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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

Projected IPOs for 2009 are an embarrassing 10 total deals, down from 86 just 2 years ago (it was 265 in the go-go years of 99-00) but at least up from 6 in 2008. Fred Wilson supports Montgomery’s view in this thoughtful post on the return of the tech IPO market.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

More and more angels will be minted as the 2019 IPO class emerges. This was the big consumer behavior story of 2018, behind the rapid rise of digitally-native vertical brands (like the breakout , Hims), and the rise of prosumer-level data applications (like breakout Airtable). 2/ The Scooter Phenomenon.

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How Lemming VCs Cause Venture Recessions

Mucker Lab

Let’s not even get started with “on-demand” or “subscription e-commerce.” Vertical integration of different funding risks. I also believe that the ebb and flow of the venture investment cycle has been exacerbated by the recent vertical integration of early, growth, and even late stage venture funds.

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Founder Interview: Richard Lavina Innovating Accounting Services with Taxfyle

The Startup Magazine

Richard: We have the largest network of on-demand CPAs in the world, and when you do that you can do a variety of work, get it done relatively quickly and for less money than compared to traditional tax-shops and CPA firms, and you do it virtually. Magazine’ Inc. TSM: How is Taxfyle impacting the world and your clients?

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Vertical Markets 4: Putting it All Together « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

In the last three posts, we drew the relationship of market risk and invention risk with vertical markets and pointed out verticals where customer development would be useful. would look in each of the verticals. Marketing – How do you create end user demand? Others you need to know when you execute the plan.

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What the West needs to know about Russia’s tech scene

The Next Web

As is the case in other countries with a relatively new, rapidly growing tech sector, e-commerce is Russia’s fastest growing vertical. One of the most recent success story is the IPO of QIWI plc on the NASDAQ in May 2013. Since the date of the IPO, the company has tripled in size. Russian tech: Sectors to watch.

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Three New Types of AngelList Syndicates I Hope to See

Hunter Walker

I’m an individual investor in AngelList (pre-Homebrew) and remain excited about opening up supply and demand within early stage investing. This model applies to any vertical or expertise – imagine a Syndicate of 10 great growth hackers – would you not salivate to have them in your deal?