dave Whorton, etc). Dentists from the Midwest, tech CEOs, Facebook engineers, VC’s and private equity partners. I was one of the few not to raise a fund.
Austin Startup
MARCH 7, 2021
With science and engineering breakthroughs ingrained in the fabric of Houston’s economy, the region has become a thriving hub of digital technology talent. In 2000 or 2010, it made sense to build in San Francisco. Private Equity According to Pitchbook data, there are over 600 private equity firms in Texas.
Pascal's View
NOVEMBER 14, 2009
The rapacious credit derivative and mortgage market financial engineers should have succeeded in proving the dangers of ‘one-size-fits-all’ thinking– to the world’s great detriment. IPOs negatively impacts American entrepreneurs most of all, regardless of whether they have venture capital or private equity backing.
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