TechCrunch blogger Mike Arrington recently accused a group of Silicon Valley super angels for colluding to drive down valuations of startups. Missed it? Here’s a summary of the controversy, dubbed “AngelGate,” that’s created quite a stir in the startup and venture community. Mission AngelGate: Bin 38 Secret Meeting 9.21.2010 It all started when Arrington barged [...]
A new source of money has arrived on the venture capital scene. So-called “super angels” (or micro-venture capitalists) have upped the ante by pooling resources from multiple investors in a way that enables them to raise considerably more money than angels have in the past. US $500,000 is enough competition to annoy a VC firm [...]
Jeff Clavier recently offered his opinion on the latest trends likely to influence enterprise software. He pinpointed some major drifts he expected to see across the enterprise software landscape, and his opinion carries weight. Jeff Clavier vetted enterprise solutions for the financial industry from 1988 to 2000. And he’s invested in over 75 startups in [...]
Sure you’ve heard about the infamous Dodd bill – probably gazillion times too many. The startup and investment community frown upon the initial bill and after much lobbying it’s announced that 2 amendments have been proposed to save the startup and investment community. Floor debates on the Dodd bill starts today. Let’s recap the amendments. [...]
New Service Aims To Enable ‘Peer-To-Peer’ Early Investing A group of executives from the financial-services industry has started what they call a peer-to-peer platform for early-stage investing, with the hope of connecting angel investors with promising startups. MicroVentures, which is funded by its founders, aims to charge startups US$99 for a basic listing on the [...]
No doubt, 2009 was a year of dieting and fat-trimming for startups. But those that have conquered the financial tsunami will come out a lean, mean, revenue-ramping machine. “2010 should be the ultimate buyers’ market for investors with cash to spend because entrepreneurs who tightened their belts last year cannot do so indefinitely,” Steve Fredrick [...]
Are you smarter than a 5th grader? While this phrase has become a wildly popular game and game show, it is also an interesting segue into a recent post in The Business Insider. Daniel Schultz, DFJ Gotham’s co-founder and managing director, set out to try and explain venture capital to his son’s 5th grade class. [...]
Run a farm. Join a Mafia family. Become a vampire, play poker, or open a restaurant. Seems like you can do just about anything you want in the vast universe of social gaming. Social gaming, those simulated games populating social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, are everywhere, and their popularity is growing every [...]
There are few throughout the global economy who have been able to escape the impact of the recession. Amidst the branch closings, market losses, cutbacks and reorganizations, one bright light is shining on the horizon – the revival of Silicon Valley. For angels seeking new investment opportunities, excitement just might be brewing. Hot Deals Emerging [...]
There was a day not long ago when a venture capitalist wouldn’t even look at a deal if all the entrepreneur was seeking was a minimal investment to get the company off the ground. Such investments were too small to consider and hardly worth their time. While this may have posed a problem for the [...]
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