All Entries Tagged With: "Venture Capitalists"
Angels, Is the Entrepreneur Willing to Flip Burgers?
So you’re listening to the pitch. It’s intriguing, without a doubt. The presentation is spot on, the financials add up, the CEO is a ball of fire.
But angels, ask yourself: Is this entrepreneur willing to flip a few burgers? Or at least willing to make some sales calls or write a few product specs? You [...]
RRE Ventures: Robinson’s Take on Valley Startups and Business Plans
Last week, James D. Robinson told us how he became a VC and what prompted him to launch RRE Ventures, a New York and Silicon Valley based VC firm that manages US$850 million in investment assets and injects up to US$15 million in a single company over its lifetime. Today, Robinson gives his take on [...]
James Robinson IV: Path to Becoming a VC and Launching RRE Ventures
AdaptiveBlue. GoMobo. m-Via. What do they have in common?
James D. Robinson IV of RRE Ventures.
Robinson is the co-founder and managing partner of RRE Ventures, a US-based, tech-focused venture capital firm that manages US$850 million in investment assets. The firm invests mostly in New York and Silicon Valley and injects up to US$15 million in a [...]
Xiaonei Rakes in More than Facebook
Facebook’s popularity has grown… and how! Millions of people the world over have uploaded their photographs and albums on this free-access website and exchange messages on this platform every day. But the Chinese want things done their way! So, China decided to have its own “Facebook” to share precious moments and memories.
A little over a [...]
Macau Hosts G2E Asia
Macau is the world’s new gaming haven. So, it is but obvious that this former Portuguese colony was the one to recently host the Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia). The event got together hundreds of manufacturers, suppliers, industry experts and investors at Macau’s Cotai Strip Convention and Exhibition Centre earlier this month. G2E Asia [...]
China in the Race for Top Spot in Technology
Although USA maintains its lead as the world’s technology innovation hub, American tech startups have had to compete fiercely with Chinese firms for venture capital funding over the past year. The 2008 Global Venture Capital Survey, conducted in March, showed that Asian countries were making their presence felt as innovators in the IT (information technology) [...]
The Markets Take a Beating But Come Clean
Between the credit crunch and oil prices, the markets are really getting beat up. From India to Hong Kong to Toledo to Tokyo, the financial markets and auto manufacturers stocks have dropped like a bowling ball through wet paper towels. Oil prices continued their climb to record highs. The impact on drivers and inflation has [...]
Investors Still Like Hong Kong
Risk, it’s always about risk; how to manage it, how to evaluate it, how to mitigate it and how to embrace it. It’s the age-old question for investors. At what point does the risk/reward scale tilt too far in one direction or the other. That’s the dilemma for municipal bond investors, stock investors and venture [...]
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