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Why Average VC Returns Don’t Really Matter

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The VC industry (both the GP part and the LP part) pays attention to the sector’s returns, but the broader tech ecosystem only occasionally tunes in. fund or marginally profitable fund doesn’t generate any carry for the GPs that are investing it. Even if you’re top decile for your vintage year (e.g.

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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 1] ? AGILEVC

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AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. You can learn as much from these cautionary tales as you can from the enduring successes, plus studying a broad sample of firms helps avoid drawing false conclusions due to survivorship bias. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. July 11, 2012.