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Three economic trends for 2011 (fueled by startup goodness)

crowdSPRING Blog

2011 is going to be a great year for entrepreneurs – even better than 2010. But this investment will happen globally and the US may see a decline in VC-funded startups in 2011. Investors will be bullish on startups. Startups will sustain domestic employment.

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VC Activity In Q1 2011 Back To Pre-Recession Levels

ReadWriteStart

The investment analysts at CB Insights have released their quarterly report on venture capital activity, and in terms of deal-flow and funding levels, the news is good. The first quarter of 2011 saw these return to their pre-recession levels with financing for Internet companies up 83% from the last quarter of 2010.

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Startups With Real Revenue Can Get Venture Capital

Startup Professionals Musings

I just read the Q1 2011 report from CB Insights , which shows venture capital is back. billion to work across 738 financing deals with U.S. billion jump in funding over the same quarter of 2010 with a similar number of deals, so it clearly shows a trend to larger deal sizes for fewer startups. That represents a $1.5

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Part 2 discussed the need for domain knowledge since merely “joining the right club deal&# will in no way determine success. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. That’s what he knows best.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. Part 2 discussed the need for domain knowledge since merely “joining the right club deal&# will in no way determine success. If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. Not everybody agreed. Obviously I agree.