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New research from my alma mater suggests that preparation for a career in venture capital might include a lot of time watching the WB network. In the brief paper, the author’s note that given the low industry barriers to entry, established venture firms form cliques…
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It is basketball season, and an intriguing white paper looks at the Venture industry and suggests a strategy to rebound to premium returns. The authors note recent conflicting trends of larger fund sizes…
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The predictable pendulum swing of harsher terms during a buyer’s market lead to a lively online discussion on the future of the term sheet. A dialogue between influential bloggers — entrepreneurs and venture capitalists alike…
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Investing locally is a mantra of many venture firms. The desire to conveniently monitor, interact, and network with their portfolio companies has lead to some long return trips for out-of-town entrepreneurs. Now a recent working paper suggests…
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Most media coverage of Venture Capital investments in the second quarter split the baby: the $3.7 billion invested in 612 companies was either way down (from the $7.6B raised by 1,048 companies in 2Q 2008) or heading up…
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Flybridge’s Jeff Bussgang has a nice blog piece where he coins a new word in the venture lexicon: the “promote” (not the Prestige). Entrepreneurs too often fixate on their pre-money valuation (the “pre”), instead of focusing on what…
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