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Some Good News: No Capital Crunch for Entrepreneurs with Good Ideas
Submitted by Mass Market Tech  (www.businessweek.com)

Despite market turmoil, or maybe because of it, there has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. Big investors continue to pour money into venture capital funds, the sauce for money tech...

Article | Jul 14, 2008 | Views: 248 | Comments: 0 
Tags: venture capital

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Secrets of Private Equity Revealed
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu)

Curious about how venture capital and private equity buy out firms are structured and make money? his article and the included links provide some interesting information.

Article | Jun 19, 2008 | Views: 228 | Comments: 1 
Tags: venture capital, private equity, buyout funds

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Venture Funding Hits $29.4 Billion in 2007: The Most Since 2001
Submitted by Mass Market Tech  (www.techcrunch.com)

PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association posted the 2007 numbers today. Although the numbers have climbed they are still way below the peak of $105 billion in 2000 and...

Article | Jan 21, 2008 | Views: 349 | Comments: 0 
Tags: venture capital, moneytree report, pricewaterhousecoopers

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Top 2008 VC Predictions from Venture Capitalist Michael Greeley
Submitted by MBANewlyMinted  (www.xconomy.com)

This will be a big year for us in the exponential economy—will we have a recession? Will oil stay above $100 a barrel? Republican or Democrat? Patriots, Celtics, and Red Sox all in one year?...

Article | Jan 14, 2008 | Views: 244 | Comments: 0 
Tags: venture capital, michael greeley

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The Funded Gives Entrepreneurs Some Power Over VCs
Submitted by Mass Market Tech  (bestcashcow.com)

The Funded is a website that allows entrepreneurs to rate their experiences and interactions with VCs. In general, VCs have been less than enthusiastic about the idea but there is nothing they can...

Article | Jan 11, 2008 | Views: 461 | Comments: 0
Tags: venture capital, vc, the funded

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Founders Fund Peter Thiel Tweaks the Venture Capital Model
Submitted by Mass Market Tech  (www.sfgate.com)

Peter Thiel one of the founders of PayPal has turned his attention to the Founder's Fund, a VC that seems more entrepreneur oriented than other VCs. VCs in general are under tremendous...

Article | Dec 18, 2007 | Views: 453 | Comments: 0 
Tags: venture capital, paypal, founders fund, peter thiel

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Reasons Why Venture Backed Start Ups Fail
Submitted by Mass Market Tech  (www.unionsquareventures.com)

Excellent article by VC Fred Wilson on why venture backed companies fail. Some select quotes include: So why do venture investments fail? Well if I look at the ones I’ve been involved in...

Article | Nov 30, 2007 | Views: 593 | Comments: 0 
Tags: venture capital, fred wilson, start up failure

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A VC Discusses His Failure Rate
Submitted by Mass Market Tech  (www.unionsquareventures.com)

VC Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures discusses his failure rate over 17 years of investments and 32 deals. The summary: 5x or greater – 11 deals – average 10.2x 1x to 5x – 7 deals...

Article | Nov 30, 2007 | Views: 557 | Comments: 0 
Tags: venture capital, vc, start up failures, fred wilson

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Mark Ressi is the Founder of The Funded.com
Submitted by Mass Market Tech  (www.wired.com)

In case you haven't heard of it, TheFunded.com is a site in which entrepreneurs can dish the dirt on the Venture Capitalist they have dealt with. VCs have been running scared since it launched....

Article | Nov 16, 2007 | Views: 430 | Comments: 0 
Tags: venture capital, mark ressi, the funded

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Momentum Venture Management Helps Start Ups Over Funding Hump
Submitted by Mass Market Tech  (online.wsj.com)

If you are looking for VC funding it is very difficult if you don't have a past success to talk about. VCs want to invest in someone who has done it before. This of course, creates a chicken and...

Article | Oct 18, 2007 | Views: 422 | Comments: 0 
Tags: start up, venture capital, momentum venture

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The Latest Fashion Guaranteed to Help You Raise Venture Capital
Submitted by Mass Market Tech  (smartstartup.typepad.com)

This is pretty hilarious. The latest look favored by the VC crowd.

Article | Sep 27, 2007 | Views: 428 | Comments: 0 
Tags: venture capital, fashion, raising money

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Can East Coast Compete in Web 2.0?
Submitted by Mass Market Tech  (bestcashcow.com)

I just saw an article posted on this site that got me thinking. It linked to an article by the Boston Globe entitled Why Facebook Went West. The article made me realize that if Facebook had...

Article | Sep 10, 2007 | Views: 724 | Comments: 2
Tags: venture capital, facebook, silicon valley

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Facebook went West and Boston Missed Out - as Always
Submitted by PhilR  (www.boston.com)

Facebook was started by two Harvard students in Cambridge, MA. Then how the heck did it wind up in Silicon Valley. If East Coast VCs want any piece of the web 2.0 action they need to get going...

Article | Sep 10, 2007 | Views: 501 | Comments: 1 
Tags: venture capital, facebook



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