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The Energy Revolution is (Finally) Here

Version One Ventures

Depending on the data source, the unsubsidized Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) of solar in 2010 was between 30-40 cents / kWh. So in 2010, the cost of solar energy was > 5x the cost of fossil fuel based electricity. cents / kwh in New Mexico ). . cents / kwh in New Mexico ). .

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. The results were similar when he examined data for companies funded from 2000 to 2010, he says. At its peak, in 2010, Goodmail had roughly 40 employees. New Hampshire.

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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

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Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. New Mexico Angels. million) and the 2010 survey (average = $1.7 Only five of the thirty groups in the 2012 survey reported pre-money valuations below the average for 2010. Desert Angels (Tucson).

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

VC Adventure

The VCIR Winter 2010 conference will be held at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, Colorado, February 23-25, showcasing early-growth companies from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

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Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference

VC Adventure

Twenty Companies Ranging From Seed Stage to Mezzanine Will Showcase Next Generation Technologies from Various Industries at the 27 th Annual VCIR Winter 2010 Conference. Along with company presentations and ample networking opportunities, Dan Caruso, CEO of Zayo Group, will give this winter’s keynote address.

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2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups

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During the summer of 2010, I developed a workshop, A New ACEF Valuation Workshop for Angels and Entrepreneurs. See the 2010 data reported here: Current Pre-money Valuations of Pre-revenue Companies. See the 2010 data reported here: Current Pre-money Valuations of Pre-revenue Companies. New Mexico Angels.

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Smells Like Money: The Business of Waste Management

Up and Running

In the waste management sector, unemployment in 2009 and 2010 hit 10.5 Take for instance, Joe Lewandowski , who in 1983 was in the process of acquiring a 300-acre landfill in New Mexico, when he saw the first of nine truckloads arrive from El Paso, Texas. No businesses, no trash. Their cargo? the Extra Terrestrial.”