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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? What happened?

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How is the VC Asset Class Doing?

View from Seed

At the time, I spent most of my time describing the metrics themselves and how VCs and their LPs evaluate performance based on these measurements. If you aren’t familiar with these metrics, I recommend reading the original post to get a sense of the numbers that I’ll be reviewing here. So, is this good or bad?

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Map of VC Investments

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. Kevin Federline Search Engine Realistic Entrprenuer's Guide to Venture Capital Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple F2F Still Matters 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing.

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Cracking The Code: BlablaCar - Travel Revolution

Cracking the Code

It is interesting to note that this model has been invented in Europe (Blablacar started in 2006) and while there have been some similar and more recent initiatives in the US (e.g., Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? ► 2006. (7). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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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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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? ► 2006. (7). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). software. (10).

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

Venture Capital. (3). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? ► 2006. (7). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Explore Venture Capital. Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). software. (10).