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Why Venture Capital is So Much More Compelling Now

Both Sides of the Table

It’s not hard to find people willing to write the narrative that “venture capital is not an asset class” or “venture capital has performed terribly.” Having worked through the data with Glenn I am even more optimistic about venture capital than I was even a year ago.

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Will our strategy change now that we have 40% more capital? . We raised $280 million.

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The Young or Old Michael Jordan, Which is Your Business?

Growthink Blog

The 21 year old Chicago Bull rookie Michael Jordan, starting his career with no professional resume or accomplishments, or his 40 year Washington Wizards version, possessive of 6 NBA Finals MVPs, over 30,000 points scored, and universally regarded as the greatest player in basketball history?

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Does a VCs Culture Really Matter? The Upfront Story

Both Sides of the Table

The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” It was more hedge fund than venture capital. The photo is Dana on the first day with Jordan Hudson who has also helped tremendously with design, furniture and layout.

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“Lessons Learned” – A New Type of Venture Capital Pitch

Steve Blank

Brendan McManus said: “Lessons Learned” – A New Type of Venture Capital Pitch [link] #startup #advice [.] Lessons Learned” – A New Type of Venture Capital Pitch « Steve Blank (tags: presentations presuation vc startup) [.] Lessons Learned” – A New Type of Venture Capital Pitch [.]

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What to Make of Andreessen Horowitz’s Returns?

Both Sides of the Table

They now have a really wide group of talented investment partners like Jeff Jordan, Chris Dixon and others whom I respect. But I do know that nobody I know in the industry (Ok, maybe 1 or 2 people) doubts that A16Z is building a great venture capital firm that will have enviable returns. Do they win competitive deals?

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What do I see in venture through 2010???

BeyondVC

The Jordan Edmiston Group recently asked me and a few other VCs a few pointed questions about the future for circulation in their July Client Briefing. Venture Capital firms continue to invest in companies that are providing answers to key disruptive market forces and are exiting those investments via M&A.

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