Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The same is not true for venture capital of course, since the underlying startups VCs invest in aren’t publicly selling their equity. 3) GP’s Care About Absolute, Not Relative, Returns - Of course most GPs pay attention to the broader returns of the market, but at the end of the day absolute returns are what matter.

LP 176

LP Accredited Investor Carried Interest Portfolio 176

Agile VC

APRIL 27, 2012

We love meeting entrepreneurs who take this blank canvas approach when thinking about disrupting markets. This is how new markets get created.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 124

Agile VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There are some obvious structural reasons why a shakeout in the venture capital industry takes a long time. Typically this is when VCs “pre-market” or explicitly try to fundraise a new fund among existing and potential new LPs, only to be rebuffed. 2) Rebirth of Some Firms - Mobius Venture Capital is now defunct.

LP 154

LP Portfolio Venture Capital IRR 154

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

For entrepreneurs seeking to build big companies on a rapid trajectory, raising larger scale venture capital rounds is likely a necessity at some point after the initial seed funding. If a tiny startup can get a few dozen paying customers in one small segment of a larger market, then there probably is a larger market.

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113