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The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. You can stop making new investments, but it will take years to actually work through your active portfolio companies. It will also be my last venture capital deal.

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The CEO’s CEO

Ben's Blog

In recognition of his phenomenal vision and execution, BEA named Alfred its new Chief Executive Officer in October 2001. On the surface, an excellent outcome, but in 2012 Oracle will exceed that number in annual revenue from the BEA product family. Alfred’s tiny, expensive acquisition became the company and the company became great.

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

finance.fortune.cnn.com

Exclusive: Returns for brand-name VC funds By Dan Primack August 20, 2012: 12:15 PM ET. FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Crosslink Ventures IV (2001): 246% (104%).

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How to Avoid Being Part of 90% of Failed Companies

ReadWriteStart

The data says otherwise) it was indicated that, according to global investment firm Cambridge Associates, the failure rate for startups has not exceeded 60 % since 2001, based on the monitoring of venture capital investments of 27,259 startups between 1990 and 2010. Data Says Otherwise. Why do so many companies fail?

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20 Most Influential Graphic Design Companies From Around the World

crowdSPRING Blog

But, at least twenty graphic design firms from around the world have proven to be the best in their field, with gorgeous portfolios filled with impressive clients and prominent design campaigns. This Seattle-based agency has been “creating kick-ass brands since 2001,” according to its website. Urban Influence.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

I don’t worry about my anti-portfolio. Just to talk a bit more about this,, I was talking with a VC that you know well about my portfolio company, Chipper Cash. As you know, I started a company in 2012 focused on the question of open banking. Eric Friedman: Let’s dig into the work that you do with portfolio companies.

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Denouement

View from Seed

Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. 2012-2016: The Era of Blitzscaling. Facebook goes public in 2012 and Twitter in 2013. On paper, VC portfolios perform well.

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