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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? Until we weren’t.

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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. nearly the same as 2007. and DPI was 1.68.

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Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

SoCal CTO

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. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Good stuff. Posted byTony Karrer at 6:58 AM 1 comments: Jon Miller said.

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The Past, Present and Future of Gender Lens Investing

Austin Startup

Gender lens investing is part of the broader genre of “impact investing,” a term coined by the Rockefeller Foundation in 2007 that put a name to investments made with the intention of generating both financial return and social and/or environmental impact. Contrasted with an average VC fund size of $30M… there is a mismatch.

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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: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking the Code

Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. I make the most of this time by listening to my favorite tech and venture podcasts. Venture Capital. (3). ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Favorite Podcasts. (1).