The Downside to the Upside
Venture Capitalists Always Find Something To Complain About
Content: Article | Author: Howard Anderson | Source: Forbes | Subject: Venture Capital
The Smart VC: Don’t get jerked around
At a time when most entrepreneurs will jump like trained poodles to be rewarded by venture capitalists, Reed Taussig refuses to say, “How high?” He has created his own set of rules for VCs who want to work with him.
Content: Article | Author: Lawrence Aragon | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
The Money of Invention: How Venture Capital Creates New Wealth
Content: Book | Authors: Josh Lerner, Paul A. Gompers | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
Term Sheet for Equity Investment and Strategic Alliance
IPO and VC Questions and Answers
Questions include:
What is a “double trigger”?
What is a secondary offering?
What is a “limit order”?
What is “spinning” and how does it relate to IPOs?
How low can a company’s stock price go before it runs the risk of being de-listed?
What is a “pre-syndicate bid”?
What is a “direct public offering”?
What is a private placement?
What is a syndicate?
When is … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Sources: CEO Refresher, EDGAR Online | Subject: Venture Capital
Japanese VC: Small is Beautiful?
VC P.S.: The smart entrepreneur
Alan Warms, founder and CEO of Participate.com offers the following rules of the VC game for would-be entrepreneurs:
– GET BRANDED
– THINK LONG TERM
– BE PREPARED
– USE YOUR VC
– TRUST YOUR VC
– BE AN ANTIBIOTIC
– KEEP IT SIMPLE
Content: Article | Author: Lawrence Aragon | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
The Internet Boom
Fallen Idols
Kick ’em while they’re down. Though a somewhat topical piece, this article takes an interesting look at some of the mistakes made by VC firms in funds raised in 1998 and 1999, using certain famous firms as sacrificial examples.
Content: Article | Authors: Gary Rivlin, Lark Park | Source: The Standard | Subject: Venture Capital
VC P.S.: Trashing corporate VC
This installment of the regular VC P.S. series looks at the downsides of corporations doing in-house venture capital VC funds. Issues discussed include: lawsuits, brain drain, infighting, distraction, and giving up.
Editor’s Note: find part 2 at
Content: Article | Authors: Harry Edelson, Lawrence Aragon | Source: Red Herring | Subject: Venture Capital
Internet VC Watch
This “One Stop Internet Venture Capital Information Network” gives daily breakdowns of VC activity, company profiles, people news, and more. It is also home to one of my favorite daily email newsletters, VC Buzz. But probably the best part of this site is their search engine which lets you search for VC firms or funded firms by name, city, state, region, country, or … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: INT Media Group Inc. | Subject: Venture Capital
Ted Dintersmith
VC, Charles River Ventures
Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital
Various Venture Capitalists
comb through the archives of Red Herring’s VC P.S. column to find a large number of VCs profiled and interviewed (usually in two parts)
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital
VC P.S.: Ten myths and realities of VC – Part I
Bill Reichert offers a top ten list of myths and realities that are guaranteed to raise someone’s ire.
(find part II at Content: Article | Authors: Bill Reichert, Lawrence Aragon | Source: Red Herring | Subject: Venture Capital
Donna Novitsky
Venture Partner with Mohr, Davidow Ventures
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital
The ten commandments
Venture capitalist Mike Frank gives his “Ten Commandments of Fundraising” in an attempt to provide a primer for inexperienced entrepreneurs, and a helpful recap for seasoned entrepreneurs who want to go over the basics of the VC game.
1. Thou shalt focus, focus, focus thy plan.
2. Thou shalt weave a story.
3. Thou shalt understand thy audience.
4. Thou … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Lawrence Aragon, Mike Frank | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
Small Business and VC in Perspective
Ann Winblad
Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital
How a VC Does It
For a glimpse inside the world of venture capital, BusinessWeek spent several days following Robert E. Davoli, a partner at Sigma Partners, to board meetings and partner sessions on both coasts.
Content: Article | Author: John A. Byrne | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Venture Capital
Profit Dynamics Venture Capital Survey
The Profit Dynamics Inc. Venture Capital Surveys were conducted during 1998, 1999 and 2000 by contacting over 500 of the most active venture capital companies across the United States by e-mail, fax and postal mail. A total of 250 companies over the three years completed and returned the survey.
While other surveys attempt to answer the questions of how much capital is invested in what … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Profit Dynamics Inc. | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital