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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital.

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Update on America’s Slipping Global Competitiveness– Implications for Intellectual Property Development of Senate Bill 515

Pascal's View

My remarks explained the relationship between the long-term decline in America’s global competitiveness, the impact of the capital markets crisis on new investment in research and development, and specifically addressed Senate Bill 515 , the pending U.S. The cost of filing patents has increased dramatically.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Altgate

In some strange way, a big part of his competitive advantage is that he is able to outsource everything and maintain such a low cost structure. When you outsource…at least in the early days…it matters little wheter you pick a local bank or a global one. where you can leverage some internal “low cost&# time.

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Cracking The Code: Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts.

Cracking the Code

This drop in public valuations basically means that private companies lost half of their value in a comparable way and therefore the cost of capital doubled in the past month, pushing much higher the hurdle for any additional investment, be it in sales, marketing or R&D. Venture Capital. (3). Favorite Podcasts. (1).

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Drinking from a Firehose

thebarefootvc

Interestingly, Satis, a blockchain advisory firm, published a report this past week (link below) that predicts offshore markets for cryptocurrency will be main drivers of crypto market growth, citing a loss of confidence in government monetary policy around the world.

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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

Will the Bay Area’s cost structure compress the precious runway these newco’s have? Global and Local. I caught a glimpse of this energy during my Venture Partner tenure with the folks at GGV Capital , who’ve been successfully investing exclusively across China and the U.S.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

Both Sides of the Table

Obviously that barrier has been brought down with low-cost ability to capture, stream and distribute content over the Internet. We also spoke about technology systems in the perspective of global competition. He spoke about ROCE (return on capital employed). Venture Capital. I don’t believe it.