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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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Some wait 5-7 years but usually this is because it’s proving more difficult to raise a new fund due to market conditions or the lack of returns in their current fund. I’m happy to say that in 2006-2008 we has some good exits including BillMeLater, DealerTrack, UGO Networks and PrePay Technologies to name a few.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Back in 1997, when I was a high school junior and my brother Evan was a freshman, we launched a local moving service called Meathead Movers. I started Rising Star Reviews because I’ve always had a passion for helping small businesses. Thanks to Chas Cooper, Rising Star Reviews ! #9- 4- Started as a part-time work.

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Business Week Report on “Radical Future of R&D” Misses Critical Capital Markets Link in Innovation Ecosystem

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“… in recent years, outsourced software and manufacturing jobs have largely been replaced by millions of low-wage service jobs in fast-food, retail, and the like. Quarterly investment activity was down 47 percent in dollars and 37 percent in deals from the fourth quarter of 2008 when $5.7 billion was invested in 866 deals.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

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37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

After I left academia (too slow moving) and the consultancy company I worked for (lack of vision), four friends and I applied that puzzle-solving passion to creating software for solving supply chain puzzles. It was so bad that I almost wrote my first Yelp review. A friend challenged me to expand my offerings. 9) Horrible Experience.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

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Posted on February 17, 2008 by Alex Poole. In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Part 2 reviews the evidence for and against the legibility of serif and sans serif typefaces. Lund, 1997, 1998, 1999 ). Introduction. Definitions.