Tag Archives: venture

Ohhhhh. I Get It Now. You Said Valuation…I Thought You Said Value.

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

I am obviously slower than I thought I was.  And I’m certainly slower than the capital aggregators known as Silicon Valley venture capital.  They understood long before I did that early stage company investing is NOT about the value of … Continue reading →

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Should VC’s Be More Like Lumberjacks?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

According to this Small Business Trends post, only 10% of all VC investment goes into seed and early stage companies.  That is up from only about 5% in the mid-2000′s, but well below the 15-25% range that existed between 1980 … Continue reading →

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VentureTips…Wise Beyond Their Years

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Ah, youth.  Early signs of future success sometimes appear to be obvious, but so many do not live up to their potential.  Like the highly recruited college athlete who appears to be the “next one”, early promise can fizzle or … Continue reading →

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Yeah, see, $41 Million is chump change

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

A lot has been written and blogged about how the recent $41 million investment in Color best symbolizes a new bubble.  I think one of the oddest stories was from the Business Insider, by the editor, Henry Blodget.  It leads … Continue reading →

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Have Big VC Funds Become a League of Their Own?

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

I needed to read this story twice.  http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/20/is-late-stage-the-new-early/ There are so many implications that I’m glad TechCrunch plans to follow up on it.  They chronicle a handful of funds that are investing $100′s of millions in companies that probably don’t … Continue reading →

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Can Sock Puppets Be Far Behind?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1999.  Ahh, the good old days of sock puppets, inflated valuations and excess cash available to start-ups with eyeballs.  I’m sure it is just sour grapes on my part, working too hard to help … Continue reading →

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