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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

Feld Thoughts

I’m an investor in over 40 VC funds around the world (mostly in the US) and three of them are SBIC funds. Each of the SBIC funds were raised in the 2000 – 2002 time period. The SBIC was instrumental in the creation of the venture capital business. Peter Adams, head of Rockies Venture Club, is quoted a few times.

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Kernel column: Falling share prices at leading tech companies don’t mean the end of the world

The Equity Kicker

This comes on top of a lot of other negative news, including leading investors selling shares in the companies above at minimal profits, and CalPERS, traditionally one of the largest investors in venture capital, announcing that they have made a terrible 0.0 per cent return on venture over the last ten years.

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This Week in the NYC Innovation Community – January 18th

This is going to be BIG.

and FashInvest invite the online fashion community to present their startups to the audience and special feedback panel consisting of leading investors in the space. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. RSVP: [link] 6:00PM Fashion 2.0: Startups Showcase Fashion 2.0 RSVP: [link].

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You Think You Screwed Up? Have I Got a Story for You!

Babbling VC

In Germany alone, there was something like 85 active funds in 2000. I wasn't in a position to inject further capital alone and I spent a year or two fighting to somehow try and save these businesses. Running around Europe trying to find lead investors for these businesses was priority number 1.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. While I agree that many VCs are crummy seed investors, I think there are some that are excellent seed investors.

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