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Understanding Virtual Data Rooms And Their Significance Today

YoungUpstarts

Before the advent of cloud technology and the Internet, company files had to be stored away in physical data rooms (PDRs). A 2012 study done by IBISWorld revealed that VDRs experienced a steady growth of about 17 percent annually as a result of technological advancements as well as the growth of global demand for these storage services.

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How is the VC Asset Class Doing?

View from Seed

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. If you look 5 years later at the 2012 vintage, top quartile TVPI is 2.29. The top quartile DPI for the 2012 vintage is 0.62. For the 2012 vintage, the top 5% fund had a TVPI of 4.49.

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Fenwick VC Survey: Q2 Funding Valuations Shoot the Moon

allthingsd.com

Fenwick VC Survey: Q2 Funding Valuations Shoot the Moon. August 23, 2012 at 7:00 am PT. According to Fenwick & West’s latest Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey , fundings in the second quarter of this year showed the highest valuation increases in more than five years. August 23, 2012 at 12:00 pm PT.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. We have well financed competitors whom despite competing with we respect deeply and when you see your competition launching in many markets it’s tempting to follow suit.

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The Boston Consumer Tech Year In Review

Rob Go

It got me thinking about this past year, specifically around consumer tech in Boston. And that’s true pretty much across the board – from exits, late stage financings, scaling companies, and seed activity. Zipcar: Ok, not exactly consumer web/software, but a great consumer tech company nonetheless. Seed Activity.

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Shark Tank Season 4 week 4 breakdown

Lightspeed Venture Partners

I’ve been writing up reviews of this season’s Shark Tank pitches from a silicon valley VCs perspective. Doing the research to form your own view of a company’s prospects is called due diligence. That’s why most entrepreneurs do not make a specific ask on valuation, but wait to hear offers from investors.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

Friday, August 31st, 2012. As a refresher, a convertible note is a loan that automatically converts into equity upon the closing of a Series A round of financing. Sometimes these loans have a valuation cap and/or a discount. Disrupt SF. Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt? View Staff Page.

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