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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

The key reason for the explosion in capital flowing into the industry, and therefore the large increase in practitioners, had nothing to do with 1970’s performance, early stage investing, or technology. Instead, the driver was the 1983 bull market. Was this a function of “too much money chasing too few deals” as many pundits claimed?

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How Startup Valuations are Driving Company Equity

ReadWriteStart

This article will assist you in gaining a fundamental understanding of equity valuation, kinds of equity, and other related topics. The market regards equity as an ownership “share” in a corporation’s income revenue stream. Equities are market-linked investments that do not guarantee a fixed rate of return.

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The Tax Advantages To Investing In Oil And Gas Your CPA’s Probably Never Heard Of

YoungUpstarts

Thanks to the considerable tax write-offs available for intangible drilling costs (IDCs) and tangible drilling costs (TDCs), oil and gas investing can drastically lower your tax bill — even when compared to investing in the more traditional stock or real estate markets. How’s that? First, let’s tackle the terminology.

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How Your Business Could Generate Extra Income Through Investments

YoungUpstarts

Many entrepreneurs look to enter secondary markets, but, with so many different avenues available to you, narrowing down your options can be difficult. Here are three of the most common trading markets that your business could benefit from: Forex Trading. CFD Trading. Spread Betting.

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Startup = Growth

paulgraham.com

To grow rapidly, you need to make something you can sell to a big market. The catch is that this is a (fairly) efficient market. A startup has to make something it can deliver to a large market, and ideas of that type are so valuable that all the obvious ones are already taken. Google was different from the beginning.

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The Pre-Seed FAQ

K9 Ventures

Eventually, that vacuum was filled with capital gained even earlier than the Seed round — i.e., “pre-seed.”. Seed is the new Series A. (~$2M used get for building product, establishing product-market fit and early revenue). 6M-$15M used to scale customer acquisition and revenue). Series B is the new Series C.

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Fixing Tech – A Manifesto from a Raving Capitalist

Start Up Blog

Everything you read below is through the lens of enabling free enterprise and ensuring we have a free and competitive market place. One where we can keep in check a very small number of giant invasive species which threaten to destroy the free market ecosystem. Capitalism evolves and new industries are born by doing one simple thing.