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The Changing Venture Landscape

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And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. What Has Changed in Financing? each with partners as the lead. even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed. how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still?

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

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Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. A good piece covering the contracting VC market is by Bill Gurley So partners at many firms are racing around to the limited number of pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, family offices, etc.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Also, working with a consulting CTO will prepare you for finding and selecting a permanent technology partner. And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity. Avoid delay by using a consulting CTO on a short-term basis while you are searching for a permanent technology partner. Why are consulting CTOs so scarce?

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What Makes an Entrepreneur (4/11) – Resiliency

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This was soon after the bursting of the dot com bubble – in early 2001. The first came from the CEO of iScraper telling me that they would not be able to complete the deal – their investor, Apax Partners, had decided not to proceed despite verbal assurances that they would. And then I got a few disturbing calls.

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On Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and Access to Private Markets

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Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner Scott Kupor to the U.S. By way of background, I am the Managing Partner for Andreessen Horowitz, a $16.5 Among the findings are: SPAC dilution amounts to roughly 50% of the cash ultimately delivered to the companies brought public. IPO market. 1990-1998 13.3%

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