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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

Feld Thoughts

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. Bill Draper, the first West Coast venture capitalist, has been more blunt: “[Without it] I never would have gotten into venture capital.

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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

That’s a sizeable amount, especially in comparison to the US venture capital industry, which similarly invests over $20 billion annually. In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.

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Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City

Feld Thoughts

For now, the title is “ Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City.” If you are a leader in your entrepreneurial community and have something you want to add , email me 500 – 1000 words. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community. The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002).

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Join our community. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Venture Capital Firms. In 2002, he stepped gingerly into the work-for-equity arena, with a modest investment in one start-up. Were not a venture capital firm.". ); Login or signup. Welcome | Logout.

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New Survey from Fenwick & West Looks at Angel Funding Landscape

ReadWriteStart

Since 2002, the law form of Fenwick & West has conducted a venture capital survey, a response to "the burst of the 'dot-come bubble' and a desire to provide the entrepreneurial community with objective information about the status of the venture environment."

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The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Education and Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

Philip Bouchard : You’ve started teaching at Berkeley since 2002, Columbia in 2003 and at Stanford since 2011. The other change is that universities, instead of being passive, have become active in building an entrepreneurial community. Innovators are not entrepreneurs. Building an entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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Getting Serious: The next billion-dollar market in games

VC Cafe

Initially there was some skepticism about how effective cognitive training was, but nowadays, as more studies are published, it is gaining acceptance from the scientific community. Both companies are backed by venture capital funds. The rise of the information industry changed all that. Cognitive gaming became a viable business.

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