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Venture math fun from Fred’s fund

Posted on August 3, 2008 by

Two of very interesting posts about VC fund economics are over at Fred Wilson’s joint: First “Venture Fund Economics” |  Second A challenge is that my understanding is that Union Square fund has done *much better than average* and therefore … Continue reading →

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More bad news for Startups and Venture Capitalists

Posted on July 1, 2008 by

More bad news for Startups and Venture Capitalists from the New York Times “bits” section about technology trends.    Not only is the number of IPOs falling (zero in Q2 of 2008), but it also the number of mergers or aquisitions … Continue reading →

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No VC for you! Zero IPOs in Q2 2008

Posted on June 28, 2008 by

The New York Times is noting that there have been no VC funded IPOs in this second quarter of 2008, which appears to be the first time that has happened since 1978. I haven’t done enough research to suggest this … Continue reading →

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Countrywide v. Congress and the China Connection

Posted on March 7, 2008 by

Today CSPAN had the congressional hearings with Mozilo, who has a 40 year tenure with Countrywide as founder and CEO.  He presided over Countrywide’s meteoric rise and much of the meteoric fall.    I hope people hurry up and wake up to the significance of the events underway in housing right now.    … Continue reading →

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Venture Capitalism – luck or science?

Posted on November 30, 2007 by

Over at his excellent blog, A VC, Fred Wilson is bearing his Venture Capitalist soul and offering a lot of insight into his very successful VC firm.     Today, his analyses of why some startups fail sounded really compelling to me in the same way … Continue reading →

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Venture Capital: Fred rules but his 3x rule is too optimistic! ?

Posted on November 29, 2007 by

Fred Wilson’s got a fascinating post about his history of investments over at Union Square Ventures.   Of course he’s got every reason to post his results, which appear to be exceptional although he has left out a key factor in his little analysis, … Continue reading →

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