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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 2]

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1) Self-Awareness & Humility - These are of course virtues that transcend venture capital or even professional pursuits broadly. Though they only started in 2006, Foundry’s obviously off to a great start with investments in Zynga and AdMeld and a promising portfolio of others.

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The VC Shakeout: Are We There Yet?

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There are some obvious structural reasons why a shakeout in the venture capital industry takes a long time. The reality is that it wasn’t until the GEC (Global Economic Crisis, Great Recession, Credit Crunch, call it what you will) of late 2008 and early 2009 that the shakeout really began for venture capital.

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