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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. The legends of Silicon Valley?—?two

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Strategy Roundtable: Open Opportunities in Cloud Computing and Rural BPO

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Why not go further, develop more valuation, customer experience, and really, deeply validate the business? Next week, we will delve deep into cloud computing businesses. To prepare, please study the Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing trends and opportunities series. I personally have nothing against venture capital.

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The Next Bubble – Don’t Get Fooled Again

Steve Blank

A tech bubble is the rapid inflation in the valuation of public and private technology companies that exceeds their fundamental value by a large margin. Today, the signs of the new bubble are the Linked-In initial public offering (IPO), Facebook’s stratospheric valuation and the rapid rise of early-stage startup valuation.

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Cracking The Code: Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII.

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. Cloud Computing. (1). Global Warning!

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Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The bi-weekly podcasts feature interviews of entrepreneurs and silicon Valley leaders. VentureCast : Bi-weekly anecdotes on the Silicon Valley venture world. SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes.

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Cracking The Code: Why I disagree with Tony Zingale on the future.

Cracking the Code

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. A couple weeks ago, I attended the 13th Silicon Valley Annual VC/Entrepreneur luncheon organized by NVCA. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. anecdotes. (13).

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

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Today, he sees the opportunity to do a cloud capacity planning company. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ). Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.