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How to measure the accuracy of forecasts

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

So, was the forecast accurate? Does that mean the forecast was inaccurate? How do you hold forecasters accountable, when the forecast is only a probability? The forecast is what chance this lead has of converting, or what dollar value it has. Similarly, the forecaster will sometimes predict 0% or 10% or 50%.

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6 Trends Startups Must Cope With In 2013 – From Paul Kedrosky

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Kedrosky thinks it will be eased by the return to the venture market of big investors like pension funds. “But I think this is the end of the venture market contraction. . “But I think this is the end of the venture market contraction. As a result, that will change the dynamics in the market fairly materially.”

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Through its purchase of the Herzliya-based company, Intel will gain a stronger market presence in the market for 2G and 3G protocols and files. Though there are other drugs on the market that treat AATD, Glassia is the only liquid product. Israel’s labor market continues to recover from the recession.