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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

Feld Thoughts

The SBIC was instrumental in the creation of the venture capital business. If you want to see a fun quote on it, read A History of Silicon Valley which quotes: “ …many venture capital pioneers think the SBIC program did little to advance the art and practice of venture investing.

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On Supercities, Economic Growth, and Income Inequality in a Post-COVID World

Ben's Blog

As companies and cities wrestle with the future of work, future of cities, and future of tech made possible in a post-COVID future, the question is whether it also impacts — and presents an opportunity to address — one of the greatest problems of our time: the unequal distribution of economic opportunity across the United States.

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A Guide to Funding a Business in the U.K.

Up and Running

It’s no secret that access to mainstream credit and lending facilities has dried up significantly since the onset of the financial crisis in 2007. Generally, these grants will be funded by either the British government or the European Union, but the distribution mechanisms tend to be very local in their scope. In the U.K.,

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Kernel column: Falling costs enable regional startup hubs

The Equity Kicker

As we all know, the last ten years has seen a near-total collapse of the innovation cost curve, thanks to the perfect storm of open-source, cloud infrastructure, and “free” global distribution via search, social and app stores. The best solution to this problem is to have more and larger local funds in each ecosystem.

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

I lovingly call him the curmudgeon of fintech – in this episode we go deep into how he is building a venture capital firm and practice, not just running a fund and how he views the world of fintech investing. One of the ones that really bothers me is how Venture Capitalists try and conflate what they do as being complicated.

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The Rise of the Secondary Market for Emerging Growth Equities– Necessary But Insufficient

Pascal's View

Amount of venture capital raised has exploded. Median age of a venture backed company hits 8.7 years in 2007- the longest gestation period since 1991: What has driven these changes to the capital markets and are they permanent or temporary? i. Pre bubble period 1991-1996 totals $28 billion. cents or 6.25

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Invest in Israel Newsletter May 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

In terms of access to venture capital, Israel was rated 2nd in the world. Taiyo has one of the most comprehensive generic product portfolios in the Japanese market and has a strong presence in all major distribution channels in Japan. Sony Classics bought the rights to distribute the film internationally.