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This “Information Partner to the Venture Capital Industry” is famous for its regular statistics on the state of the VC market. On the site, you will also find their publications, a directory of VCs, resources for entrepreneurs, and some fee-based services, notably their customized valuation reports and their.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Venture One | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

A comic strip about the VC world. Here’s their ‘comical’ executive summary: “The VC Comic Strip is the leading provider of advanced comic strip solutions to the venture capital industry. Leveraging best-of-breed industry vernacular, The VC Comic Strip dominates the market through highly scalable comic delivery infrastructure and defensible intellectual property.”

Content: Online Resource | Source: The VC | Subject: Venture Capital

Here is a standard introduction to venture capital that the ATV (Alliance Technology Ventures) partners use in a variety of situations.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Alliance Technology Ventures | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

Venture capitalists only have two emotions: fear and greed. All their decisions are reached by balancing one against the other.

Content: Quotation | Source: Alliance Technology Ventures | Subject: Venture Capital

Famous Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner and serial entrepreneur

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital

former Pepsi executive and CEO of Apple Computer

Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital

Entrepreneurs often say they’re looking for smart money. So it should come as no surprise that more of them are shunning old-school venture capitalists in favor of savvy tech veterans who have started their own investment funds…

Content: Article | Author: Matthew A. DeBellis | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

NCOE looks at the latest development in the VC industry – Community Development Venture Capital (CDVC). CDVCs seek to tap the proven approach of traditional venture capital, but, for a different purpose: they aim to bring new investment to regions and sectors not participating in the current economic boom.

Editor’s Note: see related article, “Community Development Venture Capital: A Double-Bottom Line Approach to Poverty … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: National Commission on Entrepreneurship (NCOE) | Subjects: Social Responsibility (ESG), Venture Capital

Founder of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

Content: Thought Leader | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital

former journalist – now VC with New Enterprise Associates

Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital

VCs are supposed to earn their substantial keep by identifying promising opportunities and turning them into profitable businesses. Following the pack would seem to undermine the very principle of venture investing. Yet VCs have largely mirrored the public markets, first pouring irrational sums into Net retailing plays, and then moving on to b-to-b, and then to infrastructure, and then to wireless, and then to fiber … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Jonathan Weber | Source: The Standard | Subject: Venture Capital

Managing Partner at Crosspoint Venture Partners

Content: Thought Leader | Source: TechRepublic | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital

As the biggest technology vendors increasingly act as venture capitalists, what are they getting in return?

Content: Article | Author: Aaron Ricadela | Source: InformationWeek | Subject: Venture Capital

No, it’s not the person behind Benchmark’s $2.5 billion payoff with eBay. Try Kleiner Perkins’ Vinod Kholsa, who parlayed a less than $5 million investment into Juniper Networks into shares worth more than $8 billion.

Content: Article | Author: Melanie Warner | Source: FORTUNE | Subjects: People, Venture Capital

AngelSociety launched its multi-platform resource for the angel investing community and early-stage growth companies. The core components of AngelSociety’s community offerings include: Angel Advisor, a bi-monthly magazine (to premiere December 2000) from Bloomberg that will cover major issues and themes facing angel investors; AngelSociety Forum, an angel investing event that will provide a face-to-face networking environment for angel investors, venture capitalists, early-stage companies and related … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: AngelSociety | Subject: Venture Capital

Article focuses on the early (angel) stage investing when traditional valuation methods are of limited value. Discusses the idea of a bridge loan with convertible warrants based on a Series A round.

Content: Article | Author: Joseph Bartlett | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Venture Capital

Article talks about how VCs are treating their admin staff members in wake of the talent crunch.

Content: Article | Author: Matthew A. DeBellis | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: Human Resources, Venture Capital

Whether you’re sizing up an investment or a new hire, it’s not enough to study the financials and the references. As due-diligence expert Barry Rhein will tell you, you’ve got to read between the lines.

Content: Article | Author: Cheryl Dahle | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

Recently, three different research groups that track venture investing came up with as many different conclusions about the industry. Why? Yes, methodologies differ. But more importantly, each firm defines venture capital differently.

Content: Article | Author: Shawn Neidorf | Source: San Jose Mercury News | Subject: Venture Capital

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