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How’s Venture Capital Changing in 2023

VC Cafe

Taking stock of the venture capital market in 2023, it’s clear to see that we’re in a transition point. For the past 10 years, with interest rates near zero, VC investors plowed record amounts into tech startups and enjoyed a seemingly ‘easy’ investing environment. Support emerging managers.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. When Netscape went public, it unleashed a frenzy from the public markets for anything related to the internet and signaled to venture investors that there were massive returns to be made investing in anything internet related. The Rise of the Lean Startup.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. One of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make is misunderstanding the role of venture capital investors. What Do VC’s Do?

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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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Mentors 6/18: The Best Mentor Relationships Eventually Become Two-Way

Feld Thoughts

In addition to having my company acquired, I worked with them on the diligence team for a number of other acquisitions. Charlie started his own company, The Feld Group, in 1992 , when my company (Feld Technologies) was five years old. In 2000, I invested via Mobius Venture Capital in The Feld Group and joined the board.

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Seizing the Moment: Why Experts Believe Now is the Golden Opportunity for Investing in Israel

VC Cafe

Since I’ve started writing about Israeli startups in 2004, there has never been any event like October 7 and the war that followed. But here comes the narrative violation: despite the challenges, Israeli tech continues to power on. Sophisticated investors and tech leaders are bullish on Israel But don’t take it from me.