Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

But if you read the whole article you glean more insight… the entire public equity markets have sunk in the last 3-4 months. This is clearly true and obviously sucks for any investors who bought these shares in the offering and currently hold them. What will happen for the startup IPO market?

IPO 100

IPO Marketing Silicon Valley Private Equity 100

Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

A slow-growth, but cash rich business like this could be a better fit for a retailer, private equity fund, or other type of owner in the longer run. By rebranding, creating separate team/ops, and separate user experience for DVD-by-mail business, it’ll be vastly easier for Netflix to sell Qwikster at some point in the future.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Private Equity Seed Stage Bandwidth 100

Agile VC

MARCH 18, 2012

At its peak it became the most widely read magazine in the US and generated billions in annual revenue, before its circulation ultimately waned and the company went through reorganization by a private equity firm and ultimate bankruptcy. But it’s hard to dispute that Reader’s Digest was anything but a media company.

Media 113

Media Advertising Silicon Valley Revenue 113

Agile VC

OCTOBER 29, 2014

There’s a wide range of intermediaries for venture capital and private equity investment, each with its own structure and business model. What Are These Intermediaries? The main ones include: Fund of Funds (FoFs). What prompted me to think about this now? It was the confluence of three unconnected things.

Venture Capital 279

Venture Capital LP Private Equity Institutional Investors 279