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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. They were mostly a B2B platform enabling game publishers to deliver via Internet streaming their traditional games built for game consoles. Not bad, hey? I agree with him.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. This is the time it takes for a bankruptcy or asset sale to occur. I still love B2B application. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing. Or a quick flip.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

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We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We were immediately thrust into a globally competitive market for B2B collaboration tools. We were weeks from bankruptcy. We found a way to get a round of venture capital closed after all of this.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

The top performing SaaS companies typically achieve annual customer renewal rates above 90% - with most of the churn due to death (bankruptcies) or marriage (acquisitions) - and over 100% renewals on a dollar value basis due to up-sells into this installed base. Yet many B2B companies don’t have a clue. Venture Capital. (3).