Pascal's View

AUGUST 28, 2010

government dataset compiled by the U.S. capital markets for listed equities have been in systemic decline since 1997, while every other major international equity market has been growing. The fact that Singapore, Brazil, India, China, Chile, the U.K., government policy ‘thenext big thing will not be invented here.

Venture Capital 56

Venture Capital America Initial Public Offering IPO 56

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 10, 2011

In 1997, a Charles River Ventures fund yielded a stunning 15x return, backing such superstars as Ciena, Vignette and Flycast. The average venture capital fund raised between 1995 and 1997 returned more than 50% per year. Matrix had a fund in 1998 that yielded an eye-popping 514+% IRR. But what if it’s actually more akin to 1996?

IPO 48

IPO IRR Brazil Government 48

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

I originally came from Argentina, and lived in Brazil and Venezuela before moving to the US. Extremely-Sharp.com originally started with a few retail locations in 1997, and we quickly started the e-commerce site the next year. I had previously worked at an executive level in the government, specialising in international relations.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The Kauffman Foundation’s research on this matter is clear: from 1997 to 2005, job growth in the US was driven entirely by start-ups. But to really jumpstart company formation, the government should consider meaningfully increasing NIH funding – perhaps 2-3x its current level. It’s new businesses.

Leadership 46

Leadership Entrepreneur IPO Brazil 46