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17 Venture Capital Blogs You Should Be Reading

Up and Running

Probably the grand-daddy of VC blogs, Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson has been posting every day since 2003. David Cohen is the founder and Managing Partner of Techstars, the #1 ranked internet startup accelerator in the world. Venture capital is a male-dominated business and it’s rare to get the perspectives of female VC.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Over the same 30 years, Venture Capital firms have honed their skills and strategies to match Wall Streets needs to achieve liquidity for their portfolio companies. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

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Try On The Decision For 30 Days

Feld Thoughts

In 2003 I seriously thought about quitting Mobius Venture Capital. My portfolio melted down with the bursting of the Internet bubble. The depressive episode only lasted three months, but the s**t show continued through 2002 as most VCs and Internet companies suffered a massive collapse. Here’s an example.

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Why Startups Should Raise Money at the Top End of Normal

Both Sides of the Table

2007, 2011) and for the hottest of companies and in bad markets for fund raising (2003, 2008) prices test the bottom end of the range. It is highly dependent upon many factors: experience of the team, type of opportunity (a big biotech or semi-conductor A round is likely to look different from an Internet A round), geography, etc.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble.

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Startup Communities: Creating A Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Your City

Feld Thoughts

Before the Internet (1970 to 1994). Pre Internet Bubble (1995 – 2000). The Internet Bubble (2001 – 2002). The Beginning of the Next Wave (2003 – 2011). Venture Capital Matters. The table of contents, as of today, follows. The Boulder Entrepreneurial Community. Boulder As A Laboratory.

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On Bubbles …

abovethecrowd.com

And the venture capital firms that pulled back in 1996 missed the best three years of return in the history of venture capital industry. What was it in 2003? Internet Uncategorized Venture Capital Investing' All of which makes predicting market tops a delicately tricky business.