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How is the VC Asset Class Doing?

View from Seed

One or two of the best companies may continue to appreciate, but most of a VC’s portfolio has probably been realized, written off, or has maxed out its value. The longer the portfolio maintains the same value without distributing back cash, the worse the fund’s ultimate IRR. The top quartile DPI for the 2012 vintage is 0.62.

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

The speaks to the continued confidence in the venture capital markets and as I had predicted some time ago the VC markets right now are a great place to invest – especially relative to other places to put one’s money. Our last fund we raised was in 2012 and we began investing it in April of 2012.

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Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Startup IPO Market: A Fickle Mistress. The IPO market, she is a fickle mistress. In the first half of 2011, the IPO markets were looking strong for VC-backed companies. But if you read the whole article you glean more insight… the entire public equity markets have sunk in the last 3-4 months. September 15, 2011.

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Making Good Decisions Still Means You're Sometimes Wrong.

Agile VC

My partners and I would be thrilled to support this founder in general, but we don’t have enough conviction about the market opportunity he and his co-founders are pursuing to proceed with an investment. I’ve always respected Bessemer for publishing their “ Anti-Portfolio ” on their website. And Why 20%?

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How to find funding for your hardware startup while we’re waiting for the hardware revolution

Version One Ventures

While my portfolio is primarily centered around consumer internet as well as enterprise SaaS startups, I typically talk to two to three hardware startups each week. Many VCs have a background in software and are less familiar and comfortable with bringing hardware projects to market. Hardware requires time, money, and inventory.

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Do Less. More.

Both Sides of the Table

I often tell people that in some ways it’s easier to build great companies in down markets. ” But as entrepreneurs you don’t get to sit these years out and as investors we don’t get just let a few years pass and return back to the market. .” One needs to be in during bull markets and bear markets.

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Twitter Link Roundup #144 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Market – [link]. 20 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of August 2012 – [link]. Common portfolio mistakes (and how to fix them) – [link].