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The most important 2021 Predictions in entertainment tech and gaming

VC Cafe

The move to remote work forced quick adoption of cloud technology and tools that were once having difficulties selling to large corporates, saw explosive growth – from Zoom to Hopin, new unicorns were born in record time. I also believe that there was a fundamental change in consumer behaviour.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

We meet to discuss trends in the industry and to find ways to work together to help with SoCal deal syndication – somethings that happens automatically on Sand Hill Road in NorCal due to proximity. the people who buy companies) in Q2 of this year of technology & media companies. We feature a prominent speaker at every event.

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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. So contrary to the piece, it wasn’t VC were good at early stage technology, it was that they had newfound capital and a big exit window.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

The value ascribed by subsequent investors (in a secondary); buyers (acquisition); or the public markets (IPO). Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Yes, via conversion rights at a valuation cap. Coinvestors: Flexible VC terms have not been standardized, which may make the investment harder to syndicate.

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Barron’s Article on Tech IPO’s Misses the Importance of the Extinct Sub-$50 million IPO

Pascal's View

On Monday, August 10, Barron’s ran a story “Does the IPO Market Shun Smaller Companies?”, This practice has created “ a near oligopolistic hold on tech IPOs ” by these large investment banks. The IPO chasm that exists today is the result of the death of the sub $50 million IPO. jobs today.

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When should you go for equity financing?

Berkonomics

In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. Some can supply more when syndicating with other such groups. Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. Friends and family investors.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

In an IPO, it might not merely addexpense, but change the outcome. Those remedial actions can delay, stall or even kill the IPO. Of course the odds of any given startup doing an IPO are small.But not as small as they might seem. Another concept we need to introduce now is valuation. Whendel.icio.us