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VC Evolution: Physician, Scale Thyself.

500hats.com

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. In the past ten years there have been several dramatic changes in venture capital.

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

genylabs.typepad.com

EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends. The Global Small Business Blog. December 2010. The best start-up I ever invested in went bankrupt in 2001. Globalization. Follow us on Twitter. Emergent Research.

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Idea to Product Competition April 2010

entrepreMusings

So here’s a copy of what I wrote for the Austin Technology Incubator blog on the Idea to Product Competition I judged last weekend: Idea to Product Competition April 2010. I had the privilege of serving as a judge in the final rounds of the Idea to Product (I2P) competition this past Saturday, April 24, 2010. SpectraPhase.

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

Both Sides of the Table

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. On July 27th, 2001 Accenture IPO’s and many of the partners grew fabulously wealthy. And coming to the end of 2010 I feel a sense of reminiscence of some of the trends from a decade ago.

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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

The funds with sophisticated non-venture center outbound origination programs were almost all able to raise funds equal or larger than their preceding fund in the economically challenging period 2007-2010. Leading Late-Stage Technology Investors’ Portfolio by Geography, 2001-1Q2010. Acquirer/ Investor. ff Venture Capital.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. Previously, he was the COO of digital gift card start-up Giftly from its inception in 2010 to its acquisition by Giftcards.com in 2013. Dan Kimerling: I love 2001: a Space Odyssey. On Sushi and VC. That was one aspect of it.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

Both Sides of the Table

Of course articles like these are going to inflame people because not everybody who is running their own business (or aspires to) wants to believe that you need to go all out to compete and win on a global scale. But … global tech does require an absolute, singular commitment level. Our first big institutional round was $16.5