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Why The SBIC Doesn’t Work For Venture Capital Anymore

Feld Thoughts

The US government, however, lost most of the $2 billion it put into SBIC firms.” It was decimated because of lack of performance between 2001 and 2009, just like much of the rest of the VC industry around the US. One of the other problem is SBA and SBIC’s behavior in governance of the fund.

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The Rise of the Secondary Market for Emerging Growth Equities– Necessary But Insufficient

Pascal's View

iii. Post bubble period 2001-2009 totals $218.2 years in 2007- the longest gestation period since 1991: What has driven these changes to the capital markets and are they permanent or temporary? 2001: Decimalization (further loss of economics to provide market support for small companies), by reducing minimum commissions from 12.5

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. The company was acquired by ebay in January 2007. Specific benefits of global internet marketplaces: Increase wealth distribution (all examples).

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Building The Machine Podcast Episode 5: Dan Kimerling Deciens Capital

Eric Friedman

In 2007, he was named the Anne Armstrong Leadership Fellow, a position given annually to the most promising young foreign policy professional. SpaceX has an incredible technological, competitive advantage over its peers and now it has an incredible advantage in sourcing government relationships. Dan has a B.A. On Dan’s Favorite Books.

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What Jonah @Peretti, CEO of BuzzFeed, Sees in the Future of Digital Media

Both Sides of the Table

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

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