1999 Government Technical Review Venture Capital 
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 30, 2016
In 1999, my brother Aaron and I started InternetSafety.com. It seemed as though venture capitalists were throwing money at any Internet idea they could find – no business plan required. The best part was that it was a blind review. We received a venture capital investment. Some have been spectacular failures.
Pascal's View
JULY 1, 2014
Can you name five successful, long serving CEO’s (excluding Warren Buffett ) whose governance histories are free of the “high-beta” associated with outliers such as Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs ? It is in this context that I found “Corporate Governance According to Charles T. It’s not easy.
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Pascal's View
SEPTEMBER 5, 2010
My contributions to this undergraduate textbook, Venture Capital: Theory & Practice , are the result of two important collaborations. Venture Capital started in China in 1985, when the first government-sponsored venture capital firm was established. Venture Capital is a popular buzzword in China.
Pascal's View
AUGUST 28, 2010
.; (6) The most efficient fuel for this IPO engine is venture capital. government dataset compiled by the U.S. (iv) v) “Since 1999, over 60% of IPOs have been VC-backed. Consistent with this success, venture capital has fueled many of the most successful start-ups of the last thirty years.
thebarefootvc
DECEMBER 16, 2011
This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley’s latest venture Profounder is one platform that could power these transactions.
Pascal's View
AUGUST 12, 2009
First, the National Venture Capital Association has published data revealing that over 90% of the jobs created by venture-backed companies occur AFTER they go public—and this relationship holds over the past 40 years. Share and Enjoy:
Steve Blank
APRIL 11, 2013
The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups.
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