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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more. It’s just not me.

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The Great VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) – Part 1 of 3

Both Sides of the Table

It helped me avoid chasing deals (and a house) in 2007/08 and it led to GRP’s fastest pace of investment in many years in the first three quarters of 2009 at a time when many others weren’t investing. But imagine a VC that did 12 deals per year in 2006, 2007 & 2008. The deal was done in late 2007.

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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

HBSAANY is comprised of New York City tri-state area Harvard alumni who are venture capitalists and other accredited investors investing in early-stage, private companies around the United States. The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) is the trade association representing women and diverse private equity and venture firms.

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The Past, Present and Future of Gender Lens Investing

Austin Startup

Gender lens investing is part of the broader genre of “impact investing,” a term coined by the Rockefeller Foundation in 2007 that put a name to investments made with the intention of generating both financial return and social and/or environmental impact.

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Book: King of Capital

Feld Thoughts

While 2011 is only eight years ago, it’s a lifetime in the world of finance, private equity, venture capital, and business. It was indeed private equity’s moment. That year private equity firms initiated one of every five mergers globally and even more, 29 percent, in the United States.

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How The World’s Youngest Billionaires Made Their Money

YoungUpstarts

The Ferd Company has investments in Nordic Stock Exchange and has handsome private equity. In 2007, the two sisters got shares totaling to 42.2% Their father is Johan H. Andresen, who owns Ferd-an investment company managing hedge funds. ownership of the firm. Gustav Magnar Witzoe. At the age of 27, Gustav Magnar is worth $2.3

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. In the past few years, hundreds of small companies have been snatched up by private equity firms willing to agree to ever-rising valuations. But in 2007, after Jumpstarts success, he decided to get serious.

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