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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

Angel investors earn higher returns than small VCs, who in turn earn higher returns than large VCs, let alone most other asset classes. This option-based valuation methodology can also be used to explain the early 2000 internet/telecom bubble in the public markets.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

Frisco has become a hot spot in North Texas for venture capitalists, angel investors, startups, universities, pitch competitions and seed accelerators,” said Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney. “In In 2000 or 2010, it made sense to build in San Francisco. all Bay Area firms?—? Texas is hitting critical mass as a global startup hub.

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. The process is called mass syndication, or a party round.